My vocation lies in the placement of images, shapes, colors, and words into arrangements which produce a combined excitement of the intellect and the aesthetic faculties.
My overarching interest is in communication; my skill set represents a synthesis of many different knowledge domains in the pursuit of first-class information presentation.
Objective :: A creative position in online and printed information design, production, and management.
Experience :: I am currently a web producer at the University of Washington. Previously I was employed for more than a year at McCann Worldgroup, providing web development services for Microsoft.
From 2000 to 2005 I was with Fluent Communications, a small custom publishing agency, working for clients such as Toyota Motor Corporation, Gateway Computers, T-Mobile, and Bank of America.
Education :: I received a BA in Psychology from Marshall University in 1992.
Strengths :: Typography. Harmonious and balanced information-rich web page designs. More than twelve years of online and print production experience.
Toolbox :: HTML, CSS, XML/XSLT and PHP. Photoshop. inDesign and Microsoft Word. Visio. Flash. I am equally capable in both Macintosh and Windows environments.
Influences :: Edward Tufte. Twyla Tharp. Robert Bringhurst. Scott McCloud. Alan Cooper. Adrian Frutiger. Leonora Carrington. Lynda Barry. Charles Schultz. Carl Sagan. Douglas Hofstadter. Dr.Seuss.
Contact :: Send email to jenn@jennsportfolio.com.