Design / Branding / ExpressionEngine
Edmonton, Canada Area
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- Creative Principal / Chief Hired Gun at Lealea Design
- Past
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- Print & New Media Specialist at VOXCOM Security Systems
- Design Intern at Somnia Communications Inc
- Education
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- Grant MacEwan College
- Old Scona Academic
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Lea Alcantara’s Summary
design + (sass x class) = results
It just adds up: Lealea Design is a branding, web and print design service company focused on evolving brands, engaging websites, and empowering small business. I help you look good and reach your goals. Even make you money. Sound good?
Small businesses, non-profits, web services, as well as developers looking for a design hand, and designers looking for an ExpressionEngine expert, have hired Lealea Design to help them fulfill their needs. These clients have hailed as close as Canada and the US, but also as far as the UK and Asia.
As one client put it, Lealea Design has become a “creative partner” to their success.
Full service creative solutions can help you connect with your audience and foster relationships. Unlike some firms, it’s not just about the looks: Lealea Design creates solutions that have purpose. After project completion, clients have cited:
+ 250% increase in sales within one month of their new site launch compared to the previous year
+ substantial increase in overall page views, page views per visit, and visitors
+ navigation and search as smooth and “awesome”
+ rave reviews and comments about their site’s design, look/feel
“Lealea” means happiness, joy, or pleasure in Hawaiian—have “Lealea Design” mean success for you and your projects!
Lea Alcantara’s Specialties:
design, print, branding, self branding, identity, posters, web standards,xhtml, html, css, weblogs, blogs, layout, ExpressionEngine, Expression Engine, EE, interface
Lea Alcantara’s Experience
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Creative Principal / Chief Hired Gun
Lealea Design
(Design industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Lea Alcantara is often hired to kill bad design. She has been an active part of the web, designing and developing for 10 years. She has written for several online publications such as Design-in-Flight, Digital Web, and A List Apart. Most recently, she has participated in a .net magazine "Build Off" to be published in 2010.
Lea has been interviewed by various blogs like CreativeXpert, and media outlets such as Applied Arts, The Austin Chronicle, Edmontonians Magazine, and Entrepreneur.com. Her thoughts and techniques with regards to branding are also shared through her speaking engagements at conferences, festivals, and schools, including the Future of Web Design in New York City and SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX, and many more. -
Print & New Media Specialist
VOXCOM Security Systems
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; VOX.UN; Security and Investigations industry)
June 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 2 months)
Print and web design services. Developed corporate brand guidelines; redesigned, coded, implemented and maintained company-wide intranet; designed national direct-mail campaigns, t-shirt designs, conference materials, posters, ads, brochures, and anything and everything in between.
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Design Intern
Somnia Communications Inc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2003 — May 2003 (2 months)
Internship. Refined company identity through re-design and implementation of company stationery and layout of proposal documents. Created concept for the Canadian Christian College Tour website. Also did miscellaneous graphic design work. Familiarized myself with the workings of a small company.
Lea Alcantara’s Education
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Grant MacEwan College
Visual Communication Design , Design & Digital Media , 2000 — 2003
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Old Scona Academic
1997 — 2000
Additional Information
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Lea Alcantara’s Interests:
public speaking, dancing, singing, cooking, awesomeness
Lea Alcantara’s Groups:
VoicePrint Canada,
Digital Alberta,
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
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South By Southwest (SXSW) -
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artsScene in Alberta (Edmonton and Calgary)
Lea Alcantara’s Honors:
+ 3rd Place, Commercial Category, pMachine Shootout Contest
+ Featured In: EE Showcase // Unmatched Style // CSS Beauty // CSS Wow // CSS Mania // Design Shack
+ Listed in: 25 Hot Female Designers // 50 Best Female Designers Around the World // 40 Amazing Female Role Models for Web Designers // 16 Genuine and Authentic Designers on Twitter
Lea Alcantara’s Contact Settings
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