Kerstin Vogdes Diehn

Maplewood, NJ USA
Website: http://www.kvdesign.net
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Professional Experience

Over 14 years graphic design experience in art direction, print design, branding, and production. 10 years experience in environmental and exhibit design, web design, and marketing. Expert on nonprofit design solutions. In brief: (1) Experienced creative director and hands-on graphic designer who specializes in helping businesses and non-profits communicate effectively with a broad range of constituents: audience members, funders and the general public (2) NYC-trained and honed but local NJ roots (3) Collaborative, listen-first style that suits complex projects with multiple sources of creative input (4) Nimble & agile -- iterative approach to design that ensures fast turnaround and frequent opportunity for client feedback (5) Versatile in style and execution -- from clean and simple to illustrative and edgy.

Expertise

Art Director
10 Years
Graphic Designer
11 Years
Production (print)
14 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
10 Years
Real Estate
6 Years
Other, Specify
12 Years

Industries


Academia Teaching
5 Years
Nonprofit
12 Years
Other
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

12 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Progressive Magazine (10+), Sokol Media (10+), Common Cause (10+), UNICEF (10+), NY Times (3-5), Timber Press (1-2), Lark (Sterling) Books (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Dyanmo Technologies (3-5), NYC Parks (6-10), Young Audiences (6-10)

Other Work History

Before becoming a sole proprietor, I worked at Blumlein Associates, Inc., a multi-disciplinary design studio.

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 (Basic HTML/CSS, Mockup designs, banner ads), Color proofing

Computer Skills

InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, HTML/CSS, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Square Space, Dreamweaver, Flash, WordPress, Mac/PC literate, Font Management Software

Equipment

laptop, digital camera

References

Upon request

Awards

2012 Silver Davie Award, Summer on Hudson 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

Showcase

Magazine

Art director for the Progressive. Samples are from 2015-2016. I design, layout, and produce each monthly issue. I work with illustrators on cover concepts and source art for the interior.
Art direction, design and layout of architecture magazine.
Art direction, design, and layout of real estate magazine
Art direction, design and layout of magazine showcasing the top women in NYC real estate.
Art direction, design and production of architecture magazine
Art direction, layout and production of architecture magazine
Art direction, design and layout of architecture magazine.
Art direction, design and production on architecture magazine.
Art direction, layout, and editorial design for residential architecture magazine
Art director for the Progressive. Samples are from 2015-2016. I design, layout, and produce each monthly issue. I work with illustrators on cover concepts and source art for the interior.
Art direction, design and layout of work life balance magazine. This particular issue focused on gay rights and honored companies who have successfully promoted LGBT issues in the workplace.
Art direction, design, and layout of architecture magazine.
Art direction, design and production for architecture magazine.

Websites

I designed the Progressive's new responsive website using the MetroPublisher platform. The site is easily updatable and flexible for long or short story formats.
Logo and web design for speech and feeding therapy practice.
Partnering with TakeTwo Communications, Kerstin had the opportunity to help reshape the Melton Foundation's brand from the ground up. Deliverables on this project included a series of flexible logo treatments, a brand story book, a stationery system, marketing materials, and a responsive website.
Partnering with Gorilla Web Studio, Kerstin designed a new site for the Coaltion that is dynamic, responsive and can easily be manipulated by staff members.
Partnering with a freelance developer, Kerstin had the opportunity to redesign this fully responsive recruitment website. Aclipse connects people with opportunities to teach English in Korea and China.
Kerstin designed the logo, the responsive website (in collaboration with Gorilla Web Studio), and a kit of materials for member museums to customize with their own logo and relevant information.
Web and logo design for video producer.

Books

Interior design of craft book on paper art (quilling). Includes step-by-step instructions and templates for building designs.
Layout and production of Sowing Beauty, a book about how to create meadow-like gardens. Includes case studies and many charts and graphs
Art direction, design, layout and illustration of cook book for Beth's Farm Kitchen, a local jam and chutney maker. Book includes recipes using her products and stories about the local farm movement. I drew all of the illustrations by hand.
Design and layout of book about UMW mission work in Haiti
Design and layout of United Methodist Women 2013 program guide
Art direction, design, and layout of covers and interiors of two companion books on UMW work in Sudan. Package included a custom-designed map of Sudan with infographics and a supporting DVD package.

General

Please check out samples of my work here at http://www.kvdesign.net and here... http://www.behance.net/kerstindiehn
Logos for a whole variety of different clients