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Skateboarding¹, cats², dance & minimalism.

¹Resulted in 1 under chin hole, bleeding eyebrow, and countless rolled ankles and wrists. 
²Cats, dogs and other animals; I used to live on a farm with cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, you name it! 🐄🐖🐑🐓

I love designing useful products that have the user's best interest at heart. Design is a powerful tool that yields good business.

My work is based on data and research. I help companies across the globe grow their products, identities, and businesses.

I skateboard, dance & play video games in my spare time (and have been since I was 14). Skateboarding has taught me that persistence and consistency are key to success. Dancing has shown me how to be confident even under pressure. Video games teach strategy and communication! — There are always lessons to learn.

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Dancing to 'Needed Me by Rihanna'

Newstyle Hip-hop.

I've been dancing since I was 17 years old. Dancing in my life started because of this documentary that I saw on TV about Krump dancing called 'Rize'.
The movement mesmerized me and it's the first style I adopted.

Later my style evolved into what is considered modern hip-hop dance today. Newstyle hip-hop is popular in international competitions; the epicenter is found in Paris, France. While having danced extensively in the past, today I practice it as a hobby — for the love of the art.

Backside krooked grind with an inward heelflip out

Skateboarding.

At the age of twelve, I saw someone do tricks on a skateboard on TV. I pointed at them and told my mom I wanted to try it. Fast forward to fourteen years old, my parents purchased my first skateboard from Canadian Tire.

Skateboarding teaches valuable life lessons and helps you make great friends. Today, it is an integral part of my fitness and mental health. Keeping focused and fit is necessary to perform high-level tricks.

EXPERIENCE

Lead Designer

2020 - Present

Senior Product Designer

2019 - 2020

UX Designer II

2017-2019

Brand & Web designer (freelance)

2018

Product Designer

2017-2018

Lead Designer

2015 - 2017

& more
EDUCATION

Bachelor of Design

2015

Studio Arts

2013

Visual Arts

2011

AWARDS

Paris, France

The French Design Award

Las Vegas, USA

Honoree

Montreal, Canada

DESTA (non-profit black youth network)

© Mihai Delapeta 2020 — Lead Designer