Kathy Lakia Ross: Graphic Designer for Print and Web.

Professional Summary

A highly successful 15-year career as professional graphic designer.
Breadth of experience includes a variety of positions at design agencies and in-house corporate creative departments, freelance work for public and private sector entities, and teaching graphic design on the college level.
Demonstrated increased levels of responsibility, beginning as a desktop publisher at a quick print shop, rising to assume senior-level designer positions, and engaging in a successful entrepreneurship as a full-time professional freelance/contract designer.
Produced an eclectic, creative, and impressive body of work that validates the ability to adequately interpret and address clients’ needs; effectively and efficiently create design solutions and solve design challenges through visual media, and manage and meet seemingly impossible production deadlines.

Portfolio

Identity and Presentation (Fall 2012) | Marketing Army of One | Logo and Powerpoint Slides for Jacki Schklar's Army of One Marketing Illustrator, Logo Design, Powerpoint.

Website Design (Summer 2012) | I Am Books | Website for I Am Books, is the book hub and e-commerce site for author David Manuel. Wordpress, Custom Design, Genesis/Studiopress framework.

Website Design (Spring 2012) | 3dMD | Website for 3dMD, a company focused on developing medical and dental imaging and facial recognition systems to provide professionals with anatomically accurate surface images of subjects in 3D that are highly precise and objective. Created using Wordpress for easy client-side updating. Wordpress, Custom Design, Genesis/Studiopress framework. Consultation and Social Media services by Jacki Schklar.

Website Design (Spring 2012) | 3dMD | Website for 3dMD. Wordpress, Custom Design, Genesis/Studiopress framework. Consultation and Social Media services by Jacki Schklar.

Website Design (Winter 2011) | Splash Festivals | Website for Splash Festivals, who present colorful and community-friendly festivals in the Atlanta area. This site has three sub-sites; one for each festival. Wordpress as utilized to make the framework modular, which will allow the site to grow in the future. The colors for the site are taken from the Splash Festivals logo. Wordpress, Custom Design, Genesis/Studiopress framework. Consultation and Social Media services by Jacki Schklar.

Website Design (Winter 2011) | Splash Festivals |Sub-Sites| Websites for Splash Festivals festival family: Acworth Art Fest, Dunwoody Art Fest, Norcross Art Fest, and Johns Creek Art Festival The look helps the sub-sites tie-in to the main site. Wordpress as utilized to make the framework modular, which will allow the site to grow in the future. The colors for the sites are taken from their respctive logos.Wordpress, custom design, Genesis/Studiopress framework. Consultation and Social Media services by Jacki Schklar.

Website Design (Fall 2011) | Norcross Arts Alliance | Created a web presence, with Arlene Beckles and Charlie Riehm of the NAA, that caters to the arts community: both the artists and the patrons. The site presents a lot of information in a manner that is easy to navigate and pleasing to the eye. The site also functions to showcase the work of many Norcross artists. Created in Wordpress to make it easy for NAA members to update and add events.Wordpress, custom design. Consultation and Social Media services by Jacki Schklar.

Website Design (Summer 2011) | Richards Studio of Photography | Photography gallery site for Master Photographer Eric Richards. Elegant and clean, this site called for a classic feel. A Flash gallery is used to protect content. Images are easily uploaded to the galleries via the dashboard. Wordpress, custom design, custom template.

Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, 2010 Annual Report

Online Annual Report (Spring 2011) | AIBtv Atlanta | To avoid the costly printing of several thousand reports, AIBtv distributes their annual report via online. Visitors may view the report as a website, or download a pdf of the annual report to print. Given that AIBtv's content is tv and video, it is fitting to do the report with digital media. xhtml, css, jquery, video encoding, design.

Online Annual Report (Spring 2011) | AIBtv Atlanta | More pages of the online annual report. To avoid the costly printing of several thousand reports, AIBtv distributes their annual report via online. Visitors may view the report as a website, or download a pdf of the annual report to print. Given that AIBtv's content is tv and video, it is fitting to do the report with digital media. xhtml, css, jquery, video encoding, design.

Website with simple e-commerce (Summer 2011) | Joan Garbo | consultant · trainer · speaker | xhtml, css, jquery, e-commerce, design.Contract work through Kya Muckle, kyamuckle.com.

Website | Pro Sound Rentals Atlanta | xhtml, css, jquery, design.

Website | Comedy Rants | header/logo design, Wordpress, custom design, Genesis/Studiopress framework.

Website | FunnynotSlutty | header/logo design, Wordpress, custom design, Genesis/Studiopress framework.

Website | Sky's the Limit | xhtml, css, video encoding, web design.

Website | Smart Girl Media | header/logo design, xhtml, css, jquery, web design.Partnership with Kya Muckle.

Identity | Logo and Web Header for Copykat Recipes | graphic design, Illustrator, logo design.

Identity | Logo Design for (Top Row L-R) Clean Bean, Lean Chick, Salsaholica (Bottom Row L-R) SuperSure, Waleed & Associates, Thin Recipes | graphic design, Illustrator, logo design.

Print Design | Brochure for Transitions Training and Development | graphic design, Illustrator, InDesign.

Pertinent Skills

Web Design and Multimedia: xhtml, html5, css, css3, WordPress, jQuery, php, front-end development, e-mail marketing (MailChimp and Constant Contact), animated graphics, online annual reports, PowerPoint presentations, e-commerce projects, banners, batch photo editing and color correction, book trailers, social media identities (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) and more.

Print Design: brochures, newsletters, logo/identity, stationery, book design, direct mail and collateral materials, DVD packaging, manuals, invites and announcements, presentation/marketing folders, posters, maps, and wayfinding materials.

Other: administration and budget management; curriculum design and training; project management; file management; illustration.

Software (Mac)
Adobe Creative suite (latest edition): Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Bridge
Microsoft Office and Open Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

My recent portfolio includes 3dMD, Splash Festivals, Copykat Recipes, Norcross Arts Alliance, Tonyteach.com, Richards Studio of Photography, AIBtv Atlanta, ComedyRants.com and the FnS Women's Comedy Community.