graphic DESIGN
IS KIND of
MY THING.
dANA VILLANI
dANA VILLANI
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
♥
ART DIRECTOR
✴
UX/UI DESIGNER
☻
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
♥
ART DIRECTOR
✴
UX/UI DESIGNER
☻
Design has always been more than a career for
Design has always been more than a career for
me, it's my lifeblood. Creativity is infused into
me, it's my lifeblood. Creativity is infused into
everything I do: from leading design projects, to
everything I do: from leading design projects, to
cocooning those fuzzy, fleeting feelings into playlists,
cocooning those fuzzy, fleeting feelings into playlists,
to reimagining and refinishing secondhand furniture.
to reimagining and refinishing secondhand furniture.
I thrive on evolving complex challenges into beautiful
I thrive on evolving complex challenges into beautiful
and meaningful solutions.
and meaningful solutions.
Starting my design career in 2017 learning in a small
Starting my design career in 2017 learning in a small
design agency, founding my own freelance agency in
design agency, founding my own freelance agency in
2018, and later mentoring as a teacher's assistant in
2018, and later mentoring as a teacher's assistant in
2019, I quickly realized that I found my 'thing'.
2019, I quickly realized that I found my 'thing'.
Now, I continue to establish myself as a designer in
Now, I continue to establish myself as a designer in
in the creative market with a focus on art direction,
in the creative market with a focus on art direction,
conceptualization, branding, and UI design.
conceptualization, branding, and UI design.
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Identity & Branding
UI/UX Design
Design has always been more than a career for me, it's my lifeblood. Creativity is infused into everything I do: from leading design projects, to cocooning those fuzzy, fleeting feelings into playlists, to reimagining and refinishing secondhand furniture. I thrive on evolving complex challenges into beautiful and meaningful solutions.
Starting my design career in 2017 learning in a small design agency, founding my own freelance agency in2018, and later mentoring as a teacher's assistant in2019, I quickly realized that I found my 'thing'.
Now, I continue to establish myself as a designer in the creative market with a focus on art direction, conceptualization, branding, and UI design.
Starting my design career in 2017 learning in a small design agency, founding my own freelance agency in2018, and later mentoring as a teacher's assistant in2019, I quickly realized that I found my 'thing'.
Now, I continue to establish myself as a designer in the creative market with a focus on art direction, conceptualization, branding, and UI design.
Experience
Freelance
TITLE
Art Director,
Sr. Graphic Designer
Sr. Graphic Designer
Freelance
key roles
- Direct creative projects from concept to completion
- Manage clients from micro-businesses to large enterprises
skills
- Art direction
- Business strategy
- Branding
- Web Design
YEARS
DEC 2018 - PRESENT
Staples
Title
Sr. Graphic Designer,
Brand Lead
Brand Lead
Permanent, Full-Time
key roles
- Oversee branding initiatives
- Seasonal campaign conceptualization
- Brand guideline and toolkit design
- Custom illustration design
- Branded merch conceptualization
skills
- Leadership
- Conceptualization
- Branding
- Illustration
YEARS
JUN 2025 - PRESENT
Title
Sr. Graphic Designer,
Digital Brand Lead
Digital Brand Lead
Permanent, Full-Time
key roles
- Digital rebranding
- Digital design system creation and libraries on Zeroheight and Figma
- Mentor and lead junior team members
- Create toolkits and guidelines
- Product and UI design
- Information architecture
skills
- Leadership & mentorship
- Branding for accessibility compliance
- Design System documentation
and organization (Zeroheight) - Custom illustration & iconography
- Custom brand colour-palette creation
YEARS
MAR 2024 - JUN 2025
Title
Graphic Designer
FREELANCE, Full-Time
key roles
- Lead digital design production
- Digital user experience audit, rebrand conceptualization, creating digital guidelines
- Onboard and train new team members
skills
- User testing
- Deck creation
- Figma
- Photoshop
YEARS
AUG 2023 - MAR 2024
The Bay
TITLE
Graphic Designer
Permanent, Full-Time
key roles
- Editorial design lead
- Paid media & email design
- Conducted training on Figma, XD, and Photoshop
skills
- Wireframing
- High-volume design production
- GIF creation
- Photoshop
- XD
YEARS
FEB 2022 - MAY 2023
TLN
Title
Graphic Designer
Contract, Part-Time
key roles
- Lead design on social, web, DOOH
- End-to-end management of organic social
skills
- High-volume design production
YEARS
NOV 2021 - FEB 2022
Bell Media
Title
Jr. Graphic Designer
Permanent, Full-Time
key roles
- Social, web, paid media, & print design
- Large-scale OOH & DOOH ads
- Conceptualize key art & campaigns
skills
- High-volume design production
- Concept creation
- Photoshop
- InDesign
YEARS
NOV 2020 - AUG 2021
Graphic Designer
Internship
key roles
- Social and web creatives for CTV and Discovery Channel
- Curated and presented concept creation decks
skills
- Conceptualization
- Deck creation
YEARS
MAR 2020 - APR 2020
