kirsten
allen
self directed
remote / in-house
design & development
AVAILABLE
hire me!
graphic designer,
front end developer,
model maker,
toymaker,
pianist,
comedian,
photographer
I want to be a part of your next project. I promise not to use comic sans on your website :)
Your Girl Friday,
- kirsten allen
GRAV
Front End
June 2016 - October 20193yrs 5 mos Austin TX
Created and maintained GRAV.com from conception to the last year. Created multiple unique features for the website, as well as treasure hunts, auctions and easter eggs.
3 years of ecommerce site development and house-of-brands strategizing, working closely with product development, sales, and data integrity to create and maintain information on hundreds of products.
T-FORMATION
Graphic Designer
April 2014 - July 20151yr 4 mos Tallahassee FL
Created original designs for large volume apparel printing. Managed tight deadlines, quick turnarounds, and iteration after iteration of client changes.
PATRICK'S UNIFORMS
Art Director
July 2013 - January 2014 7mos Savannah, GAScreen printing, direct to garment printing, vinyl cut signs and lettering, laser engraving & etching - I create the art block, or vectorize existing art block, and over see the production of the final pieces from start to finish: including color matching, communicating with clients to provide the best result, ordering supplies and maintaining inventory, managing project flow to assure projects are done in a swiftly and timely manner.
SCAD
Bachelor of
Fine Arts Degree
2008-2012
we can make anything we want
more things, in no particular order:
WEB
- HTML / CSS & SCSS / Jquery / Javascript
- Shopify / Wordpress / Squarespace
- Sketch / Invision / Bootstrap / Netlify / Node.js
- Wireframing / Themeing / Asset Management / Content Creation
GIFS
- Also familiar with Adobe Creative Suite
- Illustrator / Photoshop / AfterEffects / ETC
BRANDING
- Logo Development / Brand Identity
- Love fonts? Let's talk about fonts! email me!
PROCESSES
- Created standards of maintenance for machines at Patrick's Uniforms
- Created image processing standards for website & catalog product images at GRAV
- Adhered to strict branding guides at TFormation for t-shirt printing and color matching
DESIGN
- Bright & Bold Illustration & Design
- Also I gold-leafed a pinecone one time as a present for a friend, that was an experience
- Making icons and collecting fonts since forever