Tasty Design that Feeds Your Business
Greater Boston Area
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- Owner at the zen kitchen
- Past
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- Designer at Staples
- Graphic Designer at Independent Consulting
- Prepress/Design professional at Minuteman Press of Providence
- Education
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- Rhode Island College
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Dani Nordin’s Summary
Hi there! I'm a designer and consultant with over 10 years of experience working with specialty food companies, organic products and green businesses to create their brands and promote them through logos, eco-friendly print materials, strategic consulting and websites. My clients range from passionate entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies to non-profit and philanthropic organizations. You can view a complete portfolio at http://tzk-design.com.
My writing and design work has been featured in several online and print publications, including "LogoLounge 3," Boston Herald's Women's Business, and Creative Latitude. I also speak regularly on the subjects of women in business, marketing, green design, social media and green business for local business organizations, including the Center for Women and Enterprise and Downtown Women's Club.
In addition to my work with the zen kitchen and promoting sustainable practices within the design industry, I am also an avid writer, gardener, cook and yogi, who works these combined passions into various areas of my life and business.
Dani Nordin’s Specialties:
green design, logo design, standards-based web design (meaning that your site is easier to build and maintain, and looks great in all types of browsers), branding and identity, eco-friendly printed materials, networking, social media, blogging, most things food-related (especially vegetables)
Dani Nordin’s Experience
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Owner
the zen kitchen
(Graphic Design industry)
December 2005 — Present (4 years )
the zen kitchen is a smart, nimble collective of independent designers, marketing specialists, copywriters and foodies who create first-class brands, marketing campaigns, websites and packaging for specialty food, organic/natural products, entrepreneurs and corporations who want to share their good deeds. Whether you’re a Maker of Tasty Things who needs a sweet website, a manufacturer or retailer of organic and natural products who needs to project just the right image, or a professional services firm who needs to connect with more clients, we’ll work closely with you to get you the attention you need… and we’ll share a couple of good recipes along the way.
Services offered: communication strategy, websites (including content management systems, blogs and e-commerce), logo development, eco-friendly print design, Annual and Corporate Responsibility reports, design for events, ideas on what to have for dinner. -
Designer
Staples
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SPLS; Retail industry)
July 2005 — December 2005 (6 months)
Worked with Canadian Delivery division to create sell sheets, promotional mailers and catalogs, as well as informational brochures for direct mail efforts. Responsible for creating work quickly and accurately while maintaining creativity and staying on brand. Also worked with senior designer to translate cover concepts into interior layouts for 16-page promotional mailers.
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Graphic Designer
Independent Consulting
(Design industry)
January 1999 — December 2005 (7 years )
Independent Designer for national corporations, non-profits and small business. Worked closely with high-level decisionmakers on projects ranging from complete identity systems and annual reports to catalogs, product packaging, restaurant menus and POS displays. Selected clients include CVS/Pharmacy, Leon's Bistro, Stanley Bostitch, Lerner NY, Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, and the American Heart Association.
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Prepress/Design professional
Minuteman Press of Providence
(Graphic Design industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Dani Nordin’s Education
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Rhode Island College
Theatre, Graphic Design 1994 — 1997
An active participant in the school's theatre department, playing lead roles in "Torch Song Trilogy" and "Arsenic and Old Lace." I also regularly directed scenes from Shakespeare, Brecht and others during the course of my classwork (something I also did at Hope High School) and directed a full production of "Night Mother" while working a full-time job during the day and maintaining a 3.8 GPA.
Later, became active in the school's GLBT organization (the Rainbow Coalition) and the Poetry Club, eventually taking on a leadership role in both organizations.- Activities and Societies:
- Rainbow Coalition (GLBT organization), Poetry Club, Theatre department
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Dani Nordin’s Interests:
design, yoga, cooking, food, personal/professional development, gardening, spending time with various loved ones, social media, reading books that have nothing to do with business
Dani Nordin’s Groups:
Boston Women's Network, Downtown Women's Club, Co-Op America, Human Rights Campaign, Nature Conservancy, Organic Consumer's Association, Ladies Who Launch, Creative Latitude, Re-Nourish
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The Nibble: Gourmet Food Magazine -
Boston Women's Network -
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GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals -
Food and Beverage Sales and Marketing Global Network -
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MIF Gourmet B2B Network -
Renourish Green Graphic Design Collaborative -
NO!SPEC Campaign
Dani Nordin’s Honors:
2007 - Logo design featured in "LogoLounge III: 2,000 International Identities by Leading Designers" (Rockport Publishing, 2007)
2007 - Quoted in HOW Magazine as a resource for "In the Greener Good," an article about sustainable design.
2007 - Quoted in "Savvy Girl's Guide to Online Networking" (Diane Danielson and Lindsay Pollack)
Dani Nordin’s Contact Settings
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