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Creative Genius for Hire

RESUME FOR KRISTIN BLAIR  
digi_design@sbcglobal.net 

EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Dallas
Associates of Applied Arts
December 2002

University of Texas at Arlington
Some College Coursework Completed
68 of 120 hour completed
2000

 

 Dallas, Texas
Graphic Design


Arlington, Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts

 
TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Adobe Photoshop
 •Microsoft Publisher
 •Adobe Illustrator
 •Freehand
 •Adobe Acrobat
 •Photography
 •General Crafts

 

•QuarkXpress
 •Macintosh OSX
 •Adobe InDesign
 •Windows NT/95/98/XP
 •Microsoft Office
 •Computer Maintenance
 •General Office

 
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

06/02             DJ Catscratch
 •Designed logo for a local Dallas Trance DJ

05/02             The Velvet Hookah
 •Designed logo for Bar/Club in Deep Ellum

 

 Dallas, Texas


Dallas, Texas
WORK EXPERIENCE  
02/03 – 05/03             White Heat LTD  
Temporary Product Artist/Graphic Designer
 •Worked on and off site doing print production art and corrections for a variety of clients including Scholastic, Disney, The Book People, and Running Press.
 •Oversaw and implemented a variety of print production tasks, including preparing files for digital and offset printers, developing final paste-ups, and optimizing image graphics.
 •Collaborated with writers, artists, photographers and other professionals.
 •Maintained a very high volume of production work under specific deadlines and criteria.
 •Redesigned company logo and digital catalog.
•Implemented high-end color scanning, photo retouching, color adjustment, image compositing, and typesetting for production of proof dummies. 		 Allen, Texas
10/01 - 5/02                   Rampage
Sales Associate
 •Developed excellent communication skills while working with diverse clientele.
•Responsible for visual merchandising of product.
 •Worked effectively with teams of up to 6.
•Met or exceeded weekly sales goals.		 Dallas, Texas

 11/00 - 5/01                    Linens N Things
 Sales Associate
•Developed excellent customer service skills.
•Responsible for cashier duties.
•Worked effectively with small teams.
•Merchandised departments at close.

 

Dallas, Texas

 
OTHER

•Fluent in Mac and PC environments.
•Comfortable in deadline-driven environments.
•Learns new software applications and skills quickly and thoroughly.
•Well organized, methodical and thorough, yet practical and efficient in a fast-paced environment.
•I have learned a deep appreciation for all aspects of design: the importance of research, the art of
taking direction and the value of collaboration.
•My creativity flourishes both independently and in a team environment.
•I have a strong sense of the aesthetic—an eye for color and detail, a sense of balance and proportion
and an appreciation for beauty.
•I am creative, imaginative, persistent and able to communicate ideas verbally, visually, or in writing.
•Open to new ideas and influences and quick to react to changing trends.

 

*References available upon request

 

Sample Portfolio

Logo Designs

DJ Catscratch The Velvet Hookah Polar Bear Apparel Studio Magic

Digital Illustration

"Shout" "Night Life" "We are Siamese"

Other

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Ad Promotion BPM Magazine Cover 32 Hour Studio Logo/Identity Set

Photo Manipulation

"Night Duty Room" "Hades Rising"

"One can only see what one observes,
and one observes only thing which are already in the mind."

Email: digi_design@sbcglobal.net