Lawrence G. Norman
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About
Ambitious Senior Graphic Designer and creative thinker with a keen eye for color and detail. Demonstrates solid artistic capabilities and exceptional design skills. Possess a unique mix of creativity, time management, and technical skills proven by revenue generating experience. Passionate about working with diverse teams in developing solutions for clients with a positive attitude and an upbeat personality. Deadline-driven focused on overseeing projects from concept through final delivery. Successfully creates brand messages, strategies, and key graphic productions. Resourceful and hardworking with vendor sourcing expertise and empowering leadership skills illustrated with industry success.
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Education
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BFA Experimental Studio & Graphic DesignHoward University
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AA Biblical TheologyCottonwood School of Ministry2004 - 2006
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Experience
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Senior Graphic DesignerMcKinney, TXMar 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)Responsible for overseeing all design projects from original concepts to reproducing images and digital graphic assets for large format print production. Manages customer service, office operations and facility, assist with sales and marketing, job in-take and workflow software. Produces in-house work processes, collateral materials, and social media content.
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Senior Graphic DesignerCar Wrap City LLC.Carrollton, TXNov 2015 - Jul 2022 (6 years 8 months)Lead Designer that managed all aspects of the design process, from research and ideation, to creative conceptualization and design. Collaborates with stakeholders to research and develop cohesive design plans, concepts and prototypes for business branding and marketing.
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Graphic Designer (Contract)County of Orange Health Care AgencySanta Ana, CAAug 2000 - 2021 (20 years 10 months)Successfully contributed in the changing of attitudes, norms, and behavioral intentions by re-illustrating art work for youth tobacco prevention media campaigns, which reported a decrease of 83% in tobacco usage amongst County teens. Instructed youth in cartoon illustration workshops at various High Schools and centers throughout Orange County as a component of the contract.
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Senior Graphic DesignerThe Brinkmann CorporationDallas, TXFeb 2007 - Aug 2015 (8 years 6 months)Works closely with director of creative services, vice president of product development, and sales and marketing teams to develop creative concepts and executions of assigned products. Interacts with engineers as it relates to technical illustrations for product instructional manuals and material. Managed multiple projects for companies many properties in a fast-paced art department. Consistently inspires, encourages, and guides the vision of the design team to think “out of the box.” Takes ownership of reviewing final layouts for graphic production, prepares artwork files for offset and or digital printing for vendors locally and overseas.
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Awards
• P.R.A.M.E. Award for Public Relations & Marketing
• P.R.A.M.E. Award for Graphic Design Self Promotion -
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BCPA
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@LGN, member since 2015