jordan Luckman

Graphics professional

Seattle, WA, USA
I am a 2008 graduate of the Art Institute of Seattle (BFA–Graphic Design) developing creative design, original brand identity concepts, new typography, and print or digital media. I also have a background developing tech tools, and making a better user experience.

I'm your promo person. Contact me for promo editing.

Work Experience

Tacoma Rubber Stamp

Prepress Technician

April 2021 - Present Tacoma, Washington, United States

Pacific Coast Memorials

Artist

• A focus on typography and inscription into blasted stone
• Graphics in Illustrator, plus Photoshop editing for inscription prep
August 2018 - September 2020 Everett, Washington, United States

Print NW

Prepress Technician

• Prepress file preparation in Acrobat and Illustrator for wide format and digital printing projects
• Efficient detailing for projects large and small, on a prepress team
March 2018 - August 2018 Lakewood, Washington, United States

Stella Color

Prepress Graphic Designer & Web Designer

Large format sustainable printing solutions.

• Graphics prepress and graphic design
• New stellacolor.com launched December 2016
May 2016 - May 2017 Seattle, Washington, United States

Direct Mail Design

Holiday retail web design project

• Website production, B2B
August 2014 - October 2014 Seattle, Washington, United States

Google Maps

Visual Data Specialist

• Efficient editing, fine detailing to create great tools for the Google Maps user experience
• One year focused on the Canada team/places of interest, particularly Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area
• Quality data management, reporting bugs
March 2011 - March 2013 Kirkland, Washington, United States

Overnight Printing & Graphics, Inc.

Prepress Specialist

• Graphic design services, file imposition, customer service
December 2010 - March 2011 Seattle, Washington, United States

Light In The Attic Records

Graphic Designer/Contract

• CD/LP Monks 2009 reissue series: http://bit.ly/1jRXenG
• Winter's Bone Music From the Motion Picture packaging (Best Picture nominee)
• Original, distinctive promotional items for multiple titles
• Packaging concepts submitted and approved by the Lee Hazlewood estate: http://bit.ly/1iR8XoB
• Promotional print and online materials national and international
• Informational graphics for listening stations
• Scanned artwork, personal archives
• E-mail marketing

This began as a design internship. I was later offered design opportunities such as the soundtrack packaging for "Winter's Bone" (2010), Monks, and a promotional disc for Betty Davis (Miles Davis' second wife). I began a package around 2007 with friend Hunter Lea and label owner Matt Sullivan. Some of my design was retained for the release later (http://bit.ly/1iR8XoB).

I worked on ad campaigns for classic acts Serge Gainsbourg, and Rodriguez. I worked with owner Matt Sullivan and a web designer to create a pre-order countdown page for the Black Angels' Spring 2008 album "Directions to See a Ghost."

Releases assisted with:
The Black Angels–National POP displays promoting new album, stickers for new pressings, .gif creation, e-mail marketing, the band's pre-release page design
The Blakes–.gif creation for album release
Karen Dalton–International advertising
Betty Davis–"Promotional only" release of album in slim pack
Serge Gainsbourg–International magazine advertising, .gif creation
Lee Hazlewood–Two packaging concepts (one eventually approved and created by Hazlewood's estate), modern vector brand identity recreation of history
Jamaica in Toronto–E-mail list/blast page design and layout
LIALEH [LP]–Packaging, sticker
Monks–Packaging, promotional items, promotional posters/vintage recreations for independent record stores
Rodriguez–International magazine advertising, large posters US independent record stores, .gif creation
The Saturday Knights–National advertising in The Fader
Wheedle's Groove–Local promotional flyers
Winter's Bone Soundtrack–Packaging for the first release on LITA's imprint Cinewax
Various independent label reissues via LITA–E-mail list/blast page design and layouts
May 2007 - September 2011 Seattle, Washington, United States

Regenerator Records Canada

Graphic Designer/Contract

Re-issue packaging design (original designs) for "The Chessmen Collection 1964-1966" (2010). This was Terry Jacks' first group prior to the Poppy Family. His later solo hit was "Seasons in the Sun."
July 2009 - April 2010 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Mutineer Magazine

Layout Designer

Bi-monthly 84-page layout for national beverage magazine from Los Angeles, CA. Also assisted with brand development.
May 2007 - November 2009 Los Angeles, California, United States

Mono In Vcf

Bass, Design, Writing, Management

• Demo deal and recording sessions for Sony/Columbia debut album which was never completed, 2006
• Both 2005 four song EP and 2008 full length debut album with worldwide airplay
• 75+ live performances (Bumbershoot 2007 and 2008, chosen for a Seattle tour stop by British music legend Jarvis Cocker)
• NPR "Song of the Day" (2/13/08), KCRW "Song of the Day" 2008, film and MTV placements
• Assisted in management for all years
September 2004 - May 2009 Tacoma, Washington, United States

Education

The Art Institute Of Seattle

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Focus on brand identity, typography
January 2005 - March 2008 Seattle, Washington, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe InDesign, Brand Identity, Concepts, Graphic Design, Layout, Microsoft Office, Photo Manipulation, Photo Restoration, Typography, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Illustration, Integrated Marketing, Print & Digital Media, Printing,