Allow me to introduce myself...
My name is Jessica Jackson and I am an all around, multi-disciplined graphic designer. From content creation to layout design to writing code, I love diving into new projects and perfecting them with some artistic problem solving.
I’m the kind of person who needs to know how things work. If I don’t know, I find out. It’s that desire to never stop learning that has made me the jack-of-all-trades graphic designer/artist that I am. My specialty is content creation.
I always strive to create great content that is dynamic, responsive and accessible.
How I got here...
Check out my résumé for the whole story.
I’m a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Art and Art History program, a joint program with Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning. There, I had the opportunity to study art history and theory on the U of T campus and put those theories to the test at Sheridan. I immersed myself in many traditional art disciplines (painting, drawing and printmaking, for example) as well as more modern ones such as graphic design and digital photography.
I was later employed at BibNumbers.com as a graphic designer. I had the opportunity to create bibs and other printed material for many different events from Grandma’s 70th Birthday to the XTERRA World Championships. I adapted to the extremely fast-paced work environment and learned to create products quickly and confidently.
After 3 years of working in print media I enrolled in the Interactive Media Management post-graduate program at Algonquin College. I specialized in web design, but I was also introduced to other aspects of content creation, specifically animation, motion graphics and videography.
Check out my résumé for the whole story.
What I do when I'm not graphic designing...
Outside the working world I am a story addict. If my nose is not buried in a book, I’m usually enjoying stories in other mediums, be it television or games. Another one of my nerdy hobbies is cosplay. I enjoy making costumes because it always presents me with new challenges.
Besides all that, I still like my dose of fresh air. Nature is one of my favourite photographic subjects. There is nothing quite like a long hike through the woods with a camera.