 graphic design - illustration - comics - web development
1008 10th Avenue - Lewiston, ID 83501
208.743.4300 - leeshajoy@gmail.com
Summary
I am a young designer and illustrator who combines clean computer-aided design with loose, sketchy pen-and-ink illustrations. I specialize in creating commissioned artwork quickly and efficiently, drawing from a variety of visual and textual sources to build an effective design. My background in prose writing allows me to easily integrate visual and textual information into a unified end product.
Skills
- Hand-creating illustrations and drawings in a variety of media, including but not limited to pen and ink, colored pencil, pastels, charcoal, oil and acrylic paints.
- Proficient with the Adobe line of graphics creation and manipulation software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, and ImageReady; ready and able to transfer these skills to other graphics software.
- Able to code HTML, CSS and JavaScript with ease and proficiency, either by hand or with the aid of a WYSIWYG editor.
- Proficient at prose writing and proofreading.
Work Experience
Triad News Publishing, Inc., Lewiston, ID; March 2004–present; Columnist
- Researched and wrote a weekly 300-word article, with accompanying illustration, on the subject of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Triad News Publishing, Inc., Lewiston, ID; June–August 2002; Summer Intern
- Produced more than 100 finished pen-and-ink illustrative drawings over a three-month period, averaging five to ten completed drawings per workday, for the book Mulligan Stew.
- Compiled and organized content for LC Today, a website intended to provide information on events and businesses in the Lewis-Clark valley.
Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID; June–August 2001, April–August 1999; Lab Assistant
- Entered student profiles in a computerized database for archival purposes.
- Installed, configured, and supported software on Apple Macintosh computers.
- Took inventory of laboratory equipment.
- Performed miscellaneous errands for LCSC staff members.
Education
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; BA in English / BFA in Studio Art, 2005
Volunteer Work
- Culdesac Sausage Feed, 1994–1999, 2004–2005
- UI Kibbie Dome concessions, 2002–2004
- Moscow Community Garden, Spring 2001
- Children’s Studio Workshop (summer theater group), 1994–1999
Awards / Recognition
- Outstanding Student Thesis Award, UI Department of Art and Design, 2005
- Member of Phi Beta Kappa as of 2004
- Dean’s List:
- College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Fall 2003
- College of Art and Architecture, Spring 2001–Fall 2002
- College of Letters and Sciences, Spring 2001–Fall 2002
- Member of Eta Chi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta (English honor society) as of 2002
- Presented papers at the 2003 and 2004 National Conferences
- Semifinalist, Undergraduate Juried Art Show, Ridenbaugh Gallery, January 2002
- William C. Banks Award (English merit award), Fall 2000–Spring 2001
References
Philip A. Shinn - client / employer
Triad News Publishing
626 Thain Road
Lewiston, ID 83501
208.746.0483
phil@syringa.net
Gwen Johnson - former coworker
505 W Riverside Avenue
Kellogg, ID 83837
208.783.0790
gsrjohnson@gmail.com
Jill Dacey - former teacher
Art Department, University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-2471
208.885.6750
jdacey@uidaho.edu
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