Barbara Willett

Industrial Design

I am an industrial designers and comic book illustrator. I graduated in 2010 with my design degree, but have almost ten years of experience in both illustration and toy design.

Resume

Education
Industrial Design Major, Graduate BS of Industrial Design, Metropolitan State College of Denver 2010
Computer Art Major, Metropolitan State College of Denver 2004-2006

Related Experience
2010 Intern at Omerica Organic
--Designed new product with both hand sketching and Illustrator
--Used a CNC mill to created merchandise
--Hand-finished merchandise
--Helped create an organization system for the workshop
2008-Present Build layouts and runs personal portfolio site Bwillettcomics.com
--Used Photoshop and Illustrator to design the graphical elements and identity for my portfolio site, which I then translated into the layout using HTML and CSS.
--Maintained and updated the site frequently and address problems resulting from host or IP difficulties.
2008-Present Build layouts and runs Pop Culture review/personal blog Nerdvana
--Using Photoshop I designed the logo and background of my blog Nerdvana.
--Created a layout using HTML and PHP languages.
--Reviewed current and previous movies, video games, toys, animations and books I come across.
2008 AutoCAD Tutor
--Explained and lectured two students about the features of the program AutoCAD.
--Helped solve problems within the projects they created
2005-2010 Vice President of The Society for the Appreciation of Modern Visual Culture (MSCD’s animation club)
--Helped organize meetings, planned member drives and events.
--Designed the club's logo and publicity material.
--Collaborated with other members to plan activities for each meeting.
Member of the Barbie Club on Deviant Art
--Contributed to discussions and submitted content regarding both artist made dolls as well as new products released by Mattel

Unique Design Skills
CAD: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Alias
Web Design: HTML, CSS, Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Creative Suite CS4
Materials Fabrication: RTV molding, Woodworking, Metal Fabrication, Sewing
Pattern Making for Soft Goods
Concept and Technical Sketching

Hobbies/Interests
Sewing doll clothing/costumes
Collecting dolls, vintage toys and action figures
Lego sets, currently own 32 theme sets and 14 freestyle sets
Drawing/creating two comic series
Review comics, books, animated shows and new toys on my blog Nerdvana
Fabricating custom stuffed animals, dolls and customizing preexisting dolls
Watching American, Japanese and European animation

Location

Westminster, CO

Specialties

  • Industrial Design
  • Illustration

Awards

2007 Runner Up Del Rey/Funimation's “School Rumble Make Your Own Manga” contest