Designer
Stephanie graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from the College of Design at Arizona State University. After receiving formal training in Swiss design, Stephanie entered the workforce with a passion to make good things. She gained experience in business-to-business marketing, design for non-profits, in-house design, company branding and positioning, and church marketing.
Resume
EMPLOYMENT
Royal Penguin
2009 December - Present
In-house Lead Graphic Designer for a start-up medical company. Created branding, postcards, brochures, catalogues, posters, and product/portrait photography. Did press-checks and made impositions for print production.
Praxis Creative Team Phoenix
2009 July – Present
Graphic Designer for missions in Tempe and Phoenix. Part of a multidisciplinary team that creates logos, branding, theme art, publications, collateral, web content, signage, environmental graphics, and videos.
Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau Scottsdale
2008 July – December
Graphic Designer for the city of Scottsdale. Worked on rebrand of “Scottsdale.” Created branding, publications, collateral, packaging, web content, tradeshow banners, flash banners, invitations, and advertisements for city-related events.
Six Degrees Scottsdale
2008 May – July
Contract Graphic Designer for branding/marketing firm. Created logos, branding, and collateral for clients including BlueOcean Marketing, Siemens, and Abbott Medical.
FREELANCE
Christopher Maddox Photography 2009
Brand analysis, reputation consulting, and collateral design
Currently working on wedding album and marketing material design
Hand & Cloth 2008
Identity, stationery design, brand analysis, and brand guidelines
$25,000 Grant-winning logo design
Navigators EDGE Corps 2009
Business card design
EDUCATION
2005-2009
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Summa Cum Laude
College of Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
ASU Dean’s List, College of Design Dean’s List, Provost Scholarship
2001-2005
Arcadia High School, Top 7% Honors
Skills USA Design National Championship: Bronze
Skills USA Design State Championship: Gold
SKILLS
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress 7.0, Microsoft Office, iWork Keynote
Basic hand-coded HTML and CSS, Basic Actionscript
Identity, branding, advertising, packaging, layouts, copywriting, construction of scale models, installations, bookbinding, calligraphy, typography, storyboarding
INTERESTS
Photography, architecture, illustration, writing, and "Everyday" — a 365 project.
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
- Packaging
- Environmental Graphics
Experience
5 yearsEducation
Awards
Provost Scholarship, College of Design Dean’s List, Arizona State University Dean’s List, Summa Cum Laude Distinction, Skills USA Design 2005: State Gold medalist and National Bronze medalist
Affiliations
AIGAWebsite
gauchedesign.com
