J. Kaitlin Vaughn Design Portfolio
“Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.” — Tate Linden
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
DESIGN INTERNSHIP
UNDERGRADUATE WORK
ABRIDGED RESUME
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BRANDING DESIGN ADVERTISING CMS WEB DESIGN PACKAGING DESIGN EVENT MARKETING PRINT DESIGN
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MIAMI UNIVERSITY
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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS- ABRIDGED DIGITAL RENDERING
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RESUME
LANDSCAPE & GRAPHIC DESIGN
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
brandi
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ng design
DRB CONSULTING GROUP
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DRB Consulting Group, LLC P.O. Box 361144 Indianapolis, IN 46236 (317) 288-0677 drbconsultinggroup .com
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Torp e d o e s
waterworks swim club
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GREATER CINCINNATI AQUARIUM SOCIETY
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
ad
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vertising
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN RICHMOND
THE TIN LIZZIE CAFE
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JOE’S PIZZA
BILLBOARD DESIGN
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FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
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eb design
DRBCONSULTINGGROUP.COM
MINORITYWOMENSNETWORK.COM
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MYCENTERCITY.COM
JKAITLINVAUGHN.COM
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
packagi
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ng design
MELTON RENZULLI WINES
JP BRUCE, AUTHOR
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FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
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arketing
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MINORITY WOMEN’S NETWORK
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BIKE•TOUR•BERFEST
BENEFIT 5K/10K
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST
MISCELLANEOUS EVENT POSTERS
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN
pri
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nt design
PLASTIC PROMOTIONAL CARDS
COLLAGE CARDS
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NEWSLETTERS, BROCHURES, & ANNUAL REPORTS
DESIGN INTERNSHIP
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miami u.
The Voice of America Learning Center is a satellite campus of Miami University Oxford located in West Chester, Ohio. I developed a planting plan for this site, managing a budget of $80,000 for the total cost of plant materials and installation. I was able to
reduce the overall cost of the project to $34,000 by redeveloping the planting
design while still accomplishing the same basic functions of framing, screening, color, and seasonal interest. Choosing a planting palette that not only provided these functions, but that was also economically viable, helped reduce the budget by 57.5%, and left room for additional future installations.
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In the summer of 2010 I was given the task of updating the three campus tree walks and the brochure that accompanies them. After walking the three walks, correcting names and locations, and choosing new trees to be added to the walks, I collaborated with the Botany department to ensure a more cohesive end product. Paths were also rerouted in order to accommodate persons with accessibility concerns, future construction, and other Miami clients who had a vested stake in the walks. I prepared a 27-page published brochure,
“The Trees of Miami University,� which is available and used by the student body as well as the public, citizens of Oxford, and visitors. These pages of the brochure represent only a portion of the publication, which contains facts about each tree on the walk, locations of dining facilities, and sites where sustainable initiatives are taking place across campus.
UNDERGRADUATE WORK
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THesis
The main purpose of this project at Miami
University was to provide equal access to users of all abilities including auditory, visual, and mobility impaired individuals throughout the campus by implementing an aesthetically pleasing landscape design. This landscape design produced a single landscape design solution that accommodated all people with disabilities as well as the rest of the population, eliminating social and physical separation. This design beneďŹ ts everyone, allowing all users to interact freely and equally. This campus landscape design embraced the idea that environments should be usable by all people, to the largest extent achievable, without the need for specialized, isolated design. The full thesis can be viewed at jkaitlinvaughn.com
This stramp design concept, extrapolated from the IIT Student Center and Robson Square precedents, aims to provide an artistic means of universal accessibility. It also allows for elevation change to happen on site without physical isolation of students and users. The section (right) shows that verticality is achieved through hardscape design. The design of the ramps within the stairs slope up individually to the top of the intimate platform.
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[ an artistic means of universal accessibility ]
UNDERGRADUATE WORK
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ENDERING
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This project is a revitalization of E. Main Street in Muncie, Indiana. The redeveloped master plan serves local land use not only by keeping several of the existing buildings along with their use, but also by bringing in new mixed-use development that includes street-fronted commercial on the lower levels and residential units on the upper levels. This new infrastructure is embraced in hopes of bringing in more residential use, connecting to the surrounding neighborhoods, and improving the local economy. The streetscape of downtown Muncie along E. Main Street aims to provide physical and emotional comfort to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicle users alike.
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Projected cantilevers along E. Main Street capture rainwater, releasing it down into a vegetated strip that also acts as a traffic buffer for cyclists. Native grasses with deep root systems help filter runoff and collect rain water from the cantilevers. During a rain event, a visually-permeable water wall delineates pedestrian space by creating a sense of peripheral and overhead enclosure provided by the cantilevered planes above. In the evening, these sheets of water take on a different form, illuminating the night streetscape and allowing the celebration of rain water to radiate with spattered light. These cantilevers take the idea of runoff, and through their integrated design
CELEBRATE WATER IN ITS PUREST FORM.
ABRIDGED RESUME
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resume
j. KAITLIN vaughn creative marketing
& graphic design
design objective
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To obtain a position that allows me to use the diverse range of skills gained during my more than five years of experience in graphic design, marketing, communications, and landscape design obtained from experiences studying and working in the professional marketing & design field.
Working
IMAGESITE
typography
aperture professional
public relations + social media
microsoft office suite
Skilled
autocad
promotional marketing design
gis
computer-generated graphics & presentation
coreldraw x3
Proficient
cms & wordpress web design
google sketchup
layout & print design
adobe creative suite
design passions
”
primary design skills
EDUCATION Ball State University, College of Architecture & Planning, Muncie, IN
: 6/06-5/11
Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture, Cumulative GPA: 3.766: Dean’s List 10/10 Semesters Landscape Architecture Major GPA: 3.722, Spanish Minor GPA: 3.416: Dean’s List 10/10 Semesters
Ball State’s Australia Center Study Abroad Program, Lennox Head, AUS, Spring 2010 Studied design & Australian culture through photography, travel, and sketching
awards & volunteering • Graphic Designer for Stellar Communities Program Development Team, 2013 (Richmond: 2013 Stellar Program Winner) • Marketing & Design Director, Networking Together, Inc. 30th Annual Regional Conference (December 2012 - Present)
•Speaker at the Indiana Main Street Conference in 2012: “Social Media on Main Street’ • Marketing Chair, Starr-Gennett Foundation 2012 (January 2012 - December 2012)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE J. Kaitlin Vaughn creative marketing & graphic design, Jan 2013- Present • Freelance Graphic Designer
Center City Development Corporation, Richmond, IN: Aug 2011- May 2013 • Marketing & Communications Director • Graphic Designer on Stellar Communities Program Development Team • Webmaster, Social Media Director, & Program/Events Coordinator
Miami University Planning, Architecture, & Engineering Dept., Oxford, OH: Summer & Winter 2010, Summer & Winter 2009, Summer 2008
• Redeveloped and piloted meetings to design and publish the Miami Tree Walk & Brochure Guide, available to the entire student body and the public • Assisted in Filing & Data Entry • Managed a budget of $80,000 for VOALC planting plan & schedule project, reducing costs by 57.5% to $34,000
Reid Hospital & Health care Services, Richmond, IN: Summer 2007 • Worked with lab analysis technicians as clerical lab assistant
references mr. john seibert
Mrs. Beth Fields
Amy Oler Holthouse
(Supervisor, 2008-2010) Sr Project Architect & Manager Planning, Architecture, & Engineering Dept. seiberjk@muohio.edu 1 (513) 529-2354
(Supervisor, 2011-2013) Co-Executive Director Center City Development Corporation
(Colleague, 2012-2013) President/ CEO Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce amy@WCAreaChamber.org (765) 962-1511
Office Address: PFD Planning, Architecture, & Engineering Cole Service Building, 119 Miami University Oxford, OH 45056
Current Contact Information: Beth Fields Program Director Urban Enterprise Association of Richmond 50 North Fifth Street Richmond, IN 47374 1 (765) 983-7396 bfields@richmondindiana. gov
Office Address: 33 S. 7th Street, Suite 2 Richmond, IN 47374
J. KAITLIN VAUGHN CREATIVE MARKETING & GRAPHIC DESIGN
J. Kaitlin Vaughn Design Portfolio