Daria is a relationship builder with 8 years managing design projects, 20 years designing print materials and 4 years designing and building websites. Opening, clearing and maintaining channels of communication is her priority in developing great working relationships with her people. She is respectful, genuine and perseveres to perfection.

Branding, typography, collateral and advertising are her strong suits as she creates and perfects her projects. Constructive criticism is given gently with strong direction and received well too. She can juggle many projects at once while keeping her eye on the prize: beautiful, inviting design that communicates clearly and efficiently. See below for a dozen glowing recommendations.

Daria works with solopreneurs, small businesses and non-profits. Her clients include: Village Life, Seattle Musical Theatre, Western Washington Female Hockey Association, Patsy Thola Chamberlain, Leslie Larson, James S. Rogers, Joseph P. Duggan, Dr. Yeh & Associates, Joseph Coakley, A. Carol McDaniel, Annieville Blues, Ebb & Flow Massage, The Loft Hair Salon, Froula Alarms, Kimberly Taylor Images, Maita Communications, Swoop Salon, Varvid and Westminster Chapel.

Teaching a diverse student body Page Layout with InDesign, Vector Illustration with Adobe Illustrator, Identity Design and Branding, Business for Creatives, Portfolio/Job Search at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Art directing, project managing, and designing small projects like business cards, brochures, postcards, and posters. Leading two graphic designers and one pressman for this small print shop.

Grew customizable newsletters to 100,000 per month
• Led team of 2 in-house, 10 freelance and summer intern designers
• Oversaw brand, logos, graphics manuals, websites, event graphics, stationery and business cards
• Managed vendor relationships

• Oversaw brand including logos, websites, event graphics, stationery, signage during time of extreme growth — Windermere grew from 90 offices when I started to almost 300 while I steered their brand

• Assigned 1000 job requests per year to designers
• Expanded and improved websites and HTML emails
• Assessed and improved printing partners
• Combed-over proofs
• Attended press-checks

Designed flyers, print advertising, postcards and signage. Designed and produced Weekly newsletter for agents.

Design and production of brochures, rack cards, maps and menus for the hospitality industry including Starwood, Hyatt, Westin and Sheraton

Wilmer Communications closed their Seattle offices in December 2011 and now goes by Blue Pond Marketing.

On 5 separate occasions, for 1-2 weeks at a time, I stepped in for vacationing designers. I worked in both the advertising and editorial departments. For editorial, I worked on layout pages, copyfitting, choosing and sizing complimentary photos for articles, placing ads and proofreading. For advertising, I processed incoming ads and converted them to 4-C PDFs for placement in the PSBJ.

Designed logos, info graphics, charts, maps and PowerPoint presentations

Corporate identity and collateral specialist
• Updated Boeing and Microsoft logos
• Designed AIGA programs and tickets
• Designed identity and collateral materials for Ardco, Trade-Marx Sign, Off the Wall and many others
• Production of "World Trademarks: 100 Years" book for Graphis
• Assisted in the production of Graphic Standards Manuals for Boeing, Providence, PeaceHealth and Franciscan Health System

Course work included: Digital Photography, Web Design, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat

Graduated with degree in Applied Arts & Design with an emphasis in Graphic Design