Web Designer & Illustrator
Portugal
- Current
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- Freelance Web Designer and Illustrator at Margarida Girão (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Author and owner at E-Zine Amostra
- Producer and responsable for the web communication at Projecto Marginal
- Multimedia/Web Lecturer at Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas
- Research Scholarship at Aveiro University
- Education
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- Universidade de Aveiro
- Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
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Margarida Girão’s Summary
I have years of hands-on experience at creating/optimizing web graphics, designing navigable web pages translating web design into a pleasant and easy-to-use online experience. On top of that, my computer skills have made me invaluable at color and image correction, illustrations, and troubleshooting.
My participation in various organizations along with other experiences, including working as an interactive/multimedia teacher and as an e-magazine editor/producer, have allowed me to develop other skills: organization, writing, multi-tasking and communication.
One thing this message can't show you is that I'm a NICE girl. I even get fan mail from customers and workmates :-)
Margarida Girão’s Specialties:
Do you want a site with an elegant and attractive color scheme, with an user friendly navigation, making your business more visible and attractive to your clients needs?
Do you want to work with a designer whose work is eclectic, clean, creative, and, most importantly, effective?
Margarida Girão’s Experience
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Freelance Web Designer and Illustrator
Margarida Girão (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 2000 — Present (8 years 7 months)
* Interactive Design
* Web Site Development
* Mixed Media Illustrations
"A well-defined web design can be translate into a pleasant and easy-to-use online experience. It ain't just about nice colors and pretty pictures, design should facilitate communication between your site and your clients." -
Author and owner
E-Zine Amostra
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 2003 — December 2007 (5 years)
Amostra was created in 2003, and was a semimonthly online magazine with works ( design, illustration, movies, photography, literature, etc) of Portuguese young creators.
I was responsible for all work:
interface and implementation design, copywriting, content and interviews, production and marketing. Amostra is closed. -
Producer and responsable for the web communication
Projecto Marginal
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 11 months)
Responsible for the site and design communication.
Responsible for the space events decoration. -
Multimedia/Web Lecturer
Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2004 — December 2004 (4 months)
Lecturer. FUP/CRUP – East Timor University, Dili. Responsible for the subjects of Multimedia and Web Design.
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Research Scholarship
Aveiro University
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)
March 2003 — March 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Development and implementation of the multimedia application - "Sign Language Workshop". It was designed as an extended communication support programme for parents, educators and therapists who care for children with difficulties in speech sound production.
Margarida Girão’s Education
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Universidade de Aveiro
New Communication Technologies, Web and Interactive Multimedia, 1997 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Radio and Newspaper University
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Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Journalism - Erasmus Erasmus Scholarship, 1997 — 1997
Additional Information
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Portuguese Entrepreneurship Network member -
Social Entrepreneurship Congress member -
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Aveiro Group member
Margarida Girão’s Honors:
Illustration Merit Award - The Fourth Annual Pcom Creative Awards 2007 (USA)
Flash Web Design Award - Estal Web Design 2000 (Portugal).
Margarida Girão’s Contact Settings
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