Karen Wang
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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.
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Education
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BFA Interior ArchitectureRhode Island School of Design2006 - 2010
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Experience
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Graphic DesignerGet*ThisNov 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 DesignerMaJolie CollectionsApr 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 DesignerCardone 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 DesignerQuixote | Smashbox StudiosJul 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 DesignerLovemarks CollectionJan 2011 - Feb 2011 (1 month)- Developed web blog design proposals.
- Customized WordPress template using HTML/CSS.
- Assisted photo shoots, photo styling and retouching.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@karenwang, member since 2009
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