Brian Donahue, Art director/designer / owner of bedesign, inc. in Minneapolis in Minneapolis, MN

About

Award-winning art director + graphic designer with 20 years experience designing books, magazines, ebooks, and interactive HTML content. Versed in launching new start-ups, redesigns of existing publications, and digital publishing solutions such as Adobe Experience Manager, and Publish Online.

Education

B.F.A. Graphic Design

University of Kansas

1988 - 1992
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

1987 - 1989

Experience

Owner + Art Director

bedesign, inc.

Oct 2000 - Present (25 years 8 months)

Award-winning art director and graphic designer. Owner of bedesign, inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 15+ years experience specializing in magazine and book design, magazine redesigns and start-up publications, coffee table books, photography books, and children's books.

See some projects here: http://www.bedesigninc.com
Art Director

Macalester Today Magazine

2007 - 2019 (12 years)
Senior Art Director

Minnesota Monthly Publications

May 1994 - Oct 2000 (6 years 5 months)

Responsible for creative direction and design of three magazines (20 per year) including Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home & Garden, and tcTaste. Managed art staff, coordinated photo shoots, set and maintained art budget, and improved production by going direct-to-plate in the printing process. Principle designer in charge of covers, features, and graphic standards.
Art Director

Midwest Home and Garden

1992 - 2000 (8 years)

Location scout, art director, designer

Awards

Adobe TV’s App of the Week

• 2012–College’s alumni magazine, Macalester Today.

http://tv.adobe.com/videos/macalester-today

Minnesota Magazine Publishers Awards (Minneapolis)

• 2016–Overall Excellence (Over 30,000 circulation) Gold Award

for Macalester Today Magazine

• 2016–Best Overall Design (Over 30,000 circulation) Gold Award

for Macalester Today Magazine

• 2016–Best Cover Design: Gold Macalester Today Magazine

• 2016–Best Feature Layout: Gold Macalester Today Magazine

• 2012–Overall Excellence (Under 30,000 circulation) Silver Award

for Macalester Today Magazine

• 2012–Best Cover Design

• 2012–Best Feature Design

• 2009–Best Overall Design

• 2009-Best Cover Design

• 2008–Best Overall Design

• 2008–Best Use of Photography

• 2008–Best Cover Design

• 2007–Best Overall Design

• 2000–Best Overall Design

• 1999–Best Use of Visuals

• 1999–Best Overall Design

Affiliations

SPD, MMPA, CMRA, PDGA, PBRmeASAP

Industries

Skills

Elsewhere on the Web

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On Coroflot

@bedesign, member since 2009

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Brian Donahue

Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)

Sr. Industrial Designer