Justin Barron

Birmingham, AL, USA
My heart is in multi-page design. InDesign is my home. I love working with images and typography to create a truly beautiful and informative piece. I’m into the feel of nice paper—have tons of paper samples. My designs are clean and organized, but I enjoy a little quirky flare. I’m loving branding more and more—it’s all encompassing. I understand how working with a company to build a brand creates more than little pieces, but the whole picture of who that company is and what they do. I’m interested in all types of design and arts. When ever possible, I like incorporating my own photography in my work.

Work Experience

Signature Homes

Lead Graphic Designer

July 2014 - Present Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Halifax Media Group

Advertising Artist

December 2013 - Present Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

University Of Montevallo

Design and Marketing Assistant

August 2013 - Present Montevallo, Alabama, United States

Freelance

Graphic Designer

May 2013 - Present Birmingham, Alabama, United States

AlphaGraphics

Design Specialist

I was the only designer at AlphaGraphics. I worked on a wide variety of projects with a fast turn-around time. I updated a lot of existing artwork, as well as created my own fresh designs. A large portion of the job was handling and fixing customer supplied files. While at AlphaGraphics I created logos, ads, flyers, banners, brochures, booklets, business cards and other print pieces.
September 2012 - April 2013 Hoover, Alabama, United States

Spradling International

Intern Graphic Designer

The primary role of my internship at Spradling was to redesign the company website. With some assistance from the company creative director, we improved the whole functionality of the website, as well as the look. In addition to working on the website, I also assisted in creating sample books, mock-ups and ads.
May 2012 - September 2012 Pelham, Alabama, United States

Concept, Inc.

Graphic Designer

I worked as a part-time designer. At Concept, I had a variety of projects, from ads, brochures, posters and other printed materials. I also assisted in some other tasks like scanning, photo-editing, updating company social media and ordering from vendors.
May 2012 - September 2012 Alabaster, Alabama, United States

Concept, Inc.

Design Intern

During my last semester at Montevallo, I interned here for class credit.
January 2012 - May 2012 Alabaster, Alabama, United States

University Of Montevallo

Design Intern

I worked in the University of Montevallo Public Relations office while I was a student.
January 2010 - May 2012 Montevallo, Alabama, United States

Education

University Of Montevallo

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design

August 2007 - May 2012 Alabama, United States

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Brand Guidelines, Branding, Color, Consistency, Digital Printing , Grid Design, Info Graphics, Invitations, Layering Textures, Layout, Logo Design, Magazines, Mailing Services, Pages Design, Photoediting, Photography, Press, Print, Product & Packaging, Social Networking, Type Setting, Typography, Variable Data, Web Design, Wide Format Printing,