INTRO
40+ years of creating art
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y name is Loraine A. Baird and I am a Graphic Designer from Nashville, TN., with 40+ years of creating art. I graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division with a BS in Graphic Design March 26, 2014. My areas of expertise are illustration, whether in traditional mediums or digital format, layout and typography, and often I create my own typography. As for digital, I have a preference for vector format. I have four years of Adobe Illustrator experience and six years of experience using Open Source Inkscape Scalable Vector Graphics Editor, and I am advanced user and a wiz at both. I likewise tinker with many of the various digital sketch and paint programs that mimic traditional mediums, and I am well versed in Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver and InDesign. My work is often inspired by retro, old school Commercial Art , retro pop culture and retro kitsch from