About
Currently, I am freelancing from home and I love it! Before that I started my career out at a fairly large company designing brochures and simple package designs for an array of items.
Who I Am.
Currently, I am freelancing from home and I love it! Before that, I started my career out at a fairly large company designing brochures and simple package designs and through that I gained a lot of experience working with a very diverse group of people. I'm married to a wonderful man who's also a very talented artist (Zindustry) and have one son. Together they create a lot of laughter in the family which keeps me from getting to serious.
I love the freedom of experimenting with different styles and textures and getting inspiration from people, places, emotions and nature. I enjoy design because it reminds me of puzzle pieces: each piece I produce has its own shape and I have to match up the colors, dimensions and so on. I like what I do and feel that it's a platform for things to come in the future and I thank God everyday that he's my divine inspiration.
Professional
Jasco Products Company
Graphic Designer, August 2004 - February 2006
- Working as an individual or on teams to create concept to final artwork for GE brand packaging.
- Layout short sales catalogs and brochures to target hot selling items and promotions.
- Illustrating electrical components for the use in various types of literature and packaging.
- Designing signage for various promotions and presentations.
Freelance Experience
Norman Community Church
- Event flyer for marriage seminar.
Fastlane Motorsport News
- Logo rebrand for local sports newspaper.
High Pointe Community Church
- Logo development for local community church.
Design Training & Skills
Design Strengths:
- Artistic Design
- Typography/Layout
- Color Theory
- Ad Layout
- Illustration
- Branding
- Visual Identity Development
Excellent Capabilities:
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe PageMaker
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Acrobat
- Macromedia Freehand
- QuarkXpress
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Fireworks
Platforms:
- Macintosh (preferred :)
- Windows
Courses of Study Include:
- Ad Layout - studied and produced ads based on the 10 layout styles and created ads for magazines and other various sizes.
- Publication and Design - learned the principles of designing newsletters and magazines with, and without, advertising.
- Applied Graphic Art - took the accumulated knowledge and skills from other courses and applied them collectively to produce art from concept to finished piece such as: logos, posters, and event designs.
Education
Associates Degree in Applied Science-Print Media Emphasis
Oklahoma City Community College 2005
Graphic Design Diploma, Emphasis in Print Media
Moore-Norman Technology Center 2004
Graphic Design, 1997-1998
University of Oklahoma
Work History
Borders Bookstore, Norman, Oklahoma
Bookseller/ Display Merchandiser, 1999-2004