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Graphic Designer
mfdesign
- J Irving, TX, USA
- FOCUS: Branding, Graphic Design, Packaging
Work Experience
Admin Assistant
I do light accounting work and help manage customer accounts. I also fill in for our receptionist if she is out.
mfdesign
Owner, Freelance Designer
My freelance design business. I specialize in identity, product and packaging design, and print media with emphasis upon typography in each.
Owner
Otaku Crafts is a homemade otaku craft business. We do magnets, stickers, stationary, and prints! Anything that involves art, design, and anime.
I design the products and packaging for all the craft items.
I design the products and packaging for all the craft items.
Creative Director
A local, student-run screen printing business that designs and produces witty and nerdy t-shirts. All shirts are designed by myself, either ones for the company's "print on demand" line of ready-designed shirts, or for custom orders. Each shirt is screen printed by hand the old fashioned, fine art way with fabric grade silk screens.
Other work has included designing all print and digital advertisements as well as developing a logo and identity for the company. As a creative director, I was responsible for expanding to include the packaging system "Shirt in a Bag" and the product/packaging system "Every Flavor Buttons" featuring nerdy themed buttons.
Other work has included designing all print and digital advertisements as well as developing a logo and identity for the company. As a creative director, I was responsible for expanding to include the packaging system "Shirt in a Bag" and the product/packaging system "Every Flavor Buttons" featuring nerdy themed buttons.
Montevallo Honors Organization
Graphic Design Intern
I worked on a logo for the organization as well as some sample advertisements for the upcoming school year.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design
I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in Art History and an Honors Diploma for completion of the honors program. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0.
I was involved with the following campus organizations:
-UM Anime Club (Founder, President, Graphic Designer, Executive Council)
-Spectrum: UM Gay/Straight Alliance (Graphic Designer)
-Student Art Association
-Montevallo Honors Organization (President, Graphic Designer)
-Forbes House Campus Ministry (Graphic Designer)
-Nerf Ninjas (Graphic Designer)
I was involved with the following campus organizations:
-UM Anime Club (Founder, President, Graphic Designer, Executive Council)
-Spectrum: UM Gay/Straight Alliance (Graphic Designer)
-Student Art Association
-Montevallo Honors Organization (President, Graphic Designer)
-Forbes House Campus Ministry (Graphic Designer)
-Nerf Ninjas (Graphic Designer)
Languages
English (Native)
Skills
Awards
AIGA Birmingham, AL
Emerging Designers Showcase - Runner Up: Best Logo
Excellence in Art History
Excellence in Graphic Design
Senior Elite - Department of Art
Napier Annual Art Show
Honorable Mention
Conferences and Publications
CONFERENCES
Kami-Con, panel lecture, “The Successful Otaku: How to Integrate Anime with Academia and the Real World,” University of Alabama (February 4, 2012).
Popular Culture Association (PCA) National Conference, oral presentation, “‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Violent Desire’: Themes in the WWIIYaoi Manga of Fusanosuke Inariya,” Boston, MA (April
11-14, 2012).
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), oral presentation, “‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Violent Desire’: Themes in the WWII Yaoi Manga of Fusanosuke Inariya,” Weber State University, UT (March 29-31, 2012).
NCUR 2012, abstract accepted, “Reader Reponse to the Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi.”
NCUR, oral presentation “The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi,” Ithaca College, NY (March 31-April 2, 2011).
NCUR 2011, abstract, “Cosplay Culture and Community.”
Undergraduate Research Day, oral presentation, “The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography,” University of Montevallo (March 2011).
PUBLICATIONS
“The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi,” in publication, NCUR Proceedings (University of North Carolina Ashville Press: 2011).
Kami-Con, panel lecture, “The Successful Otaku: How to Integrate Anime with Academia and the Real World,” University of Alabama (February 4, 2012).
Popular Culture Association (PCA) National Conference, oral presentation, “‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Violent Desire’: Themes in the WWIIYaoi Manga of Fusanosuke Inariya,” Boston, MA (April
11-14, 2012).
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), oral presentation, “‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Violent Desire’: Themes in the WWII Yaoi Manga of Fusanosuke Inariya,” Weber State University, UT (March 29-31, 2012).
NCUR 2012, abstract accepted, “Reader Reponse to the Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi.”
NCUR, oral presentation “The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi,” Ithaca College, NY (March 31-April 2, 2011).
NCUR 2011, abstract, “Cosplay Culture and Community.”
Undergraduate Research Day, oral presentation, “The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography,” University of Montevallo (March 2011).
PUBLICATIONS
“The Prevalence of Rape and Child Pornography in Yaoi,” in publication, NCUR Proceedings (University of North Carolina Ashville Press: 2011).