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Objective : Web Designer

Summary

• Experienced with design concepts for packaging and advertising.
• Photographer with skills in evaluating prints for reproduction.
• Familiar with print preparation and production.
• Understanding of video shooting and editing for television.
• Experience in Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Persuasion, FreeHandFile, PageMaker, Illustrator, Maker Pro, and MS Word.

Experience

GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Created consumer packaging using PMS and four-color processing; prepared designs for photo shoots.
• Produced ad campaign strategies for a variety of products and services.
• Designed thumbnails, roughs, and final comps for print advertising.
• Wrote copy for television and print media.
• Communicated corporate identity through design of logo and collateral.
• Created mechanicals; proofed blue lines and color keys.
• Used a wide range of typography to appeal to specific audiences.

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Photographed fashion and food compositions in studio settings.
• Developed portfolio of color landscape prints from across the U.S.
• Exhibited photos in LA and Tokyo with 3 other photographer.
• Won award in black and white community photo contest.
• Black and white darkroom and other technical experience.

Relevant Work History

• January 2000 - Present - Freelance Computer Graphic Designer, San Francisco
• September 1998- December 1999 - Marketing & Graphics Assistant, ABC Co., Tokyo, Japan

Education

• March 2003 - University of California San Francisco with B.F.A. Graphic Design & Marketing major(GPA 3.5)
• December 1999 - English as Second Language School in Los Angels
• March 1997 - Tokyo High School