I am a highly motivated self-starter with over fourteen years of experience as a graphic designer. I’m a very articulate, creative thinker, a great multitasker, I have a fine eye for detail, and misuse of fonts and kerning drives me insane! I am very deadline-driven and am able to manage my time well when I have several projects needing my attention. I’m looking for an opportunity to prove myself in a new position with an agency, where my skills, work ethic and mindset will be valuable. I graduated from Southwest University of Visual Arts (formerly The Art Center) in May 2009, with an Associate Degree in Visual Communications, only 10 courses shy of obtaining my bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. Because I had two young children at home, I made the decision to cut my degree short and enter the work force to gain experience, and to contribute to my family’s income. I am well rounded in many facets of graphic design, with much experience in logo design, flyers, posters and postcards, and I love to design custom invitations! I am extremely proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, with most of my experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom. I am experienced in After Effects and Adobe Dimension, and I am a quick learner, currently teaching myself XD. I understand the basic HTML language and have designed several websites through template sites like Weebly and NicePage, and also helped to launch the e-commerce site with my previous employer, through a point of sale system, called Lightspeed. I am a whiz on a Mac and am proficient with the Microsoft office and Mac alternate programs. My most recent work experience was with a marketing agency, Elafant, where I was responsible for daily social media posts, postcards and mailers, flyers and print ads, and new commercial listing catalogs for a large Southern California Real Estate firm. Through Elafant I also had other tasks such as copy editing, formatting, designing and paginating books. I currently employ myself with my freelance design company, where I offer many creative services, from start-up business naming and branding, logo design, flyers and postcards, custom folders, business cards, and custom invitation design and printing. This business can be found at [tatumgagedesign.com] (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ . My portfolio can be viewed at [mandadain.weebly.com] (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ , or my business and reviews are also on Facebook and Instagram as Tatum Gage Design.

Manda Dain

I am a highly motivated self-starter with over fourteen years of experience as a graphic designer. I’m a very articulate, creative thinker, a great multitasker, I have a fine eye for detail, and misuse of fonts and kerning drives me insane! I am very deadline-driven and am able to manage my time well when I have several projects needing my attention. I’m looking for an opportunity to prove myself in a new position with an agency, where my skills, work ethic and mindset will be valuable. I graduated from Southwest University of Visual Arts (formerly The Art Center) in May 2009, with an Associate Degree in Visual Communications, only 10 courses shy of obtaining my bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. Because I had two young children at home, I made the decision to cut my degree short and enter the work force to gain experience, and to contribute to my family’s income. I am well rounded in many facets of graphic design, with much experience in logo design, flyers, posters and postcards, and I love to design custom invitations! I am extremely proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, with most of my experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom. I am experienced in After Effects and Adobe Dimension, and I am a quick learner, currently teaching myself XD. I understand the basic HTML language and have designed several websites through template sites like Weebly and NicePage, and also helped to launch the e-commerce site with my previous employer, through a point of sale system, called Lightspeed. I am a whiz on a Mac and am proficient with the Microsoft office and Mac alternate programs. My most recent work experience was with a marketing agency, Elafant, where I was responsible for daily social media posts, postcards and mailers, flyers and print ads, and new commercial listing catalogs for a large Southern California Real Estate firm. Through Elafant I also had other tasks such as copy editing, formatting, designing and paginating books. I currently employ myself with my freelance design company, where I offer many creative services, from start-up business naming and branding, logo design, flyers and postcards, custom folders, business cards, and custom invitation design and printing. This business can be found at [tatumgagedesign.com] (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ . My portfolio can be viewed at [mandadain.weebly.com] (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ , or my business and reviews are also on Facebook and Instagram as Tatum Gage Design.

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I am a highly motivated self-starter with over fourteen years of experience as a graphic designer. I’m a very articulate, creative thinker, a great multitasker, I have a fine eye for detail, and misuse of fonts and kerning drives me insane! I am very deadline-driven and am able to manage my time well when I have several projects needing my attention. I’m looking for an opportunity to prove myself in a new position with an agency, where my skills, work ethic and mindset will be valuable.

I graduated from Southwest University of Visual Arts (formerly The Art Center) in May 2009, with an Associate Degree in Visual Communications, only 10 courses shy of obtaining my bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. Because I had two young children at home, I made the decision to cut my degree short and enter the work force to gain experience, and to contribute to my family’s income.

I am well rounded in many facets of graphic design, with much experience in logo design, flyers, posters and postcards, and I love to design custom invitations! I am extremely proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, with most of my experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom. I am experienced in After Effects and Adobe Dimension, and I am a quick learner, currently teaching myself XD. I understand the basic HTML language and have designed several websites through template sites like Weebly and NicePage, and also helped to launch the e-commerce site with my previous employer, through a point of sale system, called Lightspeed. I am a whiz on a Mac and am proficient with the Microsoft office and Mac alternate programs.

My most recent work experience was with a marketing agency, Elafant, where I was responsible for daily social media posts, postcards and mailers, flyers and print ads, and new commercial listing catalogs for a large Southern California Real Estate firm. Through Elafant I also had other tasks such as copy editing, formatting, designing and paginating books.

I currently employ myself with my freelance design company, where I offer many creative services, from start-up business naming and branding, logo design, flyers and postcards, custom folders, business cards, and custom invitation design and printing. This business can be found at [tatumgagedesign.com] (Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup . My portfolio can be viewed at [mandadain.weebly.com] (Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup , or my business and reviews are also on Facebook and Instagram as Tatum Gage Design.

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Greetings Card
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T-shirt Design
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Social Media Design
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Postcard
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Microsoft Word
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Experience Level

Greetings Card
Expert
T-shirt Design
Expert
Social Media Design
Expert
Postcard
Expert
Microsoft Word
Expert
Microsoft powerpoint
Expert
Logo
Expert
Letterhead
Expert
Flyer
Expert
Business Card
Expert
Brochure
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe InDesign
Expert
adobe acrobat pro
Expert
Microsoft excel
Expert
Book Cover
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Infographic
Expert
Adobe lightroom
Expert
Poster
Expert
Branding
Expert
Magazine
Expert
Product Design
Intermediate
Motion Graphic
Intermediate
Adobe After Effects
Intermediate
Adobe Dimenson
Beginner
Adobe XD
Beginner
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Education

Associate of Arts at Southwest University of Visual Arts
August 22, 2005 - May 15, 2009
Visual Arts/Graphic Design

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