Designer | Illustrator | Product Developer

Beth Buffington

Naperville, IL

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Beth designs and illustrates as well as directs and manages photographers, developers, writers and printers to develop event design, publishing, product design/development, and B2B and B2C branding materials that exceed clients' expectations. She has high level experience in communication strategy and trend research for development of home decor, fashion, giftware, baby, tabletop as well as social media and brand development. Beth is expert in Adobe Creative Cloud software, Corel Painter, Excel and Word.
Education
- B.S Graphic Design/Illustration
  
  Illinois State University
Experience
- President - Lead designer & Illustrator
  
  BDI Design.today
  
  Naperville, IL
  
  Jan 2017 - Present (5 years 4 months)
  
  Event design, illustration, print & product design, signage & promotions, branding & social media to enhance your business, special event, or lifestyle.
- Manager, Graphic Arts
  
  Prinz, Ltd
  
  Northbrook, United States
  
  A wholesale design/manufacturing company of Frames, Giftware and Tabletop Responsibilities: Management of 4 person team of designers. Responsible for trend research, line and product development for major retailers, as well as design/production of catalogs, flyers, trade show signage and website maintenance.
- Creative Art Director/Product Strategy
  
  Noblivity
  
  Naperville, United States
  
  An online B2B global marketplace for specialty retailers Responsibilities: Strategy, concepts, development and project management of marketing materials for B2B online marketplace for specialty retailers. (website banners, blog ads, Google ads, eblasts, lookbooks, product design, presentation materials, product research and brand management.) Assessed and coordinated fashion designers and emerging brands from around the world to jury product for the marketplace. Mentored and supervised interns, as well as interviewed/directed inside sales staff.
- Creative Director/Illustrator/Designer
  
  BDI Communications
  
  Naperville, United States
  
  Full service boutique agency creating marketing, advertising and brand management for B2B and B2C clients nationwide Responsibilities: Creative direction, strategy, project management, presentations, proofing, and press checks (concept through completion) of market driven, campaigns and product development utilizing graphic design, illustration, product design and web development for clients nationwide requiring print materials, product design, internet, signage and trade shows. (Partial client list on 2nd page)
- Assistant Communications Manager
  
  Duplex Products Inc.
  
  Sycamore, United States
  
  Leading business forms corporation manufacturing office products through catalog, retail distributors and sales representation Responsibilities: Strategy/conceptualization, project management and delegation of outside staff of agencies, designers, copywriters, photographers and printers for development of brochures, newsletters, trade shows, advertisements, catalogs, direct mail and technical illustration. Beth Berns Buffington 630.904.1407 * b3@buffingtondesign.com www.buffingtondesign.com * www.coroflot.com/BuffingtonDesign_BDI Partial Design Client List Partial Illustration Client List Agility Resources, Inc. Brown Publishing Aurora University Claire's Boutique/ICING Stores Chase Real Estate Design Five, New York Claire's Boutique/ICING stores EK Success Community United Methodist Church Firstline Magazine Copley Hospital Harcourt Publishing Cova Financial Services Houghton Mifflin Publishing Genesis Medical Imaging Inliten (Target, Walmart) Illinois Benedictine University Magna Card, Inc. (Amazon, Party City, Target) Joint Commission Worldwide McDonald's Corporation Keane, Inc. Next Day Art McDonald's Corporation Paris Presents, Inc. (Target, Kohls, JCPenney, Sears, Costco) Merrill Lynch Pet Business Magazine Noblivity Prism Magazine OfficeMax Scholastic Publishing Provena Mercy Center Hospital Scott Foresman Addison Wesley Quaker Oats Company Silver Editions, New York Ramona Marsh OB/GYN practice Smithsonian Magazine
- Client List
  
  BDI Communications
  
  Naperville, IL
  
  1991 - 2016 (25 years)
  
  Agility Resources, Inc.
  Brown Publishing,
  Aurora University
  Claire's Boutique/ICING Stores
  Chase Real Estate
  Design Five, New York
  Claire's Boutique/ICING stores
  EK Success
  Community United Methodist Church
  Firstline Magazine
  Copley Hospital
  Harcourt Publishing
  Cova Financial Services
  Houghton Mifflin Publishing
  Genesis Medical Imaging
  Inliten (Target, Walmart)
  Illinois Benedictine University
  Magna Card, Inc. (Amazon, Party City, Target)
  Joint Commission Worldwide
  McDonald's Corporation
  Next Day Art
  Paris Presents, Inc. (Target, Kohls, JCPenney, Sears, Costco)
  Merrill Lynch P
  Pet Business Magazine
  Prism Magazine
  OfficeMax
  Scholastic Publishing
  Provena Mercy Center Hospital
  Prinz Ltd.
  Scott Foresman Addison Wesley Publishing
  Quaker Oats Company
  Silver Editions, New York
  Ramona Marsh OB/GYN practice
  Smithsonian Magazine
  Savvy Interiors
  Veterinary Economics Magazine
  Shepherd Group Commercial Real Estate
  Weekly Reader
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Design Printed materials

Design Printed materials from Beth Buffington

Design Printed materials

A sampling of a variety of print materials and logos designed and directed for marketing and brand development.

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Trade show signage

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Luxury Book advertisement -Interior Design ciient - Ad placed in upscale interior design book for the Chicagoland elite.

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Interior Design brochure - Brochure to match website, banner, magazine and newspaper ads, business cards for Savvy Interior Design. (All projects listed above, designed by BDI.)

Newspaper ad for Interior Design client - Newspaper add designed to match brochure, website, banner, magazine ads, and business cards for Savvy Interior Design. (All projects listed above, designed by BDI.)

full page ad layout

Presentation folder and stagger sheets used to educate and sell product through sales represntation

Postcard for Custom Home Builder - Oversized postcard. Target audience: up and coming young families building their first home.

Logos designed for New York Children's clothing store. Logos used for signage, tags and advertising.

Brochure-center spread layout

Brochure cover layout

Magazine ad layout

POP signage

Brochure cover design

Annual report inside spread

Theater Poster

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Design Printed materials

A sampling of a variety of print materials and logos designed and directed for marketing and brand development.

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Beth Buffington

Designer | Illustrator | Product Developer Naperville, IL