About Me
Hey there, thanks for stopping in! So you clicked “About Me” because you're either interested in who I am as a designer or you're stalking me, either one I am comfortable with. First things first, I recently graduated from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a B.F.A. in Graphic and Advertising Design and want to continue to learn and grow as a designer, even though I am done with school. I am proficient in all the Adobe Creative Suite programs, Microsoft Office, and I'm familiar with Dreamweaver, HTML, and I'm a world class doodler and enjoy illustrating too. I have a strong passion for design and have always loved art since before I could remember.
As important as it is for a designer to read design magazines like HOW, Archive, and Print, or fascinate over new typography or apple gadget - I think it is also important to have non-design hobbies as well. A lot of my inspiration comes from...everywhere really. I am a very creative and imaginative person. I find traveling to be one of the most inspiring experiences, and have been fortunate to travel overseas several times in my life. Some of my interests include: yardsaling, concerts and music festivals, watching cheesy horror movies while eating on BBQ chips and cookie dough ice cream, reading, Halloween, comics, video games, classic zombie and 80's movies, hiking, deep sea fishing, antiques, playing the harmonica, and gallery hopping.
Well I hope you like what you see and feel free to look around or shoot me an email if you would like to. I'd be more than happy to hear from you!
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RESUME + CONTACT
EDUCATION:
BFA Communication Design
Deans list GPA 3.6
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Dreamweaver Suitcase
Microsoft Office Suite
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Hand illustration
Strong Digital Editing skills using Photoshop
Digital photography
Exceptional brainstorming skills
Creative thinking
Great development skills
Organization skills
Outstanding work ethic
AWARDS:
Bloomsburg High School Art Award
Four Year Recipient of the Dora and Kalnoski Art Scholarship
Skopje international student competition finalist for Power vs. Poverty Poster
Nominee to Represent Kutztown University in City Harvest’s Non-Profit Ad Competition in New York City
Nominated for the Dianne V. Dockery Advertising Design Senior Award
ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
FREELANCE DESIGNER
MCS INDUSTRIES INC. Spring 2011
Easton, Pennsylvania
Designed home decorating products for Walmart, Bed Bath and Beyond, Target, Michaels, and Notions.
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY PRINT LAB MONITOR
COMMUNICATION DESIGN DEPARTMENT
Fall 2009-Spring 2011
Prepared and executed students’ digital files for output to printers, collected fees and assisted students with program inquiries, recorded and organized print jobs.
DESIGNER
ASHLEY MANCIL Spring 2011
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Designing summer wedding invitations and stationary, based on the theme of the wedding.
DESIGNER
JANELLE DONELLEY Spring 2011
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Designed web banner and logo for header of kitchen blog.
DESIGNER
EXTRINSICA GLOBAL LIMITED — Fall 2009-Present
Commerce House. Oxfordshire, England
Designed graphics and illustrations to support their branding at Extrinsica Global Limited, and for the company’s website and other applications.
DESIGNER FOR AIGA DESIGNATHON
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
Spring 2009-2010
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Volunteered time to design a complete project within a 24-hour period for non-profit organizations. Designed logo for Lehigh Valley Amateur Astrological Society and Salvador Dali exhibition poster for Philadelphia Art Museum.
MEMBER OF AIGA
Fall 2009- Spring 2010
AIGA VICE PRESIDENT
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY CHAPTER
Fall 2009-Spring 2010
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Organized events and meetings for AIGA members and other design students and designed posters for events throughout campus.
HOUSE INDUSTRIES WORKSHOP
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY Spring 2010
Ken Barber from House Industries educated Kutztown University members about the use of monograms. Following presentation, I created my own personal monogram using all three initials of my name.