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R o b e r t G r i f f i n
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646.897.5310
robert@robertgriffindesign.com
www.robertgriffindesign.com
www.providentstyle.com

:: Download My Design Portfolio ::
www.robertgriffindesign.com/robertgriffin.pdf

S U M M A R Y
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Seven years of graphic design experience in fashion and visual
merchandising for major corporations. Proficent in Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for creating trend books,
slide shows, presentation boards, planograms, and product
displays.


E X P E R I E N C E
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[2010 to 2012]
:: ESTEE LAUDER — CLINIQUE :: New York, New York
    Consulting Graphic Designer
   • Creating visual presentations for global corporate events
   • Editing and color correcting photographs for nation-wide campaigns
   • Designing and prototyping visual displays for all Clinique locations
   • Producing planograms for world-wide campaigns and single store
      special events

   [2010 to 2011]
:: COACH :: New York, New York
    Consulting Graphic Designer
    • Designing and implementing layouts and graphics for Coach.com
       in the United States and Japan
    • Creating the visuals for interactive mobile applications 
       for Coach Japan
    • Coordinating imagery for Coach's social networking sites

   [2010]
:: POLO RALPH LAUREN :: New York, New York
    Consulting Graphic Designer
    • Creating and retouching textile patterns and prints
    • Production for home textile presentations

   [2010]
:: YVES SAINT LAURENT :: New York, New York
    Consulting Graphic Designer
    • Photo editing to create in-store layouts
    • Color matching photos for special events

   [2009 to 2010]
:: TRICIA FOLEY DESIGN :: New York, New York
    Consulting Graphic Designer
     • Designing and producing presentation materials for Hartmann 
        luggage product development
     • Constructing and organizing a style guide for Hartmann 
        sales and marketing
     • Developing a new website design for Lenox china
     • Generating designs for Lenox and Emeril’s product development
     • Coordinating presentation and sales materials for Emeril 
     • Creating the identity and promotional materials for 
        The New General Store
     • Supplying calligraphy and photography for The New General Store’s 
        website and deliverables
     • Constructing spreads for book proposals 


   [2007 to 2009]
:: MACY'S HOME FASHION OFFICE :: New York, New York
    Associate Graphic Designer
     • Designing, producing, and coordinating video sideshows for Macy’s 
        Home Fashion Office seasonal trend forecasting presentations
     • Implementing an interactive website for seasonal color and trend
     • Producing seasonal color and trend publications for internal 
        distribution
     • Building presentation boards for trend imagery and color swatches
     • Developing layouts and providing copy for all Fashion Office 
        publications
     • Collecting and cataloging periodicals, a library of images, trend 
        merchandise, and an archive of previous work
     • Researching and reporting trend information
     • Liaison between the Fashion Office and print houses and other 
        presentation resources
     • Scanning, photo retouching, recoloring, and photo restoration
     • Color matching fabric swatches and CAD artwork
     • Creating logotypes for individual trends
     • Maintaining and updating a calendar of events for the department
     • Proofreading for spelling, grammar, and punctuation


   [2006 to 2007]
:: COOPER, ROBERTSON, & PARTNERS :: New York, New York
    Junior Graphic Designer
     • Designing urban development manuals and architectural proposals
     • Creating presentation boards, brochures, postcards, monographs, 
        and promotional mailings
     • Editing, scanning, and retouching photographs
     • Preparing PowerPoint shows including type, images, blueprints, 
        charts, and graphs
     • Supplying calligraphy for special events


   [2002 to 2004]
:: PEN & PAPER, INC. :: Bowling Green , Kentucky
    Designer, Printer and Copperplate Calligrapher
     • Producing invitations using thermography and a calligraphic plotter
     • Supplied calligraphy for special events

E D U C A T I O N
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[2004 to 2005]
Graduate Degree in Graphic Design
Portfolio Center — Atlanta, Georgia

[1999 to 2003]
BFA in Graphic Design,
University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky

[1999]
Vocal Performance Major
Interlochen Arts Academy — Interlochen, Michigan


H O N O R S
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[2007 to 2008]
Seasonal color and trend presentation
Fashion Institute of Technology — New York, New York

[2003]
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky

[2000 to 2003]
Dean’s List
University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky


S K I L L S
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Adobe Bridge, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop,
Keynote, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint,
Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress

Bookbinding, calligraphy, color matching, manual production,
mobile application design, photo retouching, prototyping,
sketching, technical layouts, thermography, trend research,
website design.
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To download a multi-page PDF of my resume
and samples of my work, please go to:

www.robertgriffindesign.com/robertgriffin.pdf

Projects by Robert Griffin