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Polly Waterford
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Objective / Summary
Graphic Designer with solid design and technical experience looking for a challenging
postition in the field of branding design.
Skills
- 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 two Bay Area locations.
- Won award in black and white community photo contest.
- Black and white darkroom and other technical experience.
Relevant Work History
- 2000-present - Freelance Computer Graphic Designer, San Francisco
- 1998-00 - Marketing & Graphics Assistant, Smith & Co., San Francisco
Education
- B.F.A., Graphic Design & Marketing, anticipated Spring 2003, San Francisco
- Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
- Marketing Program, summer 2001, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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