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Experienced freelance professional
Kayt de Fever
Portland, OR
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About
I'm Kayt, a Portland-based freelance graphic designer. For well over a decade I have brought concept-driven design solutions and creative know-how to design firms and in-house creative departments both big and small. I graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City with a degree in Communication Design.
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Education
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BFA Degree, cum laude - Communication DesignParsons School of Design1990 - 1994
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Pre-College Program - Communication DesignPratt Institute1989 - 1989
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Experience
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Marketing Art Director and DesignerCONTACT
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Assistant Cover DesignerNewsweekMagazine, United StatesAssisted in the generation of design concepts for newsmagazine covers and produced comps for presentation.
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Production ArtistGower Medical PublishingNew York, NYPrepared slide atlases, reference guides and text books for all phases of printing and production.
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Senior DesignerScholastic, Inc.New York, NYCreated layout templates and style guidelines for the teachers' editions of a children's text book series. Art directed designers, illustrators and photo editors to ensure design continuity throughout all phases of production.
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DesignerRed Herring DesignNew York, NYConceptualized and designed music packaging, logos and advertising for music industry clientele, including MTV and record labels Atlantic, Capitol, Giant, Sony and Columbia. Assumed key roles in project management and client presentations.
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KlutzPalo Alto, CAActed as the primary creative resource for the marketing efforts at a successful children's publishing firm. Designed and produced seasonal catalogs, newsletters, retail signage and sales materials. Hired and managed freelance designers, illustrators and photographers.
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Product DesignerAmerica OnlineSan Mateo, CADefined the AOL user experience through active participation in service content development and design. Solved interface design challenges with an emphasis on the uses and limitations of HTML and the company's own proprietary publishing software.
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Awards
The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio's "Best Book Award Gold Seal" for the "How to Tell Time" book (Chicken Socks)
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Affiliations
AIGA, Portland chapter
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@defever, member since 2006
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