
Graphic Designer & Art Director, MelissaDesign
San Francisco Bay Area

Graphic Designer & Art Director, MelissaDesign
San Francisco Bay Area
Melissa creates dynamic designs & offers personalized service, with attention to deadlines and details, from concept to publication. Continued support for in-house design projects and web mastering also available. Services include: Web Design, Package Design, Logo Design, Illustrations, Brochures and Newsletters, Book Design, Trade Show Graphics, photo retouching and conceptual design for new products. Copy writing, branding and editing also available.
Specializing in all Adobe CS3 products: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash & InDesign.
(Self-Employed; Design industry)
March 1993 — Present (16 years 5 months)
Graphic and Web Design Company. Services include: Web Design, Package Design, Logo Design, Illustrations, Brochures, Newsletters, Book Design, Trade Show Graphics, Conceptual Product Design
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; EDS; Management Consulting industry)
January 1989 — March 1993 (4 years 3 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
January 1988 — December 1988 (1 year)
M.A. , Art & History , 1982 — 1984
B.A. , History, Art, Art History , 1978 — 1982
Graduated Cum Laude, Studied abroad in Florence Italy in the fall of 1981, Worked for the school news paper, Designed for Student Union, Set Designer for Campus Theater Productions, Worked as a Curator for the Art History Department
Italian Language, Travel, Painting
NAPP -National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Director of FAME fine art volunteer program for Weibel Elementary
Best Package Design – Cultured Products” in the 2008 Achieving Excellence Marketing Awards competition for Breyers YoCrunch Yogurt