Graphic Designer and Art Director

Kerstin Diehn

Maplewood, NJ

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Kerstin Vogdes Diehn is an art director and graphic designer specializing in print, branding, web and environmental design. An expert in nonprofit and small business design solutions, Kerstin is known for her ability to deliver agency-level work at an affordable price. She art directs The Progressive magazine and also is an adjunct professor in the masters of publishing program at Pace University. You can view her work at http://www.kvdesign.net.

Specialties: brochure and publication design, posters, print media, editorial design, layout, magazine and book design, web design, environmental design, signage, branding, logo development, museum exhibits, nonprofit marketing, annual reports; Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
Education
- M.S. Communications Design
  
  Pratt Institute
  
  1999 - 2001
- BA Literature
  
  American University
  
  1993 - 1997
Experience
- Art Director (PT)
  
  Progressive Magazine
  
  Oct 2014 - Present (11 years 8 months)
  
  Provide part-time design and layout for monthly news magazine. Source illustrations and photos and liaise with artists to create illustrations for covers. Coordinate creative direction and production of all marketing materials, including mailings, promotional items, and events.
- Adjunct Lecturer
  
  Pace University
  
  Jan 2007 - Present (19 years 5 months)
  
  Teach graduate courses in publishing program. Courses focus on Adobe Creative Suite and editorial design and image manipulation.
- Principal
  
  KV Design
  
  Jun 2002 - Present (24 years)
  
  Art Director, Designer, Project Manager: Primarily work on print, branding, logo, website, and large-format design projects.
  
  Clients include(d):
  American Express
  American Lung Association
  Animal Fair magazine
  Averill Fundraising Solutions
  Beth’s Farm Kitchen
  Brooklyn Winery
  Classroom, Inc.
  Columbia University
  Common Cause
  Consulting Group on Early Childhood Development
  The Dodge Foundation
  Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
  The Education Alliance
  Gorilla Web Studio
  Greater New York Hospital Association
  Hudson Yards Development Corp.
  International Biometric Group
  International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
  Lark Books (Sterling Publishers)
  Melton Foundation
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  Nassau County Firefighters Museum
  National Dialogues on Immigration
  Natural Resource Defense Council
  New York City Parks
  One Story magazine
  Poets House
  Prospect Park Alliance
  Rabin Martin
  Riverside Park Conservancy
  Sokol Media
  Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation
  Summer on Hudson
  Take 2 Services
  UNICEF
  United Methodist Women
  UMCOR
  United States Breastfeeding Committee
  Young Audiences of New Jersey
- Adjunct Professor
  
  Fashion Institute of Technology
  
  2008 - 2008
  
  Taught editorial layout course in Adobe InDesign. (Fall 2008)
- Graphic Design Professor
  
  Art Institute of New York
  
  2003 - 2008 (5 years)
  
  Taught courses including Portfolio Development, Print Layout, Typography, Branding, and Packaging
- Graphic Designer
  
  Blumlein Associates, Inc
  
  Sep 2000 - Jun 2002 (1 year 9 months)
  
  Designed trade show and museum exhibits for corporate and nonprofit clients, including Sony Electronics, Sirius Satellite Radio, Garvies Point Museum, and Bridgehampton Historical Society
- Desktop Publisher/Copyeditor
  
  Classroom, Inc.
  
  Jan 1999 - Aug 2000 (1 year 7 months)
  
  Laid out and copy edited teacher and student materials
- Communications Associate
  
  Brookings Institution
  
  Sep 1997 - Aug 1998 (11 months)
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@kerstinv, member since 2005
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Kerstin Diehn

Sr. Experiential Graphic Designer

Branded Environments Project Manager