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My name is Sam Vickars. I like to tell stories. I have a passion for communicating ideas and creat-ing experiences. And I have an infectious enthusiasm for juice. I would love to work for you. This is a pocket-sized portfolio - check out the full version at www.samvickars.com

When I was about two years old, I found my first crayon. I haven’t stopped creating since. I eventu-ally moved onto bigger (and by no means better) things, discovering Photoshop, SketchUp, Au-toCAD, and Illustrator - it was all love at first sight. I'm an easy-going guy known for my side projects, sense of humour, and occasional foul mouth.

Right now I go to the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, Ontario, but I still go home to Vancouver for the holidays. I also do freelance graphic design for a number of clients all over the place. In whatever spare time I can find, I’m an amateur rocketship builder, world explorer, volunteer wassailer, and I dabble in the occassional lion-taminig.

It’s nice to finally meet you.

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SAM VICKARSUNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

A V i ta l Cu r r i C u l u m - 6

www.i-am-s.amcell +1 604 379 4890sam.vickars@gmail.com

24 Salisbury AvenueCambridge, OntarioCanada N1S 1H9

samvickarswww.vimeo.com/user6967037www.flikr.com/photos/ohtheplacesivebeenifiranthezoo.tumblr.com or typographyturnsmeon.comwww.issuu.com/himynameissam

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TABLE CONTENTS

04 IMAGINE 26-29NEVER FORGET TO PLAY

03 EXCITE 22-25LET’S GET FIT

02 EXPLORE 14-21NISSAN ADVENTURE TIME

01 CONNECT 8-13yoUNILEVER

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TECHNICALLYSPEAKING

CHECK OUT MY CV - JOBS, EDUCATION, AND OTHER ESCAPADES

LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 6 V-RAY RENDER ENGINEAUTOCAD 2012 PHYSICAL MODELLINGGOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO HAND DRAFTING / DRAWINGRHINOCEROS NURBS MODELLING

IN THE REAL WORLD (WORK EXPERIENCE) IN THE REAL WORLD (PART TIME/FREELANCE)

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E2 ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS Student ArchitectLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

NEW WORLD GOLABL TECH. Comm. InternTORONTO/VANCOUVER

HOCKEY HALL OF FAME Consulting DesignerTORONTO, ONTARIO

CHOICES MARKETS Graphic / Video DesignVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

CANADIAN CHOICE WHOLESALERS WarehousemanDELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

SUMMER JAM Camp LeaderBURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

VARIOUS FREELANCE DESIGN

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CHECK OUT MY CV - JOBS, EDUCATION, AND OTHER ESCAPADES

LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!

IN THE REAL WORLD (PART TIME/FREELANCE)

TEAM PLAYER PASSIONATEHIGH INTERPERSONAL SKILLS GREAT PROBLEM SOLVERRELIABLE ENTHUSIASM FOR JUICEADAPTABLE

BOOK LEARNIN’ (EDUCATION) OTHER SHENANIGANS (SPARETIME?)

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURECandidate for Bachelor’s of Architecture CO-OP, with HonoursClass of 2015CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO

LACROSSE (15 years)Captain / Alternate Captain / Leading Scorer / All-Star1997-2008 Vancouver Burrards Minor Lacrosse2009-10 Richmond Roadrunners Intermediate Lacrosse2011/2013 Richmond Roadrunners Junior Lacrosse2012 Cambridge Chiefs Lacrosse2013 Glasgow Clydesiders at Ales Hrebesky Memorial Tournament in Prague

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELDSchool + Regional record holder / MVP / Provincials

CHIEF SCOUT’S AWARDFor leadership, personal development, and outdoors skills

BURNABY YOUTH SOCCERCaptain/MVP

YOUTH CITIZENSHIP AWARD

BURNABY SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOLGraduating Class President / Chosen Valedictorian Class of 2010Top Design Student / Focus on Math, Physics, TechnologyBURNBAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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CONNECTMAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY

CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE

BRIEFUse the Unilever brand to make the world a better place.

Unilever has recently gone through a re-branding experience, humanizing their brand and connecting to both their employees and consumers on a more personal level.

With this proposal, Unilever can take this one step further - using their brand to create a better world. Instead of trying to tackle the big things like ending world hunger or finding global peace, which albeit would be great, are both a little unrealistic. Instead, let’s focus on the little things. Let’s make a everyday better for people on a personal level.

With this in mind, instead of focusing on a specific brand within the Unilever umbrella, this proposal makes use of the brand as a whole, making it about you - the employees, the consumers, and the world at large.

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WWYDWHAT WOULD YOU DO?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE SOMEONE NEW FEEL WELCOME?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO CHANGE?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO JUST BECAUSE?

U DO TO HELP A STRANGER?

To get people thinking about the little things that would make everyday better, these WWYD (what would you do) cards were created. These are the results.

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The WWYD concept is brought to life online. Consumers will see the WWYD mark on Unilever products, taking them to the website. There, one can read stories others have posted by others by click-ing a full colour shape or photo, or submit their own by clicking a shape.

2 billion times a day, somebody, somewhere, uses a Unilever product. By utilizing just a few of the Unilever brands, we can get people asking not what their neighbours would do, what their government would do, or what their parents would do, but rather what they would do. What would you do?

WHAT WOULD YOU DOTO MAKE THE WORLD

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EXPLOREA NEW LIFESTYLE BRAND THAT WILL TAKE

NISSAN INTO THE SUSTAINABLE AGE

BRIEFCreate a brand from scratch. Launch a new lifestyle brand that will hold Nissan’s complete range of sustainable products.

How does someone save the world if they haven’t seen it?

Nissan Adventure Time aims to change the way people think about their vehicles; it’s no longer about just getting from point A to point B, it’s about seeing what’s in between.

Nissan Adventure time isn’t just a new range of hybrid vehicles, it’s an entire new lineup that will bring the company into the sustainable age, appealing to a new audience, bringing positive lifestyle statements and technologically integrated products to life. The Adventure Time lineup includes a whole range of human-powered adventure equipment: canoes, kayaks, snowboards, skis, windsurf boards, camping equipment, and more. The possibilities are endless.

The Nissan Adventure Agent app ties all these together. Available on your smart phone as well as the removable tablet, built-in to new Nissans, the Adventure Agent offers a GPS with topographic maps and trail info, tips from fellow travelers, a planner, weather forecasts, and a marketplace where users can buy, sell, and trade with other local users.

It’s time to see the world. It’s time to save the world.

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The Adventure Agent AppAvailable on your smart phone as well as the removable tablet, built-in to new Nissans, the Adventure Agent offers a GPS with topographic maps

and trail info, tips from fellow travelers, a planner, weather forecasts, and a marketplace where users can buy, sell, and trade with other local users.

Splash Screen

Tap to access main app

Tap to track your carbon footprint,purchase offsets, talk on the forums.

Sign in with Facebook or Twitter

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Sign in withAdventure Account

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Hi. I’m your new Nissan. And this is your welcome kit.

This kit comes with every new Nissan - both vehicles and human-pow-ered equipment. It contains everything you need to get started. With this kit and the Adventure Agent app, everybody, from that kid fresh out of uni to the couple who just had their first child, can get outside and see the world that we need to save.

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EXCITELET’S GET FIT

BRIEFCreate a campaign that is less about preaching the nutritional values of particular foods, but instead focuses on motivating children and adults to take part in regular physical activity.

Key word: Let’s.

As in “let’s do this together.” As in “let’s get in shape together.” As in “let’s all do it.” Almost half the population of the United Kingdom is overweight1. The following ad campaign promotes the positives of exercise and uses a non-commanding “let’s get fit.” Instead of pointing fingers at the general public, Let’s get fit doesn’t lay blame for the growing problem on anybody in particular and encourages us all to get up from our desks and away from our TVs and get excited about exercise.

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IMAGINE"Fantasy is a necessary

ingredient for living"- Dr. Seuss

BRIEFBe a kid again; imagine.

Never Forget to Play is a series of images promoting the use of imagination. I did this completely on my own, mostly for fun. Here's why: I hated growing up. Still do. And I suppose I still haven't. When I was a kid, I was always that one playing with a piece of paper in the corner. To most it was exactly that, just a kid playing with a piece of paper. But to me, that paper was a old-time war plane; my blocks were the Eifel Tower; my slide was a roller coaster; and my keyboard was a grand piano. I'm part of the last generation that grew up without smartphones, Playstations, and iPads; I grew up with sticks and legos and big wheels - what was I supposed to do, but imagine?

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SO YEAH...THAT’S PRETTY MUCH ME.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU. LET’S TALK SOON.

SAM VICKARS+1 (604) 369 4890

sam.vickars@gmail.com

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SAM VICKARS+1 (604) 379 4890