Ian Bakar
Senior Graphic Designer
Arlington, VA, USAMemorable and influential design thrives in its details and its intentions. Through well researched, intelligent and meaningful creative efforts, individuals and organizations will better share their ideas, experiences, products and services to positively impact their communities and audiences.
Ian is a graduate of George Mason University's Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Open to freelance/project-by-project work and other opportunities.
Ian is a graduate of George Mason University's Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Open to freelance/project-by-project work and other opportunities.
Work Experience
Kaiser Permanente
Senior Graphic Designer
August 2019
- November 2019
Rockville, Maryland, United States
American Chemical Society
Senior Graphic Designer
May 2018
- December 2018
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mosaic
Graphic & Web Designer
Collaborating within the creative services team to produce magazine layouts, posters, direct mail postcards, business cards, long-format documents, email campaigns, websites, landing pages and various branding materials for clients. I utilize creative ideas, typography and image editing skills to produce and enhance print and web communication materials. I often work directly with clients when needed in assessing and solving problems.
October 2017
- March 2018
Maryland, United States
American Retirement Association
Senior Graphic Designer
Designing brand and collateral for 16 conferences annually; including program guides, event signage, brochures and microsites. Also lead in the company’s rebrand transition to the umbrella organization of American Retirement
Association, re-creating the entire brand from logos to stationary, and online presence. Developed all new logos for the ARA and its 4 sister organizations. Created all in-house print and web productions. Designated as design
director for the associations 2 quarterly magazines.
Association, re-creating the entire brand from logos to stationary, and online presence. Developed all new logos for the ARA and its 4 sister organizations. Created all in-house print and web productions. Designated as design
director for the associations 2 quarterly magazines.
October 2014
- July 2016
Arlington, Virginia, United States
National Basketball Association
Graphic Design Intern
This project was hands on during an internship at the NBA Summer League July 11- 21 in Las Vegas, some work done prior and a majority on scene. Design work involved promotional and marketing materials, online and print, for the National Basketball Association Summer League's 10th Anniversary, an annual two-week event featuring the top new talent in the NBA, prior to the regular season. Some collateral included event programs, posters, schedules, web ads, billboards and in-arena signage. On-scene design included social media images for Facebook and Twitter outlets and in-arena/court-side digital signage.
April 2014
- July 2014
United States
The Washington Examiner
Graphic Designer
September 2011
- March 2012
Springfield, Virginia, United States
Education
George Mason University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Information Design
January 2006
- May 2014
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Languages
English (Fluent),
Bengali (Native),
Spanish (Conversational),
Arabic (Native),
Skills
Branding,
Adobe CC,
Adobe CS,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Art,
Creative,
Creative Direction,
Direction,
Editorial,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Infographics,
Logos,
Print,
Sports Branding,
Squarespace,
Typography,
Web,