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Graphic + Industrial Designer | Design Strategist | Creative Thinker

Lauren Nelson

Chicago, IL
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    Experienced Chicago-based designer skilled in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Social Media, Marketing + Branding Strategy, and vast knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite. Strong arts and design professional graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for Industrial Design.

  • Education
    • BFA Industrial Design
      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
      2002 - 2006
      UIUC Dean's Gallery, Fine and Applied Arts Student Display 2003-2004 Talented Student Scholarship, 2003 West Suburban Illini Club Scholarship, 2002 James Perkins Scholarship, 2002
    • Study Abroad Furniture Design
      DIS Danish Institute for Study Abroad
      2006 - 2006
      The DIS Danish Institute for study abroad features an 8 week course focusing on Furniture Design in Copenhagen, Denmark. The curriculum focuses on developing design abilities through project-based assignments in studio, lectures, field studies, and producing your own furniture prototype in the DIS workshop.
  • Experience
    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      Best of Seven
      Chicago, IL
      Dec 2020 - Present (5 years 6 months)
    • Assistant Art Director
      Strictly FX
      Nov 2006 - Jun 2020 (13 years 7 months)
      Created renderings for large venue events such as the Super Bowl, WWE + the Spice Girls
      Animated shorts displayed during the Green Bay Packers + Carolina Panthers football games
      Established, strategized + maintained online presence through social media
      Managed photographers + edited photos for marketing outlets including advertisements + website
      Illustrated + designed production-ready artwork for t-shirts, hats, swag + other promotional items
      Edited effect diagrams + InDesign layouts for safety permit booklets
    • The Marketing Store
      Freelance Industrial Designer
      Lombard IL, United States
      May 2004 - Sep 2013 (9 years 4 months)
      Collaborated with Designers + Engineers in developing McDonald’s Happy Meal toys
      Created production-ready drawings to scale for overseas manufacturing
      Designed instructional inserts + packaging artwork for in-production toys
      Assisted in creating themes for pitching new concepts to McDonald’s
      Composed layouts for presentations to McDonald’s
  • Industries
    • Advertising
    • Apparel
    • Commercial Equipment
    • Entertainment
  • Skills
    • 2D Animation
    • 3D Modeling
    • Art Direction
    • Creative Suite
    • Design Management
    • Furniture Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
    • Industrial Design
    • Social Media Marketing
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