Grace Comisso
Senior Graphic Designer/Artist
General info
Senior Graphic Designer/Artist
Southern California
Southern California
• Seasoned print and web designer with expert knowledge in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Working knowledge of web design, including responsive and UX
• Maintains a smooth creative process from initial concepts to design details
• Clean, modern esthetic, as well as color-saturated designs
• Clear communicator
• Resourceful and solution-oriented
• Influenced by abstract expressionism, architecture, and nature
In 2005, I began painting abstract portraits of family members. For more artwork and blog posts, visit http://www.gracecomisso.com.
• Working knowledge of web design, including responsive and UX
• Maintains a smooth creative process from initial concepts to design details
• Clean, modern esthetic, as well as color-saturated designs
• Clear communicator
• Resourceful and solution-oriented
• Influenced by abstract expressionism, architecture, and nature
In 2005, I began painting abstract portraits of family members. For more artwork and blog posts, visit http://www.gracecomisso.com.
Experience
Senior Graphic Designer/Artist
Grace Comisso Creative
Participated in the creative process for several Southern California companies. Projects included ads, brochures, business cards, direct mail campaigns, identity and logos, sell sheets, and posters. A Community of Friends; And Company; BLT Associates; CCAA Museum of Art; Family Health Care Centers; Gardner Pool and Remodel; Gourmet Grapes and Olives; Hyder Group; Orly International; Pitzer College, Praxis Integrated Communications; Regent Properties; Tag Strategic; and Towers Perrin HR Services.
Art Director
Claremont McKenna College
Create print and online visuals for the Public Relations and Communications Department. Projects include multi-page brochures for Admission's recruitment efforts, ads for Planned Giving, profile booklet for the Board of Trustees, direct mail pieces for Annual Giving, website design for the Marion Minor Cook Athenaeum, brochures for Annual Giving's donar campaign. Managed freelancers and interns on design projects.
Graphic Designer, contract
Pitzer College
Created concepts and designs for marketing materials for Office of Advancement, Office of Admissions, Career Services, Dean of Faculty, and President’s Office, which included brochures, logos, direct mail postcards, email marketing, magazine layout, admissions welcome packet, posters, handouts, and table tents.
Art Director, contract
Big Imagination Group
Created concepts, designs and layouts for projects that included web design, UX, eblasts, landing pages, carousel and web banner ads, social media design, brochures and print ads. Maintained brand consistency and streamline the creative process. Clients include Rainbow Light Vitamins, Doctors Medical Group, Cottage Health Care System, and SoCal Robotics.
Graphic Designer
Canon Communications, LLC
Designed ads, brochures, business cards, direct mailers, logos, postcards, and proposals.
Computer
Expert level in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator on Apple computers
Affiliations
Albright-Knox Art Gallery lifetime member and former docent
Frick Pittsburgh member
Frick Pittsburgh member
Education
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Visual Communications
Curriculum included drawing, graphic design, illustration, package design, and painting.
Harvard Business School Club of Buffalo, Management Development Program
Case studies of profitable businesses were evaluated, including CEO presentations on marketing, finance, leadership, manufacturing, strategy, and ethics.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Docent Program
Studied Art History and the permanent collection at this world-renowned art gallery, known for their excellent art collection, which includes several masterworks of the Abstract Expressionists. Guided corporate and public tours through the exhibition and collection.
Awards
Hermes Creative Gold Award
Hermes Creative Awards selected my design of the Pitzer's student recruitment Welcome Packet as the gold award recipient in the packet category. My role for the project was creative direction, headline copywriting and messaging, and sole designer. I implemented three of Pitzer's brand colors, orange, blue and yellow, to give the piece a sunny California vibe. Big photos of student's faces wearing orange sunglasses peppered the inserts. It was truly a fun project and I am honored to given this award.