Dawn Ryddner (Rubik) Art Director • Designer
CV
specialising in magazines
7 Daniels Lane, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9ET Tel: 01883 627276 Email: dawn@rubik.co.uk
COMPANY
YEAR
TITLE & DESCRIPTION
FOOD TRADE REVIEW JOURNAL, KENT, UK
2007-
EDITORIAL This job share position is for an established trade publisher and requires a wide range of skills. This includes diplomacy, good communication, organisation, team building, design, copy editing and production with a working knowledge of food manufacturing.
EUROSPAN GROUP LONDON, UK
2001-
ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER/DATA INPUT Working under a freelance arrangement, this includes many tasks such as logo identity, stationery, exhibition panels, corporate leaflets, website comps and data input.
HORSE MAGAZINE, IPC LONDON, UK
2000
ART EDITOR Having previous experience in redesigning magazines, I was hired full-time to redesign HORSE as well as train and supervise fellow colleagues. I also commissioned freelancers, rode horses and worked with an awesomely horsey team.
DM MAGAZINE, HANDELSBLATT DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
1999
ART DIRECTOR This was a short-term contract to redesign one of Handelsblatt’s flagship titles in Germany. I also commissioned photographers and illustrators, supervised production and adapted to the culture as well as learn the language.
MARKETING WEEK MAGAZINE 1997-1999 CENTAUR, LONDON, UK
ART EDITOR I took on the full-time job to revamp the front cover so it would jump off the news stands as well as create stunning page layouts. I also commissioned freelancers, photographers and illustrators as well as sourced picture libraries and helped to establish an in-house picture desk. These initiatives helped to significantly increase subscriptions.
TIME MAGAZINE, TIME ATLANTIC, LONDON, UK
1996-1997
DESIGNER I worked freelance producing material for the marketing department as well as on page layouts for TIME. Art Directors, Gary Lonergan and Paul Lussier, were my mentors.
NATIONAL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX, LONDON, UK
1993-2005
ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Freelancing with NACAB for over 10 years, my tasks included designing and updating Training Packs, exhibition panels, leaflets and more.
RUBIK GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS LONDON, UK
1993-
ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Working freelance with many companies, I’ve worked on a variety of projects including: IPC (The Country Life Centenary book with Sir Roy Strong), REED (The Country House Garden book), GUINNESS (The Guinness Book of World Records), VNU (Personal Computer magazine redesign which won an award), CMP (RIBA Journal and Building magazine), AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (C2 magazine), THE WELLCOME TRUST (exhibition panels), and IMP (food recipe comps). And more.
DORLING KINDERSLEY LONDON, UK
1990-1993
JUNIOR DESIGNER Having worked full-time on the John Brookes’ Garden Design book gave me a real insight into English Gardens.
THUMB DESIGN LONDON, UK
1989-1990
JUNIOR DESIGNER I worked full-time on a variety of design projects and my logo for Debono Heller received recognition in Design magazine.
READER’S DIGEST NEW YORK, USA
1988-1989
ART DIRECTOR ASSISTANT I worked freelance and assisted the Art Director with various tasks including filing photos and looking for ideas for articles. It was a great learning opportunity.
HAWORTH PRESS INC. NEW YORK, USA
1987-1988
ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Working full-time, I produced catalogues, leaflets and flyers for an assortment of academic titles as well as attended exhibitions. Page 1
Dawn Ryddner (Rubik) Art Director • Designer
CV
specialising in magazines
7 Daniels Lane, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9ET Tel: 01883 627276 Email: dawn@rubik.co.uk
WORKING EDUCATION
YEAR
DESCRIPTION
MILWAUKEE TO NEW YORK, USA
1984-1987
FREELANCE FROM MILWAUKEE, WI TO NEW YORK, NY Throughout this time I freelanced, working on various design projects such as brochures for the Milwaukee Parks, assistance with food photography for West Bend and designing menus for a Jewish Restaurant until I made the move to New York. Once there, I took up a full-time position with Dewey Ballentine, a law library, but continued to freelance for a variety of design studios.
MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN, WISCONSIN, USA
1980-1984
STUDENT WITH APPRENTICESHIP My four year bachelor’s degree of Fine Art in Graphic Design included subjects such as Design, Typography, Photography, Illustration, Architecture, Figure Drawing and as well as English, Psychology, History and Art History. As a result of my high grades, I was awarded an apprenticeship working with a design studio as part of my course work.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
YEAR
DESCRIPTION
MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR COURSE AT SAINT MARTINS SCHOOL OF ART, LONDON, UK
1996
This was held on Saturdays to learn the programme and what it can do. The finished product was a small clip of images which moved with sound to tell a story.
PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE AT THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN, NEW YORK, USA
1985
An interesting evening class studying motion and light using flash.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
YEAR
DESCRIPTION
METROBUS WARLINGHAM, UK
2006-
CAMPAIGNER Using my organisation and communication skills, I helped to create awareness to save the bus services which were due to be cut. The positive result though, was only made possible due to the persistance of the local people, MPs, parish councillors and the local newspaper. My interest in the local community continues.
WARLINGHAM PARK SCHOOL WARLINGHAM, UK
2003-
VOLUNTEER I volunteer with anything that the school needs within my time-frame. This includes setting up a lemonade stand with our family at the summer fair, helping out at Christmas or submitting marketing ideas to promote the school.
MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN WISCONSIN, USA
1987-
ALUMNI MEMBER I keep in touch with events, suggest ideas for fundraising and submit anecdotes for the local newsletter. Google Dawn Ryddner for the link.
INTERESTS I continue to enjoy all related aspects of art and design including photography and architecture. To balance an active life, I like to take long dog walks, spend time with horses, read, listen to music as well as spending leisure time with family and friends. My recent interest in web design is creating a food blog which can be found at http://dawnblog.wordpress.com.
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