Design Professional
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Principal at Allie Creative (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Designer at Ning
- Senior Web Designer at Willamette University
- Web and Print Publications Manager at Azusa Pacific University
- Education
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- Azusa Pacific University
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Allison Towers’s Summary
Just because something is as useful and reliable as your favorite circa-1992 sweater doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be every bit as lovely as your most stunning evening gown. We should be able to take delight in the everyday — the tools we use, the people we affect, the stories we tell — and this drives my desire to make the web both usable and beautiful. I’m a firm believer in design as storytelling. I’m passionate about the emotional response to design. I’m deeply committed to design that does its job — design that is responsive and communicative, enchanting and appropriate, accessible and unassuming.
Allison Towers’s Specialties:
typography, illustration, web standards, CSS, XHTML, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, branding, identity
Allison Towers’s Experience
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Principal
Allie Creative (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)
September 2001 — Present (7 years 11 months)
Offering web, print and identity design services and specialize in elegant, responsive conceptual design; standards-compliant, accessible web design (HTML/XHTML, CSS); typography; identity development; and consulting. Visit www.alliecreative.com/folio/ for samples of my recent work.
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Designer
Ning
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2008 — July 2008 (6 months)
Front-end design (HTML, CSS, JS) and visual design for social networking.
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Senior Web Designer
Willamette University
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Design industry)
August 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 4 months)
Responsible for all phases of development, including project management, requirements engineering, interaction
design, visual design, content editing, implementation and deployment. Autonomously managed significant sections of the website, including the College of Liberal Arts, College of Law, administrative departments and campus events. Created dynamic, standards-compliant websites that presented organized, accessible content within visually-engaging infrastructures. Collaborated on vision and strategy for the university website as a whole, providing leadership in project management, client relationships and visual/conceptual design. Interfaced and collaborated with print designers, writers, administrators, faculty and other staff members. -
Web and Print Publications Manager
Azusa Pacific University
(Design industry)
2001 — 2005 (4 years)
Designed, coded and maintained multiple department websites; composed and managed content for all department sites. Composed numerous print publications including user guides, advertisements, posters, brochures, etc. Mentored and managed student technicians, coordinated with other on-campus departments and provided support to students, faculty and staff.
Allison Towers’s Education
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Azusa Pacific University
BS , Computer Science , 2001 — 2005
Graduated magna cum laude. Recognized as Computer Science Student of the Year 2005. Minored in biblical studies. Served as a copywriter for the campus newspaper, the Clause, for two terms. Participated in choir as an alto during freshman and sophomore years.
- Activities and Societies:
- Bel Canto, University Choir and Orchestra, IMT Student Services, The Clause
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