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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 incorporating 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.
9 13 . 7 75 .15 2 4 kristen.design hello@kristen.design
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experience Graphic Design Contractor, KCPT PBS 2015-’16 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 i o r g r a p h ic d e s ig n e r.
Media Center Clerk II, KCAI, 2014-2016 Re s pon sible for o pening center and loaning ex pen sive eq uipment to s t ud ent s and f ac ult y, inc luding c amer a s, la pto ps, recording d ev ice s, and audio eq uipment. Maint ained a d et ailed log of c hec ked item s in t he re ser vation c alendar, mak ing sure all eq uipment is f unc tioning cor rec tly before pu t ting aw ay in d e sig nated area s and c hec k ing of f t he regis t r y.
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academic honors Featured on GD USA’s students to watch for 2016 (web + print edition) 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
Medical Assistant & Biller, Comprehensive Foot
KCAI merit scholarship
Center, 2012-’14 Assisted doc tor with patient care. Called to remind about appointments. Demonstrated compassion and understanding. Responsible for taking and printing accurate x-rays and per forming post-operative care with sutures and wounds. Also worked extensively in billing depar tment to send claims to insurance companies and bills to patients. Learned to work ver y quickly and ef fec tively under pressure and maintain patient and doc tor trust.
education Kansas City Ar t Institute, Graphic Design, Class of 2017
skills Proficient with (Creative Suite) Adobe Illus trator, Photoshop, Ac robat, InDesign, Af ter- Ef fec t s, Muse, A bleton Live, Premier Pro, and Audition. I c an wor k ef ficiently alone or in a group and organize task s for optimum result s in either scenario. I have a great wor k ethic with a rigorous sense of self- discipline and time management. I’m a quic k lear ner and ex tremely reliable. I have a well-rounded under s tanding of communic ation and user ex perience.
references Kelly Ludwig Professor | Graphic Design | KCAI
kludwig@kcai.edu 816. 686. 9219
Aldo Bacchetta Media Center Direc tor | KCAI
abacchetta@kcai.edu 816. 802. 3334
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 9 13 . 7 75 .15 2 4 kristen.design hello@kristen.design