Design High School

Sherri L. VonHartman • Graphic Designer/Printer

954-***-**** • *****@***.***

www.ChoiceDesignStudio.com

**** *. ***** **. #**** • Pompano Beach, FL 33069

Objective

I am a creative designer who offers years of varied experience in the advertising field who is seeking an opportunity

where I can use my skills in graphic design, printing, lamination or illustration to contribute to the success of a team.

Years of Experience • Detail Oriented • Quick Turn Around

Experience

Choice Design Studio • Indianapolis, IN & South FL Jan. 1984 to Present

• A Freelance business which I started in Indianapolis, IN and moved to South FL in 1987.

I meet with all clients with budget consciousness to conceptualize and design and print projects such as

brochures, logos, posters, signs, banners, menus, newsletters, postcards, advertisements, flyers, billboards,

business cards, show programs, tickets, annual reports and product labels.

By Design Graphics • Pompano Beach, FL March 2003 to Sept. 2004

• A graphic design and printing business which focuses on menu design and printing.

Most printing, cutting, scoring done in-house. Designed and prepared for printing: Menus, table tents,

brochures, business cards. Handled yearly big accounts which included show guides with ads, street

banners, posters, tickets, flyers and all aspects of advertising.

Marketing & Design Team • Ft. Lauderdale, FL Feb. 1999 to Dec. 2002

• Specialized in the development and implementation of print advertising campaigns.

Designed and prepared for printing brochures, flyers, inserts, business cards, menus, newspaper and

magazine advertisements. Focused mainly on die-cut printing. Worked with printers and checked color keys

and bluelines. Back to back deadlines.

Florida Atlantic University • Boca Raton, FL May 1987 to April 1998

11 years! • Instructional graphic arts department assisting, consulting, designing, and producing graphic materials

for research, publishing, presentations and productions.

Specialist designing brochures, logos, posters, overhead transparencies, T-shirt designs, web pages, slides,

3-D displays, charts for exhibits and research publications. Hand-painted banners, murals, TV sets. Used a

wide variety of computer equipment, worked directly with clients from the beginning until the completion

with all projects.

Logo 7 • Indianapolis, IN Feb. 1986 to Oct. 1986

• Custom silk screen printing on wearable and promotional products.

Designed and prepared artwork to be silk screened onto various clothing, cups and displays. Stat Camera work.

Education

Art Institute of Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 1981 to Sept. 1983

• Associate Degree in Visual Communications/Commercial Art. Majored in Illustration and photography.

Coursework included graphic design, advertising, typography, package design, illustration and photography.

Poland Seminary High School • Poland, OH Graduated June 1981

Software Skills

• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker,

CorelDraw, Quickbooks with some experience in Quark, Publisher and Microsoft Word.

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