Graphic Designer

Daniel J. Colgan

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Chicago, IL 60607

Cell: 309-***-****

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http://www.danielcolgan.com

Bradley University, Peoria, IL

B.S. Graphic Design. May 2010

Minor in Marketing, GPA 3.2/4.0

EXPERIENCE:

Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment

Graphic Design Intern May 2009-May 2010

Designed posters and signs for concerts, festivals, and other events for this event company.

State Farm Insurance

Graphic Design Intern Summer 2009

Designed various print materials in their Creative Services department at corporate

headquarters. Discussed campaign strategies and engaged in brainstorming sessions.

W.D. Boyce, Boy Scouts of America

Design/Marketing Intern June 2008-September 2008

Designed flyers, campaign booklets, presentation materials, event handouts and posters. I also

updated their website and served on the Web Committee along with company leaders from around the

Peoria area to discuss and examine opportunities for the betterment of the Website.

Peoria Chiefs, Minor League Baseball

Design Intern April 2008-June 2008

Designed JumboTron slides during baseball

games and created a variety of print material.

Royal Publishing

Freelance Graphic Designer Summer 2008

Designed booklet and calendar cover pages for many midwest

high school sports teams that were passed out at sporting events.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES:

London Creative Strategies. January 2009

Worked with a team of designers to hypothetically rebrand a company while abroad.

The new brand identity was then presented to Brand Union, a successful design firm in London.

Met with top designers from Apple, Bibliotech, Pentland, Intro, and Holler.

AGI Design Conference. September 2008

Attended design workshops and listened to designers from

around the world speak about their design work and experiences.

ACTIVITIES:

SONOR, Bradley University

Active Member, November 2006-August 2009

Creative Director. May 2008-August 2009

Directed the design team, developed marketing strategies, campaigns, and promotional

materials for campus-wide distribution that promoted social-norming messages.

AIGA, Bradley Chapter

Active Member. April 2008-April 2010

Treasurer. May 2008-May 2009

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