Hege Bryn
Senior Designer
Brooklyn, NY, USAMy work has especially focused on social impact projects through print and interactive web design for non-profit clients, as well as cultural and educational institutions. Recently I've worked on projects for organizations such as American Cancer Society, Vital Strategies, NASTAD (National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors), Climate Central, Enodo Rights, Northwell Health, Free Speech TV, Landesa and Gulf of Mexico Alliance, among others.
I have 15 years of experience as a designer, art director and production artist working at various agencies, media, and print production companies. In Norway, I've been hired by agencies TIBE Republic, NeoLab and Knowit Experience, where I've worked with clients such as Sparebanken Vest, BKK, Fjord Tours, Leroy Seafood, Odfjell, Austevoll Seafood, Friele Coffee, The National Stage (Bergen), and more.
I have 15 years of experience as a designer, art director and production artist working at various agencies, media, and print production companies. In Norway, I've been hired by agencies TIBE Republic, NeoLab and Knowit Experience, where I've worked with clients such as Sparebanken Vest, BKK, Fjord Tours, Leroy Seafood, Odfjell, Austevoll Seafood, Friele Coffee, The National Stage (Bergen), and more.
Work Experience
Hege Bryn Design
Senior Designer
- Worked freelance for agencies in Norway and NYC, including NeoLab, Knowit Experience and Tronvig Group
- Worked on print and digital designs for a wide range of clients including National Museum of Women in the Arts, Tronvig Group, Leroy Seafood Group, Fjord Tours, BKK, and Sparebanken Vest
- Worked on print and digital designs for a wide range of clients including National Museum of Women in the Arts, Tronvig Group, Leroy Seafood Group, Fjord Tours, BKK, and Sparebanken Vest
2013
- Present
New York, United States
Radish Lab
Design Director
April 2019
- January 2020
Brooklyn, New York, United States
City University Of New York
Design, Social Media
February 2015
- June 2016
New York, United States
Klassekampen
Typographic Designer
Summer 2014/Winter 2015/Summer 2015 temp. in the newsroom of Klassekampen, a daily Norwegian national newspaper with 117,000 daily readers
- Editorial layout
- Photo editing, graphic illustrations
- Ad production
- Editorial layout
- Photo editing, graphic illustrations
- Ad production
2014
- 2015
Norway
Neolab By Knowit
Graphic Designer/Prepress
- Layout and graphic production for print and screen; ads, annual reports, brochures etc.
- WordPress website production
- Adapting print-based design for tablets
- Photo editing
- WordPress website production
- Adapting print-based design for tablets
- Photo editing
2013
- 2013
Bergen, Norway
Bergensavisen
Graphic Designer and Shift Leader
- Substitute Shift Leader at the Editorial Desk
- Editorial design
- Photo editing, graphics
- Ad production for the paper, online and iPad editions
- Editorial design
- Photo editing, graphics
- Ad production for the paper, online and iPad editions
February 2008
- June 2011
Bergen, Norway
TIBE Republic
Production Artist
- Layout and production of a wide range of print-based design for well-known companies
- Photo editing
- Prepress and quality control
- Photo editing
- Prepress and quality control
November 2006
- January 2008
Bergen, Norway
Kai Hansen Printers
Graphic Designer/Prepress
- Apprentice from 2003-2005. Trade certificate received August 2005
- Layout and design of a wide range of print-based design
- Photo editing, photo manipulation
- Scanning and digital print production
- Prepress and quality control
- Shared responsibility for the digital printing department
- Responsible for the training of an apprentice (after receiving my own certificate in 2005)
- Layout and design of a wide range of print-based design
- Photo editing, photo manipulation
- Scanning and digital print production
- Prepress and quality control
- Shared responsibility for the digital printing department
- Responsible for the training of an apprentice (after receiving my own certificate in 2005)
August 2003
- October 2006
Stavanger, Norway
Education
New York City College Of Technology
Bachelor of Technology in Communication Design
August 2013
- December 2016
New York, United States
Norwegian School Of Information Technology
Web Design
August 2011
- June 2012
Oslo, Norway
Kai Hansen Printers/Rogaland County
Graphic Design Certificate
2003
- 2005
Stavanger, Norway
Risør High School
Media and Communication Program
August 2001
- June 2003
Risør, Norway
Languages
English (Fluent),
Norwegian (Native),
Awards
DotComm Awards
Web Design Gold Winner
2017
Bright Side/You're Beautiful Project
Exhibited a design at Workshop 4200 in Chicago
2017
HardingarT
Exhibited the photo series "NYC Textures"
2017
CUNY Film Festival
Recognition
2017
Hermes Creative Award
Web Design Award
2016
CSS Award
Web Design Award
2016
Juvenarte
Exhibited the photo series "NYC Textures", Gallery TM51 Oslo
2016
BT Prisen
Nomination for Best Newspaper Ad Campaign
2013
Nordic Media Festival
Nomination and Honorable Mention "Newspage of the year"
2010
Nordic Media Festival
Silver Medal for Best Feature design of the Year
2009
Various Film Festivals
Awards and Nominations for Best Short Film
2003
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Branding,
CSS,
Design,
HTML,
InVision,
Photography,
Print Design,
Print Production,
Sketch,
Social Media,
Squarespace,
Web Design,
Projects
Production Designer for independent film "VISA" by Edel Garstad
