HELLO, MY NAME IS JILL DARLINGTON-SMITH A SHORT INTRO, WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU

Graphic design is my passion. I create dynamic design solutions to promote business products and services creating a more magnetic brand to attract loyal customers. I craft captivating visuals deliv-ering style, creativity and simplicity in a concise and powerful message. I embrace the challenge each new project brings, as it represents a new opportunity to communicate employing the human factors of psychology, user interaction, and the user experience.

Having 20+ years design and marketing experience is not enough for me. I continue to learn and explore new technology and software, and never stop evolving as a designer and communicator.

Digital Design Diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, honors 2006

Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University, 1983

MY SKILL SET, HOW I WORKI help define the product vision, distill rough project ideas into concrete project designs, and create beautiful user experiences for print and mobile. I work with a variety of software choos-ing the perfect tools to craft each project.

MY TOOLS OF CHOICEADOBE INDESIGN . . . .Expert Level User/Teacher

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP . . . . . . . . Expert Level User

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR . . . . . Advanced Level User

ADOBE MUSE . . . . . . . . .Intermediate Level User

I’M ONLINE, DIGITAL PORTFOLIOSI have uploaded many project samples and digital publications to promote my clients and their causes. I hope to share my personal knowledge, experience and love of all things digital.

MY DIGITAL VAULTSWEBSITE . . . . www.DarlingtonSmithGraphics.com

ISSUU . . . . . . www.Issuu.com/JillDarlington/Stacks

LINKEDIN . . . . LinkedIn.com/Jill-Darlington-Smith

FACEBOOK . . . . facebook.com/JillDarlingtonSmith

facebook.com/DarlingtonSmithGraphics

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tunity to develop expertise in a wide variety of graphic related fields, creating projects for dif-ferent industries and services, and for hundreds of clients reaching thousands of people.

MY SPECIALTIES, WHAT I DOI create a more magnetic brand to attract loyal customers for my clients. I have had the oppor-

EDITORIAL PUBLISHING

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

LOGO - LOGOTYPE

TYPOGRAPHY

BRANDING

ADVERTISING

PHOTO MANIPULATION

PHOTO RETOUCHING

WEBSITES

MERCHANDISING

INFO GRAPHICS

MOBILE APPS

PACKAGING

DIGITAL ART

ILLUSTRATION

Jill Darlington-Smith | 540.257.0885 | Jill@DarlingtonSmith.com

SPECIALTY MARKETING License plates designed May 2011 for FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Top earning private plate at DMV for 2 years!

MAGAZINE DESIGNER High Vistas Journal designer for FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and NRV Bridals & Events Magazines. #1 reason sited for increased membership!

DARLINGTON-SMITH GRAPHICS (since 2010) Boutique graphic design agency creating miscellaneous marketing and advertising projects for print and web. Over 150 happy clients & SWaM Certified!

MY SUCCESSES, WHAT I HAVE DONE

MARKETING Blacksburg Museum & Cultural Foundation, Alexander Black House, 2015.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Teaching Adobe Indesign at Radford University, DSN220, fall 2014.

ART DIRECTOR Pre-press manager, and graphic designer for Southern Printing, VA, 2005-2009 and Quality Printers, SC, 2002-2005.

CONTRACT DIGITAL ARTIST Redesign of fish food container labeling, aquarium, pond and reptile product packaging and retail display. Independent contractor for Tetra, VA, 1998-2000.

PACKAGING SPECIALIST and graphic designer for TechPak, MO, 2000-2002, and Energy Savers, Unlimited, VA/CA 1996-1998.

WEB AND MOBILE DEVELOPMENT ongoing learning, certification, study and design practice utilizing various software and languages to create appli-cations and projects.

• iOS & WEB DEVELOPER CERTIFICATION • ADOBE MUSE • WORDPRESS • DREAMWEAVER • FLASH • HTML5 • JAVA • PHP • MYSQL • BOOTSTRAP • APEX • SWIFT

PUBLISHING AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA magazines, catalogs, and product support materials creating print as well as interactive PDFs, epubs and ipubs • ADOBE INDESIGN • DPS APP BUILDER

MY CURRENT PROJECTS, MY INTERESTS

BOOK PUBLISHING AND PROMOTION working with Pocahontas Press to publish and promote local authors, with both print and digital pubs.

• iBOOKS • eBOOKS • AMAZON & KINDLE PROMOTION • LIBRARY & NEWSSTAND DEVELOPMENT • PROMO & DEMO VIDEO PRODUCTION

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD TEAM ACCOUNT a member since 2011, using CC apps and assets, visiting and learning from online tutorial libraries:

• iTUNES • ADOBE TV • UDEMY • CENGAGE BRAIN

THE RESPONSE CENTER, MAKE YOUR CHOICE

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PHONE: 540 .257 .0885

EMAIL: JILL@DARLINGTONSMITH .COM

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