Graphic Designer, Illustration, Product Development
Resume:
SUMMARY
Award-winning Graphic Designer & Illustrator with 25+ years of expertise in package design, branding, and marketing for retail and entertainment brands using compelling visual storytelling. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Magdabela - Freelance Graphic Design
Auburn, WA - Jan, 2000–present
Package design, illustrations, logos, posters, cd artwork, book covers, and children's books. My recent package designs for Aurora Toys has helped them expand their line by over 130 products in
ve categories, growing their reach and increasing business over the last two years. Other clients include:
Brooks Running, KEXP 90.3 FM, Play Visions, US Toy, Toy Major, City Arts Magazine, Bomond Vodka Toysmith LLC - Graphic Designer
Sumner, WA - Aug, 2012–June, 2020
200+ Package designs, brand development, ad layout, and trade show graphics, which contributed to the company’s growth throughout that time frame.
Ilium Associates LLC - Graphic Designer
Bellevue, WA - Jan, 2011–July, 2012
Information design, ad layout, brochure design, poster design, environmental graphics. Accoutrements/Archie McPhee & Co. - Graphic Design and Illustration Mukilteo, WA - Feb, 1998–Nov, 2010
Package design, illustration, product development (ideas and illustrative specs), website design and maintenance ( www.mcphee.com - Time Magazine's 50 coolest sites of 2005), catalog design
(Best Halloween Catalog Cover 1998 - Catalog Age), calendar design (layout and concepts), t-shirts, photography, copywriting.
EDUCATION
B.A. Graphic Design, Central Washington University Minor: Philosophy Farell Merit Scholarship Award for art.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Basic HTML/CSS, Basic Motion Graphics (After E ects), Basic Video Editing (Premiere Pro). SPECIAL SKILLS
Illustration in various styles, photography, copywriting, works quickly on multiple tasks, musician and songwriter of 25 years, plays well with others.
REFERENCES
Karen Sain - former Toysmith Creative Manager - ******@*****.*** Martin Crowley - former Toysmith Vice President of Product Development - ***************@*****.*** Danielle Hibbs - former co-worker and designer - ******@*************.*** *********@*****.***
https://www.magdabela.design
4036 S. 296th St. Auburn, WA. 98001
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