Alex Dobbs – Resumé
849 Hancock st. Brooklyn, NY 11233 • (646)895-2398 • alexdobbs@gmail.com
Objective
I am a young graphic designer, I am focused mostly in but not limited to the development of rich new media applications for the internet. I also have a strong background in advertising, photography, marketing, film/video production and light copy writing.
Experience
Freelancing for clients 2009 and 2010; Notable clients at this time are: The Ryalside Institute, Julie Hon, Starfields Farms, Photohand, Melanie Espiland, Rebecca Turbow and Thorfin Ngyuen
Photography Assistant for Laura Crosta - January 2009 location scouting, lighting, and training her intern on how to use lighting equipment.
Touché Media Partners september 2008 – November 2008 TMP was a start up company founded by Mike Weber and I. It was a design studio focused mostly on interactive rich content for the web. During my brief time with Touché I was making structured pitches to clients, developing the firm’s BI and planning promotions and sales strategy for the firm. This was my first attempt at starting a business in the field of design.
psychoPEDIA.com / Arch Projects 2008 January – 2008 November Graphic Designer, Video Editor, Motion Graphics, Pitching new ideas, as well as photo/video assistant work for the creative director, Daniele Kim, generating content for the site and various office management tasks. I learned a lot about advertising and business at this job.
SOHO interactive Telecommunications. 2008 January – May Graphic Designer, Creative, Animation and Graphics. Art Direction and Producing of one photo shoot. We worked with two clients on outsource design and photography work. At this job I learned a lot about media planning and strategy and how it related to my creative efforts.
Freelance Graphic Designer; short projects 2000 – present Flash, Web, print and consulting: Clients included: Imaginatik inc., AREVOLT.COM / Proletariat, Nancy Kates, Nick Rubin, Alyn Paige, Arch Projects, Ryalside Institute, Julie Hon, Thorfin Ngyuen. much of my design career has been a mush of odd jobs from various clients I have received through friends and personal contacts.
The Prattler 2000 to 2001 Contributing designer and writer, Pratt Institute student magazine… This was where I learned Quark, Illustrator and
Professional Skills
- Graphic Design Layout, Typography, Print, web design.
- Adobe CS4 Master Collection (Photoshop, Illustrator, fireworks, Bridge, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Acrobat, After Effects) Other Design aps: Quark, Paint Shop Pro, AutoCad, Lightwave and Blender (3D computer graphics)
- Programming: HTML, CSS, Action Script 2.0 and 3.0 (and Papervision3D great white, a 3D engine for AS3) learning Flex Builder (now Flash Builder 4 beta) and Maya. Printing, monitor and printer calibration, ICC profiles, Pantone and CMYK Film and Video
- Video: shooting and editing with Final Cut Studio HD (Final Cut Studio Pro, Live Type and Motion) and After Effects CS3/CS4. for any purpose… (I also use After Effects a lot in the development of flash sites to make motion graphics or to spice up 3D animations)
- Film: general film making skills with cinematography, lighting and script development.
- Lighting: ranging technical skill with various types of lighting
- Photography: Pro-photo equipment familiarity with Large and Medium format film as well as digital SLR and digital backs. Direction, coordinator and photographer’s assistant experience. Lighting with hot lights and strobes in studio and on location
Education
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University, Boston, MA Graduated BFA 2006 studio focuses: graphic design, photography, film and video
- Emerson College, Boston, MA – course in Media Theory and Criticism, 2004
- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY – scholarship awarded for study in fine arts, 2000 – 2001