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Giacalone, Ana

“Giacalone and Ana are collectors, who both share a mutual love for design, function, and aesthetics. They are highly aware of the environment; materials, shapes, colours and textures have always been a deep source of inspiration. Giving new meaning to existing objects stimulates their imagination. They believe everyone deserves to live in a unique and creative environment, surrounded by carefully curated objects.”

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Başak Kılıçbeyli

“Basak Kilicbeyli is from Istanbul, Turkey, and was born in Moscow, Russia in 1992. She received her BFA in Graphic Design from Yeditepe University in 2015. Until 2019, she worked as a freelance Graphic Designer. After earned a merit scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 2019, she came to the US and got her MFA degree in Studio Art in 2021. Basak Kilicbeyli currently lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.”

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Simone Hummel

“Simone's work is exciting and fresh. Her ability to tell stories in innovative ways shows innovations in rethinking content marketing, events, and design. Bravo!”

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Mika Queiroz Spinasse Nunes

“Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a painter as a mother and a film distributor as a father, Micaela always had a passion for the art and entertainment industry. Micaela currently is completing her Integrated Media Bachelor at OCAD University. She mainly finds inspiration for her artworks in psychology, nature, politics and memory. ”

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Rich Heaton

“Rich Heaton is a commercial photographer with a love for Beauty, Fashion, and Advertising Photography. He has been featured on billboards for New York Fashion week among other print and web-based publications.”

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Niall McKeever

“Niall is a Theatre designer based in London who was recently awarded the full-time Max Rayne Production Design Assistant bursary at the National Theatre which he completed in July 2019. He graduated with a BA in Theatre Design from Wimbledon College of Art in 2017. As well as a Set and Costume Designer, he continues to work across many disciplines including site-responsive design, art installations and sculpture all of which he uses to inform his practice.”

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Salwa Baquer

“Salwa Baquer is an Environmental Design student specializing in Interior Design at OCAD U in Toronto. As an artist & designer, she loves to portray stories in her work and scaffold in them a sense of self, so she is never soaring away, always swooping in.”

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Hamid Shahi

“Hamid Shahi is an Award winning Canadian designer from Toronto, that works across a wide variety of fields. He studied Masters of Architecture at Carleton University in Ottawa. He has previously earned his Bachelor of Design at OCAD University in Toronto. He is known for his experimental stance, which allows his intuition to run freely during the design process. With a passion for collaborating with others, his works has been recognized by magazines such as AXIS, Architizer and designboom. ”

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Kayla

“Kayla is a Digital Designer for Levi Strauss & Co in the San Francisco Bay Area. She likes to think outside the box, push boundaries, and make her visions come to life through design, music, and fashion.”

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Michael Lomon

“Michael is a London-based Motion Graphics Designer, Illustrator, and Comic Book Artist. Michael is the creator of the Palace of Tears web comic and other fantastical fictions. In addition, he is the designer, animator, and often director of a whole host of animated shorts. These are produced for broadcast, web, and social. Big on After Effects and Cinema 4D, Michael’s favorite projects allow for a more organic approach to motion, with plenty of texture, and unusual aesthetics.”

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How to create a design portfolio website.

Attract clients with a design portfolio that highlights exactly who you are as a designer. Creating your own online design portfolio is easy and intuitive with a dedicated design portfolio website builder. Choose a website builder like Format that comes with blogging, SEO, social media tools, and an online store so you have everything you need to display your work brilliantly and grow your business. We’ve rounded up six simple tips to keep in mind when building your portfolio website.

  1. Sign up for a free trial with Format. No credit card required.
  2. Choose a design template. Don’t worry—if you change your mind later, you can easily switch templates.
  3. Upload your design work. Create a gallery or custom page to display your work.
  4. Edit your site. Customize your site menu to include exactly what you want.
  5. Personalize your design. Make it yours and change options like the template preset, fonts, and colors.
  6. Ready to go further? Set up your store, add SEO or social media integration, and more—whenever you want.

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