Brian Donahue
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About
Award-winning art director + graphic designer with 20 years experience designing books, magazines, ebooks, and interactive HTML content. Versed in launching new start-ups, redesigns of existing publications, and digital publishing solutions such as Adobe Experience Manager, and Publish Online.
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Education
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B.F.A. Graphic DesignUniversity of Kansas1988 - 1992
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago1987 - 1989
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Experience
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Owner + Art DirectorOct 2000 - Present (24 years 1 month)Award-winning art director and graphic designer. Owner of bedesign, inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 15+ years experience specializing in magazine and book design, magazine redesigns and start-up publications, coffee table books, photography books, and children's books.
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Art DirectorMacalester Today Magazine2007 - 2019 (12 years)
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Senior Art DirectorMinnesota Monthly PublicationsMay 1994 - Oct 2000 (6 years 5 months)Responsible for creative direction and design of three magazines (20 per year) including Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home & Garden, and tcTaste. Managed art staff, coordinated photo shoots, set and maintained art budget, and improved production by going direct-to-plate in the printing process. Principle designer in charge of covers, features, and graphic standards.
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Art DirectorMidwest Home and Garden1992 - 2000 (8 years)Location scout, art director, designer
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Awards
Adobe TV’s App of the Week
• 2012–College’s alumni magazine, Macalester Today.
http://tv.adobe.com/videos/macalester-today
Minnesota Magazine Publishers Awards (Minneapolis)
• 2016–Overall Excellence (Over 30,000 circulation) Gold Award
for Macalester Today Magazine
• 2016–Best Overall Design (Over 30,000 circulation) Gold Award
for Macalester Today Magazine
• 2016–Best Cover Design: Gold Macalester Today Magazine
• 2016–Best Feature Layout: Gold Macalester Today Magazine
• 2012–Overall Excellence (Under 30,000 circulation) Silver Award
for Macalester Today Magazine
• 2012–Best Cover Design
• 2012–Best Feature Design
• 2009–Best Overall Design
• 2009-Best Cover Design
• 2008–Best Overall Design
• 2008–Best Use of Photography
• 2008–Best Cover Design
• 2007–Best Overall Design
• 2000–Best Overall Design
• 1999–Best Use of Visuals
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Affiliations
SPD, MMPA, CMRA, PDGA, PBRmeASAP
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@bedesign, member since 2009
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