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gavin © renwick | creative

Specialties: Graphic design: branding, promotion, publication, digital experience / concepting & layout, Photography, Web development: HTML5 / CMS, Video production, Soundtracking

For over eight-and-a-half impactful, overdriven and stimulating years I was fortunate to have been a driving force in the evolution, brand development/strategy and integrity of what once was a little print shop in center city Philadelphia into becoming the soup-to-nuts, creative-to-production agency known as Replica Creative.

Adjusting focus away from the print production world in the summer of 2012 has been an amazing experience, allowing me to dabble in a multitude of creative ventures including publication, pharmaceutical, technology, retail identity and even video production.
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I am extremely proficient, hands-on, like to get dirty and would love to be your swiss-army-knife of creative:

• Adobe InDesign CS6
• Adobe Photoshop CS6
• Adobe Illustrator CS6
• Adobe Acrobat Pro & Acrobat Distiller
• Adobe Bridge CS6
• QuarkXPress 8/9
• HTML5 / CMS: Coda 2 / Dreamweaver CS5
• Keynote
• Powerpoint
• Final Cut Pro X
• Garageband Read Less

History
(lovingly crafted):

July 2012 – Present
Visual Communicator
Freelance

Recognition –
Finalist: Undead Philly Awards 2012


March 2004 – July 2012
Lead Creative Consultant
Replica Creative

• Director of design in the world of design & print production at Replica Creative for over eight impactful, overdriven and stimulating years which have been nothing short of a crash-course in brand development, business evolution, client relations and technical prowess; managing and working within a team of design and production experts to ensure quality and goals have been met and expectations have been exceeded

• An intimate understanding of both the worlds of design and print production including setup, maximization, working within limitation and preventing/correcting issues before they become costly mistakes

• Conceptualization with an advanced and educated grasp of composition, copywriting, photography and typography, making these elements work in tandem to create emotional connections with clients and consumers

• Interpreting client needs in order to find and execute the most accurate and profitable direction to achieve their goals while keeping within budgetary constraints

• Instrumental in boosting sales from $500,000 to over 1.6 million dollars in revenue at Replica Creative through the ability to understand project needs, crafting creative ideas to fruition with style and technique while circumventing creative barriers and effectively troubleshoot on the fly

• Developing much more than simple behind-the-desk relationships with hundreds of major account clients and thousands of walk-ins by getting to know their thought-process and working together to achieve their goals on-time and on-budget


2009 – 2010
Co-founder & Creative Consultant
Heartless Revival fashion label

2004 – current
Alumni reviewer of graduate portfolios
The Art Institute of Philadelphia

2003
Intern
fabGorgon (now Finch Brands)


July 2000 – September 2003
BSc, Graphic Design GPA: 3.8 with honors
The Art Institute of Philadelphia

Recognition –
Best Portfolio in Graphic Design : Class of Fall 2003
Best of Quarter : Summer 2000, Fall 2000
Dean’s List : Summer 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2002
Academic Recognition : Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Winter 2002, Winter 2003
4.0 GPA Certificate : Summer 2001

The National Authors Registry, Recognition of Literary Excellence : 4th Place - Spring 1999, Honourable Mention - Spring 1999 Read Less