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Experience
Designer at String Letter Publishing
November 2008–Present
Designer and illustrator for music magazines: Strings and Teen Strings. Also responsible for Strings Week, Strings Trade, and Strings Advertising News e-newsletters as well as web maintenance for the company's websites.
Freelance Designer
January 2004–Present
Warner Bros. Studios/McSweeney's
Retouched photos for "Heads On and We Shoot: The Making of Where the Wild Things Are" book.
New Echo Media
Branded and Designed Website. Developed graphics and illustrations for iPhone App interface.
Swanson Tool Company
Conceptualized and designed national print ad campaign. Redesigned product catalogs and promotional displays. Photographed tools and retouched existing product photos. Developed logo for the Speed Bevel, Lightning Level, and Wood Magnet. Illustrated technical drawings.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Branded Orientation and Move In Crew designs. Redesigned school T-shirt. Illustrated clothing buttons. Developed lesson plan for applying Projective Geometry concepts to Adobe Illustrator.
IndyMUG and Texas Roundtable
Developed logos.
Chef Enden's Bavarian Nut Haus
Designed website, product displays, packaging, signage, one-sheets, and coupons.
Ben Hartschuh Photography
Designed website.
Pro-Flex/Tru-Flex
Designed product packaging for Pro-Flex Gas Application Installation Kit.
Standup Packaging LLC
Designed business cards.
Pigeon Head Productions
Developed Logo.
Art Director at America's Best Companies
August 2007–October 2008
Designer/illustrator/photo retoucher of bimonthly magazine America's Best.
Design Assistant at SGDP
September 2006–December 2006
Branded the OES Market Group, updated Allstate Insurance ads, conceptualized holiday card for United Airlines, branded stationary for Connections Annual Homeless Benefit.
Design Assistant at Victory Records
September 2005–December 2005
Designed web banners, tour posters, flyers, and CD labels for various bands (Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, Atreyu, Action Action, Junior Varsity, Silverstein, Aiden, Ringworm, Tossers, and Straylight Run).
Awards and Exhibitions
Finalist, SF Ballet's "Magical Memories" Nutcracker Video Contest, San Francisco, CA, 2009
Exhibiting Artist, "Star Wars: Uncut" Video Collaboration, StarWarsUncut.com, 2009
Exhibiting Artist, Art on Track, Chicago IL, 2008
Exhibiting Artist, Lollapalooza Music Festival, Chicago, IL 2007
Nomination, School of the Art Institute’s Peer Leadership Award, Chicago, IL, 2007
Exhibiting Artist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Undergraduate Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2007
Exhibiting Artist, “Fear Lite” Exhibition, Slade Studios, London, England, 2007
Finalist, Utrecht “What Does Chicago Mean to You?” Poster Contest, Chicago, IL, 2006
Exhibiting Artist, “Films on Forgetting” Video Art Festival, Chicago, IL, 2006
Local Finalist, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Chicago, IL, 2006-2007
Recipient, SAIC Academic Incentive Scholarship, 2003-2007
Recipient, Roger Gilmore Alumni Scholarship, 2004-2007
Nomination, SAIC First Year Program Merit Scholarship, 2004
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
August 2003–May 2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis in Visual Communication and Art & Technology.
Specialities
Skillset
Photo Retouching and Compositing, Multi-page Typography, Branding and Identity, Hand-Drawn Illustrations, Search Engine Optimization, and Conceptual Advertising.
Software
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, AfterEffects, Maya, Premerie Pro, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS.