Diante Smith

Friday, January 27, 2012

Temporary Portfolio 2012

Here are a few samples of my work till I can get a more permanent solution.

Friday, June 3, 2011

New site... still under construction

Temp site is being used till a new site can be obtained.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Corporate ID

Here are a series of layouts I've designed for either a client or for showcase.

Metropark Skate center

Bigben Cafe

Steadfastpro

Logos

Here are a series of logos I've designed for either a client or for showcase.

Necessity is the mother of Reinvention

I've decided to reinvent this blog to host my portfolio rather than just mindless rants. I have appreciated the interest that some of you have showed in the past but as I stated a little while ago, Necessity is the mother of reinvention.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A great series of Kristen Schaal Sony Ericson Commercials

I think these are just really funny:

Kristen killing...herself?

Kristen playing...backwards

Kristen watching...herself

Kristen..Kittenliscious

My Resume

Work Experience

2010-Present
Steadfast Productions
Creative Director
Created the corporate identification and oversees the development of
creative projects for clients as well as inner office use

2009 – 2010
Cozen O'Connor
Graphic Designer
Created ads, invitations and logos for inter office events, as well as maintained company’s intranet site and graphics

2007 – 2008
Dorman Products
Production Artist
Designed and created packaging for products and maintained package design throughout product line

2006 - 2007
Pindar Set
Graphic Designer
Designed and laid out marketing advertisements for company and clients

2006 - 2006
Lenox Inc.
Photo touch up artist
Touched up photos of products for online store

2006 - 2006
Graco Baby
Illustrator
Illustrated and laid out products for instructional booklets and labels

2005 - 2005
Crane Marketing Communications
Graphic Designer
Laid out newspaper ads and created illustration for clients

2004 - 2004
Dudnyk Health Group
Graphic Designer
Created illustration and layouts, from art director’s input

2003 – 2005
Sarah Miller Photography
Web Designer
Maintained website, created photo studio identity and marketing collateral

2004 - 2005
National Flag and Banner
Graphic Artist
Developed Illustrations and vector art for company usage as well as freehanded many of the banners and flags for clients

2001 – 2004
Dreammakers: Marketing and Design Studio
Graphic/web designer
Developed a series of logos layouts and web designs for clients
as well as in house campaigns, brochures and marketing collateral

2001 – 2003
Art Institute of Philadelphia
Production Artist
Maintained the work flow of the studio, as well as designed in house graphics.

2001 – 2005
League of Graphic Designers
Web Artist
Developed an online presence, created media and design

2002 – 2006
Clique Photography Group
Web Designer
Developed group identity, banners and some direct mail pieces also designed website

Education:
Bachelors of Science in Graphic Design, at the Art Institute of Philadelphia

Mac & PC Platforms Skills & Attributes:

Social:
Great people skills
Enjoys learning new things
Good communication skills
Very Organized
Can bring ideas from conception to finalization
Ability to work well with others and independently

Technical:
Dreamweaver
Flash
Fireworks
HTML
Microsoft Office
Illustrator
Quark
Photoshop
Indesign
Prepress Experience