127 S. Madison Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004
213-712-6956 • david_allen@earthlink.net
online portfolio: www.mammothundertaking.com
experience
Graphic Designer
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA, March 2005—Present
• Redesigned website, logo/brand, monthly magazine, and publicity collateral for venerable Los Angeles historical site and scientific education center, to commemorate its $93-million renovation.
• Created archiving system and supervised digital collection of 71 years of images and artwork.
•Worked in partnership with private fund-raising group and public relations firm to create publicity materials
Page Designer
The Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA, April 2004—September 2004
• Designed and laid out color and inside pages for a daily newspaper with a circulation of 100,000.
• Sections included national news, local news and sports departments.
Assistant Art Director
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, DC, 2000—2004
• Designed and laid out 48-to-120-page weekly newspaper, with circulation of over 90,000. Responsible for cover/contents/“Short Subjects” news pages, and more.
• Designed and produced charts, diagrams, maps, and illustrations for feature articles on diverse topics.
• Created promotional materials for publication and its sister, The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Frequently called upon to create in-house corporate materials such as handbooks and staff event materials.
Designer
Violet Ink Printing, Glen Burnie, MD: 1999—2000
• Oversaw all aspects of print/design process, and managed client relationships, from pitch meeting and initial design session through delivery, for projects with budgets from $200 to $200,000.
• Designed client materials, including corporate identity kits, textbooks, restaurant menus, promotional fliers. Edited ad copy for banks, restaurants, private consultants, and many other businesses.
Label Manager
Morphius Records, Baltimore, MD: 1997—99
• Designed and produced full spectrum of music collateral for music replication company, including CD/vinyl album/cassette jackets and liner notes; labels, stickers, posters, and logos.
• Promoted independent record label’s artists. Booked three national tours and managed distribution sales effort. Wrote and designed press releases, national magazine ad copy, posters, t-shirts, catalogs, and other promotional materials.
Freelance Designer/Writer
Selected clients and projects:
• mediaXchange, Inc.: redesigned website for international entertainment consultancy; designed advertisements and informational print material.
• Below The Line magazine: laid out full-color 48-page-plus monthly entertainment trade magazine under an extremely short deadline.
software skills
Expert:
QuarkXpress
Adobe InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
ImageReady
Adept:
Dreamweaver MX
MS Word
Acrobat
GoLive
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