About the Designer

Jennifer Landschoot, Graphic Designer/ Photographer

Jennifer was born an artist, and went to college to make a career from her design and artistic skills. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts and after a year and a half of waiting, started her career as a Graphic Designer for a company in las Vegas, Nevada. She has been with the same company doing website design and graphic design for the past three years.

A Brief Showcase of Work

****All work shown above is copyright to the designer, Jennifer Landschoot. Some was done as college projects, freelance work for friends, or work at her current place of employment at HypRank in Las Vegas, NV as a graphic designer***

I am a graphic designer with six years of professional design experience. I attended college at Finger Lakes Community College for two years, studying graphic arts and advertising technologies, and three years at the State University of New York at New Paltz for visual arts with a concentration in graphic design. She has her Bachelor's of Science Degree from SUNY New Paltz in Visual Arts. I am currently employed by a company in Las Vegas, Nevada as an independent contractor doing graphic design and website marketing. On the side, I am available for freelance graphic design as long as it doesn't conflict with my current schedule (10PM-6PM Monday-Friday PST). As an artist, I am very well rounded in many aspects of graphic design from color theory to typography. The company I currently work for in Las Vegas, NV does website design and print (graphic) design for clients in Nevada, California and Arizona. I have had the pleasure of working for one company, the same company, for six years to help gain experience in the graphic design world. New and brighter opportunities will come my way thanks to this company.

Inspiration for Art and Design

I always seemed to get asked who is my inspiration, or what is my inspiration for what I do and how I do it. In all honesty I believe that my ideas come from within. I have always been, and always will be a kid at heart. I can be very creative and it shows off in my work. I am also a perfectionist and can't stand it when my work isn't perfect. I have learned, however, that my idea of "perfect" does not apply to what others think is "perfect." When I am finished with a project, I will always see a flaw, but in the long run, it is perfect to me. I will do anything it takes to get things the way they should be. MC Escher and Andy Warhol will always bee my favorites along with VanGogh and Bob Ross. It is comical that I have painters as inspiration, but painting is not a strong point in my artistic nature. I can draw, I can design, I can do live photography, but painting? Nope!

Maybe being born on the same day as Andy Warhol has something to do with my creativity. I am always thinking and driven by detail. I bought my car not only for its saftey features, but because of the color and lines in the body. I buy Legos because that is just another passion that feeds my kid at heart persona. So for my inspiration, everything is a factor.

Another hobby aside from photography would be hiking and (artistic) sketching random friend's photos. I like to do portait sketches. I have not done many in awhile since I run out of time to do so, but they do take the stress away from a day at the office and get me away from the computer screen. I am also a gamer and an adventurer. Graphic Design and Photography are just two of the adventures in my life that I am passionate about. Please take a look at my resume below for all that technical stuff employers want to see and read. Thanks for visiting my page.

Resume

Education

State University of New York at New Paltz

• New Paltz, NY
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Visual Arts
• Concentration in Graphic Design
• Graduated in December 2006

Finger Lakes Community College

• Canandaigua, NY
• Applied Associates Degree in Graphic Arts and Advertising Technologies
• Graduated in May of 2003

Waterloo Senior High School

• Waterloo, NY
• High Honor Roll, Regents Courses, Independent Study Art Classes
• Graduated in May of 2001 with Regents Diploma

Achievements

• Successfully maintained 6yrs of Graphic Design Experience working for one company
• Obtained proficiency in Adobe Creative Suites (1-5) on both PC and MAC operating systems
• Organized client databases, files, and web servers so all files are easily located by co-workers
• Obtained proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs along with the ability to operate both PC and MAC operating systems

Experience

Rezultz Printing

Graphic Designer - February 2008 to Present - Las Vegas, NV

• Creating simple websites for clients using Dreamweaver and Wordpress
• Daily office duties (email, phone calls, etc.)
• Billing/Collecting from clients (QuickBooks 2009 and outlook/excel)
• Marketing materials/kits for companies, helping produce company image
• Publications- designing ads and laying out 48pg booklets (x3) for print
• Sending files in the correct format with correct bleeds to print

Factory Brand Shoes

Sales Associate - June 2000 to March 2008 - Waterloo, NY / Las Vegas, NV

• Helped with store layout design and featured item displays
• Ensured a positive customer environment
• Consistently met store sales goals through effective teamwork
• Helped train new employees in various elements of store operation

Hardware and Software Knowledge

Freelance Services Available