Brief Summary
Experience:
The Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach, Florida
Art Director-September 2001 to March 2006
Developed ideas and artistic concepts used to represent and promote the museum in print and interactive media. Solely responsible for designing and developing content-driven publications (including exhibition catalogs, brochures), and marketing materials (such as posters, web sites, direct mail, invitations, signage, advertisements). Collaborated with Crispin Porter+Bogusky on the re-brand and advertising campaign for the museum and Dynamo museum shop and cafe (including new logo, stationary, tickets, newsletter, signage and products). Other duties included creating an annual budget, overseeing vendor relationships, freelance management, interviewing, managing the production process, spec writing, color proofing, creating illustrations, custom type and copy writing.
The Sophisticated Traveler Magazine, The New York Times,
New York, New York
Freelance Assistant Art Director-July 2000 to October 2000
Collaborated with the art directors on layout design, choosing photography and illustration, and production.
MTV On-Air Graphics, New York, New York
Design Intern-January 2000 to March 2000
Created on-air graphics and T-shirt designs appropriate for the 2000 season identity.
Interbrand Gerstman+Meyers, New York, New York
Graphic Designer-September 1998 to May 1999
Worked with creative staff on the development of brand packaging and identity systems. Developed brand names and concepts; organized focus groups and meetings with clients; directed service bureaus and production staff.
Lukasiewicz Design Inc., New York, New York
Graphic Designer-January 1996 to September 1998
Designed and produced packaging for cosmetic manufacturers. Directed service bureaus and consulted with clientele. Also created and produced digital mechanicals and assembly of comps.
Freelance
Worked for The Mixx NYC, Lyon + Lyon Catering, The Wolfsonian Museum, The Appleton Museum of Art, Bill Communications (Sales & Marketing Management), Meredith Corporation (Ladies Home Journal), Infinity photography, Yale University, and Givenchy.
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Education:
The School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Master of Fine Arts Design, May 2001
Kutztown University
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Fine Arts, December 1995
Major: Communication Design
Concentration: Graphic Design
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Publications:
The New York Times, March 2006
Creative Review, February 2006
El Nuevo Herald, January 2006
AdCritic.com, January 2005
Frames of Mind: A Rhetorical Reader with Occasions for Writing, 2005
Socialdesignzine.net, October 2004
Museums Magazine, July/August 2004
Graphis, New Talent Design Annual 2003
STEP Magazine, Volume 18, no. 5, 2002
CMYK Magazine, Issue no. 16, 2001
AIGA Journal, Volume 18, no. 2, 2000
A Four Picture Story for the New Millennium, April 2000
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Honors:
Invited to sit on board of forthcoming publication of A History of Graphic Design (Fourth Edition) Authors: Philip B. Meggs and Alston W. Purvis
American Association of Museums 2004 Museum Publications Design Competition
American Association of Museums 2002 Museum Publications Design Competition
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Exhibitions:
American Association of Museums 2002 Annual Meeting Publications Design winners
Facade, 2001 (Design exhibition) New York, NY
A Four Picture Story for the New Millennium, April 2000 (Children's book fair) Bologna, Italy
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Design Community:
AIGA San Francisco, Designed and produced the Fall Gala invitation: The Afterlife: Paper Purgatory and the Great Beyond - November, 2007
AIGA San Francisco, Member of the events committee - June 2006 to present
AIGA Miami, Design history chair - September 2005 to June 2006
AIGA Miami, Designed and produced the holiday ornament auction invitation - November, 2005
AIGA Miami, Featured speaker: roundtable talks (In house) - February 24, 2005
AIGA New York, Produced post-conference website for Looking Closer: AIGA Conference on Design History and Criticism. www.aiga.org/content.cfm?CategoryID=301. - May 2001