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biography AND CONTACT INFORMATION
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Asher ''Ashi'' Gabrielle Franke Advertising and Graphic Designer Objective To obtain a position as an entry-level graphic designer.
EXPERIENCE National Park Technology Center: Nontraditional Instructor and Advertising Intern June 2013 - Present As a non-traditional instructor and advertising design intern, I handled National Park Technology Center’s social media, created Student of the Month posters, designed signs for navigation during conference nights, created various designs for advertising and presenting purposes, assisted students in the Advertising Design Level I and II classes, graded student work (both subjectively and objectively), gave campus tours to upcoming students, substitute taught high school design students, and taught introductory design classes to students in the 2nd-8th grade.
Freelance: Graphic Designer and Illustrator May 2013 - Present As a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, I have conducted a full business re-branding, and I’ve created logos, holiday greeting cards, billboards, CD booklets, CD covers, novel illustrations, calendar illustrations, brochures, posters, flyers, and tickets for individual clients as well as businesses establishments.
Hot Topic: Sales Associate May 2011 - June 2013 As a sales associate at the Hot Springs Hot Topic, I provided customer service, maintained store appearances, greeted customers, created designs for the store’s social media sites, and conducted sales transactions.
Silver Screen Video: Sales Associate January 2008 - September 2013 As a sales associate at Silver Screen Video, I provided customer service, contacted customers about late and/or missing movies, maintained store appearances, pitched new ideas to improve business, repaired damaged discs, completed and filed new customer accounts, and conducted sales transactions.
Skills - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe InDesign - Adobe Flash - Quark - Microsoft Word - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Publisher - Creative writing - Professional writing - Hand illustrations - Digital illustrations
Awards and Honors - Customer service - Sales transactions - Print media design - Web media design - Page layout design - Basic packaging design - Social media - Concept work - Time management - Troubleshooting -
- Outstanding Student award and scholarship, National Park Community College and Technology Center, 2013 - Champion Student award, National Park Community College and Technology Center, 2012 - Editor of the Year, Arkansas Scholastic Press Association, 2013 - Advertising Design Gold Medalist, Skills USA Arkansas, 2013 - Advertising Design Silver Medalist, Skills USA Arkansas, 2012 - Various Superior, Excellent, and Honorable Mention awards, Arkansas Scholastic Press Association, 2012-2013
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Education National Park Community College
Majoring in Visual Arts with a focus in graphic design. 2013-2014
National Park Technology Center
Participated in Advertising and Graphic Design Vocational Technology course. 2011-2013
Lakeside High School Graduated. 2011-2013
Cutter Morning Star High School 2001-2011
References Jennifer Seward
Sharon Tidwell
Lezley Cochran
Kevin Eakin
David Hughes
Wendy Cazaubon
Jason Hudnell
Jennifer Garner
Supervisor and Former Instructor National Park Technology Center (501) 760-4336 JSeward@npcc.edu Supervisor and Current Instructor National Park Technology Center (501) 760-6395 LCochran@npcc.edu Head Supervisor National Park Technology Center (501) 760-4311 DHughes@npcc.edu Supervisor National Park Technology Center (501) 760-4374 JHudnell@npcc.edu
Contact Phone
Cell: (501) 276-0395 Home: (501) 624-6731
AshiFrankeDesigns@gmail.com
Past Employer Silver Screen Video (870) 223-6025
Past Manager Silver Screen Video (501) 620-8873
Past Manager Hot Topic (501) 520-0415
Past Yearbook Supervisor and Instructor Lakeside High School (501) 617-1837 Jennifer_Garner@lakesidesd.org
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competitive designs and projects
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Skills USA 2013 Brief During the 2013 Skills USA Arkansas Advertising Design competition, I was required to create thumbnail sketches, mock-ups, and final prints of a logo and brochure that was intended to influence senior citizens to retire in Arkansas. The design had to be completed in just five hours, and internet capabilities were only available for approximately one hour. Using the entire five hours, I created the following designs. I won the competition, received a gold medal and a scholarship for two years at any Arkansas technical school, and I was recognized in front of hundreds of people.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
#22 Ashi Franke- Advertising Design
COLORS USED: GREENS: Dark Green: C=90, M= 30, Y=95, K=30 Light Green: C=48, M=0, Y=62, K=0
Complete Logo- Color
FONTS USED: Caviar Dreams Regular Brannboll Fet Regular
BLUES: Dark Blue: C=100, M=100, Y=0, K=0
04/09/2013
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ARKANSAS SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION Brief As the editor of the Lakeside High School yearbook staff during 2012-2013, I was required to design the layout of every page in the book, design the cover of the book, lead and direct the entire staff, write copy, take photos, proof pages, plan budgets and deadlines, and represent my school at the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association’s yearbook and newspaper competition. During my two years in yearbook, I received more than twenty awards for my writing, layout designs, and on-sight competitive work. As the editor, I received the prestigious award of Editor of the Year.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Josten’s Yearbook Avenue
Division Spread
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Senior People Spread
Academics Spread
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NPTC ADVERTISING DESIGN: BRANDING COMPETITION Brief During my junior year of high school, I participated in a vocational technology course called Advertising and Graphic Design Level I. Towards the end of the year in this course, both the Level I and Level II students were assigned to groups of three, and we were required to complete a random branding, packaging, and advertising project while acting as a “design firm” and going through the creative process from start to finish. For my group’s project, we had to create a lip balm with a target audience of men aged 15-45. As the graphic designer and creative director of my group, I pitched the name and theme, created the logo, made digital mock-ups of the product packaging, rendered all of the graphic designs, and presented to a panel of judges from the National Park Technology Center school board. My team won the competition and received a perfect score on the assignment.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Website Design Concept
Website Advertisement
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Magazine Advertisement
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commercial designs and projects
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Lakeside Young Democrats Flyer Brief For the Young Democrats organization at Lakeside High School, I was hired to create a patriotic event flier that would inform members of the time, location, and details of the upcoming meeting.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
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Event Flier
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Lakeside GSA Locker Decorations Brief For the Gay-Straight Alliance organization at Lakeside High School, I was hired to create locker decorations for all of the members that reflected the 2012-2013 theme of LGBTQ equal treatment.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Locker Decoration
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Magic Theatre Admission Tickets Brief For master illusionist Maxwell Blade’s Theatre of Magic, I was hired to create a new design for the business’s admission tickets. The tickets were intended to reflect the theatre’s mysteriousness and modern appeal through a dark color palette, bolt fonts, and smokey graphic effects.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Admission Ticket
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Taylor wedding invitation and RSVP Brief For the wedding of my friends Brittany and Derek Taylor, I was hired to design a wedding invitation and RSVP card that would reflect the celebration’s butterfly theme. For this project, I created a vintage design inspired by the bride’s interest in burlesque and the style of the 1920s.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
R.S.V.P. M Number of Persons Attending Regretfully Declines
THE FAVOR OF A RESPONSE IS REQUESTED BY
SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2013 RSVP Card
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Together with their parents,
Brittany Ann Thompson and Derek Stephen Taylor Request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of their marriage Sunday, the twenty second of September, two thousand and thirteen, at seven o’clock in the evening, at 130 Knollwood Lodge, Hot Springs, Arkansas Reception to follow
Wedding Invitation
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Thomas Christmas Card Brief During the Christmas season, I was hired by Carolyn and Al Thomas to create a traditional Christmas card to send to friends and family.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Back
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Front
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comeback of the year ep design and printing Brief As the band, Comeback of the Year, was preparing to release their High Tides EP, their original graphic designer sent them cover art that was low resolution, incorrectly sized, and containing a font without an appropriate license. In one night, I recreated the cover art, replaced the font with a similar, commercially licensed font, designed a booklet full of song lyrics and dark graphic elements, and then printed, cut, stapled, and assembled the CDs.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
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Completed CD Cases
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National park technology center brochures Brief To promote National Park Technology Center during recruitment days, I was hired to make brochures to represent all seven programs. To create these, I designed brochure templates, photographed the classes, and placed informative text.
Programs Used Adobe InDesign
Brochures During Creation
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National Park 9:20am
Technology center
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Brochure Front
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NPTC student of the month posters Brief Each month at National Park Technology Center, I photograph one student from each program for the Student of the Month posters. The poster’s design was intended to be bold and modern so that the posters would grab more attention and encourage students to work harder.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Publisher
Student of the Month Posters
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Example of Poster Design
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Hanke and Sons Rebranding and Billboards Brief I was hired by Hanke and Sons, formerly Hanke Brothers, to re-brand their business, redesign their logo, and design their new billboards and banners. For this design, the client requested that I fill the three silhouettes with photos of their family and the business.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Redesigned Logo
12’ X 40’ Billboard
24” X 18” Banner
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8’ X 32’ Billboard
10’ X 24’ Billboard
10’ X 36’ Billboard
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NPTC Facebook cover design Brief I was hired by National Park Technology Center to redesign and continuously update their Facebook page. As the page’s new administrator, I created new graphics for the profile picture and cover photo, and I maintain the page with scholarship information, important school updates, and student success stories.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
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Facebook Page
New Cover Art
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NPTC Warm and fuzzy cards Brief During the holiday season, the administrators at National Park Technology Center asked me to design a “Warm and Fuzzy� card to send to all of the NPTC employees. I used three retro typefaces- Mission Script, Abraham Lincoln, and Lavanderia from the Lost Type foundry- to create this vintage typographic card.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
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Card Design
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classroom designs and projects
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AFFINITY PERFUME Brief In my Advertising and Graphic Design Level II class, I was required to come up with an original product, name, logo, packaging design, and advertising campaign in just three days. I decided to create a women’s perfume titled “Affinity,” and I chose a pastel, galactic theme for my design.
Programs Used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Logo
Packaging Layout
Completed Package with Top On
Completed Package with Top Off
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Magazine Design
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kurage Brief In my Photoshop II class, I created this design to demonstrate how to use selection tools and layer masks.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Composite Image
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The Penultimate Brief In my Photoshop II class, I created this image to demonstrate image compositing and screen filter effects.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Composite Image
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Anaglyph Brief In my Photoshop II class, I created this image to demonstrate how to create a 3D, anaglyph effect by moving the Red channel.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Anaglyphic Image
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Introduction to Photography Brief For my Introduction to Photography class, the instructor asked me to make a vintage cover for the program booklets.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Program Cover
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Villain Brief For my Photoshop II class, I created this composite image.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Composite Image
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Graphic design history timeline Brief After the students in the Advertising and Graphic Design Level II course completed a timeline of posters to illustrate graphic design history, the instructor asked me to create a poster to begin the sequence.
Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Poster
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personal designs and projects
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Electrofruit: CD cover art Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
CD Cover
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CD Cover
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Facebook cover designs Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
Film Photography and Image Editing
Image Compositing and Brushwork
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Layer Masks
Film Photography and Color Overlay
Image Compositing
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Film Photography and Image Editing
Image Compositing and Brushwork
Brushwork and Typography
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Image Compositing and Brushwork
Brushwork
Brushwork
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Brushwork
Comic Book Halftoning
Brushwork and Layer Masks
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Layer Effects, Image Compositing, and Screen Filters
Brushwork and Layer Effects
Layer Masks and Refined Selections
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Colorized Illustrations Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
Poster Illustration
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Pen Illustration, Colorized in Photoshop
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Past Portfolio Covers Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
Fall 2012 Portfolio Cover
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Fall 2013 Portfolio Cover
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KAWAII Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Japanese-Style Graphic
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The grapes of wrath Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
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Grapes of Wrath- 3D Text Graphic
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The simplest Programs Used Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Simplified Portrait
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Simplified Portrait
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my design team Programs Used Adobe Photoshop
Image Compositing
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Image Compositing