Graphic Designer

Anubhuti Desai

**** ********* *******, *** # ***, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Cell: 619-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

Graphic Designer with almost 3+ years of work experience & profound background in the field of art & design. Proficient with concept visualization, storyboarding, layout, typography, color theory & digital photography. Possess creative, organizational, problem solving, print-production, proofreading, multitasking & project management skills with strong attention to detail. Effective in developing creative concepts & designs while closely following creative brief. Proven success at managing deadlines in self-managed & team-based projects, while meeting client needs.

Experience DuPuis Group - Branding, Packaging, Design & Marketing, CHICAGO, IL Sept 2010 - Dec 2010 Graphic Design Intern

Designed menus for high-end client HQ Burger Bar & Sweetwater Restaurant, LA

Worked in a team on packaging design layouts for Peter Pan Peanut Butter,

Nonni's Biscotti, Chef Boyardee’s Mac & Cheese, Heinz Tomato Ketchup &

Duke Cannon soap. Done T-Shirt design concepts for Cheetah Conservation Fund.

Created illustrative designs, comps, build presentations & art boards.

Bandwidth Marketing, EVANSTON, IL Sept 2010 - Dec 2010

Graphic Designer Intern

Clients: Soap.com, Infasurf, Hotel Waverton NY, Boomerands wristbands,

Designed brochure, logos & stationery for clients. Contributed towards

creative marketing ideas & designed their animated holiday greeting.

Two by Four - Full Service Advertising Agency, CHICAGO, IL Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Graphic Design Intern

Clients: Navy Pier, Windy City Rollers, GT Radials, Flor modular carpet tiles,

MealBaby.com food registry, River City Casino, Firefly Legal Inc.

Collaborated with Creative Director, Art Director & Designer while pitching for new clients.

Participated in brainstorming guerrilla advertising concepts & attended client meetings.

Designed print ad layouts, ambient media, logo design, iPhone app layout,

web interface & email blast design.

Sears Portrait Studio, VERNON HILLS, IL Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

Studio Associate & Portrait Photographer

Gantec Publishing Solutions, SCHAUMBURG, IL Jan 2009 - Sept 2009

Freelance Graphic Designer

Designed corporate identity & brochures for this company & HR Pundits Inc.

Worked with the director, met client’s timelines and design expectations.

Motif Media & Advertising, MUMBAI, INDIA Apr 2004 - Dec 2005

Senior Creative & Graphic Designer

Worked on corporate print advertising & Bollywood film publicity campaigns.

Conceptualized & designed logos, stationery, magazine layouts, brochures & posters.

Skills Operating Systems: Mac OS & Windows

Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Lightroom

After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver & MS Office.

Portfolio Link http://www.coroflot.com/anubhuti19

Education Illinois Institute of Art, SCHAUMBURG, IL Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

Certification in Website Development + Certification in Digital Photography

San Diego State University, SAN DIEGO, CA Jan 2007 - Sept 2008

Extended Studies (M.A in Graphic Design) GPA: 3.8

Academic artwork includes: Conceptual poster designs, Graphic design,

Motion Typography, Timeline Book creation, Photography, Illustration

Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI, INDIA Jun 2000 - Mar 2004

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Applied Arts; Major: Graphic Design

Awards An original typeface designed & named “Hindi Chai” as the Typography Campaign (BFA - 2004)

Cub Typographer Silver trophy at the 55th CAG Awards + F.C.B Ulka Award + Late Prof.

Salvi Memorial Award + Colo Color Lab Award

Work Permit Authorized to work for any employer in USA (Permanent Resident)

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