Design Manager at Old Navy, Gap Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Design Manager at Old Navy, Gap Inc.
- Illustrator | Licensed Artist | Art Director | Designer at www.cindymedia.com
- Past
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- Art Director of Product Development at Papyrus
- Production & Design at Business 2.0, Time Inc
- Designer (Contract Assignment) at Chronicle Books
- Designer & Production Manager at Proworx a division of Cline Davis & Mann
- Color Specialist/ Designer at Image Axis
- Education
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- University of The Arts
- Type Camp- Galiano: August 2008
- University of California, Berkeley
- Center for Electronic Arts
- Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
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Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Summary
Art Director respected for innovative conceptual thinking and creative problem solving, while considering the fiscal realities of production costs and sales optimization.
10-year career in Creative, ranging from freelance work to Fortune 500 employment.
Full Cycle Product Development from Concept to Final Production.
Team Leader that builds and fosters a creative team environment.
Superb organization skills, with ability to create processes to streamline workflows between internal teams, contract artists, and vendors.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, through public speaking and client presentations.
Thorough knowledge of electronic and traditional print techniques, including specialty processes, finishing and press checking.
Expert usage in current versions of Mac-based design applications. [InDesign Quark XPress, PhotoShop and Illustrator]
Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Specialties:
Illustration, Design, Art Direction, Product Development
Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Experience
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Design Manager
Old Navy, Gap Inc.
(Public Company; Retail industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
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Illustrator | Licensed Artist | Art Director | Designer
www.cindymedia.com
(Design industry)
1998 — Present (11 years)
Clients Include: 4C Charity Cards, Americhip, Barton Cotton, Brand Castle, Bike NY, Chocolate Sophisticate, Cook Communication, dgInventive/Paper Prince, H.E.A.R, KFOG, Klutz, Old Navy, OM Baby Food, The Paper Magic Group, Marian Heath Greeting Cards, Murals Your Way, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
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Art Director of Product Development
Papyrus
(Design industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
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Production & Design
Business 2.0, Time Inc
(Publishing industry)
2000 — 2006 (6 years)
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Designer (Contract Assignment)
Chronicle Books
(Design industry)
May 2004 — March 2005 (11 months)
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Designer & Production Manager
Proworx a division of Cline Davis & Mann
(Pharmaceuticals industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Color Specialist/ Designer
Image Axis
(Design industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Education
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University of The Arts
BFA , Illustration , 1994 — 1998
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Type Camp- Galiano: August 2008
TYPOGRAPHY 2008
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University of California, Berkeley
Continuing Education Classes
Design, Web & Children's Illustration Classes
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Center for Electronic Arts
Continuing Education Classes
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Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Business Planning
Additional Information
Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Websites:
Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Interests:
Art, Design, Illustration, Snowboarding, My Family
Cindy Ann Ganaden’s Groups:
AIGA- My Husband is on the Board, facebook
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Greeting Card Network
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