Question 1

Overview

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"Design by aesthetics, not for purpose... Jk."

Gian is a graphic designer and creative entrepreneur from Manila, Philippines.

He was recently an in-house graphic designer for dog food brand Petchola, doing social media graphics, eCommerce layouts, trade marketing collaterals, and even the redesign of their website.

On the side, he also owns and runs three creative businesses: estitiks and HOHOL events (run as a one-man team), and Let Them Cook (a DJ-focused event series)

He is also exploring the world of Web3, occasionally minting NFTs, playing around with new protocols and tools available to the point that he has made his own $GIAN token.

Question 2

Graphic Design

Accepted Answer

His past work experience include working for the local offices of multinational advertising agencies DDB and Publicis, handling nationwide-known brands Mang Inasal and Rebisco to name a few. He has also done work for print in AKME Publishing Inc., where he did the layout for InFood Magazine and Asia Food News Magazine.

His most recent job was an in-house graphic designer for Petchola, a locally-made premium dog food brand.

Question 3

Web3

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After working in traditional organizations, he started working at Coinvise, a platform for creators to mint and distribute their own token, as community manager. There, he made content like newsletters on Substack, livestreams on Twitch, and hosting fireside chats with featured users on Discord to be turned into podcast episodes.

After that, he became the Community Manager for Tezos Philippines, advocating for the network in events like Art Fair Philippines, aside from the usual social media work.

He was also a contributor at Forefront where he hosted the weekly community calls, Tea Time.

Question 4

Creative Endeavors

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Gian runs and owns estitiks, a lifestyle brand mainly selling stickers and apparel online and in partner physical stores, and HOHOL events, an event organizing group making events that connects attendees with one another.

The latest addition is Let Them Cook, which he made with his friend Kyle Lim (Kadiliman). It is an event series where they let new DJs have their first gig, or experienced DJs experiment.

Gian Ferrer

He/Him. Graphic Designer, DJ, Creative Entrepreneur. 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭

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