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HELLO, MY NAME IS JILL DARLINGTON-SMITH
A SHORT INTRO, WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU Graphic design is my passion. I create dynamic design solutions to promote business products and services creating a more magnetic brand to attract loyal customers. I craft captivating visuals delivering style, creativity and simplicity in a concise and powerful message. I embrace the challenge each new project brings, as it represents a new opportunity to communicate employing the human factors of psychology, user interaction, and the user experience. Having 20+ years design and marketing experience is not enough for me. I continue to learn and explore new technology and software, and never stop evolving as a designer and communicator. Digital Design Diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, honors 2006 Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University, 1983
MY SKILL SET, HOW I WORK
I’M ONLINE, DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS
I help define the product vision, distill rough project ideas into concrete project designs, and create beautiful user experiences for print and mobile. I work with a variety of software choosing the perfect tools to craft each project.
I have uploaded many project samples and digital publications to promote my clients and their causes. I hope to share my personal knowledge, experience and love of all things digital.
MY DIGITAL VAULTS
MY TOOLS OF CHOICE
WEBSITE . . . . . www.DarlingtonSmithGraphics.com ISSUU. . . . . . . www.Issuu.com/JillDarlington/Stacks LINKEDIN . . . . . LinkedIn.com/Jill-Darlington-Smith FACEBOOK . . . . . facebook.com/JillDarlingtonSmith
ADOBE INDESIGN . . . . Expert Level User/Teacher ADOBE PHOTOSHOP . . . . . . . . . Expert Level User ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR. . . . . . Advanced Level User ADOBE MUSE. . . . . . . . . Intermediate Level User
MY SPECIALTIES, WHAT I DO I create a more magnetic brand to attract loyal customers for my clients. I have had the oppor-
facebook.com/DarlingtonSmithGraphics tunity to develop expertise in a wide variety of graphic related fields, creating projects for different industries and services, and for hundreds of clients reaching thousands of people.
BRANDING
EDITORIAL PUBLISHING
WEBSITES
PACKAGING
ADVERTISING
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
MERCHANDISING
DIGITAL ART
PHOTO MANIPULATION
LOGO - LOGOTYPE
INFO GRAPHICS
ILLUSTRATION
PHOTO RETOUCHING
TYPOGRAPHY
MOBILE APPS
Jill Darlington-Smith | 540.257.0885 | Jill@DarlingtonSmith.com
RESUMECONTINUEDRESUME Jill Darlington-Smith | 540.257.0885 | Jill@DarlingtonSmith.com
MY SUCCESSES, WHAT I HAVE DONE
SPECIALTY MARKETING License plates designed May 2011 for FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Top earning private plate at DMV for 2 years! MAGAZINE DESIGNER High Vistas Journal designer for FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and NRV Bridals & Events Magazines. #1 reason sited for increased membership!
DARLINGTON-SMITH GRAPHICS (since 2010) Boutique graphic design agency creating miscellaneous marketing and advertising projects for print and web. Over 150 happy clients & SWaM Certified!
MARKETING Blacksburg Museum & Cultural Foundation, Alexander Black House, 2015.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Teaching Adobe Indesign at Radford University, DSN220, fall 2014. ART DIRECTOR Pre-press manager, and graphic designer for Southern Printing, VA, 2005-2009 and Quality Printers, SC, 2002-2005.
CONTRACT DIGITAL ARTIST Redesign of fish food container labeling, aquarium, pond and reptile product packaging and retail display. Independent contractor for Tetra, VA, 1998-2000.
PACKAGING SPECIALIST and graphic designer for TechPak, MO, 2000-2002, and Energy Savers, Unlimited, VA/CA 1996-1998.
MY CURRENT PROJECTS, MY INTERESTS WEB AND MOBILE DEVELOPMENT ongoing learning,
certification, study and design practice utilizing various software and languages to create applications and projects.
• iOS & WEB DEVELOPER CERTIFICATION • ADOBE MUSE • WORDPRESS • DREAMWEAVER • FLASH • HTML5 • JAVA • PHP • MYSQL • BOOTSTRAP • APEX • SWIFT PUBLISHING AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA magazines,
catalogs, and product support materials creating print as well as interactive PDFs, epubs and ipubs • ADOBE INDESIGN • DPS APP BUILDER
BOOK PUBLISHING AND PROMOTION working with
Pocahontas Press to publish and promote local authors, with both print and digital pubs.
• iBOOKS • eBOOKS • AMAZON & KINDLE PROMOTION • LIBRARY & NEWSSTAND DEVELOPMENT • PROMO & DEMO VIDEO PRODUCTION ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD TEAM ACCOUNT a member
since 2011, using CC apps and assets, visiting and learning from online tutorial libraries:
• iTUNES • ADOBE TV • UDEMY • CENGAGE BRAIN
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