Professional Art Director / Award Winning Graphic Design
Resume:
Barbara Bose Professional Resumé
PO Box ***, Occoquan VA 22125
**** – present BOSE ARTS Occoquan & Leesburg, VA;
Cambridge, MD; Miami, FL
Design company primarily serving small to medium-sized businesses with website, logo, collateral design, photography and concept development. Client List includes Warner Bros. Music., Miami Magazine, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce , U.S./Latin Trade, Softsync, Exatrade, Ocean Drive Magazine, Miami Herald, Parbel, Turnberry Associates, Universal Medical Center, ISG, Sequre Underwriters, CCBsure, Remax on the Bay, Studio2 Salon, Acorn Stoveworks, Bay Country Security, Wise Oil, Amici Miei Ristorante, Easton Art Academy, Easton Airport, Maryland Airport Association, Dorchester County Tourism, Glenn Ruark Builders, America-Ltd., Sharon Real Estate, Cambridge Main Street, Hospice Center of Queen Anne’s, many others
• 2009 , 2010 & 2011 Designed electronic and hardscape stages, identity, logos and signage for a worldwide audience at the annual AIPAC conference at the DC Convention Center with Beth Singer Design in Arlington, VA. Others include Red Cross, AJC, AIR, other small businesses.
• 2008 Guest speaker for Dorchester First Business Group
• 2007 Named Insurance Company, Sequre Underwriters, Cambridge, MD, Easel Street Gallery, YMCA ‘Funraiser’
Invited to provide graphics for Cambridge R/UDAT charrette sponsored by AIA
• 2006 Guest speaker, Dorchester County Chamber
• 2005 Winner of Dorchester Chamber Innovation Award
• 2004 Guest speaker at Quota International; Produced and edited a 1-hour documentary about industrial agriculture ‘The Real Food Revolution’
1996 - present ABSOLUTELY FLORIDA Miami, FL
Established an online travel publication at funandsun.com and abfla.com, launched in 1996. Winner of 26 awards, including the state of Florida’s Flagler award for Tourism Marketing Success, Monthly hits exceeded 4 million. Serve as Publisher, Editor and Creative Director. Duties include supervising sales staff, writers, photographers, tech staff, junior designers.
2000 - 2003 FLORIDA-TV.com Miami, FL
FloridaTV offered video property and destination tours. Duties include layout, storyboards, scripting, voiceovers, video editing & production, flash animation, direction of art and sales staff.
1991 - 1992 BLOCKBUSTER MAGAZINE Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Art Director of this national entertainment in-store magazine, with an audited monthly circulation of 1 million. Duties included all layout and design of the pages, arranging and directing celebrity photo shoots in Los Angeles, selecting and coordinating stock art from agencies; worked closely with editor and sales staff (wrote headlines, developed concepts, etc.)
1990 - 1991 PLANTS, SITES & PARKS MAGAZINE Coral Springs, FL
Art Director of this national bi-monthly trade publication about economic development. Responsible for photography direction, feature layouts, covers and supervision of editorial art and advertising production staff.
1988 - 1990 SOUTH FLORIDA MAGAZINE Miami, FL
Art director of glossy regional monthly lifestyle magazine. Responsible for direction of photography, editorial design, fashion shoots, feature layouts, promotional design, overall design of the magazine, all additional supplements. Supervised production staff. Won 14 state and national design awards.
1987 BACKUS, TURNER & PARTNERS Miami, FL
Art Director responsible for all phases of design. Accounts included The Falls, Dadeland Marriott, Ramada Inn, PetCare, Citizen’s Federal, Coral Ridge Hospital.
1987 - 1988 INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS COLLEGE Miami, FL
Taught Advertising Design and Production to seniors and freshmen. Also taught airbrush seminar, Summer 1987.
1986 - 1987 THE PALM BEACH POST West Palm Beach, FL
Illustrator and page designer responsible for feature illustrations, page layouts, news graphics and special section design.
1984 - 1986 THE BOSTON HERALD Boston, MA
Assistant Art Director of large Boston area daily tabloid, and Art Director of the weekly magazine supplement, Sunday. Responsible for all concept development, layouts and design of magazine. Supervised production and worked closely with editors, photographers and illustrators.
1982- 1984 THE PATRIOT LEDGER Quincy, MA
Art Director of daily suburban Boston newspaper, responsible for feature layouts, illustrations, a weekly photo page, special projects, all news graphics, etc. Started editorial art department, promoted from advertising art position
1976 - 1982 FREELANCE Boston area
Accounts included WGBH-TV, Harvard University, Leonard Silver Company, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, Mass.: Designed and constructed an 11’ x 18’ metal fundraising “Tree of Life” sculpture. The Recuperative Center, Roslindale, Mass. Designed and constructed an 8’ x 11’ metal “Tree of Life” fundraising sculpture for hospital lobby. DR Group, Jubilee Publications, Purnell, Inc., others.
1979 - 1980 LECHMERE CORP. HEADQUARTERS Woburn, MA
Product illustrator for this large retail chain. Responsible for all line drawings of merchandise, photo retouching, ad layout, and design of indoor signage.
1978 - 1979 THE REAL PAPER Cambridge, MA
Advertising artist for this large weekly tabloid, responsible for all phases of production, some editorial illustration. Worked closely with sales staff and clients.
Awards
2011 - American Pixel Academy - AIPAC Policy Conference Animations
Platinum Award, ‘QuickStop’ Animation
Gold Award, ‘Early Registration’ Animation; Summit Creative Awards - AIPAC Policy Conference Stage Bronze Award
2010 - Davey Award - AIPAC Policy Conference Stage Silver, Environmental Graphics; Creativity International Award - AIPAC Policy Conference Stage Honorable Mention, Environmental Graphics; American Graphic Designers & Advertising - Best of Category Award, Environmental Graphics
2006 - Dorchester County, MD Chamber of Commerce - Innovation Award
1996 – 2000 - Absolutely Florida - 21 Internet Excellence Awards, including the 1999 State of Florida Flagler Award, Snap Best of the Web, Best of the Planet, Planet Rider Best Travel Site, and others
1988 - CRMA “White” Awards - Best Special Section
1988 - Micromedia “Mike” Awards - Best Special Section; 2nd place - Best Art Direction; 2nd place - Best Dining Guide
1986 - Society of Publication Designers - National Awards, cover & page design
1985 - Society of Newspaper Design - Excellence Award
1984 - New England Press Assn - Best Illustration
1983 - New England Press Assn - Con-tributing graphics
1983 - Inland Daily Press Assn - Con-tributing graphics
1973 - Greenwich Art Society - Honorable Mention, drawing
Exhibits
1987 - International Fine Arts College
Faculty Show, Miami
1978 – 1980, 1982 - Boston City Hall, Boston, MA
1980, 1983 - Kaji Aso Gallery, Boston
1985 - Master Eagle Gallery, NY, NY
Education
Graduated Rippowam High School,
Stamford, CT, 1972
Boston Museum School 1972-1974,
Majored in graphics, printmaking, drawing, painting.
Silvermine Art Guild, New Canaan, CT
1974-75
Morris Pratt Inst., Mediumship, 2001
Contact this candidate