GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIOMariam (Masho) Margishvili

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EDUCATION:• 2009 - Summer 2012 - Graduated from VDA (Vilniaus Dailes Akademija), faculty of product de-

sign. Vilnius, Lithuania.• 2008 - Summer 2009 – Transferred to TSSA (Tbilisi State Academy of Arts), faculty of media arts.

Tbilisi, Georgia.• 2007 – Summer 2008 – Transferred to TSSA (Tbilisi State Academy of Arts), faculty of art history/

restoration/conservation. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 2005 – 2006 - Amateur drawing and painting masterclass. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 1998 - 2007 - Boarding school “Mermisi”. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 1996 – 1998 - Georgian state school No.53. Tbilisi, Georgia.

WORK EXPERIENCE:• 16 Dec. 2014 - 16 Mar. 2015 - Designer at “Christina’s Saigon”. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.• 18 Sep. 2014 - Now - Started “Masholand” (www.masholand.com). Tbilisi, Georgia.• Oct. 2013 - Co-founder, design director at “+2studio” - freelance graphic design studio.Tbilisi,

Georgia.• May 2013 - Aug. 2013 - Design intern at Alpine Creative and HATCH!. Hanoi, Vietnam.• Oct. 2012 - Apr. 2013 - Portable Puppet Theater business - Co-founder & Designer. Tbilisi, Georgia.• Sep. 2012 - Mar. 2013 - Design workshops assistant at “Applied Design Studio”. Tbilisi, Georgia.• August 2012 - “Kaiser” commercial decorators assistent; Tbilisi, Georgia.• Summer 2011 – Summer practice in an architecture and design studio “Sami”. Tbilisi, Georgia.

SKILLS:• Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, CorelDraw, AutoCAD, Google Sketchup +

V-ray, Macromedia Flash, Internet, HTML, CSS.• Languages: Georgian (native), English (fluent), Russian (average)• Other skills: Creative thinking, sketching, model making, presentation, creative writing, print-

making, murals, illustration, silk printing, photography.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:• 2-3 Jul. 2016 - Participated in a Piano Project (painted pianos for the music festival organized by

Eastern Promotion). Batumi, Georgia.• 20 Jun. 2016 - Masholand’s work was featured on Giphy.com (http://goo.gl/cMVt9M)• 18 Jun. 2016 - Masholand’s first workshop. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 11-12 Jun. 2016 - Participated in Fabrikaffiti (the first local urban festival in Tbilisi). Georgia.• 30 May 2016 - Launched Masholand’s online shop (http://masholand.tictail.com/ )• 24 May 2016 - Masholand’s showroom opening. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 21 Apr. 2016 - Participated at Traveling Art Books. Kyiv, Ukraine.• Mar. - Apr. 2016 - Painted 10 canvas for MediClubGeorgia (http://goo.gl/f2sHFi). Tbilisi, Georgia.• 14 Apr. 2016 - Video shoot for Wings For Life World Run (https://goo.gl/wBCFsP). Tbilisi, Georgia.• 1 Apr. 2016 - Participated at Art Books Travelling Exhibition. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 18 Mar. 2016 - Masholand participated at the 3rd Annual Career Training Expo hosted by the

French School of the Caucasus. Tbilisi, Georgia.• Feb. 2016 - Illustrated “Oliver Twist” for Bakur Sulakauri publishing office. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 01 Feb. 2015 - 29 Feb. 2016 - Illustrated twelve volumes of an Aesop Fables retold by Jeremy

Ramsden. Published by Createspace (http://goo.gl/iEPq7f ).• 05 Feb. 2016 - The article about Masholand on Marketer.ge (http://goo.gl/fKUQr3)• 31 Jan. 2016 - Masholand completed a project on the TV Show “Transmission” (http://goo.gl/

ndTlCF). Tbilisi, Georgia.• 28 Jan. 2016 - Masholand’s website was launched (www.masholand.com)

+995 593 220 511www.masholand.comcontact@masholand.comwww.masholand.blogspot.comfacebook: masholand.masholand

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• 26-29 Nov.2015 - Participated in Georgian book fair and Georgian children’s book illustrators com-petition/exhibition. “Expo Georgia”, Tbilisi, Georgia.

• Sept. - Oct. 2015 - Completed interior and graphic design projects for the TBC bank. Georgia. • Oct. 2015 - Completed private apartment’s interior design. Tbilisi, Georgia.• Aug. 2015 - An article about Masholand’s solo art show in Style Magazine’s 54th issue.• Jul. - Aug. 2015 - An article about Masholand in “Zebra Magazine”. Tbilisi, Georgia.• Jul. 2015 - Completed an interior design and mural paintings for LEAF (Liberal Enhanced Arts

Foundation). Tbilisi, Georgia.• 25-28 Jul. 2015 - Took part in the Children Book Illustrators workshop, Supervised by Christine

Paxmann. The Book Art Center, Tbilisi, Georgia. • 10-12 Jul. 2015 - Organized and took part at Masholand’s solo painting art show “Trialogue”

(http://goo.gl/FIOHO9). Tbilisi, Georgia.• 29 Jun. 2015 - Participated in the charity art exhibition - “13th of June”. National Library of Georgia.

Tbilisi, Georgia.• 12-15 Jun. 2015 - Took part in the ArtAttack Urban Furniture Workshop, Supervised by Jan Kamin-

ski. CCA, Tbilisi, Georgia. (http://goo.gl/706o4Q).• Feb. - Mar. 2015 - Completed the office interior design for Christina’s Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City,

Vietnam.• 28-30 Nov. 2014 - Participated in Georgian book fair and Georgian illustrators exhibition. “Expo

Georgia”, Tbilisi, Georgia.• 28-30 Nov. 2014 - Participated in illustrators workshop supervised by Renata Habinger and Verena

Ballhaus. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 30 Nov. 2014 - Participated in one-day workshop supervised by illustrator Mattias Adolfsson. Tbi-

lisi, Georgia.• 9 Jun. 2014 - Illustrated a story by Craig Allan Smith(http://goo.gl/psUkkE). USA, Charleston, SC.• 31 Mar. 2014 - 23 Oct. 2014 - Illustrated three volumes of Folktales, retold by Jeremy Ramsden.

Published by Cretespance. (http://goo.gl/iEPq7f )• Jan. 2014 - Recorded two original songs at the studio. Tbilisi, Georgia (http://goo.gl/9QfcsC).• Jul. 2013 - Participated in the concert at “Tadioto” cafe. Hanoi, Vietnam. • Jan. 2013 - Recorded original song at the studio. Tbilisi, Georgia (http://goo.gl/vmLh99).• 3 Oct.2012 - Took part in “Dizajn: po Polsku / po Gruzinsku” workshop exhibition at Lódz Design

Festival. Lódz, Poland.• Aug. 2012 – Took part in the design workshop – “Dizajn: po Polsku / po Gruzinsku” (Wymiana

Tworcza). CCA, Tbilisi, Georgia.• 1 Mar. 2012 – Took part in the workshop of graphic tablet sketching, organized by Vaidas Bagonas.

Vilnius, Lithuania.• Feb. 2012 – Took part in the workshop “The look of Vilnius after 100 years”, organized by Juozas

Brundza. Vilnius, Lithuania. • Nov. 2011 – Organized and took part in Georgian evening and solo photo exhibition. Kalisz, Po-

land.• Oct. 2011 – Took part in the workshop “Hybridization in Design”. Vilnius, Lithuania.• Jul. 2011 – Organized a soap bubbles festival at Turtles Lake. Tbilisi, Georgia.• Spring 2011 - Took part in the workshop for product, graphic and fashion designers; design iden-

tity for Neringa’s 50th anniversary. Neringa, Lithuania.• Fall 2010, Mar.2012 - Took part in the workshop “Materials in Design”, organized by Swedish de-

signers - Kenneth Bringzen and David Eklof. Vilnius, Lithuania.• Jun. 2010 – Organized and took part in an international student conceptual exhibition “Black.

White. None”. Vilnius, Lithuania. • 2009 - “Zorpia” Easter design competition’s winner.• 2008 – “Daily Awards” theme photo competition’s winner.• 2008 – “Article 42” AIDS poster competition’s 1st price winner.• 2006 – Took part in exhibition of painting. Elene Akhvlediani children’s gallery. Tbilisi, Georgia.• 2005 – Took part in exhibition of painting. Elene Akhvlediani children’s gallery. Tbilisi, Georgia.

Logo Design for BioFreshTbilisi, Georgia I 2016

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Logo design proposal for IHF/EHFTbilisi, Georgia I 2016

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Logo Design for Caffe O Te?! Milan, Italy I 2016

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Top-3-s and location card designAt Christina’s Saigon (www.christinas.vn)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I 2015

Corporate branding for Mambo FrostTbilisi, Georgia I 2015

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Corporate branding for GWEAGeorgian Wind Energy Association

Tbilisi, Georgia I 2014

Corporate branding for APMATogether with +2studioTbilisi, Georgia I 2013-14

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Web.design for APMA (www.apma.ge)Tbilisi, Georgia I 2013-14

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Logo and folder design for BioZeram Solutions (www.biozeram.com)Together with +2studioBarcelona, Spain I 2014

Logo design proposal for Code CampHanoi, Vietnam I 2013

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Lable for the Sparkling WineTbilisi, Georgia I 2016

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Tato Akhalkatsishvili work catalogueTogether with +2studioTbilisi, Georgia I 2014

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Children’s book illustration“The North Wind and the Sun”The Volumes of Aesop Fables I 2014-16

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Children’s book illustrations“The Secret In-Between”

“The Gifts of the Magician” I 2013-14

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Valentine’s day cardsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam I 2015

Winter greeting cardsTbilisi, Georgia I 2014

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Character illustrationsVietnam-Spain. 2013-2016

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DrawingsGeorgia, Vietnam. 2014-2015

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