JOHN WIELAND
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55410
email:
john.wieland@ ymail.com
portfolio:
johnwieland.wordpress.com
ACCOMPLISHED GRAPHIC DESIGNER. HELPING CLIENTS BE MORE SUCCESSFUL BY IMPROVING THEIR IMAGE THROUGH
QUALITY DESIGN. UTILIZING PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINT, PAINTING, AND OTHER ARTISTIC CAPABILITIES TO CREATE ORIGINAL
AND UNIQUE DESIGNS. EXPERIENCED IN CONCEPT, DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRODUCTION.
EMPLOYMENT
2008 - PRESENT FREELANCE DESIGN MINNEAPOLIS MN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER for projects including corporate collateral, brochures, presentations, logos,
typography, letterhead, marketing and other pieces.
2004 - 2008 ORANGESEED DESIGN MINNEAPOLIS MN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER on work including business to business, advertising, direct mail and
related pieces. Working with printers, clients, and photographers to produce quality design.
1997 - 2004 WEST GROUP EAGAN MN
ART DIRECTOR DESIGNER for marketing collateral, materials for Westlaw, and other areas of
law research. Working with photographers and print vendors for press checks and design.
1995 - 1997 THE USER VIEW INC. SAINT PAUL MN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER for print and interactive projects in advertising and collateral.
Designing original art in ads, training materials and promotional pieces.
1991 - 1995 MULTI-AD SERVICES EDEN PRAIRIE MN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER and ILLUSTRATOR for newsletters, logos, letterheads, brochures and
stock art, and illustration. Working with printers for press checks and design.
1990 - 1991 ZAUHAR DESIGN MINNEAPOLIS MN
GRAPHIC DESIGNER and ILLUSTRATOR for printed communications, working with
printers on press checks and design. Using traditional graphic techniques for design.
VOLUNTEER: Innocence Project MN, AIGA, German Institute, Human Rights Advocates, MCBA
E D U C AT I O N
M INNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
COMMERCIAL ART DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, ADVERTISING
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LAKEWOOD COLLEGE
GENERAL COURSES, ART
M INNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
LETTERPRESS DESIGN TYPESETTING, PRINTING
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MCAD, MCTC
WEBSITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT