Bliss Buter-Thompson
Sr Structural Packaging Design Manager
Oakland, CA, USAWork Experience
Bliss Buter-Thompson
Freelance Designer, Illustrator and Mistress of all Trades
Selected Work:
TPH Global solutions 2016-Present
Allo Design 2020
Honda Printing Solutions, Branding Exploration, 2016
Chicago Comic Michael Meyers, Illustration, 2016
Glyder.io, New product CAD modeling, 2016
Ruja Florist, Client proposal, 2012, 2014, 2016
Chicago Bike Buddies, Business card layout and fliers, 2013-2016
TPH Global solutions 2016-Present
Allo Design 2020
Honda Printing Solutions, Branding Exploration, 2016
Chicago Comic Michael Meyers, Illustration, 2016
Glyder.io, New product CAD modeling, 2016
Ruja Florist, Client proposal, 2012, 2014, 2016
Chicago Bike Buddies, Business card layout and fliers, 2013-2016
2012
- Present
Illinois, United States
TPH Global Solutions
Lead Conceptual Designer
August 2015
- July 2016
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Burgopak USA
Associate Creative Director/Studio Lead
• Manage studio work flow
• Direct a team of up to 4 structural designers
• Create and present concepts to clients
• Lead brainstorming and critique sessions
• Estimate and manage project design time lines & deliverables.
• Direct a team of up to 4 structural designers
• Create and present concepts to clients
• Lead brainstorming and critique sessions
• Estimate and manage project design time lines & deliverables.
February 2012
- Present
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Burgopak USA
Senior Designer
• Direct and advise clients on initial concept design to final product
• Collaborate with global production team to meet client quality and deadlines.
• Create concept illustrations, sketches, 3d models, dielines and sample prototypes that client reinforce client branding and design specifications.
• Collaborate with global production team to meet client quality and deadlines.
• Create concept illustrations, sketches, 3d models, dielines and sample prototypes that client reinforce client branding and design specifications.
2007
- 2012
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Burgopak USA
Associate Designer
• Create concept graphics for corporate clients
• Engineer paperboard samples and dielines to demonstrate design feasibility
• Write, design, and illustrate assembly instructions for manufacturing vendors
• Engineer paperboard samples and dielines to demonstrate design feasibility
• Write, design, and illustrate assembly instructions for manufacturing vendors
2005
- 2007
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Education
Northwestern University
Master of Product Design and Development Management
September 2014
- May 2016
Illinois, United States
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago (SAIC)
Continuing Education Classes
Continuing Ed Classes in Graphic Design and Product Design
2014
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Massachusetts College Of Art And Design (MassArt)
BFA in Communication Design specializing in Illustration
September 2001
- May 2005
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Photoshop,
ArtiosCAD,
Artwork Amends,
CapePack,
Cinema4d,
Concept Ideation,
Concept Sketching,
Creative Direction,
Design Managment,
Design Thinking,
Die-line Creation,
Digital Art,
Digital Rendering,
Drawing,
Illustration,
Innovation,
Kongsberg,
Management,
Packaging,
Portraiture,
Prototypes,
SketchbookPro,
Solidworks,
Structural Design ,
Wacom Tablet,
Additional
• Packaging featured on the Dieline website and in the book “Outside the Box: Cardboard Design Now”.
• Illustration work featured on the front page of Coroflot, as well as on apparel for sale at Urban Outfitters and PBS.com.
• Packaging designs are recipients of the Graphic Design USA Packaging Award, the Regional Gold and
Silver ADDY Award, the American Packaging Design Award and the HBA Personal Care Prestige Award.
• Illustration work featured on the front page of Coroflot, as well as on apparel for sale at Urban Outfitters and PBS.com.
• Packaging designs are recipients of the Graphic Design USA Packaging Award, the Regional Gold and
Silver ADDY Award, the American Packaging Design Award and the HBA Personal Care Prestige Award.