About Sharon
Senior Graphic Designer
Desktop and Design
My Story
My name is Sharon Mendelaoui, (pronounced Men-de-la-wi) a graphic designer working for corporate marketing teams in the financial, telecommunications and CPG industries for over fifteen years.
I started Desktop and Design to offer freelance graphic design services tailored to corporate companies that need a team player who is happy to wear graphic design and desktop publishing hats.
I love the challenge of turning complex marketing documents into beautifully styled Word documents. I have agency clients that send me InDesign documents and ask me to convert them into PowerPoint templates and set up detailed slide masters their team can use for their pitch decks.
My specialties include:
- I need this ASAP?
- I have another project.
- How fast can you get it to me (while making sure it is perfect)?
- Can you fix this 300-page HR manual – the table of contents doesn’t work?
From Microsoft templates and documents, logo design, social media posts to customized WordPress websites and blog consultations, my clients know they can come to me to get their projects completed affordably.
I can provide desktop publishing and graphic design services from my home office (based in Toronto) as well as on-site contracts long or short.

Experience
Freelance Graphic Designer
Desktop and Design
Present
Sr. Graphic Designer
Maple Leaf Foods
Oct 2010 – Nov 2014
Creative Services Manager
Mackie Research Capital
Mar 2006 – Oct 2010
Senior Desktop Publisher
National Bank Financial
Aug 2001 – Mar 2006
Education
OSEB Program
Ontario Self Employment Benefit
May 2015 – February 2016
George Brown College
Multiple Design Courses
2005 – 2010
Bachelor Admin. Arts
Ryerson University
1995
Bachelor of Science
Trent Univerisy
1992
Awards
Second Place | Best Blog
Daily Dream 360 came in second place as one of Canada’s Best Blogs by the Society of American Travel Writers in 2016.
2017 Board of Directors Cup
Sharon was presented with the Society of American Travel Writer’s board of directors cup for her contributions SATW as a new member.
My Latest Work

My Skills
- Graphic Design
- Wordpress website customizations
- social media
- Blogging