Helen Granger
Graphic Artist — New Bedford, MA
About
I specialize in creating clean, beautiful, accessible and very readable designs. 20 years experience in the graphic design field. Print design experience includes book, magazine and publication design. Illustration experience includes print and online/multimedia.
Highly organized and efficient.
Good communication and management skills.
Very experienced in use of all major graphics software.
Pre-press and 4 color printing expert.
Experience in working in a development
environment.
- Experience:
- 20+ years
- Education:
- Hunter College
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Professional Experience
Senior Designer–Contract: Houghton Mifflin
Jan. 06–Present
Design and production for the Marketing and Creative Services Department in the Schools Division
Art Director: Sacred Fire magazine
July 04–Present
Responsible for total look of magazine, finding and hiring artists and photographers; design and layout and managing production.
Designer and Illustrator: Self-employed
Jan. 01–Present
Logo design, website design, CD cover and ad designs.
Designer and Illustrator: Holliman’s and Associates
Jan. 05–Present
Fund-raising case study illustration, design and production.
Staff Artist: New Guild Studio
Aug. 04–May 05
Restored paintings and statuary and created original art for Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches.
Designer and Illustrator: Sacred Fire Community
Feb. 03–Jan. 05
Identity design—logo, stationary, brochures and website.
Graphic/UI Designer: Carnegie Mellon University
Nov. 96–Jan. 01
Designed print and web publications, created user interfaces for software,
performed usability studies, acted as client liaison and communications coordinator.
Designer and Illustrator: Self employed
July 95–Oct. 96
Art direction, graphic design and Project Management.
Project Manager/Lead Designer: BTD
May 93–July 95
Project management, graphic design and client relations for Blanchard
Training and Development’s Customization Department.
Designer and Illustrator: Self employed
Jan 91–May 93
Book design, illustration and production; announcement and scheduling design and production and identity design.
Creative Director: True North Graphics
Nov. 90–Jan 91
Design and execution of maps, charts, graphs and booklets for real estate investment firm clients.
Designer and Illustrator: Self employed
March 1989–Nov. 90
Design and layout.
Staff designer: Levavi and Levavi Inc.
June 84–May 89
Design and layout of trade and text books, pamphlets and brochures.
Special Projects
1995 Art Director for Artwords a Pittsburgh art newspaper
1990 Collaborated in producing, designing and installing “Paper Tiger
Television: Dream House” at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus Ohio. During the same period I also designed and illustrated a book by and about Paper Tiger Television that accompanied the installation at the Wexner Center for the Arts.
1991 Wrote and produced a computer generated animation sequence for “Underexposed: the Temple of the Fetus” a video by artist Kathy High.
Education
1983-86 Hunter College, BFA
1982-83 Intern/Apprenticeship with artists Dieter Froese and Rita Myers
1981-82 University of Hartford Art School
References available upon request.
