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OWNER - MICHELE GARDNER DESIGN   10+ years

• Created and maintained high-quality, innovative designs from strategy and ideation to deliverables in digital media and for print/production B2B + B2C.

• Website Content + Design, Motion, Social and Digital Advertising

• Logo + Icon: Strategy, Branding, Guideline: Creating and Adhering

• Skilled at Presentation, writing New Business Proposals + RFPs

• Budget and Schedule conscious with attention to detail

• Manage Vendors, Junior Designers, and Schedules

 

Website Content + Design / Logos / Branding / Advertising / Collateral / Signage / Catalog / Book Design

Clients: Allyn Family Foundation, Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Patience Brewster, Early Childhood Alliance, The RedHouse,

Whole Mental Wellness, CNY Healing Arts, Integrity Cost Consultants, and The Dharma Yoga Center.

 

My creative process is easy to understand and client enthusiasm driven. I'm always striving for those light bulb moments!

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SENIOR CREATIVE DESIGNER - Brand + Interior                   2+ Years

RAMSGARD Architects Planners Designers    Skaneateles, NY

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• Directed company-wide creative process, quality output, and best practices for customer journeys.

• Created a strategic rebrand of the Corporate Identity, Content, and Design across all platforms.

• Managed pricing and scoping for clients for creative needs and budget.

• Executed new business pitches and proposals.

• Photoshoot direction and photo manipulation.

• Managed freelance, artisans, and production. Print and productions across various mediums.

• Collaborated with architects & clients to create function and vision through design color, furniture, textiles, and fixtures for varying applications, budgets, and schedules for residential, commercial, and retail spaces.

 

GRAPHIC 

In-house: Website: Strategy, Wireframe, Content + Design / Logo + Icons / Branding / Collateral + Advertising /Social Media

External: Logo Designs, Branding, and Signage / Experiential, Mood + Look Book Design, Research, and Present

Designs / FFE Specification or Schedule List

 

INTERIOR 

Designed and presented from the beginning of a project through construction, residential, commercial, and retail spaces.

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Look Book: Design, Research, Present, Approved/Update all Finishes & Furnishings. Logo Design, Branding, and Signage

Applications used: supplied CAD drawings, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Material Bank resources. 

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FFE Specification or Schedule List: lighting, plumbing, appliances, tile, surface & window treatments, furniture, casework & hardware,  fine art & artwork. Applications used: Microsoft 356 / Excel

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Ordered and Executed: within budget. 

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