Adrienne Eve Hapanowicz

Senior Product and Marketing Designer

Washington, DC, USA

Work Experience

Urban Institute

Digital Editorial Designer

- Designs web layouts for stories and tools based on research
- Creates conceptual illustrations to communicate complex topics for blog posts and research findings
- Photographs and photo edits for Urban events and editorial features
- Maintains social media visual identity for Urban brand
- Designs on-brand charts and graphics for website and research documents
- Designs advertisements for Urban brand
September 2014 - Present District of Columbia, United States

AZ Magazine

Lead Designer

- Designed digital publications for AZ brand, including biweekly AZ magazine on a team of two designers
- Developed and executed concepts for range of articles and covers in collaboration with editors and photographers
- Led successful redesign of AZ in August 2013 that included new typography, color palette, navigation symbols and usability prompts
- Significantly improved team workflow by creating and maintaining templates for AZ publications
- Managed scheduling and oversaw design quality for stories designed outside of team
January 2013 - August 2014 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona State Univeristy

Instructor

- Taught senior-level course about digital publishing with an emphasis on design and editing
- Developed curriculum that guided students in creating their own publication with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
- Lecture topics included basic design principles, usability and navigation, implementing interactivity, story formats
- Led students in critique and discussions
January 2014 - May 2014 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona Republic

Features Page Designer

- Designed and illustrated centerpieces and inside pages of various sections in the Features department of the Arizona Republic
- Received internal recognition as Designer of the Year in 2012
- Created InDesign template for centerpiece work to keep other designers consistent with The Republic’s style
August 2011 - December 2012 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

The Empower Campaign

Art Director, Designer

- Designed promotional and internal print and web materials for Educate Foundation and the Ohio University Chapter of the Empower Campaign
- Communicated Empower’s brand guidelines and delegated projects to other designers
- Participated in the decision-making of the Ohio University Empower chapter as an officer of the student group
April 2008 - April 2010 Athens, Ohio, United States

Education

Ohio University

Bachelors of Visual Communication

August 2007 - June 2011 Ohio, United States

Awards

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence

2014

Associated Press Media Editors

Innovator s of the Year

2013

Arizona Press Club Contest

1st place, Photo-based illustration

2013

Society For News Design Blank Slate Competition

2nd Place, Information Graphics

2010

Skills

Conceptual, Digital Publications, Illustrator CC , Mobile, CSS, Editorial Design, HTML, InDesign CC, Journalism, Photoshop CC, Tablet,