ANGELA C. DOWD
207.282.7786
http://www.acdowd-designs.com
acdowd@acdowd-designs.com
P.O. Box 718
Saco, ME 04072



OBJECTIVE
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Design and production work that utilizes my areas of expertise in
print and web design, illustration and visual communication.


COMPUTER SKILLS
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* Macintosh OS X, Windows XP
* Adobe Photoshop 
* Adobe ImageReady 
* Adobe Illustrator 
* Adobe InDesign
* QuarkXPress 
* Dreamweaver 
* Adobe Acrobat
* Adobe PageMaker 
* Microsoft Word 


GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS
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* Created the design template for a 32-page newsmagazine--completed
all layout and production work

* Prepared digital images for print--applied color correction, 
toning, and restoration techniques

* Designed and produced computer manuals and other promotional 
materials that accompany websites

* Created logos, business cards, business forms, newsletters, 
mastheads, brochures, advertisements and announcement cards 
for individuals and businesses

* Applied layout principles, esthetic design concepts and color vision 

* Developed presentations for clients using thumbnail sketches and 
comprehensive drawings


WEB DESIGN SKILLS
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* Drew, scanned, manipulated and optimized images for web use
* Problem-solved to improve user interface design
* Checked browser/platform compatibility
* Performed basic webmaster functions and understand HTML
* Designed websites in Dreamweaver and created roll-overs


ILLUSTRATION AND ART SKILLS
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* Illustrated maps, charts, cross-sections and site-plans for geologists
* Self-published greeting cards and note cards
* Sketched commissioned pencil portraits
* Painted murals


COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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* Worked  with clients on projects from concept to finished product

* Provided customer support and help with maintenance

* Collaborated with programmers, editors, advertising sales reps
 and content providers to complete projects

* Gave clear, detailed instructions to pre-press operators and printers
	

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
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* Freelance illustrator and designer with expertise in desktop and online 
publishing (1996 to present)

* Graphic Artist/Illustrator (part-time) Van Houten Consultants, Inc.
Petaluma, CA (1987 to 1996)

* Graphic Artist, Monterey Imports, San Rafael, CA (1985)

* Graphic Artist, American Business Communications, 
South San Francisco, CA (1984)

* Illustrator, U.S.Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (1982 to 1983)


EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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* Bachelor of Arts, graphics emphasis,S.F. State University, San Francisco, CA
* Web Graphic Designer Certificate S.R.J.C., Santa Rosa, CA 
* Studied portraiture at Leighton Studio, San Francisco, CA