Grayson Smith; Print Production, Graphic Design & Illustration

Education

The Art Institute of California :: San Francisco, CA 2003

Experience

  • Genuine Scooters :: Chicago, IL 9-2007 to 6-2010

    In-House Graphic Designer

    Duties involve quarterly flier design and layout, catalog layout design, logo design, weekly email fliers, front end web design and production, product and packaging design, production photography and signage.

  • Ookla Net Metrics :: Chicago, IL 2006 to Current

    Contract Illustration & Design

    Custom iconography for various types of applications and data visualization. Assisted in design of rich interactive media for world class presentations including web (speedtest.net, netindex.com) and iPhone applications.

  • PsPrint :: Emeryville, CA 8-2006 to 7-2007

    Graphic Designer

    Acted as sole point of contact for all customers through their entire custom print experience from the design (of every type of print collateral) through pre-press. Editing existing customer work to ensure print readiness. Provided solutions for Customer Service emergencies.

  • Mervyn's :: Hayward, CA 9-2005 to 7-2006

    Textile Graphic Designer

    Researched fashion trends and created fresh, fashionable technically accurate graphics for boys clothing (ages 4-7 and 8-20). Articles designed include pieced Tees, Hoodies, Henleys, Pants. Managed graphic standards to see that art direction between seasons was consistent and evolutionary.

Proficient In

  • Brand Identity
  • Custom/Technical Illustration
  • Textile Design
  • Packaging
  • Pre-Press
  • Iconography
  • Screen Printing
  • Web Design
  • Web Production

Proficient With

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Freehand
  • Acrobat
  • Type Management
  • All Popular Operating Systems