Graphic designer providing personalized high impact designs. Excellent design skills and meticulous execution make for sophisticated and professional designs.

graphic design skills

    Photoshop - Design graphics, photo manipulation and color correction
    Illustrator - Create vector images and detailed illustrations
    InDesign - Create magazine layouts and publications
    QuarkXPress - Produce page layouts and designs
    Dreamweaver/Flash - Create web pages
    Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

design experience

Art Director – Artistik Magazine, Tampa, FL   4/09 - Present
    Created initial branding for the publication
    Created a template for the entire magazine to make the design process more efficient
    Manage the design team
Graphic Designer – Artistik Magazine, Tampa, FL   11/07 - 3/09
    Created numerous layouts for featured articles
    Participated in the creation of concepts for the magazine
Freelance Graphic Designer, Tampa, FL   1/08 - Present
    Social Forces: designed recipe cards and Spec sheets.
    PeakBiety Branding + Advertising: contributed in the layout of advertisements.
    Designs By Cherie: designed identity package and advertisements. Designed and developed web page.
    KandiCorp: designed web pages, blog interface, and publication layouts.

Graphic Design Internship – PeakBiety Branding + Advertising, Tampa, FL   1/09 - 3/09
    Assisted in the design of logos, layouts, photo manipulation, and concept development
Graphic Designer – IADT Student Services, Tampa, FL   4/07 - 8/07
    Created flyers and announcements for school events
    Provided excellent customer service to students and staff

industry awards

    BEST OF SHOW Student Addy Award - Self-promotion 2008
    Silver Student Addy Award - Identity Package 2009

education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, GPA–4.0   3/09
International Academy of Design and Technology, Tampa, FL
Masters of Architecture, - completed two years, GPA-3.8   8/04 - 8/06
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Bachelors of Liberal Arts, Spanish and French, GPA-3.8   8/04
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL