Gia Goodrich She’s Alright.
Hi, I’m Gia
and I’m a Strategic-Creative.
On paper, I might not your ideal candidate. I’m sure there will be someone who will walk in with all the answers and a decade of experience.
But I don’t think that’s what you want. This industry isn’t about the bankable approach. You can’t win awards and blow client’s minds if you’re using your granddad’s tried, true and tested methods. If that feeling of ‘been there and done that’ creeps in even a little bit, then it’s a fail. It’s about pushing things to their creative limit to produce surprising solutions in the marketplace. So I’d be shocked if you wanted the same old same old kind of an Art Director.
Me?
I’m a visual messenger. I’m a bridge builder between designers, clients, consumers and the like. I have a background in Psychology and Visual Studies, which means that not only do I have an ambidextrous brain, but my methods utilize both wells of information. Because of this cross-disciplinary approach, I can tell you why AND how the most effective visual strategies work. My strength is to design and create strategically, always keeping the brand’s goals in mind. I have a strong background in leadership. Right now, I’m spearheading a team of people working in 5 different disciplines to concept, design, and make an exhibit for the new eatery at OMSI (we’re almost to the finish line). I’ve extensively studied motivation and influence in order to employ techniques to create successful and productive teams. I don’t know everything. But, I believe that any solution can be found with a flexibility of thinking and collaboration. I’m an eternal pragmatist, which means that I want things to work and I don’t care who thought of them because credit is infinitely divisible. And really, who cares? As long we put something out there we’re proud of, I’m good. I think that the best process for creating is generative, where ideas build, get edited, and get rebuilt with a group of strong minds working in concert (well, mostly). I have a lot to offer. As Art Director, I would like to infuse a new perspective to an already impressive creative machine. I’m in it for the long haul and I would jump at the chance to show you.
Education
Perception
BA
Pragmatic Design
Adopting specific visual strategies to affect a particular message. For example, understanding what typeface and color will be most effective based on precedence, tone, history, context etc.
Psychology 2009
Formal
Qualities of composition, balance, scale, form, color, and light. Creating an in-depth understanding of how these elements function and how to articulate them
Conceptual
Relentless study and practice in how to create, hone, and manifest conceptual work.
Understanding how the brain perceives information to enhance understanding. Why and how things become "intuitive." Utilizing theories adopted in Interaction Design like Gestalt’s.
MFA
Visual Studies 2011
What propels people to action. Understanding how to create and adapt intrinsic motivators in order to entice people to act.
Influence
The strategies adopted to change someone’s mind, or convince them of something. Understanding how to examine and employ effective strategies based on how the brain receives and interprets information.
Cognitive Strain
Semiotics The study of shared symbols and how they affect meaning. A good example is a red octagon, which has a very specific crosscultural purpose... stop. Understanding how to utilize symbols in a way that creates a shared meaning.
Motivation
Critique
Hundreds of hours examining works by deconstructing the various elements by identifying and articulating what works, what doesn’t, and what is being communicated.
Understanding what “turns people off” to things and how that links to the brain’s mechanisms for perception of information.
Visual Communications
2012
I work in a creative team responsible for concepting, messaging, and designing for the OMSI brand. Our deliverables create OMSI’s visual presence that is on target with brand goals. OMSI is a well-loved and firmly established brand. Our task is to expand brand awareness to new audiences through print and digital marketing. Within the team, my specialty is imagery and managing the overall aesthetic. I produce an image catalogue that creates an emotional response in the viewer. Whether it’s for our membership campaign or the camps and classes catalogue, we’re constantly straddling multiple projects, and doin’ it well. I work extensively with internal and external clients. Through many conversations, I extract the needs and desires for a project and apply insight into how we can make it manifest in the most effective way.
Our process is iterative and collaborative. I also scope and ideate partnerships with other organizations. I’m challenged to find opportunities for in-kind exchanges through programming, events, and exhibits.
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Spring Break At Hancock Field Station Explore the rich ecosystem of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and learn about everything from the fossils found in the sedimentary rock formations to the distant galaxies we see through our telescopes at night. Hike canyons in search of fossils or animal tracks, identify plants and animals, and learn valuable skills for survival in the wilderness.
Academy of engineering | leGo® mania extreme Take your LEGO building knowledge, experience and imagination to the extreme. This class combines the best activities from our summer LEGO classes — including building trebuchets, cranes and constructing the strongest LEGO structure possible
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omSI Animation Animation brings math, science and the creative arts together in extraordinary ways. Experience the expressive medium of animation as we investigate stop-motion techniques and motion picture perspectives. We’ll use digital video cameras, clay sculptures, drawn characters, cutout scenes, found objects and time-lapse portraits during this class. Students will develop ideas, design storyboards, create sets and characters, and produce mini-movies to take home on DVD.
Spread the joy of learning with the gift of membership.
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Digital Promotion
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Event Materials
THEORY W eb D e sign
Case Study: Web Branding
Da Vinci Style Two Sides
The splash page is divided into two components: Food & Science. The default of the two is food, which has information about menu items etc. On the right side of the page is the “More Science This way Button.� When clicked, the site swipes to the left with a flash transition to the Theory Science page.
Draft Paper
This background provides visual consistency throughout the site. It speaks to scientific theory and creativity. As the info box changes, they key elements of the site, i.e. buttons etc. remain stable.
Image Versatility
The main advantage of this approach is the versatility in images. Since there will be no overlapping elements the images can be anything from food to the architecture.
Did you Know? Apples are made up of 25% air, that’s why they float.
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More Science This Way
What’s Cookin’? Good Question. We’ll tell you all about it.
Yummy Food This way
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Made? How Is It What’s there to Learn?
Classes Daily Demonstrations Our Teaching Methods How Food Gets To Our Plate
Know? Did You Made? How Is It Made? How Is It
Art Direction &Photography
since 2007
I’m always working with clients to create compelling images that are emotionally resonant. Pictures are an extremely effective way to tell a brand story. As both Art Director and Photographer I have worked to create a bold aesthetic that serves the end goal, to communicate an intended message to the viewer. Recent clients include: Nike OMSI PNCA PICA
Work featured in: The New York Times The Willamette Week The Oregonian Mix Magazine Just Out Magazine
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References
Mark Patel, OMSI M e li s s a H i c ks , O M S I J uli e Pe r i n i , P S U L a u r a A r n e s o n , N i ke L i n d a K li e we r, PN CA
VP of Marketing Retail and Sales | MPatel@omsi.edu
Senior Creative Manager | MHicks@omsi.edu
PSU Professior | Julie@JuliePerini.org
Social Media Specialist | Laura.Arneson@NIKE.com
BFA Thesis Chair | LKliewer@pnca.edu
Gia Goodrich Contact
Gia Goodrich 375 NE Shaver # 205 Portland, OR 97212 971.322.54770 giagoodrich@gmail.com giagoodrich.com
Spanks!