tabitha stone 614.245.0650» tabitha@tstonedesign.com» tstonedesign.com Experience: Independent Graphic Design Professional» Columbus, OH» 08.08 Present Developing a clientele and creating a niche in the graphic design industry, in the areas of both print and web. Simple to complex projects for a greatly varied end-user base. Experience in a broad range of design projects from concept to completion including logos, stationary packages, brochures, newspaper and magazine advertisements, annual reports, catalogs, publications, point of purchase displays, outdoor signage, websites, online advertisements, enewsletters, eblasts, etc. Proficient in all major design applications, I possess a thorough working knowledge of print production and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Clients Include: Adept, Touchpoint Strategies, Vincent Direct, Susan G. Komen (WV Affiliation) and The Ohio State University (Office of International Affairs). Ad Designer» 614 Magazine» Columbus, OH» 05.10 09.10 Fast-paced environment with little supervision and/or direction. Primary duties included designing ads for this monthly publication, as well as in-house marketing materials that are geared toward an up and coming, trendy demographic. I would pre-flight the client furnished ads as well, to assure they met our standards for eventual print production. Art Director / Creative Design» Vincent Direct» Columbus, OH» 10.02 08.08 Conceptualized, executed and presented graphic design for corporate identity, advertising and marketing geared mainly for the commercial printing industry with some emphasis on web development. Worked closely with pre-press as well as customer service and sales. Developed strong working relationships with clients and management. Other duties included managing, tracking and editing a large volume of documents for a multi-state location chain. Gaining valuable knowledge regarding the actual printing process from start to finish. Clients Include: Vincent Direct, Wendy s Championship for Children, OSU Dentistry, Youth for Christ, Steak-Out, Rotolo s, CBC Companies, Sterling Paper, Chase Bank and Nationwide Children s Hospital. Production Designer» Charles Ryan & Associates» Charleston, WV» 04.01 07.02 Ad Agency, print, point-of-purchase, radio and television. Worked mainly within a creative team environment, involving design conceptualization to finalized mock-ups. Clients Include: CHA Health, WV Tourism, CAMC and WV Lottery. Graphic Designer» Cambridge Educational» South Charleston, WV» 02.00 04.01 Layout and design of promotional catalogs for an entity involved in motivational and educational multi-media production and sales. Clients Include: Cambridge Educational and Meridian Education Corporation. Freelance Design: Adept» Columbus, OH» 04.08 Present Clients Include: Adept, Bliss, C Studios, DOmedia, Embrace Pet Insurance, James Arnold & Associates, Lindey s, Plucker s Pick, Sandman Gourmet, R Bank, ReVision, Hilliard Modern Dental, Fowler Family Dental, NCT Ventures, Phoenix Bats, Return On Ingredients, Thomas Glass Company, etc. Touchpoint Strategies» Dublin, OH» 04.05 Present Clients Include: Touchpoint Strategies, P8N8 Skincare, IGS Energy, Columbus Metro, Volunteer Energy and Wilson Bohannan Padlocks. Majority Communications» Columbus, OH» 09.05 02.06 Created and produced a variety of different pieces, mainly for direct mail, focused on moving votes in the political arena. Education: Art Institute of Pittsburgh» Pittsburgh, PA» 09.96 12.99 Received an Associates Degree in Visual Communications, with Honors, majoring in graphic design. Software: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker, Acrobat, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Dreamweaver and Flash.
LOGO DESIGN: C Studios; 2-Color» Bliss; 3-Color» Touchpoint Strategies; 2-Color» Zeller & Associates; 4-Color Crosby Photography; 2-Color» Lambert s; 2-Color» Hilliard Modern Dental; 2-Color
CORPORATE IDENTITY: Bliss Wedding & Event Design» Square Envelope» Circular Notecard; 2-Sided» Circular Business Card; 2-Sided
CORPORATE IDENTITY: Hilliard Modern Dental» Letterhead» No. 10 Envelope» Business Card; 2-Sided
ADVERTISEMENT: Lindey s Restaraunt & Bar» Print Ad For Various Publications
BROCHURE: RBank» Bi-fold
PUBLICATION: Nationwide Children s Hospital Invitational» The Official Tournament Magazine
enewsletters: Embrace Pet Insurance» Adept. Marketing Outsourced» James E. Arnold & Associates
WEBSITE: Plucker s Pick» Homepage + Interior Pages
LANDING PAGES: JackThreads» Thomas Glass Company
SOCIAL MEDIA: Custom Pages & Graphics» Social Networking Sites