Julie Kanta
Plumb Creative
Grants Pass, OR, USA
+1.541.226.6116
be.net/plumbcreative
"PLUMB" (adj): to a complete degree; absolutely.
"CREATIVE" (n): creative activity or the material produced by it.
"CREATIVE" (n): creative activity or the material produced by it.
Work Experience
Plumb Creative
Owner, Designer
Ownership and operation of a freelance design firm that provides identity, print, and web design for a variety of clients.
Clients:
Jim's Kitchen - Blog design for amateur chef and blogger
Wooldridge Creek Winery - Website maintenance and graphic design
Newman United Methodist Church - Multi-use logo designs and posters for Grants Pass church
Glow - Website and marketing materials for natural and organic skincare boutique
Sparrow Club - Print design promoting fundraiser for charitable organization
Heart Centered Manual Therapy - Identity, website, marketing materials, and photography for specialized wellness practitioner
Jumpstart Daisy - Logo design for Atlanta based cover band
Reach Family Institute - Identity, website, and brochure for non-profit children’s organization
Southern Oregon University - Poster for Summer Program, Brochure for Computer Science Department
Projects:
Living Legacy Memoir Preservation - Biography writing and digital restoration service
Thirty-Something Student - Tumblr blog about college life
{365} Project - Photo diary of Twenty-Eleven
Clients:
Jim's Kitchen - Blog design for amateur chef and blogger
Wooldridge Creek Winery - Website maintenance and graphic design
Newman United Methodist Church - Multi-use logo designs and posters for Grants Pass church
Glow - Website and marketing materials for natural and organic skincare boutique
Sparrow Club - Print design promoting fundraiser for charitable organization
Heart Centered Manual Therapy - Identity, website, marketing materials, and photography for specialized wellness practitioner
Jumpstart Daisy - Logo design for Atlanta based cover band
Reach Family Institute - Identity, website, and brochure for non-profit children’s organization
Southern Oregon University - Poster for Summer Program, Brochure for Computer Science Department
Projects:
Living Legacy Memoir Preservation - Biography writing and digital restoration service
Thirty-Something Student - Tumblr blog about college life
{365} Project - Photo diary of Twenty-Eleven
September 2009
- Present
Oregon, United States
Radio Design Group, Inc.
Graphic & Web Designer, Administrative Assistant
Design of websites, advertisements, specialty product brochures, annual holiday cards, and equipment labels. Copywriting and editing of product specifications and manuals.
September 2005
- Present
Rogue River, Oregon, United States
United States Air Force
Command Support Staff
Administrative support to Civil Engineering personnel, including deployment preparation, award design, and base newspaper contributions.
March 2002
- July 2003
Spangdahlem, Germany
Education
Southern Oregon University
Bachelor of Science, English & Writing
Emerging Media & Digital Arts (EMDA) Minor
Shakespeare Studies Minor
Magna Cum Laude
Herman Schmeling Award for Non-Fiction Writing
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Professional Writing and EMDA
Shakespeare Studies Minor
Magna Cum Laude
Herman Schmeling Award for Non-Fiction Writing
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Professional Writing and EMDA
December 2011
- June 2014
Ashland, Oregon, United States
Rogue Community College
General Associates, Digital Graphic Design Certificate
June 2008
Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Languages
Danish (Conversational),
Skills
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Blogging,
Html & Css,
Lightroom,
Mac OSX,
Microsoft Office,
MySQL,
PHP Java Script ,
SEO,
Social Media,
Type 65 Wpm,
Windows XP,
Publications
a deep dark black ray of sunshine. 2003.