ArnĂ³r Bogason

Field

Design and development for the web.

About me

I am highly dedicated and quick to adapt to new situations, both professional and technological. Although my experience is mostly in the field of print design, I am eager to to work in front-end development and design for the web, where I believe the future is.

Professional experience

2011 - 2012

Art director at Icelandic news site Vísir.is. Amongst my responsibilites were leading visual changes to the appearance of the main site and a comprehensive redesign of the mobile version.

2005 - 2011

Designer at Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið. Designed a couple of weekly and monthly supplements along with doing daily layout on editorial content along with periodical supplements. Full-time job for two years, the rest is part-time.

1997 -

Freelance jobs for various clients in web and print alike. Clients include Clara, Innovit, Le Pourquoi Pas and Sirkus Íslands.

Education

2012 -

Currently studying for a B.Sc. in Computer Science at Reykjavík University.

2011

B.A. in Visual Communication at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. I wrote my final thesis on development in web type.

2010

International exchange at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.

2006

Matriculation exam from comprehensive secondary school, Borgarholtsskóli, majoring in Media Technology and Multimedia Design.

2002

A four month program in media studies in Vallekilde Folk High School, Denmark.

Social activities

2009-2010

An active member of the student council at the Design Department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts.

2009-2010

Student representative on the board of the Association of Iceland Graphic Designers.

Language

Fluent in Icelandic and English. Proficient in Danish.

Software and code

I have been using HTML and CSS on and off for more than 15 years. I have extensive knowledge on most of the Adobe CS6 suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and AfterEffects to name a few) and am highly adaptable to new environments. I have been studying JavaScript and jQuery recently but am looking to improve on that knowledge. I have meddled a bit with PHP and I am a beginner with C++ and C#, mostly in context with ASP.NET MVC 4.