Alaina Gardner
Graphic Designer
Rochester, NY, USAI believe that the best solutions are a marriage of the latest in exciting technology with timeless design fundamentals.
Work Experience
Ithaca College
Visual Designer and Developer
I work on the Creative Services team within Marketing Communications, alongside other designers and developers, multimedia producers, and other great talented people!
January 2015
- Present
Ithaca, New York, United States
Unilever
Graphic Designer
Comprehensive redesign of bottles and packaging for Nexxus hair care in a sponsored competition, multidisciplinary team project.
January 2014
- May 2014
Rochester, New York, United States
RIT Sustainability
Graphic Designer
Collaboration, graphics, and web design on a team of advanced interactive design students for the RIT Sustainability website redesign.
September 2014
- December 2014
Rochester, New York, United States
NeighborWorks Rochester
Graphic Designer
Form redesign chosen as finalist for clean usability, attention to detail, and meeting customer needs.
January 2013
- February 2013
Rochester, New York, United States
Lunartik (Matt JOnes)
Festive Card Competition Winner
December 2012
- December 2012
Rochester, New York, United States
M.Collective Contest Winner
M.Collective Contest Winner
Creative advertising photography
May 2010
- May 2010
Vestal, New York, United States
Monster Workshop
Paper Toy Competition Winner
2010
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Binghamton, New York, United States
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack My Dinosaur Life Contest Winner
Creative illustration
January 2010
- February 2010
Binghamton, New York, United States
Broome Community College
College Note Taker
Hired for showing consistency and attention to detail
January 2006
- May 2008
Binghamton, New York, United States
Education
Rochester Institute Of Technology
BFA (May 2014)
Graduated with honors, Art House floor member
August 2012
- May 2014
Rochester, New York, United States
Broome Community College
Associate in Science (Graphic Design concentration)
3.9 Cumulative GPA
August 2006
- May 2008
Binghamton, New York, United States
Awards
Broome Community College
Jury Award for Exemplary Work in Illustration
2008
Broome Community College
Jury Award for Exemplary Work in Non-figurative Drawing
2008
Skills
Adobe Illustrator CC,
Adobe Indesign CC,
Adobe Photoshop CC,
Branding,
CSS3,
Editorial Design,
HTML5,
Icon Design,
Logo Design,
Photo Manipulation,
Prepress,
Responsive UI,
Web Design,