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sara graebe portfolio sara graebe | graphic designer | sara.graebe09@gmail.com | 971.230.4475
Magazine | Peace Out! Craigslisters Challenge Solution6 page magazine8.5 x 11
Photoshop | InDesign
Prototype magazine for craigslist.com. Take the magazine in a certain direction.
Magazine, Peace Out! The magazine emphasizes the crazy and funky essence of craigslist. Bright colors and used with different typography making it fun and interesting. Photos help capture the demographic as well.
CD package | 2nd Time Aroundbookletfront and back tray card
Photoshop | InDesign
CD package design for Mt. Hood Community College Jazz band, 2nd Time Around.
Help keeping the jazz feel it uses brassy colors with black and sheet music. The typography used is different and unexpected which makes it inticing. I participated in the photoshoot of the students, that was a great experience. The inside of the booklet is laid out on a grid and legible.
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Corporate Identity | Greenspaceslogobusiness card/stationary promotional piece
Photoshop | InDesign | Illustrator
Corporate Identity for nonprofit organization, GreenSpaces. GreenSpaces promotes growing your own vegetables with great resources and affordable products.
A cohesive branding solution for GreenSpaces. Emphasizing on clean and simple using white space effectively. Own photographs enhanced in Photoshop making them appear appetizing and beautiful.
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advertisements brochure8.5 x 11
Book Cover | ALICIA: My Story book cover design 7.5 x 4.5
Photoshop | Illustrator
Develop effective design for the cover of ALICIA: My Story memoir.
Incorporated photograph of the Star of David breaking through the fence as a metaphor for being free yet still a prisoner in her own world. Used an analogous color scheme with warmer yellows to lighten the feel because the book has a pleasant ending. Sans serif font was used to balance photo and texture in the design.
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Corporate Identity | Cacao Ngonlogo product packaging
Illustrator | Photoshop
Case study; Develop cocoa company centralized in Vietnam. Product and packaging development along with a 28 page book of story about company.
Cacao Ngon, a cocoa harvesting company has a product that is a small cocoa cube flavored with for example, cocoa orange, a sweet addition tea or coffee. Colors used imitate chocolate and flavors. Logo is an Asian inspired hand writ-ten font with an illustration of melting chocolate.
Challenge Solution
28 page book printed by BookSmart application. The book is about Farmer Sam, owner of Cacao Ngon.
Catalog | Simply Stunning Zappos.comcatalog7.5 x 7.5
Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign
Select a shoe line from zappos.com. Develop a catalog self mailer.
Prototype catalog Zappos.com bridesmaid’s shoe line. Modern yet elegant design using black and magenta. Photography used from zappos.com website. The typography and illustration work well together.
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featured inside pages
skillsEffective grasp of the Adobe Creative Suite 3. Knowledge of design principles, typography, color, print and web layout. Developed and produced corporate identity, branding logo, business cards, stationary, and posters. Highly self motivated, organized, and strong work ethics. Trustworthy and reliable to get work done in timely manner. Demonstrate excellent file management skills. Attentive to detail in all work. Will spend as much time as needed to get a job done and flawless. Able to blog using web sites such as vox.com, wordpress, and issuu.com. A strong team player who possesses a solution-oriented positive attitude. Communicates both visually, verbally, with a variety of ideas and concepts.
softwareAdobe Creative Suite 3: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, GarageBand, iMovie. Microsoft Office Suite: Word and PowerPoint Mac OSX and PC platforms
jobWashington Mutual Bank | Gresham, OR June 03 - present Responsible for meeting monthly goals and deadlines. Experi-ence in customer service, sales, accuracy, and training of new employees. Tackled many obstacles and used resources avail-able without supervision. In charge of duties including crucial auditing assignments completed in time allotted.
schoolMt. Hood Community College | Gresham, ORSeptember 07 - June 09 Associate of Applied Science Integrated Media: Graphic Design Degree. Completed 18 core courses in the Integrated Media graphic design option involving several hundred of hours of the Adobe Creative Suite 3, team projects, corporate identity, case studies, and client experience.September 05 - June 07 Completed general courses for degree including algebra, reading, writing, human relations, basic design and colortheory which also involved learning the Adobe Creative Suite.Centennial High School | Gresham, OR September 01 - June 05Studied in several art classes including painting and drawing.
achievements• Received Most Promising Young Artist award given by art instructor for four consecutive years of high school.• Featured art in many art shows at colleges in the Portland area including; Pacific Northwest College of Art, Mt. Hood Commu-nity College, and Oregon College of Art and Craft. • Won the Silver and Gold Key, junior and senior year for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards held in New York.
Portfolio and references available upon request
meAn innovative graphic designer seeking to use developed skills in a professional and creative environment. Entry level position in mainly print and web design preferred due to expertise and experience.
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