Sam Vickars Design (Winter 2013 - Pocket-Sized)

WINTER 2013 SELECTED WORKS

WINTER 2013 SELECTED WORKS

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My name is Sam Vickars. I like to tell stories. I have a passion for communicating ideas and creating experiences. And I have an infectious enthusiasm for juice. I would love to work for you.

This is a pocket-sized portfolio - check out the full version at www.samvickars.com When I was about two years old, I found my first crayon. I haven’t stopped creating since. I eventually moved onto bigger (and by no means better) things, discovering Photoshop, SketchUp, AutoCAD, and Illustrator - it was all love at first sight. I'm an easy-going guy known for my side projects, sense of humour, and occasional foul mouth.

Right now I go to the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, Ontario, but I still go home to Vancouver for the holidays. I also do freelance graphic design for a number of clients all over the place. In whatever spare time I can find, I’m an amateur rocketship builder, world explorer, volunteer wassailer, and I dabble in the occassional lion-taminig.

It’s nice to finally meet you.

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SAM VICKARS

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE A V i ta l C u r r i c u l u m - 6 CONTACT ME ONLINE www.i-am-s.am CHAT LIVE? cell +1 604 379 4890 OR E-MAIL? sam.vickars@gmail.com OLD-FASHIONED? 24 Salisbury Avenue Cambridge, Ontario Canada N1S 1H9 STALK ME SKYPE VIMEO FLICKR TUMBLR ISSUU

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samvickars www.vimeo.com/user6967037 www.flikr.com/photos/ohtheplacesivebeen ifiranthezoo.tumblr.com or typographyturnsmeon.com www.issuu.com/himynameissam

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NISSAN ADVENTURE TIME

Pr 03 EXCITE 22-25

LET’S GET FIT

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NEVER FORGET TO PLAY

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LOOK WHAT

CHECK OUT MY CV - JOBS, EDUC IN THE REAL WORLD (WORK EXPERIENCE)

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IN THE REAL WORLD (PART TIME/FREELANCE)

HOCKEY HALL OF FAME Consulting Designer TORONTO, ONTARIO NEW WORLD GOLABL TECH. Comm. Intern TORONTO/VANCOUVER

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E2 ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS Student Architect LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM CHOICES MARKETS Graphic / Video Design VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADIAN CHOICE WHOLESALERS Warehouseman DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA SUMMER JAM Camp Leader BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

2009 2008 VARIOUS FREELANCE DESIGN

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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 6 V-RAY RENDER ENGINE AUTOCAD 2012 PHYSICAL MODELLING GOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO HAND DRAFTING / DRAWING RHINOCEROS NURBS MODELLING

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T I CAN DO!

CATION, AND OTHER ESCAPADES

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BOOK LEARNIN’ (EDUCATION)

OTHER SHENANIGANS (SPARETIME?) LACROSSE (15 years) Captain / Alternate Captain / Leading Scorer / All-Star 1997-2008 Vancouver Burrards Minor Lacrosse 2009-10 Richmond Roadrunners Intermediate Lacrosse 2011/2013 Richmond Roadrunners Junior Lacrosse 2012 Cambridge Chiefs Lacrosse 2013 Glasgow Clydesiders at Ales Hrebesky Memorial Tournament in Prague

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Candidate for Bachelor’s of Architecture CO-OP, with Honours Class of 2015 CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO

YOUTH CITIZENSHIP AWARD

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD School + Regional record holder / MVP / Provincials

CHIEF SCOUT’S AWARD For leadership, personal development, and outdoors skills BURNABY SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL Graduating Class President / Chosen Valedictorian Class of 2010 Top Design Student / Focus on Math, Physics, Technology BURNBAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

BURNABY YOUTH SOCCER Captain/MVP

PERSONALLY SPEAKING TEAM PLAYER PASSIONATE HIGH INTERPERSONAL SKILLS GREAT PROBLEM SOLVER RELIABLE ENTHUSIASM FOR JUICE ADAPTABLE

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FEBRUARY 2013

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UNILEVER

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CONNECT

MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE

BRIEF Use the Unilever brand to make the world a better place.

Unilever has recently gone through a re-branding experience, humanizing their brand and connecting to both their employees and consumers on a more personal level.

With this proposal, Unilever can take this one step further - using their brand to create a better world. Instead of trying to tackle the big things like ending world hunger or finding global peace, which albeit would be great, are both a little unrealistic. Instead, let’s focus on the little things. Let’s make a everyday better for people on a personal level.

With this in mind, instead of focusing on a specific brand within the Unilever umbrella, this proposal makes use of the brand as a whole, making it about you - the employees, the consumers, and the world at large.

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WWYD WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO JUST BECAUSE?

U DO TO HELP A STRANGER?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE SOMEONE NEW FEEL WELCOME? WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO CHANGE?

To get people thinking about the little things that would make everyday better, these WWYD (what would you do) cards were created. These are the results.

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The WWYD concept is brought to life online. Consumers will see the WWYD mark on Unilever products, taking them to the website.

There, one can read stories others have posted by others by clicking a full colour shape or photo, or submit their own by clicking a shape.

2 billion times a day, somebody, somewhere, uses a Unilever product.

By utilizing just a few of the Unilever brands, we can get people asking not what their neighbours would do, what their government would do, or what their parents would do, but rather what they would do. What would you do?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE?

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NISSAN ADVENTURE TIME

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FEBRUARY 2013

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NISSAN

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A NEW LIFESTYLE BRAND THAT WILL TAKE NISSAN INTO THE SUSTAINABLE AGE

BRIEF Create a brand from scratch. Launch a new lifestyle brand that will hold Nissan’s complete range of sustainable products.

How does someone save the world if they haven’t seen it?

Nissan Adventure Time aims to change the way people think about their vehicles; it’s no longer about just getting from point A to point B, it’s about seeing what’s in between.

Nissan Adventure time isn’t just a new range of hybrid vehicles, it’s an entire new lineup that will bring the company into the sustainable age, appealing to a new audience, bringing positive lifestyle statements and technologically integrated products to life. The Adventure Time lineup includes a whole range of human-powered adventure equipment: canoes, kayaks, snowboards, skis, windsurf boards, camping equipment, and more.

The possibilities are endless.

The Nissan Adventure Agent app ties all these together. Available on your smart phone as well as the removable tablet, built-in to new Nissans, the Adventure Agent offers a GPS with topographic maps and trail info, tips from fellow travelers, a planner, weather forecasts, and a marketplace where users can buy, sell, and trade with other local users.

It’s time to see the world. It’s time to save the world.

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Marketplace product listing

Home

Main Menu - swipe right from anywhere

Marketplace Home

Sign in with Adventure Account

Current Trip

Trail / Route Info

Nearby

Sign in with Facebook or Twitter

Emergency Services

Tap to access main app

Tap to track your carbon footprint, purchase offsets, talk on the forums.

Splash Screen The Adventure Agent App Available on your smart phone as well as the removable tablet, built-in to new Nissans, the Adventure Agent offers a GPS with topographic maps and trail info, tips from fellow travelers, a planner, weather forecasts, and a marketplace where users can buy, sell, and trade with other local users.

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Hi. I’m your new Nissan. And this is your welcome kit.

This kit comes with every new Nissan - both vehicles and human-powered equipment. It contains everything you need to get started. With this kit and the Adventure Agent app, everybody, from that kid fresh out of uni to the couple who just had their first child, can get outside and see the world that we need to save.

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LET’S GET FIT

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MARCH 2013

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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EXCITE LET’S GET FIT

BRIEF Create a campaign that is less about preaching the nutritional values of particular foods, but instead focuses on motivating children and adults to take part in regular physical activity.

Key word: Let’s.

As in “let’s do this together.” As in “let’s get in shape together.” As in “let’s all do it.” Almost half the population of the United Kingdom is overweight1.

The following ad campaign promotes the positives of exercise and uses a non-commanding “let’s get fit.” Instead of pointing fingers at the general public, Let’s get fit doesn’t lay blame for the growing problem on anybody in particular and encourages us all to get up from our desks and away from our TVs and get excited about exercise.

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WATCH THE TV SPOTS: http://vimeo.com/user6967037/letsgetfit-tvspots

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NEVER FORGET TO PLAY

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OCTOBER 2012

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JUST FOR FUN/URBAN OUTFITTERS

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14 WEEKS

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IMAGINE "Fantasy is a necessary

ingredient for living" - Dr. Seuss

BRIEF Be a kid again; imagine.

Never Forget to Play is a series of images promoting the use of imagination.

I did this completely on my own, mostly for fun. Here's why: I hated growing up. Still do. And I suppose I still haven't. When I was a kid, I was always that one playing with a piece of paper in the corner. To most it was exactly that, just a kid playing with a piece of paper. But to me, that paper was a old-time war plane; my blocks were the Eifel Tower; my slide was a roller coaster; and my keyboard was a grand piano. I'm part of the last generation that grew up without smartphones, Playstations, and iPads; I grew up with sticks and legos and big wheels - what was I supposed to do, but imagine?

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SO YEAH...

THAT’S PRETTY MUCH ME. IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU. LET’S TALK SOON. SAM VICKARS +1 (604) 369 4890 sam.vickars@gmail.com

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