San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Art Director at e-agency
- Volunteer Graphic Designer / Web Developer at The Taproot Foundation
- Past
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- Freelance / Volunteer Graphic Designer (Self-employed)
- Graphic Designer (part time position) at Waxcreative Design
- Art Director at eStudio
- Creative Supervisor at Wave Systems Corporation
- Freelance Graphic Designer (Self-employed)
- Website Creative Director/Photoshop Supervisor at Manex Visual Effects
- Digital Graphic Designer at IMAX Ridefilm
- Education
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- School of Visual Arts
- Hampshire College
- Bard College at Simon's Rock
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Deirdre Antes Spencer’s Summary
With fifteen years’ experience in designing print and electronic marketing collateral in both staff and freelance positions, I have designed for a wide range of businesses and clients, including visual effects companies, new media start-ups, museums and other non-profit organizations, semiconductor corporations, and boutique web design studios. I am equally proficient in both print design (from concept to prepress) and web design (from site architecture to XHTML and CSS coding).
Deirdre Antes Spencer’s Specialties:
Website design and printed marketing collateral: site architecture, wire frames, XHTML, CSS, film output, pre-press. Software: Mac OSX and Windows platforms; Photoshop, ImageReady, Freehand, Fireworks, Acrobat, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, HTML editors, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and more.
Deirdre Antes Spencer’s Experience
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Art Director
e-agency
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — Present (5 months)
E-agency is a full service branding communications company.
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Volunteer Graphic Designer / Web Developer
The Taproot Foundation
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2005 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Projects include: The Wellness Community website (2008) • Streetside Stories website (2006)
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Freelance / Volunteer Graphic Designer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
March 2001 — December 2007 (6 years 10 months)
Clients included: e-agency • JAK Designs Hand-loomed Knitwear • Scalent • DuDell & Associates • Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue • Exhale • BeachBaby Santa Cruz
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Graphic Designer (part time position)
Waxcreative Design
(Graphic Design industry)
February 2005 — March 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Waxcreative is a boutique web design studio specializing in niche marketing for best selling and up-and-coming romance authors.
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Art Director
eStudio
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)
July 2000 — February 2001 (8 months)
eStudio was a new media firm that designed marketing collateral primarily for other Silicon Valley start-ups.
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Creative Supervisor
Wave Systems Corporation
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; WAVX; Internet industry)
March 1999 — November 1999 (9 months)
Wave Systems makes trusted computing security products.
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
February 1998 — February 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Clients included: The Berkshire Museum • KinderMuse Entertainment, LLC. • Blue Q • StonySoft / The Voyager Company
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Website Creative Director/Photoshop Supervisor
Manex Visual Effects
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
May 1996 — January 1998 (1 year 9 months)
Manex Visual Effects (MVFX, formerly MASS.ILLUSION) was best known for its Oscar-winning work on feature films What Dreams May Come and The Matrix trilogy.
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Digital Graphic Designer
IMAX Ridefilm
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
August 1994 — April 1996 (1 year 9 months)
IMAX Ridefilm created entertaining simulator rides using IMAX technology.
Additional Information
Deirdre Antes Spencer’s Websites:
Deirdre Antes Spencer’s Groups:
AIGA, Taproot Foundation
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Simon's Rock Alumni member -
Art & Design member
Deirdre Antes Spencer’s Honors:
2007 Horizon Interactive Awards, Public Service/Non-profit
2005 Horizon Interactive Awards, Self-promotion/Corp. ID
2005 DesignFirms.org, Web Design Award Winner
