http://www.carolgaitan.com/the-yacht daily 0.75 2013-04-29 http://www.carolgaitan.com/my-resume daily 0.75 2019-07-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/5d26a1213b12040001cdb503/1562812705853/ My Resume - Curriculum Vitae PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Personal Stylist and Shopper (freelancer) maintain a client database, know the products with in great detail, familiar with the new season’s clothes and able to recommend new products that will suit the customer, budgeting skills. Graphic Artist / Animator CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Toronto Illustrations and Animation for Richardson’s Roundup radio show “Sad Goat”. Animation for ArtsCanada web site. “Magpie and Raven” (I’m telling the Story). Design the company logo, business cards and stationary. Illustrations and Animation for ArtsCanada web site “Basic Black”. Multimedia Designer 4855000 House - South Africa Creation of CD ROM's, HTML Coding and Graphics for Web Sites Sewing and Pattern Making Instructor Spark! Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa Teaching new skills in fashion design, colour coordination, pattern making, sewing skills and fabric paint to a group of woman from non profit organizations. Creation of brochures and Invitations for the Gallery exhibits. Fashion Design Instructor Dorkey House Fashion Institute - South Africa Started a new fashion design program, course outlines and schedules. Teaching sewing, pattern making and basic drawing. Lab Instructor International Academy of Design Toronto Conducted laboratory classes Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere (video editing software). Graphic Artist PRI Personality Resources International Creation of graphics, business cards and logo for “True Colors” website. Graphic Artist Crescendo Multimedia Creation of graphics for “True Colors” CD-ROM. Supervisor (Training men’s wear Department) Rennie Incorporated. Training in the areas of pin & cut, sewing, quality control and packaging. SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Microsoft Word, Adobe Premiere, SoundEdit 16, 3D. SKILLS In Fashion Design Able to create: Fashion collections (6 to 12 garments) from sketching the idea to the final sewn product. Fashion Illustration: detail oriented in the construction of story boards, presentation boards, workshops and the ability to work with precession in hand and computer fashion & textile illustration. In Multimedia Design Able to create: graphics, animations, interactive CD-ROM’s, able to edit video and sound, MAC and PC proficiency. SOFT SKILLS Excellent team player, able to work independently, strong organizational and research skills, effective interpersonal skills, very detail oriented, colour coordination and excellent graphic layout. EDUCATION International Academy of Design, DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN Diploma College LaSalle, FASHION DESIGN Diploma, Montreal SAGA International Design Centre, FUR DESIGN Diploma, Denmark University Rafael Landivar, GRAPHIC DESIGN (2.5 years) Credits, Guatemala University del Valle, Anthropology and Sociology Studies, (6 months) Credits, Guatemala HONOURS/AWARDS Malaysian Print Design Contest, First Prize, Malaysia Fur Design Internship, SAGA International Design Centre, Denmark "Oh La La" Loris Azzaro Contest, Third Prize, France Young Designers International Competition, Canadian Round Finalist, Montreal https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a45be4b001f05e5f0b8b/52e94534e4b0f8f43d9419da/1562812705853/Resume.png My Resume - Curriculum Vitae PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Personal Stylist and Shopper (freelancer) maintain a client database, know the products with in great detail, familiar with the new season’s clothes and able to recommend new products that will suit the customer, budgeting skills. Graphic Artist / Animator CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Toronto Illustrations and Animation for Richardson’s Roundup radio show “Sad Goat”. Animation for ArtsCanada web site. “Magpie and Raven” (I’m telling the Story). Design the company logo, business cards and stationary. Illustrations and Animation for ArtsCanada web site “Basic Black”. Multimedia Designer 4855000 House - South Africa Creation of CD ROM's, HTML Coding and Graphics for Web Sites Sewing and Pattern Making Instructor Spark! Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa Teaching new skills in fashion design, colour coordination, pattern making, sewing skills and fabric paint to a group of woman from non profit organizations. Creation of brochures and Invitations for the Gallery exhibits. Fashion Design Instructor Dorkey House Fashion Institute - South Africa Started a new fashion design program, course outlines and schedules. Teaching sewing, pattern making and basic drawing. Lab Instructor International Academy of Design Toronto Conducted laboratory classes Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere (video editing software). Graphic Artist PRI Personality Resources International Creation of graphics, business cards and logo for “True Colors” website. Graphic Artist Crescendo Multimedia Creation of graphics for “True Colors” CD-ROM. Supervisor (Training men’s wear Department) Rennie Incorporated. Training in the areas of pin & cut, sewing, quality control and packaging. SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Microsoft Word, Adobe Premiere, SoundEdit 16, 3D. SKILLS In Fashion Design Able to create: Fashion collections (6 to 12 garments) from sketching the idea to the final sewn product. Fashion Illustration: detail oriented in the construction of story boards, presentation boards, workshops and the ability to work with precession in hand and computer fashion & textile illustration. In Multimedia Design Able to create: graphics, animations, interactive CD-ROM’s, able to edit video and sound, MAC and PC proficiency. SOFT SKILLS Excellent team player, able to work independently, strong organizational and research skills, effective interpersonal skills, very detail oriented, colour coordination and excellent graphic layout. EDUCATION International Academy of Design, DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN Diploma College LaSalle, FASHION DESIGN Diploma, Montreal SAGA International Design Centre, FUR DESIGN Diploma, Denmark University Rafael Landivar, GRAPHIC DESIGN (2.5 years) Credits, Guatemala University del Valle, Anthropology and Sociology Studies, (6 months) Credits, Guatemala HONOURS/AWARDS Malaysian Print Design Contest, First Prize, Malaysia Fur Design Internship, SAGA International Design Centre, Denmark "Oh La La" Loris Azzaro Contest, Third Prize, France Young Designers International Competition, Canadian Round Finalist, Montreal http://www.carolgaitan.com/my-work daily 0.75 2014-10-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/54344dfde4b0d655d9c34156/1391113013084/SadGoat.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d728e4b0fdf922afacb6/1434037478416/SadGoat.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d6a6e4b06f9581994b0f/1434037475489/BasicBlack.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d701e4b06f9581994be7/1434037480152/Magpie_Raven.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d728e4b06f9581994c47/1434037477192/TVOKids.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/5432a1c7e4b0a2a60b1b282c/1412604391146/ My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/54344d7ee4b06f916987ece5/1412713938470/ My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/5432239ee4b09f343f7ea99c/1412572104695/ My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/5432acb3e4b011b7ad377e88/1412607185273/ My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e9f137e4b02a375f0e7340/1434037482222/denim.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52ea4f88e4b04aaaa6674951/1434037470460/Cartier.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e94a44e4b0286cda9c859e/1434037476794/Malaysia.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52ea4d7ce4b001f5c1f75e5d/1434037469916/OhLaLa.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/5432ae4ae4b0a2a60b1b3f2c/1412607637852/ My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d71fe4b06f9581994c2c/1434037475540/tibet.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e9e9b4e4b074062a412bf8/1434037477125/IndianCollection.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d6f2e4b0fdf922afac2d/1434037471039/JacketSuit.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e9e8cfe4b04aaaa666cd60/1434037475963/Millinary.png My Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a446e4b001f05e5f0b74/52e7d6dce4b0fdf922afabf5/1434037476187/FornitureRestauration.png My Work http://www.carolgaitan.com/intro daily 1.0 2014-10-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/52e7a46ae4b001f05e5f0b9d/5437144ee4b0b5cde8b9cb76/1412895829055/HomePageYellowDescription.png Intro https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/543718bbe4b0864743fadf05/1412895829055/HomePageYellowDescription.png Intro http://www.carolgaitan.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2014-10-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/5435f061e4b09dfa01cacec9/543b2f4ce4b0f76e36b2e1b9/1413164927742/ My Highlights https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/5446fb25e4b06ab72b67d3fc/1413164927742/ My Highlights https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/5435f061e4b09dfa01cacec9/54369c82e4b0ac0c0ccadf10/1413937943838/Canada.png My Highlights - Highlights of my school years in Canada My ambition to create eventually lead me to pursue an education in Graphic Design at the university level. After university I attended LaSalle College in Montreal, Canada to study Fashion Design. In addition to winning three fashion design contests, I won a highly coveted internship in Vedvaek, Denmark with Saga, a famous Danish leather and fur design institution. The highlight of my school years was my experience in Denmark and the rewarding feedback of being acknowledge Internationally. Back in Canada I opened my own bespoke menswear business and also established a sideline in furniture restoration. Looking to keep up with modern technology, I entered the International Academy of Design in Toronto and took my Diploma in Digital Media Design. Soon after I was hired by the school as a lab instructor for incoming students and privately instructed new users in the use of design related software, like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere and Adobe Illustrator. From there I went to work at the CBC as an illustrator for web content. Following that, I went to TVOntario to work on “The Nook,” their children’s block of television programming, designing and animating interactive teaching games for preschoolers. I have been working in Canada for over 10 years as a freelancer Graphic Artist. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/5435f061e4b09dfa01cacec9/54369cdde4b02b0945e68886/1413937957370/EuropePageSquareSpace.png My Highlights - Highlights and how Europe inspires me From the murals of Berlin to the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, what amazes me about Europe is how great art and architecture are so much a part of the people’s everyday existence. While studying Fur Design at SAGA - International Design Centre - in Vedbaek, Denmark I had easy access to explore this fascinating city. Up to this date, I take every opportunity I can to travel to the museums of France, Italy, Spain, England, Germany and Holland to see the paintings I studied in school face to face. The meticulous attention to detail and the way people respect craftsmanship and quality in handmade products are ideals that inspire me when I create my own works. From seeing people riding their bikes to taking the time to linger over coffee, the pace of life is one of the things that makes Europe so appealing. Through sketchbooks and photography I managed to preserve visual reminders of the amazing sites I witnessed to further inspire me in my work when I returned home. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/5435f061e4b09dfa01cacec9/54369cbfe4b08c26507ecd32/1413927135082/AsiaPage.png My Highlights - Highlights of my trip to Asia I took 4 months off school to explore Southeast Asia. I rambled through Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. I spent most of my time in Malaysia living and working with a local family, helping them run their Laksa stand on Penang Island. I learned all about Malaysia cuisine and was involved in the complete process of food preparation. We cleaned our own sardines and classified our own coriander everyday, six days a week at dawn before taking the cart out to market. I also studied batik fabric printing from traditional Malaysia batik makers. My experience led me to win first place in a Malaysian batik design contest. What I learned there about textile-making, patterning, fabric design and combining unusual colours served me in good stead in creating a collection of twelve Asian inspired fashion design pieces for my culminating project when I returned to school. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/5435f061e4b09dfa01cacec9/54369cc1e4b02b0945e6883f/1413937935720/AfricaPage-1.png My Highlights - Highlights of my work experience in Africa What brought me to Africa was the opportunity to work for the nonprofit organization Dorkay House, centre for a group of black artists in the 1950s. Bantu Men’s Social Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a historical centre for the arts for the local Bantu community. There I taught pattern-making, sewing and illustration to local tailors and dressmakers looking to upgrade their skills and improve their knowledge and together we developed costumes that were worn by performers at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg. This opportunity led into my work for Spark Art Gallery a modern art facility, also in Johannesburg. There I worked with local widows teaching them marketable skills in sewing and fabric painting to improve their socio-economic status. This was an absolutely rewarding experience. Afterwards I put my skills in clothing design into practice working as a costume designer for the Dorkey House Theatre in the Bantu Men’s Social Centre. There is something about Africa that speaks to my inner self, drawing me in like a magnet. I relished the opportunity to travel around the continent to Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and all over South Africa itself. Actually, seeing animals in their natural habitat and connecting with nature taught me more about myself as an artist. I was in South Africa twice. The first time I went to South Africa was on holiday before the end of Apartheid. The second time was when I took the job at the Bantu Men’s Centre after the end of Apartheid and saw the changes in South African society first hand. Taking courses in Sociology in university allowed me to reflect in depth on the evolution of civil rights in the twenty-first century that I was witnessing first hand. http://www.carolgaitan.com/about-me daily 0.75 2019-07-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/52e7d472e4b08860d69c3f4b/1390924915888/carol.jpg About Me http://www.carolgaitan.com/contact-1-1 daily 0.75 2012-08-06 http://www.carolgaitan.com/contact daily 0.75 2012-08-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/52efda04e4b0c02e5a3ae984/1391450629346/mail.png Contact http://www.carolgaitan.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2013-03-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e72a3ee4b0347231692f46/t/52e7d3f1e4b0cdf6cce7565a/1361484257024/ea.jpg About