Caitlin Gettinger

Associate Designer - Visual/UX Design

Austin, TX, USA

“To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit; its is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse.”
-Paul Rand

Hello! My name is Caitlin Gettinger and I am a graphic designer, with a focus in digital design and user experience. I believe that the products and designs we create are nothing without the research and reasoning behind them. Without this, they are merely elements and colors with no real purpose. No matter what the end goal is, to educate, entertain, sell, etc., we can go into the design with a strong intent in mind.

When I am not designing, you can find me rooting on my St. Louis teams, the Cardinals (baseball) and the Blues (hockey), playing volleyball, or hosting game night. No matter what I am doing, I enjoying surrounding myself with others who come from a variety of different backgrounds and ways of thinking.

Work Experience

IBM Design

Associate Software Designer - Visual/UX Designer

Work with designers ranging in disciplines, including Design Research, User Experience Design, Visual Design, and Front-End Development, as well as engineers to improve current software and create awesome user experiences for the end-user, primarily focused on enterprise software.
July 2014 - Present Austin, Texas, United States

Sam's Club

Intern, Digital Content and Creative Design - Samsclub.com

Contributed to a variety of projects including web banners, print elements, and competitive research.
June 2013 - August 2013 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Savannah College Of Art & Design

Orientation Assistant

Guide new students through the orientation process and assist in teaching First Year Experience, a class extending orientation, to reduce the first-year anxiety of college.
May 2012 - May 2014 Savannah, Georgia, United States

Target

Sales Floor Team Member

Maintained appearance of the store, assisted guests, backed up check-lanes as needed.
June 2011 - December 2013 Missouri, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

B.F.A. Graphic Design

Graduated May 31, 2014
September 2010 - May 2014 Savannah, Georgia, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Awards

Microsoft

Imagine Cup UX Challenge - Honorable Mention

2014

App Design Served

Featured in Curated Behance Gallery

2013

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD) (SCADDY)

SCAD Secession Show - 4 featured projects

2014

Skills

Adaptability, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Collaboration, CSS, HTML, Interface Design, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Organization, Responsive Web Design, Time Management, Typography, User Experience, Web Design, WordPress,

Volunteer Experience

December 2011 - SCAD Hometown Heroes Program: Visited Lafayette High School, where I attended, and spoke to classes about what SCAD has to offer and my experiences as a SCAD student.

December 2011-Februaury 2012 - Lafayette High School Taste of West County Program: I assisted the program by designing a new logo for use on the program materials, from promotional flyers to banners to tickets.