S C O T T • P R O N Y C H

OVER 27 YEARS DESIGN EXPERIENCE.

SKILLED IN PRINT AND WEB DESIGN.

FROM CONCEPT TO IMPLEMENTATION.

THOUSANDS OF COMPLETED PROJECTS.

About

Skilled and proven graphic designer
Profile

Extensive experience in print, digital design, and managing a company. Has worked on thousands of projects including brand and corporate identities, brochures, advertisements, annual reports, web sites, sales collateral, campaigns, and videos.

Background Summary

With a varied background including medical research and work for NASA, I bring a unique perspective to graphic design. My formal education consists of a BSc (Honours) and a MSc from Dalhousie University. After doing scientific illustration and layout I decided to explore the more creative aspects of graphic design and switched to a career in commercial design. I now have over 27 years experience in the field of graphic design, visual communication, and web design/coding where I apply my strong technical knowledge and attention to detail. My skills include creative direction, design software proficiency, project management, problem solving, data analytics, and the day to day operations of running a business. I am detail oriented and I ensure that everything is done on time, to spec. My concepts and designs have driven many successful campaigns for clients in retail, professional services, the arts, government, and non-profits.

Awards

2021

RGD In-House Design Awards
Award of Merit for We Are Dal Website (weare.dal.ca)

2021

RGD In-House Design Awards
Award of Merit for 2020 – 2021 Community Report (communityreport.dal.ca)

2010

Sappi Best Annual Reports of North America
Silver Award for NSLC Annual Report 2007 – 2008

2008

Marcom (International) Award
Silver Award for NSLC Annual Report 2006 – 2007

2007

Marcom (International) Award
Platinum Award for NSLC Annual Report 2005 – 2006

2007

International ARC Award
Bronze Award for NSLC Annual Report 2005 – 2006

2007

Marcom (International) Award
Honorable Mention for NSLC Spirited Informer employee newsletter 2006

2004

Ice Awards
Best Brochure Design for Camp Bonaventure Atlantic Salmon Lodge, Quebec

1991

American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
Outstanding Student Award for NASA’s Frog Embryology Experiment

Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.
Paul Rand

Skills

The knowledge of how to do something well
Design
  • Print production

  • Pre-press

  • Video

  • Marketing

  • Branding

  • Advertising

  • Web sites

  • User interface design

  • Direct mail

  • Logos

  • Brochures

  • Books

  • Photography

  • Photo manipulation

  • Typography

  • Illustration

Software
  • Macintosh / Windows / UNIX

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Photoshop

  • Illustrator

  • Indesign

  • Acrobat

  • Final Cut Pro X

  • Apple Motion

  • SimplyCast/Mailchimp

  • FileMaker Pro

  • Apple Keynote

  • Microsoft Word

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Powerpoint

Technical
  • HTML5

  • CSS3/SASS

  • PHP

  • MySQL

  • Javascript

  • jQuery

  • Greensock

  • Angular JS

  • SharePoint

  • Responsive web

  • Content management systems (AEM, TouchUI)

  • Google Analytics and Adwords

  • Search engine optimization strategies

Business
  • Entrepreneurship

  • Sales

  • Customer service

  • Project management

  • Research and analysis

  • Invoicing

  • Accounting

  • Payroll

  • Human resources

  • Supervise employees

Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people.
Thomas J. Watson

Experience

Art and science at work
Senior Graphic Designer

Dalhousie University, Creative Services
2013 – Present

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Graphic Designer

Pavonis Limited
1999 – 2013

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Graphic Designer

Crosby Communications Group
1995 – 1999

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Research Assistant

Dalhousie University, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
1989 – 1995

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Support Scientist

NASA Ames Research Center
1992 – 1993

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A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.
Steve Jobs

Education

1993 – 1995

MSc

Biology (Developmental)

Dalhousie University

1988 – 1992

BSc

Biology Honours, Minor in Philosophy

Dalhousie University
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.
Milton Glaser

Portfolio

By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well.
Robert Bringhurst

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