Branden Vondrak
Mass Communicator
330 212 4024
www.BrandenVondrak.com
The ultimate objective is to get into the illustration annuals. But for now, I'd just like a real assignment from a real art director.
Work Experience
American Greetings
Freelance Team Member
Concepting, designing, illustrating and development for a multitude of formats ranging from greeting cards, signage and display cases for a new cards concept project while collaborating in a professional and diverse team atmosphere.
June 2010
- August 2010
Brooklyn, Ohio, United States
Glyphix
Student Designer/Intern
Designed and developed a series of print and web campaigns ranging from posters, brochures, and identities to website maintenance and development while practicing in a professional collaborative design studio.
September 2009
- May 2010
Kent, Ohio, United States
Signum Design
Student Graphic Designer
Designed a series of promotional print campaigns and advertisements in a small student-run design studio.
June 2009
- August 2009
Kent, Ohio, United States
Educational Technology And Distance Learning (ETDL)
Student Web Designer/Developer
Designed and developed a multitude of web interfaces, sites, and identities.
June 2007
- May 2009
Kent, Ohio, United States
The Pink Eye Book Of Collage
Artist
Exhibited paintings at the Wall Eye Gallery in Cleveland Ohio for Pink Eye Magazine’s book release party for The Pink Eye Book of Collage which featured selected collage artworks from an assortment of Cleveland based artists.
April 2010
- April 2010
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Modern Art Playable On Monaural Equipment
Artist
Exhibited new collage paintings from 2009/2010 at Square Records in Akron, OH.
February 2010
- April 2010
Akron, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Public Art Bike Station CFE
Artist
Designed and proposed the “Cleveland Bicycle Hangar (2009)”. Consisted of a promotional campaign, signage, identity, and landmark sculpture to be located at the corner of East 4th St. and High St. across from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Ohio’s Gateway District.
June 2009
- August 2009
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Election Obsession CFE
Artist
Exhibited print entitled “Know the Facts (2008)” at the Kent State University School of Art Downtown Gallery in Kent, OH as part of the Election Obsession CFE.
October 2008
- November 2008
Kent, Ohio, United States
Kasterlee International Book Collaboration
Artist
Contributed to “Warm (2008)” a serigraphed alphabet book addressing global warming at the Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium in collaboration with Kent State students as well as students from KASKA, the Art Academy of Antwerp, Belgium.
March 2008
- March 2008
Kasterlee, Belgium
Education
Kent State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
GPA: 3.26
Focus: Illustration
Minor: Studio Arts
Focus: Illustration
Minor: Studio Arts
August 2004
- May 2010
Kent, Ohio, United States
Languages
English (),
Awards
The Artist Network Of Kent
People Choice for "Know The Facts (2008)" print at the Election Obsession CFE
200810
Skills
Collage,
Acrylic,
Adobe,
CSS,
Cut Paper,
Dreaweaver,
HTML,
Illustrator,
Networking,
Photoshop,
Sketching,
Additional Information
I collect records.