Muriel de Lendonck

Apparel Graphic Designer

I am currently seeking employment in the apparel graphics or similar fields. I am open to new challenges in illustrative and design fields, however the bulk of my experience is in apparel graphics and any graphics that are largely created by hand and in Illustrator. I am also interested in textile design and accessory design, to name a few.

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MURIEL DE LENDONCK
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA

FREELANCE APPAREL GRAPHIC DESIGNER MARCH 2008-PRESENT
Various companies including Old Navy, Gap Outlet, Sharon Aris Designs, The North Face

FREELANCE APPAREL GRAPHIC DESIGNER OCTOBER 2005-MARCH 2008
GAP INC-OLD NAVY DIVISION SAN FRANCISCO

Created Graphics for Baby Girl, Girl, and Women's Apparel Graphic and Accessories departments

Utilized seasonal color palettes to assemble a variety of color combinations for each graphic

Handled turnaround of legal rejections and creation of replacement verbiage and graphics

Communicated with apparel designers, assistants, legal staff, and directors in the absence of my senior designers, up to one full month

Researched and concepted inspiration collection for Baby Girl Fall 2007 season

Maintained On-Call status in downtime

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / MANAGER APRIL 03 - FEBRUARY 04
FASTSIGNS SOMERVILLE NEW JERSEY

Designed custom signage, banners, posters, and various print materials for both small business and corporate clients

Directly consulted with clients and production employees

Maintained entire store supply of production materials

Trained on ink-jet printing and vinyl-cutting machinery, production methods, as well as all franchise software, Illustrator and Photoshop

Received company-required certification in software and customer service, proficiency

Trained new employees on software and customer service

JEWELRY DESIGNER APRIL 00 - AUGUST 01
THE GEM VAULT FLEMINGTON NEW JERSEY

Created jewelry sketches for custom client-work

Assisted in various stages of client projects including customer service, jewelry finishing, light stone setting, and mold preparation

Entrusted with handling and shipping of valuable gemstone and jewelry pieces

SOFTWARE
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady
Familiar with Quarke Xpress, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Front Page

EDUCATION
LEARN IT, SAN FRANCISCO
UNLIMITED CLASS PROGRAM OFFERING VARIOUS DESIGN PROGRAMS, MARCH 07 - MAY 07

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, CRAFTS (JEWELRY AND FURNITURE DESIGN CONCENTRATION), MAY 1999

SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY
MULTI-MEDIA CERTIFICATE, DECEMBER 2002

RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY
BLACK AND WHITE, COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO PRODUCTION, SCULPTURE, AND PRINTMAKING, FALL 1997

REFERENCES AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT HISTORY UPON REQUEST

Location

San Francisco, CA

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Fashion/Apparel
  • Print

Experience

3 years

Education

The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

Awards

BFA with a concentration in Crafts Multi-media Certificate