Meet the CorelDRAW Masters

Anand started his career in 1983 as a Media Executive in an advertising agency, after receiving an education in commerce. He resigned as Media Director to start his own design studio in 1991 where he would go on to create 5000 creative designs. Anand has created nearly everything including brochures, leaflets, point-of-purchase materials, textile prints, packaging and branding for various products and services. In the last decade, he’s worked as a CorelDRAW Strategic Training Partner.

Ariel is a long-standing graphics professional with 40 years of experience under his belt. Having started before modern home computers, Ariel started his career designing in a more hands-on manner. Come the year 1990, when CorelDRAW launched, he took his knowledge to the digital space. In his time using CorelDRAW he has developed magazines, business cards, vehicle wraps, signage, print production, and even housing plans.

Daniel has spent the last 20 years in the industry working on brand identity in sports and varying industries. He was inspired to get his start after observing an architect’s line of work and was taken under his wing. In the beginning, he used Paint to create some graphics but after discovering the capabilities of CorelDRAW he decided to expand his range, especially with print. Daniel has said he has never encountered a project that he wasn't able to complete using CorelDRAW.

Joseph is a proud 3rd generation artist, having soaked up all he could about craftsmanship and the industry from family members before him. At his family business, Diaz Sign Art, his favorite project is hand-painted murals because it mixes traditional sign making techniques and more modern techniques, with the assistance of CorelDRAW. He’s won awards including the CorelDRAW International Design Contest and had murals featured at festivals and museums.

Pratik found his love for design and creative expression at a young age and carried that passion forward. First starting out in a CorelDRAW training faculty, in 1994, he eventually used that knowledge to work full-time in graphic design. Over the 25 years in the industry, he has worked on print and web media for brands like Provogue, Sun Pharma, Median BioPharma and more. Pratik finds having a customizable UI beneficial for managing different workflows.

Stefan started in the graphic and illustration field in 1997, with CorelDRAW in tow. He knew from the age of 13 that he wanted to work in the arts. Now, after spending over 20 years in the industry as a freelance designer, Stefan has worked on various Illustrations for magazines, advertising, book publishers and design. For the art he does day-to-day, either for work or pleasure, he finds freehand tools and color management features are important.

Since grade school, Richard has known that he wanted to get into art and design. He started working for an Imprinted Apparel Company as a screen-printer. Once he learned the lay of the land he taught himself the pre-press side of the business. Eventually, he left to open his own company, with clients around the globe, and uses CorelDRAW for color separation and graphic manipulation. One of his most proud achievements using CorelDRAW was designing a ship's crest for the Egyptian Navy.