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  Kerstin Vogdes Diehn
 
Professional/Personal Overview
  Over 12 years graphic design experience in print, branding, and production. 10 years experience in environmental and exhibit design, interactive design, and marketing. Expert on nonprofit design solutions. I'm a one-stop-shop for communication pieces as I'm an innovative thinker, creative designer, and a writer/editor. Capabilities include annual reports, brochures, branding solutions, posters, editorial design and layout, packaging, logo design, and web layouts. Currently interested in working on magazine and book design/production as well.
Work Info
 
Expertise
Graphic Designer 10 Years
Designer 10 Years
Production (print) 13 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities 9 Years
Education 10 Years
General Design, A lot of nonprofit organization / museum / cultural institution work 7 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
11 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
UNICEF (11+), American Lung Association (11+), Center for Public Integrity (3-5), Common Cause (3-5), Sokol Media (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Align Communications (6-10), Prospect Park Alliance (6-10), Rabin Strategic Partners (3-5)
Other Work History
Freelance(d) for clients including: Atelier Design, Riverside Park Fund, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Pinnacle Prep, Hudson Yards Development Corp, EcoSecurities, Classroom, Inc., New York & Co, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Manhattan Community Board #4, iMentor, Nassau County Firefighters Museum, Spice Parlour, Advanced Solar Products, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Environmental Markets Association

Teach graphic design courses at Pace University, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and the Art Institute of New York

Graphic Designer at Blumlein Associates, Inc. Worked with clients such as Sony Electronics, Sirius Satellite Radio, the Reckson Center, Garvies Point Museum, and Pratt Institute
Computer Skills
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Quark QPS, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML Coding, Mac/PC literate, Font Management Software
Technical Skills
Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, InDesign), Layout (InDesign, Quark), Photo editing (Photoshop), Copy Editing (Chicago Manual of Style), Illustration (hand and Illustrator), Web design (Flash, Dreamweaver), Color proofing
Equipment
laptop, digital camera
Unions
UFT
References
Upon request
Awards
2011 GDUSA Book Design Award, printed in the 2011 GDUSA Annual
2007 American Graphic Design Award, The Spice Parlour, printed in 2008 GDUSA Annual.
Award of Excellence, Goodyoneshoe Logo Design, printed in American Corporate Identity 21.
Associations
AIGA, Media Bistro AvantGuild
Other
Phi Beta Kappa, American University
Magna Cum Laude, Pratt Institute & American University
Drawing, Painting & Bookmaking Skills
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
 
Please check out samples of my work here at http://www.kvdesign.net.

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