Design Director
Resume:
Dwayne Carter
Art Director
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E XPERIENCE
Yoga Journal Magazine (Aimmedia)
San Francisco, California
Associate Art Director
May 2012 – Present
Responsible for the design and art direction of features and department pages for Yoga Journal Magazine. Responsibilities also include photo
research and assigning art for photography and illustrations, proofing color on hi-res photos, art directing Ipad tablet design using DPS.
San Francisco Magazine (Modern Luxury Inc.)
S an Francisco, California
Senior Designer
Nov 2011 – May 2012
Responsible for the design and the art direction of features and department pages for San Francisco Magazine. Respobsibilities also include
photo research and assigning art for photography and illustrations, managing art budgets and handling other marketing production duties.
Ride BMX Magazine (Transworld media)
Carlsbad, California
Art Director
Jun 2007 – Mar 2011
Created the aesthetic for RideBMX magazine. Responsible for the production of graphics for T-shirts, stickers, advertisements, flyers, and posters
from conception to completion. Gave RideBMX a redesign in 2008 that attracted the attention of the BMX industry and magazine industry. As a
result, increased ad sales and the popularity of the magazine overall. The tasks included:
• Digital photo color correcting and retouching using Adobe Photoshop
• Scanned through Adobe Photoshop with Epson Scanners
• Set up templates and styles, color palates, in Adobe In Design
• File and photo management using Adobe Bridge
• File and color proofing using Adobe Acrobat
• Worked with vendors for the printing of T-shirts, clothing and stickers
• Proofed, preflighted, prepared press-ready PDF files
• Preformed image compression, file correction and optimizing techniques
• Designed and prepared graphics for web.
• Designed web interfaces for website using Adobe Photoshop.
• Designed DVD disk art and Package Art
• Designed Tradeshow and event graphics
• Designed logos using Adobe Illustrator
Slap Skateboard Magazine (High Speed Productions)
San Francisco, California
Art Director
Apr 2005 – Mar 2007
Created the aesthetic for Slap Magazine. Responsible for the production of editorial content, graphics T-shirts, stickers, advertisements, flyers,
and posters from conception to completion. Directed Slap into a more refined visual direction yet still keeping the edge that they have always had.
The tasks included:
• Preformed digital photo color correcting and retouching using Adobe Photoshop
• Scanned photo sequences through Adobe Photoshop with Epson Scanners
• Photo manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
• Made templates and styles, in Adobe In Design
• Made template colors and fonts in Adobe In Design
• File and photo management using Adobe Bridge
• File and color proofing using Adobe Acrobat
• Worked with vendors for the printing of T-shirts and clothing
• Proofed, pre-flighted, prepared press-ready PDF files
• Preformed image compression, file correction and optimizing techniques
• Designed and prepared graphics for web use.
• Designed logos using Adobe Illustrator
Transworld Skateboarding (Transworld Media)
Carlsbad, California
Associate Art Director
Feb 2000 – Apr 2005
Assisted in the creating the aesthetic for Transworld Skateboarding magazine. Was responsible for the production and design of advertisements,
graphics for stickers, T-shirts, flyers, posters, and all editorial content within the magazine from conception to completion. The tasks included:
• Digital photo color correcting and retouching using Adobe Photoshop
• Scanned photo sequence prints through Adobe Photoshop with Microtek Scanners
• Photo manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
• Made templates and styles in Quarkxpress
• Designed DVD Packaging using Quarkxpress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Designed DVD disk art and Package Art
• Designed Tradeshow and event graphics
• Designed logos using Adobe Illustrator
EDUCATION
The Atlanta College of Art
Atlanta, Georgia
BFA/Graphic Design
Jun 1995 – Jun 1998
Portfolio link: http://montagecgna.com
Linked in profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dwayne-carter/26/490/723
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