Steve Quested

Graphic Design, Art Direction

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Work Experience

GUILD

Graphic Designer

Guild creates environments and experiences that evoke creativity and inspire interaction through technology, art, and architecture. Responsible for creating original graphic designs and visualizations for a wide variety of environments and products. Strategized and collaborated with Creative Director, fellow Designers and Project Managers in a very fast paced design studio.

Creative development of experiential + environmental signage,typography,package design,illustration and branding

Maintained client relationships through collaborative meetings and presentations from a project start to finish

Experienced in a variety of large scale printing methods, laser cutting /engraving, signage manufactures, building materials, fabrication processes, tools, and CNC milling

Shaped, maintained and updated GUILD branding standards as needed

UX/UI design for touch screen interfaces on a variety of platforms

Mechanical pre-press print production for graphic output of direct to surface printing,roll media vinyl printing,die-cut vinyl application, laser engraving/cutting, CNC cut files

Conceptual thinking, creative design and innovation, graphic visualization,research and development and generating visual presentations for client approval

November 2011 - July 2015 New York, United States

Marc Fisher

Freelance Graphic Designer

Marc Fisher Footwear is a leading manufacturer of GUESS, Ivanka Trump and Tommy Hilfiger along with Sigerson Morrison, Belle and the namesake brand – Marc Fisher. Working with brand marketing departments,responsibilities included creative campaigns,look books,advertisements, and website management for the multiple footwear companies under the larger umbrella organization.

Strategy and development of each seasons look book designs

Photo shoot art direction

Post production, color correction/retouching

Weekly advertisement layouts for FN magazine

Print Collateral including in store signage, exterior vinyl graphics, screen printed t-shirts and tote bags, direct mailers, event invitations

Website Management, including keeping product images up to date across multiple websites, production of web banners and E-blasts




September 2007 - November 2011 New York, United States

City Magazine

Jr. Graphic Designer

City Mag is a quarterly NYC fashion and culture that included photography,lifestyle,editorial pieces. This included collaborative work with a small team of editors, creative directors,photographers and designers to create each issue start to finish.

Typesetting multi page stories and print production utilizing custom grid and column systems for print production

Creative development and execution of Cityist iphone app

Custom typography for story headlines, E-vites and other print collateral

Post production / color correction / photo editing
January 2008 - July 2011 New York, United States

Tamizdat

Freelance Graphic Designer

Founded by a group of musicians to help facilitate bands from around the world attain travel/work visas through their local embassies . Responsibilities included making visual case studies to show the validity of the perspective traveling band.


Research and organization of musicians media/press coverage

Developed visual case studies and press kits for traveling artists

Managed travel visa application forms and process with clients

Maintained an open line of communication with Musicians from around the world to help gain them the ability to travel and perform
August 2008 - September 2010 New York, United States

SET Creative

Senior Graphic Designer

January 2016 - Present New York, New York, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

September 2003 - August 2007

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Art Direction, Branding, Build Knowledge, Client Relationships, Color Correction, Conceptual Thinking, Fabrication Knowlege, Fabrication Process, Graphic Design, Materials Knowlege, Package Design, Photography, Post Production, Print Production, Typography, UI/UX Design, Web Design,