High School Design

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Over * Years of Experience in Graphic / Web Design.

OBJECTIVE

To seek a professional career in the field of Graphic Design and Web

Development with a productive Graphic Design skills and concepts that I

have learned to produce a quality product

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

. Over 4 years of hands-on design experience including experience in web-

site design, branding and marketing.

. Organized, team player, and detail-oriented with excellent work

ethics.

. Strong time management and interpersonal skills.

. Ability to transform design concepts and layout principle into a

highly marketable end product.

. I implement the techniques and the use of the Adobe software that is

essential to being a successful graphic designer.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Art in general has always been a passion of mine. My goal is to expand

my artistic imagination and put into practice the knowledge and skills I

have gained over my years of study at Baker College.

I view design as a way of conveying different types of messages by

using images, text, and color to communicate. It's a ways of pure and

simple communication. There is a purpose behind every design. I feel that

it is my responsibility as a graphic designer to ensure that my design

serves the intended purpose.

My work embraces most types of marketing promotion implementation such

as logos, websites, brochures, flyers, and more. I am inspired by post-

modernism.

Examples of my work can be viewed at

http://www.wix.com/joansawalha/joansawalha

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

. Bachelor of Applied Arts in Graphic Communications, Baker College,

Auburn Hills, MI: 2010

. Associate of Arts in Graphic Communication, Baker College, Auburn Hills,

MI: 2006

. Associates of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems,

Microcomputer for Business, Macomb Community College, Warren, MI: 2004

. Holland High School, High School Diploma-Honor Roll, Holland, MI: 2002

CERTIFICATIONS

. Certificate of Computer Information Systems, Microcomputer for Business:

2003

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point)

. Adobe Photoshop CS4,CS5

. Adobe Illustrator CS4,CS5

. Adobe InDesign CS4,CS5

. Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

. Adobe Flash (Action Script 2.0, 3.0)

. Quark Xpress

. Typography

. Graphics & Web Development (Html, CSS, JavaScript)

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Web & Graphic Designer: 2007 - Present

. Responsible for building web sites and created interface design.

. Responsible for creating brochures, logos and flyers.

Example:

http://www.troydiamonds.com/

Raytheon, Troy, MI: July/2010 - December/2010

Graphic Artist

. Responsible for creating online courses in adobe flash AS. 2.0

. Also created some Splash screens, flash intros and interactive direct

layout.

. Photo editing in Adobe Photoshop and illustrator

. Dreamweaver presentation for web courses.

VisionFuelMedia, Rochester, MI: October/2009 - March/2010

Graphic & Web Designer

. Responsible for building web sites and created interface design.

. Responsible for creating brochures, logos, flyers and page layouts. Also,

creating twitter landing pages for different cities.

. Using computer software to execute designs

. Also created some Splash screens and flash intros.

Example:

http://healthcarereferralcenter.com/

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