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MackenzieHerman
fine artist + graphic designer
Education Experience
Certifications
Design Proficiency
Real World Experience
www.mackenzieherman.com | 214.616.5515 | mackenzieherman2014@gmail.com
1914 N Park Shawnee OK, 74804
Oklahoma Baptist University
B.A. in Art
Graduated December 2014
SHAWNEE TUTORING ASSOCIATION
Activities Director
January 2014-Present | Shawnee, OK
Organize and conduct activity time for the
less privileged kids struggling in school
CPR, First Aid, Oxygen
Administration
Page Layout
Photo Retouching
Illustration
Typography
Color Theory
Poster Design
Working well under deadlines
Working with a team
Working with a leader
Being a team leader
Strategic planning
Futuristic thinking
Detail Oriented
Quick Learner
Skills
InDesignDreamweaver Photoshop Illustrator Creativity Microsoft
Suites
Macintosh
Systems
Windows
Systems
Smokin’
Pretty Sound
Intermediate
Rookie
YMCA | Aquatics/Marketing Director
May 2015-Present | Shawnee, OK
Manage all lifeguards and aquatic
staff. Manage all monthly and annual
budgets. Recruit, interview and hire
all qualified candidates. Schedule
lifeguards, instructors and fitness
staff for all aquatics related classes.
Create fliers for various events. Manage
all social media including Facebook
and Twitter. Managed our community
member communication system.
Manage annual events(healthy kids day)
for branch. Delegated teams to help
with that event.
YMCA | Health and Wellness Director
January 2014-Present | Shawnee, OK
Manage all fitness instructors, manage
monthly and annual budgets, instruct
various fitness classes, recruit and
interview qualified candidates for open
positions, evaluate staff, hold in services,
and conduct trainings.
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This America A self portrait inspired by
American Gothic.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
5. 5
Adventure is
Out There
For this project, I was tasked
to designed a poster that
utilized 3 found-object textures.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
University Ad
University A-Z
These two posters
contain the modular
custom typeface
I designed on
fontstruct.com.
Type specimen poster
for University.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
Fade
For this project objective, I was tasked
to hand draw letters A-G represented
in both upper case and lower case.
In addition, I had to create a type
specimen poster that accompanied the
typeface.
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Subtle as a Gun
In this composition, I
explained part of the
message with imagery
instead of words.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
Not so Scary
Monsters
For this project, I was tasked to create, design
and produce a movie poster.
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LOGO DESIGN
The Crooked
Tree
Maybe Space
Studios
Go Play
Identity design for a new
Christmas tree company. The
commissioner of this logo
wanted an out of the ordinary
Christmas tree design.
New logo design for a
sound studio.
Logo concept for an
after school program.
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YMCA EXAMPLES
MARKETING
NEWSLETTERS
COVER PAGE
ARTWORK
INFORMATIONAL
FLIERS
In these weekly posts for
all member, volunteers and
employees, I got spotlight
examples from all directors in
the facility and put out weekly
spotlights based on what they
wanted. I also created all the
copy for all the posts.
I was in charge of designing
all the cover pages for the
packets and informational
items going out of our YMCA.
In this instance, I created a
flier for the Shawnee YMCA’s
Karate that we put on. I
created all of the fliers for the
YMCA at this location.
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Streets of
Shawnee
For this illustration, I photographed an alley
and did my best to realistically represent
all the elements and perspectives found
within the photo.
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Flying Objects
This project objective stated that I
needed to create a composition based
on five items I had in my backpack.
The illustration includes a knife, a film
canister, the Starbucks logo, reading
glasses and scissors.
ILLUSTRATION
