Bryan Klausmeyer

Current

• Co-Founder, Editor, Blogger at Velvet Howler
• Founder, Lead Designer at Ivy Street Design, Inc.

Past

• Undergraduate Researcher at Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
• Data Consultant, Graphic and Web Designer at The Szymoniak Firm, P.A.

Education

• University of Michigan

Connections

9 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Summary

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Specialties:

‣ Research: German language, theory, organization, editing.
‣ Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; HTML, PHP, CSS, WordPress, WC3 standards-compliant design.

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Experience

• Co-Founder, Editor, Blogger

  Velvet Howler

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  December 2006 — Present (3 years )

  ‣ Founded an online magazine with a focus on current events and culture.
  ‣ Manage and edit a staff of seven writers.
  ‣ Maintain a steady audience of over a thousand unique readers a month.
  ‣ Over 25,000 readers since January 2007.

• Founder, Lead Designer

  Ivy Street Design, Inc.

  (Graphic Design industry)

  September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

  ‣ My graphic design company and personal portfolio.
  ‣ Close to a dozen clients since founding.

• Undergraduate Researcher

  Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

  (Research industry)

  September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)

  ‣ Interviewed staff from various on-campus museums.
  ‣ Wrote a number of articles on museum staff for Arts @ Michigan's Click on the Arts program.
  ‣ Designed graphics for poster campaign to publicize on-campus arts-related activities.

• Data Consultant, Graphic and Web Designer

  The Szymoniak Firm, P.A.

  (Law Practice industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

  ‣ Worked as data analyst transcribing legal material for cases.
  ‣ Designed law firm homepage.
  ‣ Created Fraud Digest (http://www.frauddigest.com), one of the largest online databases of fraud allegations.

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Education

• University of Michigan

  BA , History, German , 2005 — 2009

  ‣ Graduated with Highest Honors in History. Recipient of the Robert Hayden Humanities Award and the Arthur Fondiler Award. Six-time recipient of James B. Angell Scholar Award.
  
  ‣ Member of the LS&A and History Honors Programs. Senior honors thesis titled "Transcritical Encounters in Lacanian Psychoanalysis," 2009.
  
  ‣ Attended intensive six-week German language program at Freie Universität Berlin through FUBiS Program (http://fubis.org).

  Activities and Societies:

  Click on the Arts, Avant Garde Interest Group, Free Thinkers Study Society, Psychoanalytic Theory Club, Michigan Journal of History

Additional Information

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Interests:

German Idealism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, critical theory, graphic and web design, blogging, editing, research.

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Groups:

•    University of Michigan Alumni
•    Förderung der deutschen Sprache
•    Deutschland Konnektion
•    DreamDesigners

Bryan Klausmeyer’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch