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hello My name is Kristen and I’m a graphic designer. I am proficient in print design and have a strong sensibilit y for texture and heirarchy. I solve each design problem with a unique and fresh approach. I enjoy encorporating my illustration with a projec t whenever I can. Having original content and a thorough concept is impor tant to me. My design st yle is deliberate, confident, versatile and minimal. I pay the utmost at tention to detail because it’s what makes great design. I create motion and sound pieces in my spare time and these facets are where I am most at home. I grew up on a dair y farm in Kansas and learned the value of hard work early in life. I continue to maintain a rigourous work-ethic to uphold my work to my own personal standards. I’m currently a junior at the Kansas Cit y Ar t Institute and will be graduating in May of 2017. Thanks so much for taking the time to view my resumé. I hope to hear from you soon.
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Graphic Design Contractor, KCPT PBS
Featured on GD USA’s students to watch for 2016 (web + print edition)
D e s ig n i n g ic o n s , b r a n d i n g s y s te m s , s t a t i o na r y, m ot io n g r a p h ic s , te l e v i s io n s u p e r s , a n d a ny ot h e r ove r f l o w. C o lla b o r a t i n g w i t h a tea m to m a ke f i n a l d e c i s io n s b e fo re p re s e n t i n g d e s ig n s to c rea t i ve d i re c to r a n d s e n io r g r a p h ic d e s ig n e r.
Media Center Clerk II, KCAI Responsible for opening center and loaning equipment to students and faculty, keeping a detailed log of checked items in the reservation calendar, and making sure all equipment is functioning correctly before putting away in designated areas and checking off the registry. Medical Assistant & Biller, Comprehensive Foot Center A s s i s te d w i t h p a t ie n t c a re. C a ll e d p a t i e n t s to re m i n d a b o u t a p p o i n t m e n t s . D e m o n s t r a te d c o m p a s s io n a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g w i t h t h e p a t i e n t s . Re s p o n s i b l e fo r t a k i n g a n d p r i n t i n g a c c u r a te x- r ay s a n d p e r fo r m i n g p o s t- o p e r a t i ve c a re w i t h s u t u re s a n d w o u n d s . A l s o w o r ke d e x te n s i ve l y i n b illi n g d e p a r t m e n t to s e n d c la i m s to i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s a n d b ill s to p a t ie n t s . L ea r n e d to w o r k ve r y q u i c k l y a n d e f fe c t i ve l y u n d e r p re s s u re a n d m a i n t a i n p a t i e n t a n d d o c to r t r u s t .
education Kansas City Ar t Institute, Graphic Design, Class of 2017
Kroger Extract Redesign featured on packaginginspiration.com, 2016 Poster and animation selec ted for the Folly Theater’s produc tion of David Benoit’s Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown, December 2015 A11 Award for “Histor y of the Microphone” poster also archived at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Ar t Armin Hof fman Award, for strong work ethic, KCAI Graphic Design Depar tment 2015 Katherine McCoy Award, for extensive research approach, KCAI Graphic Design Depar tment 2015
scholarships John D. Muller Scholarship 2015 KCAI merit scholarship
references Kelly Ludwig Professor | Graphic Design | KCAI
kludwig@kcai.edu 816. 686. 9219
Aldo Bacchetta Media Center Direc tor | KCAI
abacchetta@kcai.edu
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816. 802. 3334
E x te n s i ve k n o w l e d g e of t y p o g r a p hy. A b ili t y to u t ili ze a n d c rea te g r id s y s te m s , m a n a g e h i e r a rc hy, c o l o r t h e o r y, f il e o rg a n i z a t i o n, w e b d e s ig n, ill u s t r a t io n, b r a n d i n g , c o nve r s i o n o pt i m i z a t i o n, a n d p r i n t s p e c i f ic i t ie s . Prof i c i e n t w i t h A d o b e Ill u s t r a to r, Ph oto s h o p, A c ro b a t , I n D e s ig n, A f te r- E f fe c t s , M u s e, A b l e to n L i ve, Pre m ie r Pro, a n d A u d i t i o n. C a n w o r k e f f ic ie n t l y a l o n e o r i n a g ro u p a n d o rg a n i ze t a s k s i n e i t h e r s c e n a r io. E xc e ll e n t w o r k e t h i c a n d t i m e m a na g e m e n t . Q u ic k l ea r n e r a n d e x t re m e l y re lia b l e. We ll - ro u n d e d k n o w l e d g e of c o m m u n i c a t i o n.
Amanda Krenos Graphic Designer | KCPT PBS
akrenos@kcpt.org 816. 398. 4212
Dwight Frizzell Professor of Sound & Interac tive Ar ts | KCAI
dfrizzell@kcai.edu 816. 802. 3327