Acrylicize is an award winning art studio & consultancy. that designs and creates high concept art and interior features for large scale commercial spaces … combining a unique fusion of art and design to create truly engaging interior experiences from one-off art installations to entire art programs, interior graphics and large scale architectural features.

My roles in the studio were:
— Wayfinding Concept, Development, & Production
— Environmental/Experiential Graphics Production Design
— Production Specs/Technical Documentation for Fabrication/Production
— Vendor/Contractor Coordination & Oversight

Environmental design, signage, wayfinding, et al.

- Visual Identities for museum exhibits
- Signage, wayfinding
- Installation design
- Museum interactive concepts and front-end designs

— Brand innovation/strategy work
— Interactive, installation, package and print design

— Oversee staff of 8-12 employees
— Handle all vendor/bill payments
­— Oversee all store-related tasks (stock, receiving, etc.)
— Mediate all customer-service issues
­— Buy merchandise for the store by season

— Performed page layout planning, implementation
— Managed photography and illustration submissions
— Oversaw ad production staff

— Prepared files of all formats for ripping to imagesetter
— Implemented various design projects
— Output a variety of files to various printers
— Worked one on one with clients on projects

— Designed retail advertisements
— Performed page layout for articles
— Worked in cooperation with a team of sales reps
— Prepared files for press
— Performed weekly updates to company website
— Produced in house promotional materials for company

— Prepared files of all formats for ripping to imagesetter
— Developed and stripped up film; burned plates for press
— Performed hi-res scans and touch-ups / color correction

— Executed page design and layout for entire magazine
— Performed pre-press preparation of files
— Performed photo touch-ups and color correction
— Created illustrations for articles

— Designed advertisements for ad production department
— Performed page layout for ad production department
— Worked in cooperation with a team of sales representatives
— Managed of a team of 5 designers

— Designed advertisements for ad production department
— Worked in cooperation with sales representatives

Overall GPA: 4.0

Overall GPA: 3.96

— Chancellor’s Honor Roll
— Golden Key National Honor Society
— Kappa Tau Alpha
— Phi Kappa Phi
— Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities _ 2002
— Southeast Journalism Conference _ 2001
* 1st Place - Best Newspaper Small Ad
* 2nd Place - Best Newspaper Series of Ads
— AEJMC Magazine Contest _ 2002
* 1st Place - Individual Start-Up
— Sigma Delta Chi Award _ 2002
— Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar Award _ 2001
— Taylor Medal in Liberal Arts _ 2001

Overall GPA: 4.0

— Presidents Scholar - Fall ‘98 - Spring ‘99
— Phi Theta Kappa
— Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges _ 1999