Caitlin Gettinger
Associate Designer - Visual/UX Design
Austin, TX, USA
636.284.0274
caitlingettinger.com
“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
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.
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.