Amy Deer Design :: Amy Vainieri Resume

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, March 2008.
Awarded academic honors fellowship 2005.

Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Graphic Design, April 2005.

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Environmental Science, May 2003. Architectural Studies minor.

Experience

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C.:
Graphic Designer, 2009 – present. Assist Design Director in maintaining and developing branding standards. Design print and digital materials for the organization.

AIGA, Salem, Oregon,
Election Design Fellow, 2008 – 2009. Awarded Fellowship to assist the Oregon Elections Division in improving election accuracy and citizen experience. Designed public materials including ballots, forms, websites, registration cards and voters’ pamphlets. Advised on design for voters with disabilities, including large-print ballots and accessibility standards. Worked with four additional Secretary of State divisions to improve communication design of printed and digital materials. Read more about the Election Fellow Program at aiga.org.

Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia:
Teaching Assistant, 2007. Assisted professor with preparation and presentation of course lectures; lead critiques, individual and group help sessions for Undergraduate Graphic Design Studio I Course.

Sol Design Co., Atlanta, Georgia:
Designer, Project Manager, 2006 – 2008. Assisted design team with project management, brand design, HTML and CSS web design, research, publication design, advertising design, identity design and production.

Walt Disney World Co., Orlando, Florida
Education Instructor, 2003 – 2004.
Facilitated education programs to school groups visiting the Living Seas, taught marine conservation; assisted with program development; gave public presentations; provided artistic input for new exhibitions; designed buttons for conservation messages.

Skills

Mac OS X and Windows XP platforms, Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver and Flash, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, Copywriting and Digital Photography.

Awards and Exhibitions

28th Annual Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia Road Race Logo Design Contest Winner, 2007.

SCADDY Finalist, 2006.

“Dynamic Relationships”, Orlando, Florida, Terrace Gallery at Orlando City Hall, 2006.

“Cities? What Cities?”, Florence, Italy, La Corte Contemporanea Gallery, 2005.

“20@22”, Florence, Italy, Studio Art Centers International Graduate Center, 2005.

“Design Student Show”, Florence, Italy, Studio Art Centers International Design Center, 2005.

“No. 7”, Florence, Italy, Dolce Zucchero, 2005.

“Digital Dreams”, Florence, Italy, La Corte Contemporanea Gallery, 2004.

“Mixed Media”, Slidell, Louisiana, Slidell Cultural Center, 2003.

“The Emory Chairs Project”, Atlanta, Georgia, Emory University Campus, 2003.

Publications and Research

“Corporate Branding Techniques and Principles of Neutrality in the 2008 United States Presidential Election”, Savannah College of Art and Design, Master of Fine Arts Thesis, 2008.

“In the Bush of South Africa”,
The Women’s Spirituality Newsletter, Volume 3, No. 9, September 2003, a publication from the Women’s Spirituality Departments of New College of California and California Institute of Integral Studies.

“Reasons for purchasing environmental license plates in the United States”, Emory University, Honors research with Dr. Tracy Yandle, Professor of Environmental Science, 2003.

Affilations

AIGA, 2005 – present.
Secretary of SCAD AIGA Student Chapter, 2006 – 2008.

Languages

English, Spanish, Basic Italian