
Sole Proprieter at Midwest Modern Girl
Topeka, Kansas Area

Sole Proprieter at Midwest Modern Girl
Topeka, Kansas Area
Visual communication and concept development of logotypes, icons, business systems, posters, corporate identities, advertisements, annual reports, promotional packaging, editorial design and CD design.
Expressive and creative use of typography with extensive knowledge of its terminology and history.
Experience with traditional and electronic pre-press production, photography (black/white and digital), color theory, three-dimensional design, illustration, drawing, flash and web design.
Proficient in (both Mac OS X and Windows XP): Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash
Also Experienced in: ImageReady, Quark Xpress and Fireworks
Other skills and interests: Photography, Book Arts, Letterpress and Screenprinting
(Public Company; PIR; Retail industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
(Graphic Design industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
(Photography industry)
January 2009 — June 2009 (6 months)
While at this internship, I assisted the photographers with in-studio and on location photo shoots, daily maintenance of the studio, set up and tear down of product shots and gained a deeper knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
(Graphic Design industry)
August 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Designer with a focus on conceptual ideas and an eye for detail, composition and typography.
While at this position I created a custom invitation and stationery line, client custom invitations (wedding, pop-up for Halloween, save the dates, birth announcements, graduation, etc.), advertising for Bennett Schneider, branding and identity for Tumbleweed Design Studio (design services offered through Bennett Schneider), monthly email newsletter, redesign of Bennett Schneider logo, corporate identity, promotional mailers, photo styling and assisted in merchandising displays.
Bachelor of Fine Arts , Graphic Design , 2003 — 2007
typography, photography, paper, fashion, celebrity gossip, reading blogs, interior design, wedding magazines and decorating our apartment