Erin Swanson graphic design portfolio 2011
Inspired I am inspired, by the people I work with, the opportunities that surround me, and my love of learning. For several years, I worked in the fast paced ďŹ eld of retail design. Currently, I am an independent design contractor. What I love most about my job is the freedom it allows me to travel and see new things. That’s how I continue to grow, evolve and continue to feed my passion for design. I am eager to utilize my skills in new areas of design, supporting communication for people, their products, their services, and their ideas.
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My Work In following pages you will be introduced to a brief sample set of my creative projects. If you would like to see more just let me know.
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DESIGN OBJECTIVE: I was commissioned to design two sets of holiday greeting cards for a print shop in Pittsburgh. Card Set1: Designs speak to core values/ principles and are appropriate any time of the year. Card Set 2: Designs are based off of biblical numerology and they are synced to the twelve days of Christmas.
Greeting Card Set designed for EmPrint
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SERMON NOTES HANDOUT >>
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ANIMATION ILLUSTRATION
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DVD/CD COVER
Jonah Series
Six week sermon series on Jonah for Forest Hill Church in Charlotte, NC OBJECTIVE: Design a graphic theme for a six week sermon series presentation of Jonah. Graphic applications for the theme included a printed invitation card, sermon notes handout, announcement video slides, website promotions, DVD/CD covers, video lower thirds and intro video animation.
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Art Guild Events
Posters for non-proďŹ t organization promoting fund-raising events OBJECTIVE: Create eye catching poster designs to promote upcoming fund-raising events for the Art Guild of FairďŹ eld Glade, Tennessee. This work was contributed to the Plataue Creative Arts Center, where I am an active member.
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134 Delbridge Lane Crossville, TN 38558 erin@eswansondesign.com www.eswansondesign.com
Resume
Erin Swanson
Having seven years of experience in the fast paced field of point of purchase merchandising, I have recently began a new career path, working as an independent design contractor and travelling to many regions of the country and the world. Along with broadening my technical and creative abilities, it is my love to do work that is not only of quality, but of significant purpose. It is my hope to continue to use my skills and talent to create a positive impact in our world, while serving companies and individuals with their design needs.
Experience: March 2009 – Present Eswansondesign Freelance Designer October 2009 – June 2010 Trader Joe’s – Charlotte, NC Chain of Neighbourhood Grocery Stores In-Store Artist and Crew Member Responsibilities included: Hands on creation of all messaging within the store. This included painting oversized endcap headers, creating dynamic signage from many materials, utilizing foam, wood, boardstock, paper, paint, chalk, markers, colored pencils, etc. Establishing processes, creating documentation for processes, teaching other members of the crew signage skills and hand lettering skills, installation of signs, assisting in retail space development/ design March 2002 – March 2009 IDL WorldWide – Pittsburgh, PA Retail Design and Manufacturing Firm Senior Graphic Designer Responsibilities included: Project research, brainstorming (in teams or individually), concept development, working with photography, creating and executing client presentations, working along side engineers/
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industrial designers to create functioning prototypes, designing with a wide range of materials (including vinyl, acrylic, plastic corrugated, boardstock, etc..), preparing art for print (screen, litho, digital), assessing ink drawdowns, attending press checks, facilitating a project from conception to production, time/project management, directing & coordinating work with freelance designers
Education: October 1999 – December 2001 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA Associates Degree in Specialized Technology Major: Graphic Design | Dean’s List | GPA: 3.7
Computer Knowledge:
Projects included: Store resets | holiday/seasonal promotions merchandising displays | directional signage endcap promotions | layout of company wide newsletter | introduction to some website maintenance
Macintosh & PC Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXpress Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Entourage, Fetch, Acrobat, Internet Explorer, Safari, Font Book
Internships:
Personal Interest:
June 2010 - August 2010 Hatch Show Prints – Nashville, TN 130 year old working letterpress poster shop
Photography | painting | world travel growing in my faith | ballroom dancing
Responsibilities included: Meeting with clients, project research, sketching concepts, typesetting by hand with wood and lead type, creating proofs, creating color separations, mixing inks, choosing paper, locking design on press, printing poster designs on Vandercook presses, packaging up final poster designs, sharing the great history of Hatch Show Prints with walk-in customers and tourist
References available upon request
July 2001 – October 2001 Hitchcock Fleming and Associates – Akron, OH Advertising Agency Responsibilities included: Research, brainstorming (in teams), concept development, working with photography (re-touching, sourcing stock photos, etc), assisting in the creation of client presentations, creating mock-ups 11
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