Welcome
Welcome to the Branch Design Site. My name is Shay Ford and This is a look into my world of Design. I believe in Developing my talent as an artist, Expanding my knowledge in the world of design while Separating myself by using Individuality and Creativity.
Experience
Web/Graphic Designer - www.showoffmagazine.net
Showoff Magazine June. ‘09 –
Designed and developed company website
Responsible for the maintenance and updating of the website
Design and write some articles for the website
Work closely with owner to implement marketing
strategies for
Promotions and company development
Graphic Designer
Triangle Press July. ‘09 – Sept. ‘09
In charge of Prepping jobs to go to press
Designing and typesetting jobs apon request
Burning and Stripping Plates to prepare for press
Graphic Designer
Equine Network/Source Interlink Media May. ‘08 – Mar. ‘09
• Maintained the Back of the book sections for 7 magazines such as Classifieds, Ad Index and the Marketplace for Ads
• Created and maintained House Ads for each magazine
• Worked closely with Production team with all design needs
• Assisted Art Director with layout of magazines
• Handled a large volume of PDFs and pre-flighting
• Redesigned and maintained company newsletter
• Organized and archived all ads per magazine issue
Product Development & Design Intern
Chesapeake Bay Candle/Pacific Trade International Jun. ‘07 – Aug. ‘07
• Created and organized research photos and reports for design team
• Assisted with development of design mockups for product development and packaging
• Helped maintain website and updated site with new information, products and pricing
• Assisted with trend forecasting and shopping for new products within the company budget
• Assisted with design and preparation of marketing/sales materials including trend and presentation boards and product catalogs
• Created marketing and design reports for company product records
Design Intern
Infomage/Pearl research Jan. ‘06 – May ‘06
• Conceptualized and designed public relations material including brochures, CD’s and interactive business cards
• Worked closely with the Creative Director to produce marketing ideas for company promotions
• Designed a web site for the companies new Virtual Tour service