Beth Buffington

Designer | Illustrator | Product Developer

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 (4 years 11 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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bedtime stories - My illustrations are hand sketched, scanned and finally colorized using Corel Painter and a Wacom tablet.

two good men - My illustrations are hand sketched, scanned and finally colorized using Corel Painter and a Wacom tablet.

Halloween - My illustrations are hand sketched, scanned and finally colorized using Corel Painter and a Wacom tablet.

Three Men in a Tub - My illustrations are hand sketched, scanned and finally colorized using Corel Painter and a Wacom tablet.

Mommy moments - My illustrations are hand sketched, scanned and finally colorized using Corel Painter and a Wacom tablet.

Bathing

The picnic

Planting

Who's Who in the Zoo?

What's Your Fortune?

Ha, Ha, Ha

Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

Great American Pastime

Nice Car

Don't Put Me on a Pedestal.

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Beth Buffington

Designer | Illustrator | Product Developer Naperville, IL