2015 portfolio

portfolio by

MIKE WONG

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The Story When I applied to university, I told my parents I wanted to go to an art school because I couldn’t picture myself working a nine-to-five job. I knew I would be easily frustrated in a highly structured career. I wanted to work in a more expressive and creative environment to bring my ideas to life through visuals as a form of communication.

Instead, my parents persuaded me to get a traditional education to prepare me for a more stable career.

However, after first year, I realized it was not the right fit. I needed something more stimulating so I switched from psychology to media studies and began taking graphic design courses at nearby colleges. Since then, I’ve taken on a multitude of creative challenges outside of school to help me define my style and refine my skills. I began designing the weekly school newspaper and completed various graphics-related internships.

Most recently I finished working as a head designer for an Italian film festival which was as rewarding as it was challenging. In a way, it integrated what I had learned in school and on my own with real world applications. In those four months, I led a team of designers and executed all the artistic materials that best represented the theme of the festival.

Now that I’ve graduated, I am excited for a career in design! I am ready to see how far my passion will take me and to experience the journey along the way.

7 x 7 illustrations 2015

This is an on-going self-initiated project. I want to explore my creativity and see what I can create in a 7 x 7 space. In each of these illustrations, I explore different emotions, feelings and state of mind.

Toronto Poster 2014

One of my first projects to explore the city’s attractions and landmark based on the subway transit system.

Carnival 2014

Constellation 2015

A creative study that allowed me to explore the shape of common constellations.

Cirque du Soleil 2014

Created for a class project. The brief was to create a promotional poster for an existing event, while being consistent with the brand image, style and theme.

T T C Posters 2014

Inspired by the roll out of the new streetcars in late August 2014, I designed several informational posters based on different streetcar routes in the city.

Varsity Publications 2014 - 2015 I worked on the University of Toronto campus newspaper team as a designer. I designed various sections of the paper, as well as the winter 2015 edition of the bi-annual magazine.

ICFF Program Guide 2015

For its fourth year, the Italian Contemporary Film Festival was looking to rebrand the festival. The goal was to expand the range of attendees to younger audiences. To do so, I applied a minimalistic approach with the use of the organization’s brand colour, in order to give the program guide a fresh and updated look.

LOS ROSALES Italy 2014 9 mins | animation, stop motion D: Daniel Ferrira

SHORT FILMS

Jun 16 7:00 pm Colossus

SCREENED WITH FEATURED FILMS

WORDS TO REMEMBER Canada 2013 10 mins | drama| english| english, french subtitles

Jun 13 7:40 pm

TIFF

World Premiere

International Film

International Premiere

North American Premiere

Canadian Premiere

Toronto Premiere

D: Pasquale Marco Veltri C: Virginia O’Hara Michael Mcleister Namish Navaty Jasmine Sawant Candi Zell TWO LEFT FEET DUE PIEDI SINISTRI Italy 2015 5 mins | Comedy| Italian| english subtitles

MONA BLONDE Italy 2014 11 mins | Drama| German| english subtitles D: Grazia Tricarico C: Jacueline Fuchs

D: Pasquale Marco Veltri C: Maria Elena Schiorlin Gabriele Sgrignuoli Jun 13 5:00 pm

TIFF

Jun 15 9:50 pm

TIFF SOVEREIGN PAPERWORK SOBREANO PAPELEO Uruguay 2014 3 mins | fantasy| silent

DUSE AND ME Canada 2013 3 mins | drama| english, italian | english subtitles D: Antonio D’Alfonso C: Jennifer Dale Jun 15 7:00 pm

TIFF

D: Lala Severi

Jun 17 7:00 pm Colossus

* see website for details about Quebec/ Montreal screenings and featured film pairing

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