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Debbievan DeMerwe

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c nTenTafter attaining a Degree in visual Communication i applied myself as a multi-media and graphic designer at an advertising agency.

in 2007 i joined the team atrapport tydskrif as a layout and graphic designer. i soon took on more responsibilitiesand became an integral part of the production process. in 2009 i worked closely with peter ong, internationallyacclaimed newspaper consultant, to redesign the magazine which we then relaunched as a lifestylemagazine; My tyd.

i have a passion for lifestyle, fashion, decor, food and travel publications, not only for their content but also ways of presentation. i am always on the lookout for new ideas to present stories to thereader in an aesthetically pleasing, yet readable way. My success in this pursuit is refl ected in the numerous industry awards and commendations that i have been presented with.

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Full names Debbie van de Merwe

iD number 850411 0152 082

Date of birth 11/04/1985

Marital status single

home language afrikaans

other languages english

nationality south african

genderFemale

home address 78 Calais, Montgomery park, Johannesburg.

telephone number 083 379 5243

email address Debbie.vDMerwe@rapport.co.za(case sensitive )

interests art, Music, Film, Fashion, Food, interior Design and Decorating

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c nTenTpersonal Details

Full names Debbie van de Merwe

iD number 850411 0152 082

Date of birth 11/04/1985

Marital status single

home language afrikaans

other languages english

nationality south african

genderFemale

home address 78 Calais, Montgomery park, Johannesburg.

telephone number 083 379 5243

email address Debbie.vDMerwe@rapport.co.za(case sensitive )

interests art, Music, Film, Fashion, Food, interior Design and Decorating

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Matric hoërskool Middelburg 2003 Certificate in visual Communication the open window 2004

Diploma in visual Communication the open window 2005

Degree in visual Communicationthe open window 2006

english (hg) | afrikaans (hg) | Mathematics (sg) | science (hg)hotel and Catering (sg) | art (hg) | (university exemption)

Communication Design | Design practice | DrawingCreative techniques | visual Culture | photography | Freehandphotoshop | Quark | Dreamweaver | indesign | animatic software software integration | repro and technology | Maya 1

Communication Design | visual Culture | Concept Development illustration | interactive Media Design | video

Communication Design | visual Culture | Concept Development illustration | interactive Media Design | video

Mcewan advertisingMarch – october 2007Ceo, sean Mcewan011 450 3994

rapport My tyd november 2007- presenteditor, Magda swart011 713 9686

graphic Designer / Multimedia responsibilities: Developing concepts and presenting it to the clients. after approval i was responsible for the design from start to finish. Contracts i was involved in included wimpy, renault and tata.

layout artist / graphic Designer responsibilities: after working closely with peter ong on the redesign of the magazine and launching it as My tyd, i am now solely responsible for the look and feel of the magazine on a weekly basis. this includes designing graphics, layout, copy corrections, photo editing and styling of photo shoots. i also have a hand in the final sign-off.

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Mondi: Commended award in the graphics category, 2009Media24 legends: graphic Designer of the year, 2010Mondi: Commended award in graphics and layout & presentation categories, 2010Mystorie: winner of visual Journalism, Media 24 Magazines, 2011Mondi: runner-upin the presentation category, 2011

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vanessa haywood is known for her roll in District 9, but she is also a sports model and an enthusi-astic athlete. the interview was about her taking part in the big 5. being such a beautiful woman i decided to do a fashion sports shoot, posing and styling her in some of the sport entries that she would take part in. swimming, cycling and running.

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trash the dress is fast becoming a very popular thing to do after your big day. there no point in letting an extremely expensive dress hang in a cupboard for years, with the hope that your daughter will wear it on her big day. and if you’re not donating it, you might as well thrash it for amazing photos; and that is exactly what we did in this shoot by placing our model in the emmarentia Dam.

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layoutstudent word Meester is an article about John Jacobs and the story of his rise to fame. with a bursary in France; he studied under Marcel Marceau; one of the founding fathers of the modern mime. Jacobs is a classically trained mime, thus not the typical mime that you would see on the street entertaining crowds with invisible walls and whis-tling movements. after 20 years of liv-ing in europe and back in south africa he felt that he didn’t belong anywhere.

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sandi shultz has accomplished a lot in her life. she was a contestant on survivor, she is part of a counselling group for rape victims and she writes songs. her latest entry however was to launch her own fashion label; sass designs. i decided to use her as her own model for her clothes, all the pieces are interchangeable therefor one piece can be worn day after day without anyone know-ing that you’re wearing the same dress.

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tastefoodfestivalin 2007 i had the opportunity to design the corporate identity for taste food Festival. this was the fi rst year that it was held in south africa and Jo’burg being the fi rst city. Due to the suc-cess; Durban and Cape town followed shortly after.