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Hodgson Associates Job position
Shan Interviewed and got selected to work at Hodgson. The job position was offered with health benefits and a mix of commercial and residential projects. In the end, none of these promises were kept and shan ended up working in residential projects. The design process was repetitive and cookie-cutter design. -
Start of UX design program in RED Academy
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Engine Digital Application
Engine Digital was Maria's ideal place. She saw a team that talked the same language and felt she was going to be able to contribute in good quality level design. After successfully completing all the 6 rounds of application including the 360 culture interview, she was not taken because she didn't have her work visa. -
Loop Insights Internship
Maria started her 6-month internship at Loop Insights, a Canada-based data intelligence company. -
Doctors of BC - Be Active Every Day program
Created new concepts such as board game and character pieces through current 3D printing technology. Project that helped us discover our team dynamic. https://www.tardigradastudio.com/baed -
Collaboration with Famberlin for Doctors of BC
For Doctors of BC, the illustration was done by Famberlin, in Colombia. He is a great talent and is a motivated collaborator. He enjoys being involved in the design processes. -
Finished UX Design studies in RED Academy
The study program gave Maria the study visa to come to Canada (1-year program 6 month study, 6-month internship). -
Alejandro Albarracin collaboration 3D modelling
Collaboration for building Doctors of BC board game characters in 3D. The final models were setup for 3D printing. -
Build Office at home for Tardigrada
We adapted our living room to our home office with 2 desks and one round table for collaboration. We also designed and hand-made a Tardigrada sign for the entrance. -
Tardigrada Birth
We also saw the quality of the local design industry. We had talks on our couch. We knew of a couple of entrepreneurs that started their businesses in Canada and made us confident things in Canada were feasible. -
Tardigrada Naming
A long sheet of tracing paper with many options of the name. We stumbled upon a tardigrades video which caught our attention, we have never heard about tardigrades prior to this. We were amazed by them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W194GQ6fHI -
Tardigrada Logo mark
Typography exploration and Tardigrades mood board. -
Ballistic Arts Job Position
Maria was offered Ballistic Arts contract job position with the condition of sorting out the work visa on her own. The work consisted of real estate graphics and marketing materials which was not Maria's interest. The position was accepted to pay our bills and the job position continues to this day due to their flexibility that allows us to spend some of our time in Tardigrada. -
Introduction to Sirish
Sirish is a writer, art curator and art director of Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver. He gave us confidence and help us discover our potential. -
Janks Design Group job position
Shan switched his job from Hodgson Design to Janks Design Group. This presented the opportunity to work on commercial interior design projects such as offices and restaurants which directly reflected Shan's interest. The initial offer was only a contract position for three days per week and included a pay cut from the previous job as well. -
Meet Vinoth - Developer
For our website, we collaborated with Vinoth, from India. -
Tardigrada Business registration
We research about starting a business. Types of ownership and business plan. We met Maulik, our current accountant who guided us on the type of partnership: incorporation. We set all documents and became a registered business on feb 26th. -
Snaptotes project
Official first client. Hired to create seamless patterns to create new products and help appeal to a younger and larger audience. https://www.tardigradastudio.com/snaptotes -
Snaptotes collaboration
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Website launch V.1.
For our website launch, we had 4 projects initially and was a static version of the current website. Doctors of BC, ARRIS, Snaptotes, and Chamber of Commerce.
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Doctors of BC - Patrick Review on Google
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Sandy G. Call for project Kick-off
We were recommended by Sirish to Sandy. After an initial introductory email, she called us to explain the project she had in mind. This was a mind-blowing opportunity and we decided to push for the best results. -
MakerLabs collaboration for Per Aspera
For the construction of our project Per Aspera ad Astra we collaborated with MarkerLabs and owner Derek. -
Sandy G. Shout out in Twitter
After we deliver the project, she was pleased and gave Tardigrada Design Studio a shout-out on her Twitter account.
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MakerLabs - Derek Review on Google
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Polifonia collaboration
We collaborated with Polifonia and Juan Diego, Colombia for short animations on our website. They are very professional and we are 100% satisfied with the quality of their work. -
Website launch V.2.0.
Entered animation videos for projects' thumbnails and headers. Made adjustments to the overall design of the page. And adjustments to the text as well. -
Orchid Chen Collaboration for copywriting
Orchid, based in Germany helped us with copywriting for our website V.2. Although the job was completed, we didn't feel 100% satisfied with the work result. -
Recommendation to Kelly Deck
Sandy G. recommended our services to Kelly Deck with which we recently developed her gardening brand. -
Simon Londono Collaboration
For Kelly Deck design project 'Spade and Plate' we collaborated with Simon Londono, from Colombia. He was very professional and did amazing illustration work and both we and our client were extremely happy with the project results. -
MAWI Project
MAWI is an architectural firm based in India. We developed the visual identity and are in the process of developing their website today. -
Sirish Review on Google
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Kelly Deck Review on Google
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Registered Graphic Designer Certification
Maria earned the RGD certification and title in Canada.
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Marketing strategy
Thinking about our marketing strategy and web optimization. -
Small Business of BC Finalists Announcement
Tardigrada design studio was short-listed among the top 5 small businesses in the category of Premier Peoples' Choice award in British Columbia. Small businesses of BC hosts the event.
Website SBBC Top 5