Friedo Ligthart
Education
Monash University
BA, Graphic Design 1991-01-01 - 1993-01-01
Box Hill TAFE
Advanced Diploma of Art and Design, Graphic Design 1990-01-01 - 1991-01-01Work Experience
Natural Hazards Research Australia
Current
Natural Hazards Research Australia
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
2020-07-01 - 2021-06-01
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Arlec Australia Pty Ltd
2018-05-01 - 2020-03-01
Arlec Australia Pty Ltd
Paraph
2012-06-01 - 2018-08-01
Paraph
Ligthart Design
2000-07-01 - 2012-06-01
Ligthart Design
Deakin University
2011-03-01 - 2011-10-01
Deakin University
Monash University
2007-03-01 - 2010-11-01
Monash University
Dutch Design Companies
1998-04-01 - 1999-12-01
Dutch Design Companies
Cato Purnell Partners
1996-01-01 - 1998-04-01
Cato Purnell Partners
Paragraph (formerly Designpoint)
1994-07-01 - 1995-12-01
Paragraph (formerly Designpoint)
Skills
Summary
With a design degree from Monash university my career in branding started at Cato Purnell Partners. I moved to the Netherlands to further my design skills in 1998 before returning home to found my own design studio in 2000. While the principal of Paraph Design, I’ve consulted for some of the biggest names in the branding business, including Fabio Ongarato Design and FutureBrand. My original design flair and friendly, can-do approach made me sought-after as a creative gun-for-hire. I also lectured in branding and digital design, typography and production at Monash and Deakin universities. I’m renowned among clients for being flexible, ingenious, reliable and fast. I use my extensive knowledge of on-and-offline media design to cut to the quick of what every brand needs, allowing me to mastermind remarkable brand identities that make people sit up and take notice.
