Karin Odell

I run Venus Designs, a one-person creative shop in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN. I'm an incorporated solopreneur.

I specialize in all kinds of brand design, presentation design, infographics, icons, illustration, paper product design, as well as packaging and web interface design.

I have worked at some of the best agencies in town, and know my stuff! I have a strategy every step of the way. I love design, and I aim a bit higher with my work to give the brand room to grow.

I work out of CoCo shared workspaces in Minneapolis and St. Paul [cocomsp.com] and have a wholesale account with Navitor printing.

Capabilities:

// Identity, Print and Publishing //

- Logos and identity systems

- Brochures

- Mailers and flyers

- Signage

- Magazines, catalogs, and bound reports

- Books and ebooks

- Form and information design

// Interactive and Multimedia //

- Banner ads

- Interface design

- Basic HTML/CSS

- Website updates / site management

- Front/back end programming (with partner vendors)

- SEO (with or without partner vendor)

// Presentation //

- Powerpoint and Keynote

- Data visualization and infographics

// Social Media //

- Facebook and Twitter page customization

- Graphics for social media uses

// Packaging and Retail //

- Retail package design

- Food package design

- CD/DVD packaging

- Point-of-purchase displays

- Environmental graphics

// Advertising and Promotions //

- Print advertising

- Trade show displays

- Signage

- Promotional flyers and posters

- Event promotion support

- Html e-letters

// Product Development //

- Stationery and gift market (promotional and retail)

- Paper product design

- Concepts and planograms

// Other //

- Experience with ADA-compliant design

- Experience with responsive web design

- Photo retouching

- Image and asset management

- Project management

- Copy direction

- Copy writing and editing (with partner vendor)

- Photography (with partner vendor)