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I am inspired, by the people I work with, theopportunities that surround me, and my love oflearning. For several years, I worked in the fastpaced fi eld of retail design. Currently, I am an independent design contractor. What I love most about my job is the freedom it allows me to travel and see new things. That’s how I continue to grow, evolve and continue to feed my passion for design.I am eager to utilize my skills in new areas of design,supporting communication for people, their products, their services, and their ideas.

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In following pages you will be introduced to a brief

sample set of my creative projects.

If you would like to see more just let me know.

My Work

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Greeting Card Setdesigned for EmPrint

DESIGN OBJECTIVE: I was commissioned to design two sets of holiday greeting cards for a print shop in Pittsburgh.

Card Set1: Designs speak to core values/principles and are appropriate any time of the year.

Card Set 2: Designs are based off of biblical numerology and they are synced to the twelve days of Christmas.

Greeting Card Set

Card Set 2: Designs are based off of biblical numerology and they are synced to the twelve days of Christmas.

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Jonah SeriesSix week sermon series on Jonah for Forest Hill Church in Charlotte, NC

OBJECTIVE: Design a graphic theme for a six week sermon series presentation of Jonah. Graphic applications for the theme included a printed invitation card, sermon notes handout, announcement video slides, website promotions, DVD/CD covers, video lower thirds and intro video animation.

DVD/CD COVER

ANIMATION ILLUSTRATION

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Jonah SeriesSix week sermon series on Jonah for Forest Hill Church in Charlotte, NC

OBJECTIVE: Design a graphic theme for a six week sermon series presentation of Jonah. Graphic applications for the theme included a printed invitation card, sermon notes handout, announcement video slides, website promotions, DVD/CD covers, video lower thirds and intro video animation.

DVD/CD COVER

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Art Guild EventsPosters for non-profi t organization promoting fund-raising events

OBJECTIVE: Create eye catching poster designs to promote upcoming fund-raising events for the Art Guild of Fairfi eld Glade, Tennessee. This work was contributed to the Plataue Creative Arts Center, where I am an active member.

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Having seven years of experience in the fast paced fi eld of point of purchase merchandising, I have recently began a new career path, working as an independent design contractor and travelling to many regions of the country and the world. Along with broaden-ing my technical and creative abilities, it is my love to do work that is not only of quality, but of signifi cant purpose. It is my hope to continue to use my skills and talent to create a positive impact in our world, while serving companies and individuals with their design needs.

Experience:

March 2009 – PresentEswansondesignFreelance Designer

October 2009 – June 2010Trader Joe’s – Charlotte, NCChain of Neighbourhood Grocery StoresIn-Store Artist and Crew Member

Responsibilities included:Hands on creation of all messaging within the store. This included painting oversized endcapheaders, creating dynamic signage from many materials, utilizing foam, wood, boardstock, paper, paint, chalk, markers, colored pencils, etc. Establishing processes, creating documentation for processes, teaching other members of the crew signage skills and hand lettering skills, installation of signs, assisting in retail space development/ design March 2002 – March 2009IDL WorldWide – Pittsburgh, PARetail Design and Manufacturing FirmSenior Graphic Designer

Responsibilities included:Project research, brainstorming (in teams or individually), concept development, working with photography, creating and executing client presentations, working along side engineers/

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Erin Swanson134 Delbridge LaneCrossville, TN 38558erin@eswansondesign.comwww.eswansondesign.com

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industrial designers to create functioning prototypes, designing with a wide range ofmaterials (including vinyl, acrylic, plastic corrugated, boardstock, etc..), preparing art for print (screen, litho, digital), assessing ink drawdowns, attending press checks, facilitat-ing a project from conception to production, time/project management, directing & coordi-nating work with freelance designers

Projects included:Store resets | holiday/seasonal promotionsmerchandising displays | directional signageendcap promotions | layout of company wide newsletter | introduction to some website maintenance

Internships:

June 2010 - August 2010Hatch Show Prints – Nashville, TN130 year old working letterpress poster shop

Responsibilities included:Meeting with clients, project research, sketching concepts, typesetting by hand with wood and lead type, creating proofs, creat-ing color separations, mixing inks, choosing paper, locking design on press, printing poster designs on Vandercook presses, packaging up fi nal poster designs, sharing the great history of Hatch Show Prints with walk-in customers and tourist

July 2001 – October 2001Hitchcock Fleming and Associates – Akron, OHAdvertising Agency

Responsibilities included:Research, brainstorming (in teams), conceptdevelopment, working with photography (re-touching, sourcing stock photos, etc), assisting in the creation of client presentations, creating mock-ups

Education:

October 1999 – December 2001The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PAAssociates Degree in Specialized TechnologyMajor: Graphic Design | Dean’s List | GPA: 3.7

Computer Knowledge:

Macintosh & PCApplications:Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXpressMicrosoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Entourage, Fetch, Acrobat,Internet Explorer, Safari, Font Book

Personal Interest:

Photography | painting | world travel growing in my faith | ballroom dancing

References available upon request

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