Design Manager
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susan bonner
design
e : s usan .bon ner@ me .c om
a : 4 3 8 h i l l • el m hurst I L • 6 01 26
Current Professional Experience
Bonner Design
January 1999 present Owner / Creative Director
Owner of an independent firm specializing in high-end design and advertising for corporate clients. Provide concept, design,
illustration and production services. Produce annual reports, corporate communications, trade show graphics, retail marketing,
corporate brochures, direct mail, presentation, e-commerce and web graphics.
Current clients include: Mondelez International (Oreo, Ritz ), Kraft (Churny), Future Brands (Jim Bean, Red Bull, Absolut), State
Farm, Mars Petcare (Pedigree, Sheba), Papyrus / American Greetings, Rush University Medical Center, Valspar, FTD, OfficeMax,
LexisNexis, Safeway, Sears, Harry & David / R.R. Donnelley, Hewlett Packard, SpringCM, Grainger, Reclaimed Table, TravelClick,
SmartSignal, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, Really Nice Restaurants and Texas Instruments.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Summer 2000–Present Adjunct Faculty
Teach a variety of computer design classes to continuing adults and advanced placement high school students at the School of
the Art Institute, Chicago. Software applications: Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
Lia Sophia Jewerly
July 2012 March 2013 Senior Designer
Senior Designer of in-house agency creating several montly publications with 25,000+ print run. Oversee the design and
execution of multi-language publications for international markets. Create magazine ads, marketing and conference materials for
internal clients. Communicate and coordinate with web team to create monthly banner ads and web materials.
P revious Professional Experience
Platinum Technology, Inc.
February 1995 August 1999 Manager, Creative Services / Art Director
Designed executive-level solution brochures, trade show invitations and corporate recruiting materials. Managed outside
agencies on high visibility projects, including corporate annual report, holiday card and annual calendar. Art directed the re-design
of product literature from 40 acquisitions in a 24 month period, to ensure consistency with corporate brand. Restructured
department and managed staff of five. Corporate rebrand of collateral reduced printing production costs by more than one
million dollars in the first six months and reduced delivery cycle from five weeks to one week.
Bonner Design
March 1993 February 1995 Owner / Art Director
Owner of an independent design firm. Clients included Searle Pharmaceutical, Florsheim Shoe Corporation,
Thomson Learning, Houghton-Mifflin Publishing, Rush-Presbyterian Hospitals, and Abbott Laboratories.
Leo Burnett/Moroch and Associates
July 1992 March 1993 Senior Art Director
Developed concepts and design for international advertising agency. Maintained primary account responsibility for McDonald’s
and EyeMasters co-op materials. Created and executed retail materials such as point-of-purchase displays, Free Standing
Inserts, out-of-home media, catalogs, and broadcast advertising and print advertisements.
Texas Instruments
July 1986 July 1992 Graphic Designer / Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director
Determined graphic needs for internal clients, creating solutions varying from magazine layout to event marketing.
E ducation
Master of Fine Arts, Visual Communication/Advertising Design, University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design, Louisiana State University, University of New Orleans
P ersonal
2010–2013 Ambassador for the Dance for Life/ Aids Foundation of Chicago, Marketing and Social Media Team.
Four time recipient of District 205 Theims Grant to create multi-disciplinary art history boards in district elementary schools.
Provided In-Service of this program to students/teachers at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Winner of the City of Elmhurst Mayor’s Award for community and volunteer service.
Pro-bono design work: Dance for Life, Daffodil Ball / Washington D. C.; Little Angels / The Sanfilippo Foundation; American Cancer
Society’s Relay For Life; Elmhurst School Board; Northern Illinois Food Bank; The Children’s Place Association.
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