How To Be A Successful Artist

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1 Curriculum Vita ducation Knt Stat Univrsity knt, oh 2010 prsnt Mastr of Fin Arts (in progrss, projctd graduation: Spring 2013) Knt Stat Univrsity knt, oh Bachlor of Fin Arts in Visual Communication Dsign (2d concntration) Osaka Shoin Joshi Daigaki osaka, japan 2006 (summr) Crtificat of Languag Study xprinc taching I hav bn taching at th univrsity lvl for th past thr yars. During that tim, I v had th opportunity to tach a varity of undrgraduat dsign classs including foundations lvl courss, tchnology courss, onlin courss, and advancd courss covring dsign stratgy and concpt dvlopmnt. Knt Stat Univrsity knt, oh 2010 prsnt Instructor of Rcord, School of Visual Communication Dsign graphic dsign ii studio junior lvl Continuation of Graphic Dsign I, utilizing basic layout ith mphasis on concpt as applid to problm-solving mthodologis through a sris of xrciss and problms. graphic dsign i studio junior lvl Continuation of Introduction to Visual Communication Dsign and Introduction to Typography in th structuring of 2d communication dsign utilizing hadlin, body copy and illustration ith th addition of limitd concptual contnt. visual dsign for mdia onlin/lctur junior lvl An introductory lctur cours on th thortical principls of dsign and thir rlation to contnt in magazins, nspaprs, tlvision and onlin mdia, tc. kintic and squntial graphic dsign studio/lctur sophomor lvl A tchnical, studio cours dsignd to tach th fundamntals of nly mrging tchnologis including Wb dsign and Motion dsign in th visual communication dsign profssion. Matrial is prsntd through sris of dmos and hands-on xrciss. intrmdiat computr for gd/ill lctur sophomor lvl Addrsss th issus of pag layout and dsign, digital manipulation and vctor graphic illustration for graphic dsign profssionals. Covrs Adob Crativ Suit softar including: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDsign, as ll as instruction in foundational lvl HTML and CSS. 1

2 Curriculum Vita intro to typography studio sophomor lvl Historical study of lttr forms and thir application to th dvlopmnt of n forms. Excution and us of lttr forms as dsign lmnts in layout and illustration using fundamntal typographic thoris and ruls of spatial organization. visual dsign litracy onlin/lctur frshman lvl Examins th topics visual communication dsign thory, to-dimnsional graphic dsign, nvironmntal graphic dsign, typography, illustration, photographic illustration, and intractiv mdia. Introduction to ho and hy profssionals in th fild of visual communication dsign crat maning and contxt through thir ork. Studnts xplor th languag of visual communication, ho it is influncd by form, contnt and contxt. Additional instructional xprinc I hold an instructor-grad rank in martial arts ith 13-yars of activ, ongoing practic. I v had many grat xprincs taching martial arts, slf-dfns, and combat tchniqus to studnts of all ags and alks of lif, hich has givn m a comprhnsiv prspctiv on orking ith a divrs group of popl. Rapid Rspons Dfnsiv Systms frankfort, ky 2007, 2009 Assistant instructor rsponsibl for orking ith a group of 40+ studnts during a multipl-day orkshop sris. Many of th attnds r activ duty la nforcmnt prsonnl. profssional xprinc During th past fiv yars I v had a varity of profssional xprinc orking for firms in Pittsburgh and Clvland as ll as orking for myslf as a frlancr. Most rcntly I hav bcom a partnr and co-foundr of a dsign agncy calld Work hr provid an array of dsign srvics to local, rgional, national, and intrnational clints. Work, llc. knt, oh 2010 prsnt principal/crativ dirctor/art dirctor/dsignr/co-foundr Work is an agncy I co-foundd ith my businss partnr Jason Bachr basd on th dcntralizd modl I hav bn rsarching for my thsis. Jason and I ar vry hat at Work including: accounting, businss dvlopmnt, projct managmnt, as ll as all crativ aspcts. Th Tannry Communications knt, oh crativ dirctor As part of my ongoing Graduat Assistantship I orkd as th Crativ Dirctor managing th undrgraduat studnts orking at th Tannry. I srvd as th buffr btn th clint and th studnts, hlping studnts to gain positiv xprinc hn orking ith ral clints, hard dadlins, and tight budgts. I also rot stratgy brifs, did dsign and production ork, and managd clint xpctations. 2

3 Curriculum Vita Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc. pittsburgh, pa in-hous and rmot frlanc dsignr Contributd to dsign, illustration, contnt dvlopmnt, and stratgy for print and b communications. Workd closly ith staff to dvlop solutions for a varity of projcts and companis including: th Carngi Musums of Art and Natural History, Th Childrn s Musum of South Dakota, Carngi Mllon Univrsity, Th Gttysburg Foundation, Th Amrican Musum of Natural History, and Kopprs Inc. Flourish, Inc. clvland, oh march july 2009 in-hous frlanc dsignr Rsponsibl for art dirction, dsign and concpt dvlopmnt for clints; contributions includd: rbranding Th Music Sttlmnt, packaging dsign for BlondrsHom, and advrtising and markting matrials for Clvland Stat Univrsity; also gaind valuabl xprinc ith on-location photoshoots Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc. pittsburgh, pa 2007, 2008 (summr) summr intrn Summr intrn primarily rsponsibl for print dsign, concpt and production; also gaind valuabl xprinc ith intractiv dsign concpting, corporat idntity dvlopmnt and, clint intraction Glyphix knt, oh aug 2007 may 2008 dsignr Dsignr rsponsibl for concpt, dsign and production of print and b matrials for on-campus groups and off-campus businsss; also rsponsibl for IT of th Glyphix lab rsarch M.F.A. Thsis: Dcntralizd Dsign Managmnt (in progrss) Collaboration is a ky factor to fostring innovation, and in th crativ conomy innovation is indispnsabl to succss. Advancs in tchnology ar volving th ays in hich dsignrs, as ll as popl in vry profssion, collaborat. Th groth of social ntorking, instant mssaging, b confrncing, onlin projct managmnt, and vn distanc larning ar clar indicators of this volution. Currntly ithin th dsign profssion, tnty-fiv prcnt of popl ar slf-mployd orking as a frlancr or an indpndnt contractor. This figur is approximatly fiv tims th proportion for all profssional and rlatd occupations and is likly to gro in coming yars. As largr companis continu to donsiz from top-havy, cntralizd approachs to lanr, mor nimbl organization structurs, cntralizd in-hous dsign functions ar likly to b outsourcd or donsizd along ith thm. With companis donsizing and th nd for crativ collaboration incrasing, it is ncssary to dvlop bttr ladrship of dcntralizd crativ ork. This thsis ill dfin bst practics for dsign managrs to us hn ovrsing crativ tams that ar gographically disprsd. Bttr collaboration of fragmntd tams ill bcom a ky diffrntiator in attracting, supporting, and maintaining a halthy clint bas. With th ncssity for long distanc collaboration groing, 3

4 Curriculum Vita a smoothr managmnt procss ill hlp to incras fficincy, maintain a common crativ cultur, and kp tam mmbrs connctd and orking ith gratr continuity. Rsarch shos that largr companis hich hav a modl in plac to manag th dsign procss bnfit th dsignr, th businss itslf, and th usr/markt. Analyzing th rsarch from ths largr companis ill hlp dtrmin hat aspcts of dcntralizd managmnt can b scald and applid to smallr businss modls. Clvland Sight Cntr Conductd as a yar long rsarch study, lvn dsign graduat studnts from Knt Stat Univrsity r challngd by an unframd issu of scuring mploymnt for Clvland Sight Cntr clints ho ar blind or visually impaird (BVI). Th issu rsultd from clints of th cntr rciving comptitiv carr training yt having difficulty obtaining mploymnt. Bridging th divid btn mployr and potntial mploy mant addrssing a myriad of systmic and discriminatory issus. Dsign thinking procsss r usd, a protocol for solving problms utilizing rsarch mthods from th Social Scincs and applying thm to a Visual Communication Dsign practic. A comprhnsiv Litratur Rvi substantiatd th foundation of th study from many prspctivs. Primary rsarch includd qualitativ and quantitativ rsarch mthods lading to a summary analysis hr data synthsis as xamind to rval dsign opportunitis. Th study outcoms dmonstratd that rsarch nabld us to collct a uniqu body of data, fram th topic to idntify multipl aras rquiring solutions, build a summary analysis of th rsarch, and dlivr a dsign systm that addrssd th ntir opportunity at hand. W r introducd to n ays of thinking about our practic, dmonstrating that visual dsignrs can produc substantiv, impactful and sustainabl rsults for many projcts. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS spaking ngagmnts During th last yar I v bn rgularly invitd to co-prsnt about th rol of businss in dsign as ll as th importanc of storytlling as a vital componnt to slf-promotion and onlin markting. AIGA Oklahoma oklahoma, ok fb 2012 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt to univrsity studnts, faculty, and local businss community on ho to turn passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs Shan Stat Univrsity portsmouth, oh oct 2012 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt to univrsity studnts, faculty, and local community on ho to turn passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs Socity for Ns Dsign clvland, oh oct 2012 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt to an intrnational community of journalism and ns dsignrs on ho to turn passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs 4

5 Curriculum Vita Rochstr Institut of Tchnology rochstr, ny oct 2012 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt to univrsity studnts and faculty at th Thought at Work Industrial Dsign Confrnc on ho to turn passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs Jssica Hisch Dsign & Illustration san francisco, ca fb 2013 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt to th local dsign community on ho to turn passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs What If Confrnc dominican rpublic fb 2013 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt and conduct brak-out ork sssions during a fiv-day confrnc xploring th ida of crossroads coming to th plac hr somthing nds to chang, in businss and/or lif, and xamining hat to do about it. Full Sail Univrsity intr park, fl spring 2013 Invitd Spakr, Invitd to co-prsnt to univrsity studnts, faculty, and local businss community on ho to turn passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs profssional rcognition industry aards + Publications During th past fiv yars, I v bn fortunat nough to b rcognizd for profssional achivmnt in a varity of capacitis both nationally and intrnationally D sign: Portfolios & Slf-Promotions: A Sductiv Collction of Alluring Graphic Dsign by Craig Wlsh Short cas study of promotional matrials faturd in upcoming (Spring 2013) Rockport publication LogoLoung 7: 2,000 Intrnational Idntitis by Lading Dsignrs by Bill Gardnr & Ann Hllman To logos for diffrnt clints faturd in Rockport s publication Akron Addy Aards Silvr Addy for Collg of Architcutr Postr (hil orking at Th Tannry Communications) Pittsburgh Addy Aards Silvr Addy for Gttysburg Foundation b sit (hil orking at Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc.) 2011 Print Rgional Dsign Annual Winning ntry for slf-promotional postr dsign 5

6 Curriculum Vita umag: Grman Arts and Cultur Faturd in a short articl about turning passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs Pittsburgh Addy Aards Gold Addy for Childrn s Musum of South Dakota b sit(hil orking at Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc.) 2009 Akron Addy Aards Gold Addy for Moving Minds RTA Postr (hil orking at Glyphix) Rgional Addy Aards Silvr Addy for Moving Minds RTA Postr (hil orking at Glyphix) 2008 Knt Stat Univrsity Excllnc in Typography: Aardd for my undrgraduat portfolio clints Blo is a slctd list of clints that I v orkd ith dirctly though my businss, Work llc. sinc its incption. W ork ith clints ranging from small local businsss to larg intrnational corporations, all hil providing a varity of srvics including: b sit dsign and dvlopmnt, intraction dsign, usr xprinc dsign, usability tsting, prototyp dvlopmnt, branding, logo dsign and application, dsign stratgy, xprinc dsign, and print dsign. Intrnational Eaton Corporation, Clvland, OH, USA Intuit, Inc., Clvland, OH, USA Echo Intrnational, Pittsburgh, PA, USA National Koshin-ha Chito-ryu Karat Association, LLC., Palm Bach, FL Rgional Knt Stat Univrsity, Knt, OH Pittsburgh Tissu Enginring Institut, Pittsburgh, PA Trra Vally Excavating, Bllvill, OH Local Baily Sorts, Knt, OH McCarl s Srvics Inc., Pittsburgh, PA OpnArc, LLC. Wxord, PA Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 6