
Graphic Designer, Kohl Designs
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Graphic Designer, Kohl Designs
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Your company’s brand is the cornerstone for everything you do. It symbolizes the products and services you offer … represents your core values … and conveys a promise to your customers and prospects.
Kohl Designs can help you develop your brand through innovative custom design solutions. From your logo to your website to all other communications materials, we can help you build a youthful brand image that creates a lasting impression.
We are a boutique-style studio offering full-service solutions. We pride ourselves on creating a true partnership with each of our clients. We’ll take the time to get to know your business and your dreams. Then, we’ll put our creativity and imagination to work…translating your vision into great design.
Specialties: brand development, corporate identity, creative print, and web design and development
Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, DreamWeaver, Adobe ImageReady, HTML/CSS
(Graphic Design industry)
1991 — Present (18 years )
• Develop corporate identity, web design, user interface design, direct mail advertising, annual publications, catalogs, magazine and newspaper advertising, Flash animations and website support and maintenance
• Clients include: Priceline.com, Westin Hotels, Time Warner Cable, Northrop Grumman, Sage Software, Paragon Homes, Remax, Honest Tea, Carpathia Hosting, InBank, Handwriting Without Tears, cuisine by bleu, bleu studio, and many more.
• Portfolio: www.kohldesigns.com
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)
May 2001 — February 2007 (5 years 10 months)
• Provide design and creative strategy for online, multimedia, and print materials for various initiatives at this leading $8.7-billion ISP.
• Establish and develop the branding and visual identity of AOL projects, and create effective internal marketing materials for 16,000 employees and consultants
• Execute on a complex and emerging branding structure for corporate entity and various properties
• Developed a departmental plan that delivers in excess of $300,000 in cost-savings annually
• Received Outstanding Achievement Award for the UI design of an HR online Manager Tool
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
• Created and produced all graphical design and multimedia development of corporate Intranet and Internet sites, marketing materials, and graphical UIs for software products
• Translated the corporate mission and strategy into a suite of new corporate materials
• Collaborated with executives and key players in Software, Web, Marketing, and E-Commerce to assure consistent creative direction and branding
(Telecommunications industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years )
Multimedia/Creative Manager
• Responsible for creative design, graphics, animations, and evaluating technologies for use on Extranet, Internet, and Intranet sites
• Developed and executed design, information structure, and build-out of 9,000-page Intranet
Webmaster/Web Designer
• Sole responsibility for the Intranet: design/graphics/animations, HTML, ASP, and site maintenance
BFA , Advertising Photography , 1983 — 1988
BNI