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The Girl

ACK, also known to the government as Amanda, is one of those nerdy-quirky-artistic-23-year-old-girl-types you may have heard about on the radio. When she was eleven, she dismantled all her childhood fantasies of marine biology and ballet in order to persue a life dedicated to her true-love: graphic design.

Twelve years later and a healthy serving of self-teaching, college education, and familiarity with late nights, she's dubbed herself "the three-in-one." Though it may sound like a clever calzone flavor (pepperoni, mushroom, olive?), it's really just a simple way of saying "Amanda is pretty rad at graphic design, web design, and illustration." With all these traits, she can take a project, vizualize it with strong conceptual and layout skills, and finish it off without a middle man. That's pretty cool.

When Amanda isn't slaving in front of her computer, she's probably watching movies and television shows (good or bad), getting lost while driving (or "adventuring"), and running her writing website. She also loves birds. A lot.

Resume

Amanda has four years of practical experience in graphic and web design as well as illustration. She is always eager to learn new things for self-improvement and knowledge.

Fluent

Adobe Creative Suite CS4 (Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver); XHTML & CSS (hand-code); WordPress; phpBB; Social Networking; Microsoft Word; PC and MAC environments.

Dabble

Adobe Fireworks & Flash; Quickbooks; Quark Xpress; SEO; Validation; PHP; MYSQL databases.

Work

ecm design in Exeter, NH as a graphic designer since November 2007. Created, updated, and edited a number of client designs. Work included: identity packages, posters, booklets, fliers, brochures, advertisements, websites, illustrations, etc. Experienced in pre-flighting, mechanicals, multi-tasking, and project management. Handled over-the-counter customers as well.

Owner and graphic designer of the creative community Surreal*Twilight since mid-2004. Designed website and marketing materials for the community during various stages of production. Managed tasks and a rolling volunteer staff of about 15.

Co-founded Marginalia Studios in April 2010. Practiced as a freelance graphic and web designer and illustrator. Acted as treasurer, print liaison, marketer, and blogger for the studio.

Freelance (ackDESIGNS) since June 2007-January 2009. Fulfilled projects specs, deadlines, and original designs for a number of clients in a number of different media.

Education

Chester College of New England
B.A. in Graphic Design
Fall 2005-Fall 2009 | GPA 3.45

Ackfolio

Here is a showcase of some of Amanda's best work for your viewing pleasure. Programs used, where the work was completed, and other such details are listed within the slideshow.

Identity

 

Print

 

Websites

 

Illustration