Tamara Comer

Tamara Comer Graphic Designer • Product Designer • Fine artist

3601 Grapevine Mills Pkwy

Apt 1913

Grapevine TX 76051

(308) 440-1416

[email protected]

Career Profile

Over 30 years of combined experience in all aspects of graphic design ranging from, fine arts and pre-press print production, including marketing & advertising plus packaging and product design.

• 3 years as Director of Creative Design

• 5 years as Product Designer

• 5 years as Senior Graphic Designer

• 4 years as Director of Marketing Designs

• 4 years as Product Designer

• 10 + years as Business Owner

Extensive Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, Quark XPress, Microsoft Word and Power Point for the production of corporate identities, brochures, advertising materials, promotional displays, catalog layouts, signage, package design and public relations material for visual and user experience communications media and new product development. Minimal working knowledge of the program Dreamweaver.

• Individually conceived and developed top selling designs for both print design and product design. Worked collaborative with web technicians using visual aides plus spider mapping for effective communication to build attractive user friendly websites and multi-media applications.

• Instructed or directly assembled and prepared layouts for in-house and out-sourced printing.

• Planned and conducted assignments generally involving the larger and more significant projects, including reviewing progress and evaluating results.

• Led and directed projects recommending major changes in procedures or designs if needed.

• Successfully directed, motivated and helped guide production artists, writers and designers on projects to adhere to certain design standards while still encouraging their creative freedom.

• Developed product for the craft industry, specifically focused on paper products but not excluding seasonal, kids, impulse and seasonal home decor products. Experienced in training and directing a global design network. Applied trend and led innovative ideas to support company goals and objectives. Managed freelancers and external design agencies. Developed project sheets, demos and inspirational samples to support private brand growth and awareness. Worked collaboration with a team that includes all aspects of design, sourcing, manufacturing, store operations and marketing. Intrastate travel for product development. Prolific character and theme designer, instrumental in expanding the phenomenal success of the paper fashion division at Michaels Stores Inc., which was increased from a marginally performing category in sales to the top grossing department it is now. Extraordinarily fast response in developing icons and patterns for an intensive sku and high volume business with a demanding amount of yearly store sets that generate high turn. Experienced and proven record style sheet generation and icon creation.

Core Strengths

• Conceptual design ability and versatility of design styles

• Adapt new trends to create popular designs for all age groups and genre

• Computer design and illustrative skills including typography, layout and photo manipulation

• Fine arts skill including use of watercolor, acrylics, colored pencil, pastels and pen & ink

• Speed and proficiency of product design execution to meet hot deadlines

• Versatility of integrating fine art with computer generated designs

• Owner and Creative Director of home based arts and crafts business