Working Print
About


Welcome to Workingprint.com. I have been a Web and Graphic designer for over 8 years with clients and projects in all industries and from around the world. For years I have specialized in front end UI design and development working as a freelancer as well as with teams of experienced professionals. Recently I have done design projects for an award winning film and various non-profit groups as well as a number of start up businesses. My work has been featured on many web design awards sites including CSS-Remix, American Design Awards, and Coolhomepages.com.

Martin Kalanda

Graphic / Web Design - Project Manager - www.workingprint.com
Objective
Working in a creative environment and developing dynamic art work
Experience

Senior Graphic/Web Designer & Site Manager

December 2004 -

OPEN Hospitality ( www.openhospitality.com )

  • Senior Web Designer for all OPEN clients
     (ex, www.gansevoorthotelgroup.com,      www.hkhotels.us, www.casablancahotel.com, www.sancarloshotel.com )
     
  • Lead Website Designer.  Website Manager for over 80 websites.
  • Assistant Marketing and Sales Director.
  • Assistant Web Developer
  • E-mail advertising/marketing design
  • Assistant work with ASP, JavaScript, and MySQL
  • Search Engine Optimization and Marketing development
  • Customer service for clients website and e-mail issues

January 2002 - 2003

Timeless Hospitality (www.timelesshospitality.com)

  • Senior Web Designer for all Timeless Hospitality clients (ex, www.beverlyplazahotel.com, www.bryantparkhotel.com, www.gracehotelgroup.com)
     
  • Lead Website Designer.  Website Manager for over 40 websites.
  • Assistant Marketing and Sales Director.
  • Assistant Web Developer
  • E-mail advertising/marketing design
  • Assistant work with ASP, JavaScript, and MySQL
  • Search Engine Optimization and Marketing development
  • Customer service for clients website and e-mail issues
  • Timeless Hospitality collateral design and marketing

Web Designer/Internet Marketing and Sales

January 2001 - December 2002

Library Hotel, Hotel Elysee, Hotel Giraffe, Casablanca Hotel and ATHotel.com  visit:  www.athotel.com  

  • Recreating web pages for small hotels in New York City.

  • Performing all tasks of the design process for the web pages.

Freelance Photographer

May – September 2000  Urban Data Solutions (Based in NY) Boston, MA

  • Digital photography of Boston’s buildings.

Research and Design

Summer 1998    Outbound Traveler Magazine  Marblehead, MA  

  • Initiated research on current best selling travel book: 100 Best All-Inclusive Resorts of the World.

  • Helped edit and research articles for the magazine.

  • Produced graphic designs and assisted in layout.
Skills
Expert in Photoshop, Flash, HTML, CSS.  Proficiency in Illustrator, Image Ready, Freehand, Fireworks, Quark, JavaScript, MySQL, ASP, PHP.  Equally capable on both Mac and PC.  Basic skills in setting up and managing hosting services and databases.  Interest in learning new programming languages and internet technologies.  Hobbies include Kayaking, Photography, Painting, Screenwriting and Filmmaking.
Education
BA from Boston University in Communications and Visual Arts with 3.0 GPA. 
Honor Society, Garden City High School. 
New York Film Academy Summer program.