Beebe Hargrove Illustration and Graphic Design

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional experience with Adobe CS2 and MS Office on Mac and PC platforms. Experience with product design, narrative illustration, architectural rendering, marketing design, research and writing.  Education includes typographical design and layout, color theory, figure drawing, environmental composition, and sequential art.

EMPLOYMENT

January 2010-Present

Illustrations, commissions and prints, product design, architectural graphics and digital paintings, logos, brochures and marketing materials. $30/hr or call for a quote.

Bob Siemon Designs
August 2007-October 2009

Product Design and Marketing

Design jewelry and home decor product distributed internationally to over 3,000 Christian bookstores. Communicate with 3D artist to create wax for production. Work with production department to insure design integrity through creative process. Design packaging, displays and marketing materials for product releases. Research new markets, trends, conceptualize new product releases. Write product descriptions and press releases. Photograph product.

Product Design

November 2007-October 2009
Design dog jewelry, and leather collars for the dog boutique market. Communicate with 3D artist to create wax for production. Work with production department to insure design integrity through creative process. Write product descriptions and press releases. Manage social media content. Assist with photo shoots.

Architectural Graphic Design

July 2004-July 2007
Digitally painted architectural drawings.  Illustrated 2005, 2006 holiday marketing piece, distributed nationally to 4,500 clients. Developed architectural color schemes. Designed logos, presentation boards, and intranet pages. Created digital library of trees, people and architectural entourage for office use. Served on the graphics committee to aid in technological advancement and maintenance of office wide graphic standards.

Kuli Images, Kustom Imprints
January 2003-July 2004

Graphic Design

Created original and custom designs for a variety of clothing types and products. Designs promoted school pride, sports, community activities, and advertisement. Most designs mimicked popular surf and skate wear.