Karen Wang, Designer & Artist in Los Angeles, CA

About

Karen is an LA-based graphic designer with 4 years of print, web, and branding experience. She is passionate about helping people build identities and leveraging their businesses with solid, branded experiences.

BACKGROUND:

She received her BFA in Interior Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and after having worked for small businesses and a start-up, she continues to freelance for various clients while pursuing a design line of her very own.

She is most passionate about fusing aesthetic with function and bringing ideas to tangible inspiration.

DESIGN EXPERIENCE:

- Branding / Identity design

- Project management

- Conceptualization / Prototyping

- Marketing materials

- Print production

- Web graphics and digital illustration

- Landing page design / UI/UX

- Digital photography

SKILLS:

- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver

- Excel, Word, Powerpoint

- WordPress

- HTML/CSS

- MailChimp

- Photo retouching

- Film and digital photography

- Hand sketching

- Copyediting

GOAL:

To fuse aesthetic with function and to bridge real world ideas to ideal world solutions.

CONTACT:

Available for creative, collaborative projects for print and web, branding and illustration.

e: karen@wangkaren.com

Education

BFA Interior Architecture

Rhode Island School of Design

2006 - 2010

Experience

Graphic Designer

Get*This

Nov 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 2 months)

- Established brand style guide.
- Developed visual assets for various pitch projects: app demos, checkout process, and product pages.
- Created designs for eCommerce: digital and social media ad campaigns, web banners, emails and blog artwork.
- Photo retouching, image optimization across web, tablet and print platforms.
Freelance Graphic Web Designer

MaJolie Collections

Apr 2011 - Oct 2012 (1 year 6 months)

- Rebranding: provided a facelift to the luxury jewelry company identity and established a brand style guide.
- Developed proposals and delivered assets for website redesign.
- Created from concept to production: print collateral, ads and trade show materials.
- Styled, photographed and retouched photos used for web and print.
Creative Designer

Cardone Training Technologies, Inc.

Oct 2011 - Jul 2012 (9 months)

- Managed creative execution of various print and digital marketing materials, collateral, web banners, ads and email campaigns.
- Delivered accurate assets for video, website and emails.
- Collaborated in a team environment on product development, increasing brand awareness, and marketing strategies to reach weekly sales goals.
Freelance Graphic Designer

Quixote | Smashbox Studios

Jul 2011 - Oct 2011 (3 months)

- Ensured brand consistency across all print and digital materials.
- Provided design support on various internal marketing projects and events: postcards, brochures, office supplies and t-shirts.
Freelance Designer

Lovemarks Collection

Jan 2011 - Feb 2011 (1 month)

- Developed web blog design proposals.
- Customized WordPress template using HTML/CSS.
- Assisted photo shoots, photo styling and retouching.

Skills

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Karen Wang

Director and Associate/Full Professor, Myron E. Ullman Jr. School of Design, College of DAAP

Director, Industrial Design