rachel graham design portfolio

rachel graham

p o r t f o l i o

blog // www.rbgarts.com

emai l / / rachel@rbgarts.com

mobi le // +44 (0)7521 953 801

biographyRachel Graham is a graphic designer, typographer,

photographer and artist from New York, NY. In her last

position, she served as the sole in-house graphic designer at

PR firm, Kaplow Communications in New York, NY. There she

worked with internationally recognized clients such as eBay,

Timex, St. Ives, More Magazine and Target Stores. In this role,

Rachel successfully designed—from concept to completion—

invitations, brochures, HTML informative emails, websites

and microsites, logos, books, event design mockups and

infographics. During this time, Rachel also cultivated her own

freelance business where she currently handles branding, re-

branding and online presence projects for various businesses

and blogs.

Rachel’s work—which has received recognition from Design

Den Haag and Designcrowd.com—ranges from print design to

web layout and online presence to type design and illustration.

She also serves as an active member of AIGA in the United

States and The Typographic Circle in London.

Rachel attended Manhattan School of Music and The School

of Visual Arts in New York for undergraduate studies and

completed a Master course in Graphic Design at the Florence

Design Academy in Florence, Italy in 2010.

- Paula Scher, on the Citibank logo

c o r p o r a t e & b r a n d i n g / w e b

Winner out of 1,400 entr ies for Design Den Haag’s “A New Symbol for Europe” compet i t ion

f lag design

Banner, logo and business cards for ch ic-thr i l ls .com, a l i festy le magazine b log

front back

http://www.chic-thrills.com

Winner out of 1,400 entr ies for Design Den Haag’s “A New Symbol for Europe” compet i t ion

f lag design

Lookbook for eBay Oasis Lounge at Democrat ic Nat ional Convent ion

Logo, business card & b log for IT consul tant , Jonathan Tonner

http://www.jjtconsulting.co.uk

Logo proposal for char i ty, Puppy Love

Logo proposal for food and wine meet up group, Fork and Cork

Logo proposal for London onl ine market ing group, Moni tor

Logo proposal for a customer serv ice company, Front Off ice

Logo proposal for recru i tment agency, Fusion Execut ive

HTML emai l des ign for mypubl isher.com

HTML emai l des ign for T imex

Fact Sheet for Kaplow Communicat ions, a PR agency in New York

Logo and Fact Sheet for Kstudio, an event space with in Kaplow’s off ice

Logo for PR agency, Kaplow’s d ig i ta l d iv is ion, Kdr ive

company logo

process

f ina l

Artwork design for advert isements for Kaplow Communicat ions

Personal websi te & b log

Logo design & b log design for photographer, JoEl len Kel ly

http://www.rbgarts.com

http://www.joellenkellyphotography.blogspot.com

Website for wedding news with custom vector i l lustrat ions

Typography b log for found typography around the g lobe

http://www.vagrantype.com

http://www.lovejonandrae.blogspot.com

Geometry can produce legible letter but art alone m

akes them

beautiful. Art begins where geometry ends, and im

parts to

letters a character transcending mere m

easurement.

- Scott Adams, on type

t y p o g r a p h y & i l l u s t r a t i o n

Custom typeface created for band, Red Horses, wi th Jerome Di l lon of Nine Inch Nai ls

Custom type design for edi tor ia l spread, based on the c i rc le shape

Example in an edi tor ia l spread

Sketch for nature inspi red typeface, Twine

Hand drawn type i l lustrat ion for Design By Humans T-shi r t submiss ion, I am free

Typographic i l lustrat ion

Typographic i l lustrat ion based on sketched graff i t i in Morocco

Vector i l lustrat ion for T-shi r t , Beast ie Boys, Open Letter to New York

Vector i l lustrat ions for re invented New York Ci ty subway t-sh i r ts

Typographic poster submit ted to Ful l Frame Documentary F i lm Fesi t iva l poster compet i t iontype made of work nai ls , taped to wal l , photographed

Typographic poster submit ted to Ful l Frame Documentary F i lm Fesi t iva l poster compet i t ionType and photo col lage

Typographic poster submit ted to Ful l Frame Documentary F i lm Fesi t iva l poster compet i t ionhand drawn type on texture

Typographic poster submit ted to Ful l Frame Documentary F i lm Fesi t iva l poster compet i t ionphotoshopped i l lustrat ion and tagl ine, pop art inspi rat ion

Vector and type i l lustrat ion set , study of shapes, pr ints avai lable on Etsy.com

Vector i l lustrat ion poster for Fur Free Al l iance poster compet i t ion, 2010

Creativity is allowing yourself to make m

istakes.

Design is knowing which ones to keep.

- Scott Adams, on design

e v e n t & p r o m o t i o n a l

Creativity is allowing yourself to make m

istakes.

Design is knowing which ones to keep.

Stat ionary design for the Save the Date card for my own wedding

Stat ionary design and i l lustrat ion for wedding

Stat ionary design for a vow renewal ce lebrat ion

Flyer design for modern opera per formance in Stuttgart , Germany

ULYSSE

S

shut your eyes and see

An adaptation of James Joyce's Novel for the theater performed in the original english language

Adapted and Directed by Elizabeth Lee

with visuals by OBudgetproductions

and Eyecatchingpictures

When // June 19th

Doors open at 20:00, show begins at 20:30

Where // Keller Klub

Rotebühlplatz 4

Stuttgart

FREE ENTRY Public transport: U/S- Bahn Stadtmitte

Stat ionary design & i l lustrat ion for peacock themed wedding inv i tat ion

web splash page

Logo, f lyer, websi te and T-shi r t des ign for e lectronic music event in F lorence, I ta ly

websi te

f lyer / poster

promot ional t-sh i r t

electronicrennaissance

IT’S A REVOLUTIONJoin the revolutionaries and remix a

classic masterpiece

THIS YEAR

Palestrina’s Messa Papa Marcello

FIRST PRIZE

Travel to Florence, Italy and perform

your peice at a live party in Piazza

Santa Croce

RUNNERS UP

First 5 runners up will have their peice

released on a limited edition flo cdente

r by jan1

52010

flo

.com

Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between

those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling,

propaganda, and philosophy.- Erik Adigard, on design

b o o k / e d i t o r i a l d e s i g n

Brochure and informat ion f lyers for photography event in F lorence, I ta ly

Proposed book design for Haruki Murakami’s “The Wind Up Bird Chronic le”

Logo and edi tor ia l brand design for EROS, a gender neutra l l i festy le magazine

Custom typeface for edi tor ia l spread

Design for EROS, cont inued

Cover story for EROS, Di ta Von Teese

There is no excellent beauty that hath not

some strangeness in the proportion.

- Francis Bacon, on art

f i n e a r t

LOVE Mixed Media on canvas, 14’’ x 17’’ HIDE Mixed Media on canvas, 14’’ x 17’’

BEATWatercoloron paper,14‘‘ x 17’’

FUTURE Acry l ic on paper, A4 UNTITLED SKETCH Charcoal on paper, A4

STRETCHEDPaste l on paper,14‘‘ x 17’’

NOTECARD SET Acry l ic on paper, C5

TUMBLE Acry l ic on canvas, A3 UNTITLED SKETCH penci l on paper, A4

LA NASCITA DI FUOCO Oi l paste l on paper, 14’’ x 17’’

ONDEGGIARE IL TUO MARE Oi l paste l on paper, 14’’ x 17’’

{lift here

hire meand

i’ll prove to you

how muchi absolutely

lovewhat i do.

Kaplow Communications, New York, NY (November 2006 - August 2009)Associate Graphic DesignerSole in-house graphic designer at international PR agencyProjects Print communication materials | Presentation design | Branding & logo design | Web element & icon design | Book & brochure design | HTML email design | Media clip reels (video art) | Packaging design | Infographic design | Event mock-up design | PhotographyClients Kaplow | Target Stores | eBay | Skype | St. Ives | Nexxus | Warnerís (part of Warnaco) | State Farm | Timex | Blue Planet Run | LeapFrog

Freelance Designer, New York, NY & Florence, Italy (January 2008 - present)Projects Print communication materials | Presentation design | Branding & logo design | Web element & icon design | Book & brochure design | HTML email design | PhotographyClients C2Staffingsolutions.com | Chic-Thrills.com | Bettina Marks | Several individuals and couples seeking stationery design & photography

Aug 2009-May 2010 Master of Graphic Design, Florence Design Academy, Florence, ItalySep 2007-May 2009 Continuing Studies in Graphic Design, School of Visual Arts, New York, NYSep 2004-May 2007 Bachelor of Music (Partial), Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY

Design Print design | Corporate communication design | Branding & logo design | Presentation design | Book & brochure design | Stationery design | Editorial design | Blog design | Marketing & creative thinkingWork Extensive experience liasing clients | Managing multiple projects at once | Working with a team & solo | Working under deadline | Time management | Presenting | Knowledge of pre-press set up | Online presence | Social Networking | CopywritingSoftware Adobe CS2 through CS4 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Lightroom) | FontLab Studio | Microsoft Office | 3D StudioMax | Mac and PCLanguages  English (native) | Italian (read/write, conversational) | French (read/write, conversational) | German (comprehension/design) | Spanish (comprehension/design)

rachel graham

experience

education

Awards Design Den Haag, ì A New Symbol for Europeî  Winner, study for a new European Union flag, May 2010http://www.designdenhaag.eu/en/bright-flags | Featured on DesignCrowd.com as one of the ì Top 20 logo designers to watchî  http://blog.designcrowd.com/article/133/logo-designers--20-new-designers-to-watch

Organization memberships AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts, aiga.com) Associate Member since 2009,  Atypi (Association Typographique Interna-tionale, atypi.org) Member since 2010, SPD (Society of Publication Designers, spd.org) member since 2010, Behance Network (behance.net/people/rachelgraham)

awards & organizations

references? of course! just ask me.

skills & capabilities

graphic designerManchester, UK+44 (0)7521 953 801rachel@rbgarts.comwww.rbgarts.comwww.twitter.com/rbgarts

I am a graphic designer, photographer & typographer.  I am seeking a position in a creative agency where I can work with and learn from other talented designers and creative thinkers

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