I've done a lot of work on the side, which has allowed me to get a feel for what freelancing is really like without doing it full time. Projects usually fall under the 'small print job' category, such as business cards, posters or illustrations. Design skills aside, I think the experience of actually fishing for work is what sticks with me- it tests networking skills, determination and drive, and there's no one pushing you but yourself. Clients: Healthspan Wellness (a health centre), the City of Van

One half of the company sells large inflatable advertising products and characters, and the other half specializes in small scale advertising and business-related signage/print. As the designer for both companies, I was responsible for small jobs like logos and branding on already-designed products and apparel, as well as the impressive 50' tall custom-designed inflatables, for which I was the concept artist and renderer. Clients: Calgary Stampede, Osheaga Music Festival, Tim Horton's, Second Cup, The