BFA degree, double-majored in Graphic Design and Comic Art. Courses studied include: upper-level Graphic Design and Typography courses, upper-level Comic Art courses, Screenprinting, Design Systems, Electronic Pre-Press Production.
The Art Institute of Seattle
Seattle, WA August 2001 — August 2002
Full-time student in the Graphic Design curriculum. Courses studied include: Graphic Stylization and Symbolism, Grids and Spatial Relationships, Typography.
Software
Photoshop InDesign Adobe Premiere Illustrator AfterEffects Flash Office Suite Windows and Mac (9.0/X) environments
Front-end developer. HTML, CSS, and DOM scripting for multiple-award-winning interactive firm whose client list includes NPR, the Peace Corps, SEIU, National Geographic Society, the National Museum of American History, and US News & World Report.
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, MN September 2006 — May 2008
Web and Media Specialist. Part of a team responsible for developing, designing, and launching an assortment of web-accessible content (sites, video, graphics) to diverse group of internal University clientele. Kept sites organized and structurally efficient for clients' own updating (via web-based CMS); helped organize usability and analytics discussions and implementations of findings; acted as lead-designer/co-designer and front-end developer on a handful of spotlight projects (including redesign of varsity fan site, $500-million-raising capital campaign site, multi-purpose magazine and periodical framework, and eduStyle-award-winning home+core pages redesign. This guided stakeholder presentation was designed for and developed in Flash. Regularly employed CSS to consolidate existing templates (including blog templates) into more streamlined, efficient, and attractive ones.
Big Time Attic / PUNY Games
Minneapolis, MN February 2006 — August 2006
Production designer. Production art, concepting, web+print design, and a dash of Flash development for clients including Target, Cartoon Network, and DC Comics.
Big Time Attic
Minneapolis, MN February 2005 — May 2005 (Internship)
Assistance with concepting/designing company web site re-launch and contributing to selected illustration/comic projects. Emphasis on creating vector-based production artwork.
Warehouse:Intellect
Minneapolis, MN February 2003 — February 2006
Print-based and digital (PDF) graphic design, Web design (concepts/mockups and development-ready layouts), multimedia (audio/video) editing and output, quality assurance, and assistance with Web development (HTML, CSS).
Northwest Hills Community Church
Corvallis, OR Summer 2004 & Summer 2005
Full-time Web/print/screen designer responsible for the graphic/organizational rebuild of the organization's Web site. Also responsible for various posters, flyers, logos, promotional materials, and audio/video editing.
Alan K. Gordon & Associates
Des Moines, WA September 1999 — April 2000
Performed a variety of computing tasks, including: maintaining VBA links, constructing Excel spreadsheets, and editing visual documentation in Visio.
DougPagitt.com
Minneapolis, MN 2008
Information architecture, design, and development of high-traffic author/speaker's blog and promotional site. Developed completely within WordPress, based off a blank template, as a fully-functional, single point of entry tool for calendar publishing, automated template selection and grouping based on tags, and podcasting. Worked closely with client to establish sustainable workflows for publishing and promotion. HTML, CSS, PHP, and WP's proprietary "tags" for lean modularity.
Redesign of Arlington County Boardmember's site (still in development, launching summer 2008)
Arlington, VA 2008
Design and markup (HTML+CSS) for boardmember's campaign and updates site.
Indiana University Press
Bloomington, IN 2007
Wireframing, design, and development of interactive Flash-based CD-ROM which accompanies a new paleontology textbook. Will be published Summer 2008. (See mostly-cached web demo here.)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Saint Paul, MN 2007
Taught two online, for-credit, 5-week courses: Web Development Basics: HTML and Web Development Basics: CSS. Interacted with undergraduates and continuing-studies professionals over email, discussion board, and in-person office hours, helping them to explore and understand basic web development and CSS implementation.
Sara Lintner + Too Many Suitors
Minneapolis, MN 2007
Site development for nationally-represented graphic designer's portfolio page and small-business botique shop's online catalog. HTML and CSS, structured around a PHP framework for easy and efficient updating. See live portfolio and botique sites.
MCAD: Commencement Speaker
Minneapolis, MN 2006
Elected by the graduating class to give the 2006 BFA commencement address. (See the speech by clicking here.) I spoke on the unique historical burden that the larger story of American history places on the College.
Second-place winner of judged contest sponsored by the Interactive department of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Art Institute of Seattle: Gallery Display Case
Seattle, WA 2002
Nomination-only space allotted by college faculty; display space lent to one enrolled student or alumni for one-month period.
Art Institute of Seattle: Dean's List
Seattle, WA 2001
WJEA Journalism State Competition
Federal Way, WA 2001
First-place winner in Advertising Design; competition held by Washington Journalism Educator's Association.
Educause Conference
Seattle, WA October 2007
Designed an oversized vinyl poster for a booth session sponsored by the University of St. Thomas at the 2007 Educause conference, the education technology industry's largest nationwide gathering of participants, vendors, and education technologists. See poster here.
Flashbelt 2006
Minneapolis, MN June 2006
Participating presenter in Big Time Attic's 90-minute lecture on advaced Flash motion techniques entitled "Flash: Beyond the Motion Tween."
Student Activities Council Representative
Minneapolis, MN August 2004 — May 2005
Member of the five-person Student Activities Council executive team. Responsible for serving as the representative of the College's Design Department; tasks include serving as communications point between students and administration, assisting in the distribution of funds to various school groups, and organizing/leading periodical "Town Hall"-style meetings within the department.
Crosspointe Community Church
Federal Way, WA 1998 — 2002
Contributing illustrator and multimedia specialist for church; volunteer work included video editing and print design.
Art Institute of Seattle: Education Department
Seattle, WA 2002
Peer tutor; assisted students with Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Flash.