Sarah Nelsen

Graphic Designer

Highly motivated, award-winning, savvy Graphic Designer / Art Director / Fashion Designer with over 4 years of experience in the field of design. Specialties include design for retail and fashion brands. Brings together keen sense of design, illustration and knowledge of design and fashion trends.

Resume

Design Creative
Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Kansas City, Missouri
October 2006 – Present
Lead Art Director/Designer to brand Dear by Amanda Bynes’ tween clothing line at national retailer, Steve & Barry’s which launched in the Fall of 2007. Dear became the #2 selling brand within the Steve & Barry’s store. Collaborated with celebrity photographer Matthew Rolston. Work covered all aspects of the brand from retail environment, website, promotional materials and collateral.
• Lead Art Director & Designer for: www.dearbyamandabynes.com, www.habitatshoes.com, www.cravecupcakes.com, Bernstein-Rein’s Interactive Reel (motion graphics),
• Various applications of art direction, brand design, identity, web design, apparel graphics, packaging, environmental graphics & illustration for clients such as: Dear by Amanda Bynes • Beauty Brands • Hostess • Ruby Tuesday • Kasil Denim • Habitat Shoe Boutique • Crave Cupcakes • PetsMart • Parisi Coffee

Costume Designer
Quixotic Performance Fusion, Kansas City, Missouri
Apparel & Fashion industry
September 2008 – Present
• Costume design and construction for Lux Esalare, June 2009
• Costume design and construction for Standard Style Boutique’s
Views featuring Quixotic, October 2008
• Quixotic was voted Kansas City’s Best Performing Arts Group of 2008

Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator & Fashion Designer
June 2006 – Present
• Art Direction, graphic design and illustration for clients such as: The Fashion Group International, Saint Louis Fashion Week, Kucoon
• Commissioned dress designs for the opening of Dollhouse: A Beauty Studio, January 2009
• Apparel graphics for maternity line, Starbelly. “My Best Feature” continues to be the #1 selling shirt

Graphic Designer
Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas
September 2005 – August 2006
• Solely designed the Spencer Museum of Art Register, and branded Friends’ of the Art Museum Annual Meeting
• created and applied visual identities for exhibitions and special events including: exhibition signage, gallery guides, publications, direct mail, posters, flyers, ads and e-mails
• Designed publication to accompany Fall 2005 exhibition, Feeding
Lawrence/Work+Workplace

Location

Kansas City, MO

Specialties

  • Art Direction
  • Fashion/Apparel
  • Illustration

Experience

4 years

Awards

Featured on www.thedieline.com, www.lovelypackage.com, www.fashionserved.com Gold KC Addy Awards and Kansas City AIGA Design Awards 2005-2009 including Juror's Choice

Affiliations

AIGA