Styles come and go.
Good design is a language, not a style.
–Massimo Vignelli
I’m an experienced strategic partner, branding specialist, problem solver, multidisciplinary designer, and visual communicator based in the Philadelphia area.
I believe good design elevates good business. I’m dedicated to harnessing the power of design to clearly communicate ideas, enhance brands, and accomplish business goals.
My passion lies in digesting a complex problem and developing a solution so straightforward and sophisticated that it appears effortless.
Experience
PARADIGM FINANCIAL GROUP
ELITE COLLEGIATE PLANNING
COLLEGE PLANNING NETWORK
Director: Brand, Creative, Marketing
2019-Present
FULL CIRCLE GRAPHIC DESIGN
Owner, Creative Director
2005-Present
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
Senior Designer
2016-2019
ABSORPTION SYSTEMS
Senior Designer
2011-2014
GREATEST CREATIVE FACTOR
Art Director, Designer
RYLAND HOMES
Graphic Designer
WEBER SHANDWICK
Graphic Designer
AWARDS / HONORS / CERTIFICATIONS
ADCMW
Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington
CASE
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
CUPPIES
College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals
UCDA
University and College Designers Association
PRSA
Public Relations Society of America
RYT
200 Hour Certified Registered Yoga Teacher
ILLUSTRATOR
The Sensory Accommodation Framework for Technology: Bridging Sensory Processing to Social Cognition (Synthesis Lectures on Technology and Health) by Dr. LouAnne Boyd
Professional
Skills
CREATIVE
- Vision
- Strategy
- Concepting
- Art direction
- Brand development and stewardship
- Graphic design
- Web design
- Visual communication
- Oral and written communication
- Marketing
- Aesthetic positioning
- Typography
- Color
- Storyboard and deck development
- UX, UI
- Information architecture
- Presentations
- Art direction of photo and video shoots
MANAGEMENT
- Project management
- Data Analysis
- Art direction of designers, illustrators, and other creative professionals
- Team Building
- Budgets
- Schedules
- Supervising
- Collaboration
- Mentoring
- Training
TECHNICAL
- Adobe Creative Suite
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Acrobat
- Premier Pro
- Microsoft Office Suite
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
- Hubspot
- Salesforce
- WordPress
- Elementor
- MailChimp
- Infusionsoft
- Basic HTML
- Formstack
- Variable data
- Photography
- Photo editing
- Retouching
- Video editing
- File prep
- Paper and print specification
- 4-color process
- Pre-press
- Pre-flight
- Press proofing
- Press approvals
Personal
Passions
What makes life worth living? Human connection, personal growth, the wonders of nature, and being present for it all.
Some of my passions:
Family (friends are family)
Travel (anywhere and everywhere)
New experiences
Lifelong learning
Nature and the outdoors
Skiing, yoga, paddle boarding, hiking
Mountains, lakes, forests, and oceans
Music
A job well done
Dark chocolate
White space (on pages and mountains)
The Oxford Comma
