Graphic & Product Designer, Teacher, & Creative Thinker

Daniel Von Nydeggen

Alameda, CA

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My Experience includes:

1) 15 years in branding/graphic design

• Packaging design for cosmetics and consumer goods

• Exhibit design for trade shows

• Video editing for commercials and presentations

2) 5 years in design management

• As an Assistant Art director and Creative Director

3) 3+ years of college-level teaching experience

Goals: learn something new with every project and provide the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Specialties: Computer software: Adobe Creative Suite 6 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects), Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office, a variety of 2D and 3D software programs such as Cinema 4D, and a variety of drafting programs such as Vellum and Vectorworks.

Management: experience leading design departments, leading meetings, coordinating projects with outside vendors, etc.

Teaching: Helping college students learn and challenge their understanding of the world through their own creativity.
Education
- MSc Product Design
  
  Art Center College of Design
  
  1999 - 2004
  
  • Master's Degree of Science in Product Design received with honors • Thesis involved the use of biofeedback combined with storytelling for the treatment of phobias
- BFA Industrial Design
  
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  
  1994 - 1998
  
  RIT presidential scholar, graduated cum laude
Experience
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Various
  
  Jun 2012 - Present (12 years 5 months)
  
  Freelance graphic designer working with the following companies:
  
  • Career Enhancement
  • Sonia Roselli, Inc.
  • Younglight Educate
  • Winesimple.com
  • Everbloom
  • Ubbi World / Pearhead
  • WB Publishing
  
  My work includes packaging design, print collateral design and production, web-based layout design, book cover and layout design, and more!
- Adjunct Faculty
  
  The Art Institute of California - Sacramento
  
  Jan 2011 - Present (13 years 10 months)
  
  Part-time instructor, teaching college courses in:
  
  1. Typography
  2. Packaging Design
  3. Pre-Print Production
  4. Marketing
  5. Form & Space (3D model-building)
  6. Environmental Design
  7. Visual Merchandising
  8. Advertising
  9. Creativity and concept generation
- Adjunct Faculty
  
  IADT, Sacramento
  
  Sep 2011 - Mar 2013 (1 year 6 months)
  
  As a part-time instructor, I taught college courses in:
  
  1. Pre-Print Production
  2. Advanced Creativity
  3. Digital Rendering and Illustration
  4. Packaging Design
  5. Branding
  6. Advertising
- Adjunct Instructor
  
  The Art Institute of CA – Sunnyvale
  
  Jul 2012 - Sep 2012 (2 months)
  
  Taught one term of Digital Editing Techniques in Final Cut Pro.
- Part-time Graphic Designer & Store Manager
  
  Brahma Graphx
  
  Nov 2009 - Jan 2011 (1 year 2 months)
  
  In the Brahma Graphx kiosk
  • Managed day-to-day business operations
  • Designed and fulfilled custom sign and decal orders
  
  In the Brahma Graphx store
  • Fulfilled role as store manager
  • Provided custom designs for decals, sign graphics and embroidery
  • Oversaw the production of the custom designs
- Freelance Designer
  
  Armstrong Interactive, Inc.
  
  Mar 2008 - Jun 2009 (1 year 3 months)
  
  • Performed precision video editing
  • Designed 2D and 3D graphic layouts for print and digital presentations
  • Produced promotional commercials for Coca-Cola, AT&T and Verizon
- Creative Director
  
  Imagine One Resources / Protect Plus LLC.
  
  Sep 2008 - May 2009 (8 months)
  
  • Creative Director, managed the design department
  • Managed the design team and coordinated design with other departments
  • Maintained brand integrity through the DuPont license
  • Participated in semi-annual production of design materials for vendor line reviews
  • Generated new concepts for packaging updates and faucet mount filtration systems
- Assistant Art Director
  
  La Prairie
  
  Dec 2004 - Apr 2008 (3 years 4 months)
  
  • Responsible for promoting and maintaining brand integrity
  • Created and oversaw production of packaging, display, and new media projects
  • Designed and produced presentations to support La Prairie’s objectives
  • Created product displays for flagship stores
  • Wore many different design and business hats
- Freelance Designer
  
  Kate Stern, Inc.
  
  Jan 2002 - Aug 2004 (2 years 7 months)
  
  • Hand-manufactured custom art pieces
- Teaching Assistant
  
  Art Center College of Design
  
  Jan 2000 - Dec 2003 (3 years 11 months)
  
  • Co-taught undergraduate product design classes
  • Acted as a liaison between students and corporate sponsors
- Freelance Videographer
  
  Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  
  Jun 2001 - Jun 2002 (1 year)
  
  • Filmed annual conference on rapid prototyping
  • Ran multimedia presentations
  • Worked on a team to coordinate smooth flow of conference speakers
- Entrepreneurial Fellowship Recipient
  
  California Institute of Technology
  
  Aug 2001 - Apr 2002 (8 months)
  
  • Winner of 9 month grant to create a start-up business between California Institute of Technology and the Art Center College of Design
  • Co-founder of Bubble Imaging Technologies
  • Learned marketing and presentation skills, actively sought business partnerships and venture capital funding
Awards

Member: Golden Key International Honour Society
Affiliations

IDSA, AIGA
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