Amy Lamp

Current

• Design Director at Forty Agency
• Communications Director (Arizona) at AIGA

Past

• Owner/Designer at Amy Lamp Design
• Graphic Designer at Switch Studio

Education

• University of Northern Iowa

Recommended

1 person has recommended Amy

Connections

76 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio

Amy Lamp’s Summary

12 years of design experience, including print design and logo/identity design. Over seven years of magazine design experience. Passion for typography and organizing information to be clear to the viewer. Three+ years of web design/coding experience.

Amy Lamp’s Specialties:

Managing and clarifying large amounts of information, such as magazines and web sites.
Typography.

Amy Lamp’s Experience

• Design Director

  Forty Agency

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2009 — Present (9 months)

  I'm the design director at Forty, where I create web sites, printed materials and other branding communications. I focus on quality, clarity and usability and am passionate about creating pieces that get response.

• Communications Director (Arizona)

  AIGA

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  AIGA, the professional association for design, is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice. AIGA sets the national agenda for the role of design in its economic, social, political, cultural and creative contexts. AIGA is the oldest and largest membership association for professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of designing. Founded as the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1914 as a small, exclusive club, AIGA now represents 22,000 designers through national activities and local programs developed by 59 chapters and 240 student groups.

• Owner/Designer

  Amy Lamp Design

  (Graphic Design industry)

  February 2007 — March 2009 (2 years 2 months)

  Worked with small businesses and freelanced for larger companies to provide web, print and logo design services in the Phoenix area.

• Graphic Designer

  Switch Studio

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  March 2004 — February 2007 (3 years )

Amy Lamp’s Education

• University of Northern Iowa

  1994 — 1997

Additional Information

Amy Lamp’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio

Amy Lamp’s Interests:

typography, design, communication, letterpress, logos, magazines, web sites, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver

Amy Lamp’s Groups:

AIGA

•    Refresh Phoenix

Amy Lamp’s Honors:

• Chosen as one of the top twenty-one design graduates in the United States by Print magazine, featured in their January 1999 issue.
• 2007 AIGA Prisma Award for a letterpress project.

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