Independent Freelance Graphic & Web Design
Greater New York City Area
Independent Freelance Graphic & Web Design
Greater New York City Area
I come from a varied background of arts and music, a recent but enthusiastic convert to the world of commercial arts and graphic design.
Love screenprinting, still working sometimes as a viola/violin player, and I would like to apprentice to a good web design/ branding studio.
will write a less boring summary soon.
Adobe CS3- InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Bridge, HTML/CSS, print pre-press, web image compression, screenprinting, project management
(Arts and Crafts industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
custom hand screenprinting - tshirts & concert posters
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Designed an updated, cost efficient layout for the lookbook // Ongoing responsibilities include photo-retouching + typesetting of lookbooks
(Graphic Design industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
I am available for freelance graphic design, web design work and custom Wordpress theme development & installation for small businesses.
I have a particular interest/experience in working with other independent professionals in the arts industry, fashion and also local food & farming.
I am also available for barter work... if you are interested in something give me a call and we can discuss!
(Media Production industry)
April 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 8 months)
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2007 — April 2009 (2 years 2 months)
Core member of the design team // Worked closely with art director to
develop brand print identity // Sleek yet approachable style applied
efficiently to all promo materials within a modest budget // Contributed a festival logo, ad campaign concept, festival signage + registration forms
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2007 — October 2007 (2 months)
manage color printing// prepare shells + shippers for ad mechanicals with InDesign
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Essential to many aspects of the company // Handled daily book keeping, processed orders + payments // Performed inventory + vendor/ client database upkeep // Collaborated with owner to develop new products + design a trade show booth for the National Stationery Show // Design duties included print + web pre-production, light packaging design, promotional mailers, + product sheets
(Entertainment industry)
May 1998 — 2007 (9 years )
Playing violin favorites while strolling among holiday diners
(Libraries industry)
January 2002 — May 2005 (3 years 5 months)
Standing behind a desk, making collages from discarded book jackets forever.
2005 — 2006
BM , Viola Performance , 2001 — 2005
connecting with plants and animals on an intuitive level, juxtapositions, accidents, disintegration of signage, printing, sewing, sculpting, pantomime, space, microtonality, transparency, recycling, transformation
AIGA NY, Type Directors Club, Freelancers Union, Fractured Atlas