Grace H. Kooken Graphic Design • Illustration • Ideas 336.971.0393 gracekooken.artanddesign@gmail.com www.gracekooken.com gracekooken.artstation.com
Employment: Current:
Spruce Design, Graphic Designer, August 2012 to Present
Past Zine & Publication Participation:
Supercorp: You Are My Hero Fan Zine, Contributing Illustrator and Merchandise Artist, Spring 2018 Vox Artisana: A Collection 2018, Character Anthology, Contributing Illustrator and Cover Artist, Spring 2018
Past:
Sawtooth School for Visual Art, Open Level Figure Drawing Facilitator, August 2015 to May 2017 T-Shirt Designs for the Carmilla Series Official Merchandise Store, Summer 2016 to 2017 Spruce Design, Champion Sportswear Photoshoots, Production Team Assistant Spruce Design, Freelance Designer, May 2012 to August 2012 Quality Enhancement Plan, East Carolina University, Student Lead Design Partner, Fall 2011 to Spring 2012 East Carolina University Transit Authority, State-Certified Transit Operator, December 2009 to May 2012
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Skill Set:
NC Poetry Society, Rebranding Aid, Fall 2017 Art requested by Ellen Simpson for Online Playlist associated with Canadian Web Series Carmilla, sponsored by U by Kotex, October 2015 Augsburg Lutheran Church, various posters and Sunday bulletin covers, 2008 to present WELCA at Augsburg Lutheran Church, Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 SECU House in Winston-Salem, Birthday Mailer for 2014 Winston-Salem Writers “Poetry in Plain Sight” Poster Campaign, Fall 2012
East Carolina University, School of Art and Design, BFA in Graphic Design, class of 2012
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign
Retail Package Design, Print, Typography, Industry Standard Retouching (Model and Product images), Shooting Product for Packaging, Working Projects from Concepts to Final Mechanical Composites, Concepting and Design Layout, File Layout and Design for Web Use, Designing and Readying Files for In-Store Point-Of-Sale, Readying Files for Print Production, and Assisting on Production Photoshoot Team. Digital and Traditional Drawing and Painting with Photoshop and Wacom Products, Basic Gif Animation, Basic Rotoscoping, Traditional Art including Pottery Wheel Throwing.
References:
Kent Manning, Principal Spruce Design 206 North Spruce St, Suite 3A Winston-Salem, NC, 27101 336.759.3095 kentmanning@sprucedesign-ws.com
Gunnar Swanson, Professor Graphic Design School of Art and Design East Carolina University, North Carolina 252.328.2839 swansong@ecu.edu