Surface Pattern Designer

Nina May

Palm Springs, CA

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Nina May has a wealth of experience in textile and surface pattern design for home decor, apparel, girls dolls and costumes. Her specialties include: Research and Development, Color Trending, Concepts, Fashion Trending, Textile Design, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, Hand - Painted and or Embellished Fabric Art for Photo Models, Executive Approval and Prototypes, Control Art for Production. Collaborating with Managers, Designers and their Teams.
Education
- Graphic Design
  
  Woodbury University
- Textile Design, Fashion Illustration
  
  Otis College of Art and Design
Experience
- Freelance Textile Design Sample Maker
  
  MGAE
  
  Los Angeles, CA
  
  Feb 2022 - Present (3 months)
  
  Fabric Art and accessory prototyping, hand painted sample maker.
- Freelance Textile Designer
  
  Jada Toys
  
  City of Industry, CA
  
  Aug 2021 - Present (9 months)
  
  Digital Textile Design Development for B.Kind Doll Fashion, Color Styling and Print Trends. Repeats, Engineer Prints for Pre-Lim Concepts and Production Art.
- Consultant/Textile Designer
  
  Jakks Pacific
  
  Mar 2018 - Present (4 years 2 months)
  
  Digital Textile Design and Hand-Painted Fabric Art for Fashion Doll Prototyping
- Consultant
  
  Hasbro Toys
  
  Burbank, CA
  
  Jul 2014 - Present (7 years 10 months)
  
  Textile Design and Development working with Girls Doll Design Managers and their teams. Repeat and Engineered Prints for: Disney Princess, Disney Prinsess Style, Equestria Girl's, Littlest PetShop, Blythe, My Little Pony, Disney Descendants, Frozen, Frozen 2, Disney Style Ariel and Mulan, Elena of Avolar and Marvel Comics. Create hand-painted embellishments and CAD textile designed fabric art for Executive Approval, Packaging, Photoshoots, Toy Fair and Production Prototypes.
- Consultant
  
  Spin Master Ltd
  
  Culver City, CA
  
  Apr 2006 - Present (16 years 1 month)
  
  Textile Design and Development for The Girl's Dolls Managers and their teams. Specializing in CAD Repeat Patterns, Engineer Prints, Control Art, Fashion Flats, PMS Color Matching, Hand painted techniques on fabric art. Created Prototype Samples for: Executive Approval, Packaging Photoshoots, Toy Fair and Production Soft Goods Samples. Brands: LIV Dolls Collections, La De Da Dolls Collections, Little Charmers, Masha and The Bear, Hatchimals and Candylocks, Mermaid High Dolls
- Consultant
  
  Mattel Toys Inc
  
  El Segundo, United States
  
  Research and Development for Barbie Main Line Girl's Dolls Department. Instrumental in design and development creating hand-painted fabric art, CAD art with Adobe Creative Suite, Control Art, Sketching, Embellishments, Trend Boards, PMS Color Matching, Samples and Prototypes for Packaging Photoshoots, Toy Fair and Production. Brands: Barbie, Kelly, Tommy, Hello Kitty, Disney Princess, Generation Girls, My Scene, Holiday Barbie and Dream Halloween and Little Mommy.
- Consultant
  
  Buff U.S.A.
  
  Jun 2014 - Apr 2018 (3 years 10 months)
  
  and Fashion Textile Trending and Color-Ways for Buﬀ sports UV headwear. Designing Repeat patterns, textures and implementing seasonal themed collections for various sports including Fishing, Cycling, Yoga and Running. Design for Men, Women and Children. Creates CAD Templates, Color - Ways, Engineer and Repeat Patterns for production.
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