Samantha Walker

Current

• freelance designer (for) at Creative Imaginations
• owner at Samantha Walker Design (Self-employed)

Past

• Owner/Designer at A Room with a View (Sole Proprietorship)
• Custom Decorator at Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Education

• Brigham Young University

Recommended

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Connections

42 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio
• photography and more

Samantha Walker’s Summary

Licensing Designs to Alpine Fabrics.

Licensing Paper, sticker and scrapbook product designs for Creative Imaginations.

Licensing 3-D paper board designs for Creative Imaginations bare elements line.

Freelance illustration including work for FLAX art and design, Focus on the Family, New Moon Magazine for girls.

Samantha Walker’s Specialties:

licensing, illustration, typography, graphic design, pattern design, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Samantha Walker’s Experience

• freelance designer (for)

  Creative Imaginations

  (Design industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  currently designing scrapbook paper and products for Creative Imaginations as an independant freelance designer under a licensing contract.

• owner

  Samantha Walker Design (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)

  December 1994 — Present (15 years 1 month)

  licensing or freelance art and design. Specialties include: scrapbook paper designs, sticker art, children's illustration, pattern/textile design, 3-D paper board design.
  
  I work in various styles including, collage, acrylic, watercolor, computer based art, typography, photography and combinations of the above.

• Owner/Designer

  A Room with a View (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Design industry)

  January 2002 — December 2006 (5 years )

  Custom decorating and window treatment design.
  
  Running a home office, keeping records.

• Custom Decorator

  Sears, Roebuck and Co.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Design industry)

  April 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 9 months)

  in home decorating consultations for windows and bedding.

Samantha Walker’s Education

• Brigham Young University

  Design/illustration , illustration, fine art, graphic design , 1990 — 1995

  Senior Gold Award in Illustration

  Activities and Societies:

  illustration Department, New York internship, Univeristy Chorale, Poetry and Powertools (informal band)

Additional Information

Samantha Walker’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio
• photography and more

Samantha Walker’s Interests:

licensing, freelancing, designing, painting, creating, textiles, pattern development, 3-D design.

Samantha Walker’s Groups:

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•    Brigham Young University Alumni
•    Communication Arts
•    SCBWI
•    Brand Licensing Contacts
•    Women in Toys
•    BYU Illustration and Studio Arts
•    Illustrati
•    Graphic Design Professional Group
•    Art of Licensing
•    The Official Brigham Young University Alumni Network

Samantha Walker’s Honors:

Finalist in the Creating Keepsakes Magazine Scrapbooker of the Year 2006

Winner of the Memory Makers 2005 Master competition

Runner up of the Memory Makers 2004 Master competition

Neenah Paper scrapbook layout competition winner

7 time winner of the FLAX art and design cover competition

Samantha Walker’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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