1. S A R A H A N N E N E L S O N
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Spring, 1990
Associate of Arts
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Spring, 1986
CURRICULUM
Visual Communication
Color Theory
History of Visual Communication
Marker Rendering
Package Design
Desktop Publishing
Black and White Photography
Color Photography
Ceramics (Handbuild & Wheel)
Jewelry
Serigraphy
2-Dimensional Design
3-Dimensional Design
Painting
Art History
SPECIAL SKILLS &
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
• Vertical Stat Camera & Type Composer
• Photographic Equipment & Chemicals
• Desktop Publishing Equipment:
Macintosh Computer Systems, Scanners,
Zip Drives, Servers, Networks
• Macintosh Computer Programs:
Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Microsoft
Word, Eudora, Netscape, GoLive and more . . .
STUDY OVERSEAS
Study of Art & Design in Europe
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Summer, 1990—Traveled to England and France
to study art at museums and visited design firms.
WORK EXPERIENCE
StudioSarah, Albuquerque, NM 10/2000–present—
Sole Proprietor of in house design firm. Business specializing in
graphic design, web design, as well as custom fine art.
Program Associate, at TIMS Project, IMSE
Institute for Mathematics and Science Education
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• 12/94–2/2000—Designer/Production Coordinator
Supervised production team to finish K–5 grant work. Design
and layout of special projects such as brochures, catalogs, annual
reports, posters, flyers and Web Sites. Responsible for installa-tion
of computers and software as well as provided trouble shoot-ing
and tech support for staff.
• 2/92–12/94—Designer
Continued to work as part of production team. Created new
design, icons & elements, templates & page layout specs for cur-riculum
book design.
• 12/91–2/92—Consultant
Design, layout, typesetting, and desktop publishing for a multi-year
National Science Foundation (NSF) project. Worked as part
of production team to produce a national K–5 curriculum using
Macintosh DTP system.
Graphic Designer
Mayflower Tours, Inc., Downers Grove, IL
11/90–9/91—Design, layout, typesetting, keyline/paste-up, and
desktop publishing for travel related documents, flyers, direct mail
pieces, newsletters and brochures.
Freelance Designer
Marchon, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL
7/90– 9/90, 12/89–1/90, 5/88–8/88—Responsibilities included
design, layout keyline/paste-up, and desktop publishing. Assisted
Marketing Manager and photographers with production of Spring
1990 catalog. Produced sales brochures, package design and
instruction sheets for toys. Assisted Product Designer with con-structing
prototypes and mock-ups for new product line.
Photography Lab Assistant
NIU School of Art Photo Lab
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
8/89–5/90—Supervised lab, maintained chemicals and equipment,
assisted instructors and students.
Assistant Manger
Happi Names, Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL
6/84–6/87—Assistant Manager of personalized gift shop in popu-lar
mall. Duties included sales, art production, and window & store
display design. Scheduled and supervised staff of artists.
MEMBERSHIPS
Street-Level Youth Media
1995–1999 Marketing Committee Member
Community TV Network (CTVN)
1993–1995 “Hard Cover” Program
Committee Member
University of Illinois at Chicago
Apple User Group
1992–2000
Society of Photographic Education
1990–present member
Photo Associates
Northern Illinois University
1988–1990 member
Society of Typographic Artists
Northern Illinois University
1987–1988 student member
HONORS
Student Design Show
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Spring, 1990
1800 Ornaments
1800 Clybourn Center, Chicago, IL
11/89–1/90
Student Design Show
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Spring, 1989
1 0 5 2 9 T o l t e c N E
Albuquerque, NM 87111
( 5 0 5 ) 2 3 7 – 9 3 2 3
References available upon request.