Rachel Farabaugh

Graphic Designer — Playa del Rey, CA

About

I am just as passionate about photography and art as I am design. I take advantage of any opportunity to draw, paint, or add other created elements to my designs. The computer can be so limiting sometimes, so I never let that determine how far I can go.

Experience:
4 years
Education:
Western Michigan University
Affiliations:
AIGA
Awards:
Kerr Award for Excellence in Graphic Design, Dean's List, Mortar Board Honor Society, Golden Key International Honor Society, Graduated with Honors

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EDUCATION

Western Michigan University
Lee Honors College, School of Art
BFA in Graphic Design, April 2006



WORK EXPERIENCE

PARTNER
Design Racy, Los Angeles, California
January 2009 - Present

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
BrainGain Marketing, Troy, Michigan
March 2007 - November 2007

ART DIRECTOR
Carlson Marketing, Troy, Michigan
August 2006 - March 2007

ADVERTISING GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Six Degrees Magazine, Detroit, Michigan
April 2006 - September 2007

GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP
Design Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
August 2005 - April 2006

CLIENTS

5th and Sunset, Los Angeles, CA
Amity Pictures, Venice, CA
BRC Imagination Arts, Burbank, CA
Gaia Development, Marina del Rey, CA
GM R Works, Detroit, MI
Los Angeles Post Music, Playa del Rey, CA
Malibu Marathon, Malibu, CA
OnGo Energy, Birmingham, MI
Proximi, Hollywood, CA
San Francisco Marathon, San Francisco, CA
Six Degrees Magazine, Farmington Hills, MI
Swoop Magazine, Manhattan Beach, CA
Vicarious by Nature, Los Angeles, CA



HONORS & AWARDS

AIGA, Chapter President from 2004 - 2005
Golden Key International Honor Society, Western Michigan University
Mortar Board Honor Society, Western Michigan University
School of Art Enrichment Grant, Western Michigan University
Kerr Award for Excellence in Graphic Design, Western Michigan University
Dean's List, School of Art, Western Michigan University
Medallion Academic Scholarship, Western Michigan University
Fernstrum Academic Scholarship, Menominee, Michigan



EXHIBITIONS

Design Is, Group BFA Graphic Design Exhibition, East Hall, Kalamazoo, Michigan
11, Group Photography Exhibition, Lewis and Clarke, Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Language of Dreams, Art Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, Kalamazoo, Michigan



PUBLICATIONS

Ambassador Magazine, Detroit, Volume 2, Issues 1 - 5
Metro Times, Detroit
Hour Detroit, March - June 2007
Real Detroit Weekly
Strut Magazine, Detroit, July 2007
The Art of the One Act, New Issues Press, Pulished June 2007



Projects by Rachel Farabaugh