Graphic Deisgner, Illustrator, Photoshop

Rodney Smith

Canton, MA ***** Cell:774-***-**** Email:********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of customer service experience

• 4+ years of Graphic & UX/UI Design experience combined

• Experience multitasking in fast paced environment

• Sales and Marketing experienc Mockups,Wireframes&Moodboards

• Experience creating Iphone/android mobile app concepts

• Ability to articulate ideas and designs to developers.

• Basic knowledge of printing techniques

• Adobe Creative Suite experience

• Web Graphic Design experience

• Superb verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to adapt and learn quickly

• Up to date with UI/UX trends

• Always eager to learn and exceed expectations

• Avid researcher of Graphic Design and Typography trends

• Analytical visual designer

• Known for motivating others and contributing great ideas in team environments

• Passionate about Graphic Design

• Interviewing skills

• A Natural creative

PORTFOLIO

https://www.behance.net/rsmithdesigner

EXPERIENCE

Personal Portfolio Projects

Graphic Design/UI UX

Boston Ma 2009-Present

• All projects have been unpaid and done solely for experience purposes

• Small projects utilizing Photoshop

• Captured photos and edited them in Photoshop

• Typography, logos, Cd Covers, Mobile App concepts

• Always developing and brainstorming innovative ideas and concepts to showcase on my

portfolio

• Created my own concept for the Bose Mobile App after doing user research. I’ve

implemented current UI/UX trends into my Bose mobile app concept, in order to create a

more pleasant and intuitive user experience.

• Many more Graphic Designs and UI UX design concepts on portfolio!

VahChieva Co. ( E-Commerce Website )

Founder Graphic/UI designer

Internet 2012- Present (In process of re-branding)

I started VahChieva Co as a clothing company but didn't want my design skills to be restricted to

only clothing design. In 2013 I transformed Vahchieva into a creative design company.

• Generating revenue by utilizing social media and marketing

• Designed all products from start to finish

• Created typography and marketing strategies for website

• Designed logos for VahChieva Co merchandise

• Created all graphic designs with photoshop/illustrator

• Created all design concepts

• Some HTML & CSS to edit website

• Manage all website content

• Logo design, label design

Encore Cupcakes ( E-Commerce Website )

Freelance Designer

Stoughton MA 2014 (1 month long project)

• Established a reasonable timeline for this small project

• Used wireframes and flow charts

• Designed concept from idea to visual

• Created low-fidelity and high fidelity mockups for the website

• Interviewed client to see what where she wanted to go far as creative vision

• Did user research necessary in order to make website dynamic and user friendly

• Documenting projects growth throughout process

• Used Photoshop and Illustrator for this project

• Used basic HTML and CSS to create site mock up

• Used a variety of sources in order to find different solutions for user issues

• Communicated/ brainstormed with client with personas and storyboards until we arrived

to the best results.

Social Gossiper Mobile App (concept only)

Mobile UI UX Designer and Creator

Boston, MA 2014 ( Ongoing project)

• An app created from my ideas and research that I designed a visual concept for

• Did the user research necessary and created wireframes for this project

• Created wireframes and mockups with pencil and notepad (sketch)

• designed mockups in Adobe Photoshop CC

• Utilized paper prototyping for usability testing

EDUCATION

Massasoit Community College

Major: Visual Arts Graphic Design 2013-Present

Becker College

Major: Psychology 2007-08

Coursera: UCSanDiego

HCI Course 2014

SO ME Academy

Certificate: Social Media Management-2014

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