HELLO!

I'm a Toronto-based Graphic Designer focussing on Shopper Marketing, Brand and Packaging Design. With a background of 20 plus years of agency experience, I was fortunate to work with many multi-national brands such as Coca-cola, Colgate, Unilever, Bayer, Danone, Clorox, Hershey, Kroger, Tim Hortons and Labatt. My other skills include Corporate & Brand Identity, Art direction in food and product photography. I was the lead Senior Designer that oversaw Tim Hortons Coffee packaging (design and productions) for the US and Canadian market, which won Best in Class and Proudly Canadian Awards from PAC Awards Canada 2021.

I like spending hours in the grocery and retail stores, taking pictures of exciting packaging and in-store promotions (for references). I collect brand guidelines and memorize classic Pantone colours. I am also a hand-lettering artist (with ink and nibs). I like to spend hours on my weekend perfecting various calligraphy styles and drawing on my iPad Pro with an Apple Pen. 

EXPERIENCE

MARCH 2023 - PRESENT
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Toronto, ON

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SEPTEMBER 2021 - FEBRUARY 2023
SENIOR DESIGNER
Re:generate Design, Toronto, ON

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OCTOBER 2009 - SEPTEMBER 2021
ART DIRECTOR
6 Degrees Integrated Communications, Toronto, ON

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MAY 2006 - OCTOBER 2009
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Toronto, ON

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AUGUST 2003 - MAY 2005
DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION
dossier creative, Vancouver, BC

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JUNE 2000 - MAY 2003
SENIOR DESIGNER
StarHub Creative Services at STARHUB, Singapore

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OCTOBER 1996 - MAY 2000
DESIGNER - DESIGN DIRECTOR (Packaging)
Addison Design Consultants, Jakarta & Singapore

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF DESIGN
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC

SKILLS

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Keynotes Presentation
• Powerpoint Presentation
• Pre-press production for offset and packaging (rotogravure and flexo)
• Photography
• Modern Calligraphy (with Pen nibs and ink)

CONNECT

• Behance  DhaniaKumara
• Linkedin  Dhania Kumara