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Emily Vislocky

Portland, OR

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I am an Industrial Designer living and working in Portland, Oregon.

I received my BID from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is where I started my design career, working in areas such as footwear and soft goods design-- two of my favorite areas of design!

So far my award-winning work has taken me around the world, from the Bauhaus Universität in Germany, to Istanbul, to Tokyo, and to Zhangjiagang in China. I am always looking forward to my next adventure, and my next design challenge, whether near or far.
Education
- BID, with highest honors Industrial Design
  
  Pratt Institute
  
  2007 - 2011
- Produkt Design
  
  Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
  
  2010 - 2010
  
  Studied product design at Bauhaus-Universität for the summer semester of 2010, as part of an international exchange program.
Experience
- Digital Advertising and Promotions Coordinator
  
  Alpha Broadcasting
  
  Jan 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)
- Technical Writer and Illustrator
  
  United Streetcar LLC
  
  Sep 2012 - Dec 2013 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Created illustrated and written content for maintenance and operating manuals for streetcars, as well as promotional materials. Established and maintained style guides and InDesign templates for manuals.
- Industrial Designer
  
  FlatHED, Inc.
  
  Feb 2012 - Apr 2012 (2 months)
  
  Worked on stages of the product design process including hand sketching, presentation drawings, SolidWorks modeling, and rendering. Clients included Blount, Natural Point, and Intel.
- Industrial Designer
  
  Nice Recovery Systems
  
  Oct 2011 - Mar 2012 (5 months)
  
  Designed the shell of a cooling unit, used for physical therapy devices. Worked from engineers’ drawings to create a functional, beautiful, and intuitive design. Sketched by hand, created drawings in Illustrator, and built files in SolidWorks for 3D printed prototypes.
- Principal Product Designer
  
  caseable
  
  Sep 2010 - Oct 2011 (1 year 1 month)
  
  Designed and developed a line of cases for items including tablets, e-readers, personal videogame systems, and smartphones, with a focus on customizability and ease of production. Duties included:
  
  + Market research
  + Materials research
  + Sample production
  + Creation of tech packs
  + Production coordination with overseas factories, via email, Skype, and factory visits
  + Conducting focus groups
  + Graphic and packaging design
- Graphic Designer
  
  Tovin Design, Ltd.
  
  Dec 2010 - Jan 2011 (1 month)
  
  Re-designed the graphic identity of Tovin Design Ltd., including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, and other promotional materials.
- Freelance Footwear Designer
  
  Fila
  
  Jun 2009 - Jun 2009
  
  Sketched men's sneaker designs in accordance with new trends.
- Graphic Design Intern
  
  Joseph Paterno Design
  
  Jun 2008 - Jan 2009 (7 months)
  
  Worked on all aspects of the design process for graphic design projects, including research, sketching for covers and inside layouts, text input and corrections, and preparing files for final execution.
- Intern + Freelance Knitwear Designer
  
  The Jim Henson Company
  
  Apr 2006 - Jun 2006 (2 months)
  
  Created and organized props and costumes for puppets. Continued to do freelance knitwear work for Henson after conclusion of internship.
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Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

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