Kelly O'Dell Stanley

Current

• Creative Director and President at KOS Design Inc

Past

• Partner at Studio 942
• Graphic Designer at The Farm
• Art Director at Caldwell Van Riper

• Graphic Design Intern at Young & Laramore

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Education

• Ball State University
• Westminster College, Oxford
• Southmont Jr.-Sr. High School

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Recommended

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Connections

63 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• KOS Design
• Studio 942

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Summary

• Graphic design for print and web, copywriting, creative concepting
• Targeted, innovative creative solutions for your specific product, audience and industry – never a cookie-cutter approach
• Experience across diverse industries, with a specialty in marketing for real estate development companies, both in designing materials for new construction and in implementing and expanding creative platforms for existing construction assets

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Experience

• Creative Director and President

  KOS Design Inc

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 1994 — Present (15 years 9 months)

  • Art director, designer and writer for projects including logo design, development and applications; brochures; packaging and retail applications; newsletters; signage; invitations; catalogs; website design.
  • Extensive experience in identity development and marketing communications for multifamily housing and real estate development companies across the U.S.
  • Winner of National Association of Homebuilders Pillar of the Industry Awards
  • Work accepted for publication in Print Magazine and four Rockport Publishing "Best of..." Design books

• Partner

  Studio 942

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  Creation of greeting cards and other retail products

• Graphic Designer

  The Farm

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2005 — July 2007 (2 years 5 months)

  Graphic design and creative collaboration for multiple industries

• Art Director

  Caldwell Van Riper

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 1991 — February 1994 (3 years 1 month)

  Art director and designer for all project types, with clients from industries as diverse as heating/cooling, banking, hospitals, electrical power, building materials, and specialty food products.

• Graphic Design Intern

  Young & Laramore

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 1989 — August 1989 (4 months)

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Education

• Ball State University

  BFA , Graphic Design , 1985 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Honors College Graduate, Cum Laude, Whitinger Scholar, Ball State State Scholarship recipient, Undergraduate Fellow in Mathematics, Graphic Design Guild, Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, Art Directors Club of Indiana, Excellence in Teaching/University Professorship Committee, Student Art Show Committee

• Westminster College, Oxford

  Foreign study program with Ball State University 1987 — 1987

• Southmont Jr.-Sr. High School

  Graduate , College Prep , 1978 — 1985

Additional Information

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Websites:

• KOS Design
• Studio 942

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Interests:

home decorating, making jewelry, Mac technology, writing, photography, reading

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Groups:

American Advertising Federation, North Central Indiana member
The Athenian

•    National Apartment and Multi-Family Housing Network
•    The Apartment Buzz Network
•    Apartments Professionals Network
•    Multifamily Insiders
•    BUILDER
•    Graphic Design Business

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Honors:

Two honorable mentions in Writer's Digest Annual Writing Awards (2008)
Design work published in Best of Business Card Design 4, Letterhead and Logo Design 4, The Best of the Best of Business Card Design, Color: Building Great Designs with Color, Print Magazine Regional Design Annual
First Coast Apartment Association Concept of the Year
Public Relations Society of America, honorable mention, East Central District
Public Relations Society of America Pinnacle Award, Hoosier Chapter
ADDY awards, state and district
Art Directors Club of Indiana, Top 10 Award and Citations of Excellence
Ball State University Outstanding Young Alumni nominee
and the crowning achievement:
Runner-up in the Indianapolis Star's Pathetic Prose contest (2000)

Kelly O'Dell Stanley’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch