Education

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Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA)

B.F.A., Graphic Design & Packaging

Employment

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Torikian Design

Title: Senior Graphic Designer

Duties: Created branding, designed websites, logos, banners, postcards, brochures, catalogs, calendars, posters, book covers, newsletters, magazines, ads. Handled printing for clients and performed press-checks.

2006-2009

Next Day Color Printing, Inc.

Title: In-House Graphic Designer

Duties: As a in-house graphic designer, I worked on a vast variety of projects and promo- tional items for the print-shop and outside clients, including conceptualizing and designing packaging, websites, branding, catalogs, brochures, event books, calendars, stationery design, postcards, print and digital ads and posters. 1984-1987

Robert Miles Runyan & Associates

Title: Associate Designer

Duties: Worked on major corporate Identity campaigns, annual reports, marks and logotypes. In charge of assigned projects start to finish, I conducted client meetings, made presentations, communicated with print shops and performed press-checks. Many of the projects I worked on won design awards listed below. 1981-1982

Gregory Thomas Associates

Title: Freelance Graphic Designer

Duties: Worked on a variety of projects including but not limited to: Trademarks, catalog covers, stationery design.

Interests

Yoga, furniture making, architecture, traveling and random acts of kindness. Awards

Art Directors Club of Los Angeles

Art Directors Club of New York

Type Directors Club, American Corporate ID

40th Annual Lulu Awards

AIGA-American Institute of Graphic Arts

S.D. Warren Annual Report Trends VI

Print Magazine

Communication Arts

Vanig (Van) Torikian

My Values

. Honor the soul in everyone I interact with

. Contemplate the lesson in every conflict, instead of looking to blame

. Take pride in doing the best I can and pay attention to detail

. Be secure in not knowing everything and be willing to learn

. Humor is the spice of life

Portfolio: www.torikiandesign.com/portfolio

T: 818-***-**** E: ac9j4l@r.postjobfree.com

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