Karin Loglisci
                           Branding | Design Communications | Design Management


karin@logliscidesign.com   OBJECTIVE
www.logliscidesign.com     Seeking a strategic design leadership role in a creative company that focuses on developing,
+1 203 517 7450            overseeing and extending brands across all experiences and touch points.

258 St. Nicholas Ave
Apt 7D                     EXPERIENCE
NY, NY 10027               2009 - PRESENT
                           INDEPENDENT BRAND CONSULTANT + DESIGNER, NEW YORK AND LONDON
                              Clients include:
                              Fig & Olive
                              Restaurant Group In New York and Los Angeles, founded by Laurent Halasz
                              Branding consultant, designer and design manager for FIG & OLIVE. Work has included the
                              creation and development of the corporate website, figandolive.com, brand guidelines, and
                              promotional and customer communication design. Liaise with the Interior Architect for consistency
                              across interior spaces and customer communications. Current projects include the creation and
                              development of FIG & OLIVE’s ecommerce website and a packaging designs for its retail collection.

                               Global Entertainment Management
                               Resident designer and consultant for Jerry Blair, a leading international music producer who has
                               built careers for Mariah Carey, Mika, Michael Bolton and Jessica Simpson, to name a few. Work
                               included overseeing GEM’s brand and internal marketing communications as well as design and
                               branding for GEM’s artists; one project included the design of jessicasimpson.com that extended
                               to an iPhone app, “Jessica Simpson in Real Time”.

                               Big Tin Can (subcontractor for Blackberry)
                               A smart phone app development agency in Sydney, Australia, that created BuzzMe, the top free
                               Blackberry app for 2009.
                               Design direction and strategy for the user interface of iPhone and Blackberry apps; the most recent
                               Blackberry app being “BuzzMe Beats” – a music app that features top artists’ tracks and allows
                               users to create and compose a mix of beats for alerts.

                               Siegel + Gale
                               Design and consultation for a document and digital design project with Siegel + Gale’s Simplified
                               Communications Group. The project entailed best practice and redesign of consumer bills and how
                               this translates online.

                               The Hoxton Pony
                               Design and branding for The Hoxton Pony, London’s top East End cocktail bar, club and restaurant
                               owned and managed by Gerry Calabrese, one of the UK’s most celebrated mixologists. Work
                               involved overseeing designs of monthly promotional materials, a 200-page staff training manual and
                               the design and naming for The Hoxton Pony’s own gin label, Hoxton Gin, launched in Dec 2010.

                               Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
                               Design consultation for the implementation of this International law firm, Weil’s, new brand identity
                               across internal and client communications. Presently working on a brand book, marketing materials
                               and workshop events for the launch of the brand.


                           2006 – 2008
                           FITCH DESIGN, SENIOR CLIENT DIRECTOR, LONDON
                              Nokia
                              Directed the global account for the Nokia Eseries brand primarily for retail. Responsibilities included
                              pitching ideas; writing proposals; design management; managing revenue; and ensuring projects
                              were executed successfully from start to finish. Co-led and managed a design team of 8 people;
                              liaised with client and agency teams in the US, Europe and Asia; proposed new business ideas for
                              the Nokia program. Successfully grew the Nokia account from a £250k project to a £1.5 million
                              global program across all communication platforms.

                               Sony Bravia
                               Directed the global account for launch of Sony Bravia. Led design strategy for retail designs, launch
                               event and experience space. Liaised with client and agency team on a regular basis to rollout
                               designs in Europe and then globally across platforms.
Karin Loglisci
                           Branding | Design Communications | Design Management

karin@logliscidesign.com   2002 – 2006
www.logliscidesign.com     INDEPENDENT BRAND CONSULTANT + DESIGNER, LONDON
+1 203 517 7450               Clients included:
                              White & Case LLP
258 St. Nicholas Ave          Design strategy to implement the global brand across marketing documents for this international
Apt 7D                        law firm. Worked within the London office to create a design strategy and system for all document
NY, NY 10027                  communications that met local requirements while keeping the brand global. This involved liaising with
                              the New York and European locatons.

                               BT.com
                               Design and usability for BT.com’s broadband launch in the UK. Worked in-house with BT’s Marketing
                               Communications and Technical teams to implement the website and online offer for BT’s customers.
                               Liaised with creative agencies in London to create the website and its components.

                               BBC News and BBC Worldwide
                               Designed presentation materials for internal communications. This included consultation to Richard
                               Sambrook, Head of News. Worked in-house to develop a brand strategy, design and usability
                               solutions for www.beeb.net, BBC’s broadband service.

                           1999 – 2002
                           META DESIGN (MERGED WITH LBI DIGITAL), SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER, LONDON
                           Responsible for design strategy and client management, pitch presentations, proposal writing and
                           delivery for the following client accounts:
                               British Airport Authority, LLD
                               Created concepts for the way finding experience of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.
                               City of Bristol
                               Pedestrian signage system for Bristol, England. Worked with a team of designers to create a “user-
                               friendly” pedestrian signage system that would also brand the city and attract visitors and businesses.
                               The same concept was then adapted two years later in London.
                               Icon Medialab
                               Implemented the brand strategy into the corporate Web site for Icon Medialab, a successful digital
                               agency that grew out of Sweden. Led a global team of 6 out of NYC to design and develop a new site
                               in 6 weeks to be sold into Icon Medialab’s board of investors.
                               UBS Private Banking
                               Created the first online personal banking service for UBS private banking clients and advisors. This
                               involved leading a design team, managing the client and working on site at UBS in Basel with their
                               development team.
                               Orange Mobile
                               Brand and design concepts for location-based media solutions that Orange could sponsor
                               throughout London.

                           1994 – 1999
                           SIEGEL + GALE, SENIOR INFORMATION DESIGNER, NEW YORK
                           Lead designer in the Simplified Communications Group for the following client accounts:
                              AT&T; Capital One; EDS; GSK; Prudential
                              Brand and marketing strategies and design of customer communications. Work involved extensive
                              brand and user experience research, recommendations for print processing and online use, clean and
                              efficient designs for mass market communications and content strategies.
                              Bed, Bath & Beyond
                              Branding and graphics for US retail store.
                              Scotiabank
                              Global brand strategy and design and implementation of corporate identity.
                              Steelcase
                              Design of promotions, collateral, signage and content strategy for new product showcase and event.
                              Taubman Centres
                              Branding, interior display and signage system for Boulder based shopping center.

                           EDUCATION
                             CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, 1986 – 1991
                             Bachelor degree in Visual Communications and Professional Writing
                             PRATT INSTITUTE, 1997 – 1999
                             Masters degree with high honors in Design Management
                             LONDON SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN, 2005 – 2006
                             Certificate of Interior Design

                           COMPUTER SKILLS
                           Adobe Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; Acrobat; MS Word; Excel; PowerPoint.

                           OTHER
                           Enjoy travel, writing, painting, interior design, photography, music and film. Some Italian language; travel
                           to Italy frequently where I own a townhouse in Todi.

                           VISA
                           American citizen with a dual citizenship from the European Union.

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    Karin Loglisci Branding | Design Communications | Design Management karin@logliscidesign.com OBJECTIVE www.logliscidesign.com Seeking a strategic design leadership role in a creative company that focuses on developing, +1 203 517 7450 overseeing and extending brands across all experiences and touch points. 258 St. Nicholas Ave Apt 7D EXPERIENCE NY, NY 10027 2009 - PRESENT INDEPENDENT BRAND CONSULTANT + DESIGNER, NEW YORK AND LONDON Clients include: Fig & Olive Restaurant Group In New York and Los Angeles, founded by Laurent Halasz Branding consultant, designer and design manager for FIG & OLIVE. Work has included the creation and development of the corporate website, figandolive.com, brand guidelines, and promotional and customer communication design. Liaise with the Interior Architect for consistency across interior spaces and customer communications. Current projects include the creation and development of FIG & OLIVE’s ecommerce website and a packaging designs for its retail collection. Global Entertainment Management Resident designer and consultant for Jerry Blair, a leading international music producer who has built careers for Mariah Carey, Mika, Michael Bolton and Jessica Simpson, to name a few. Work included overseeing GEM’s brand and internal marketing communications as well as design and branding for GEM’s artists; one project included the design of jessicasimpson.com that extended to an iPhone app, “Jessica Simpson in Real Time”. Big Tin Can (subcontractor for Blackberry) A smart phone app development agency in Sydney, Australia, that created BuzzMe, the top free Blackberry app for 2009. Design direction and strategy for the user interface of iPhone and Blackberry apps; the most recent Blackberry app being “BuzzMe Beats” – a music app that features top artists’ tracks and allows users to create and compose a mix of beats for alerts. Siegel + Gale Design and consultation for a document and digital design project with Siegel + Gale’s Simplified Communications Group. The project entailed best practice and redesign of consumer bills and how this translates online. The Hoxton Pony Design and branding for The Hoxton Pony, London’s top East End cocktail bar, club and restaurant owned and managed by Gerry Calabrese, one of the UK’s most celebrated mixologists. Work involved overseeing designs of monthly promotional materials, a 200-page staff training manual and the design and naming for The Hoxton Pony’s own gin label, Hoxton Gin, launched in Dec 2010. Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP Design consultation for the implementation of this International law firm, Weil’s, new brand identity across internal and client communications. Presently working on a brand book, marketing materials and workshop events for the launch of the brand. 2006 – 2008 FITCH DESIGN, SENIOR CLIENT DIRECTOR, LONDON Nokia Directed the global account for the Nokia Eseries brand primarily for retail. Responsibilities included pitching ideas; writing proposals; design management; managing revenue; and ensuring projects were executed successfully from start to finish. Co-led and managed a design team of 8 people; liaised with client and agency teams in the US, Europe and Asia; proposed new business ideas for the Nokia program. Successfully grew the Nokia account from a £250k project to a £1.5 million global program across all communication platforms. Sony Bravia Directed the global account for launch of Sony Bravia. Led design strategy for retail designs, launch event and experience space. Liaised with client and agency team on a regular basis to rollout designs in Europe and then globally across platforms.
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    Karin Loglisci Branding | Design Communications | Design Management karin@logliscidesign.com 2002 – 2006 www.logliscidesign.com INDEPENDENT BRAND CONSULTANT + DESIGNER, LONDON +1 203 517 7450 Clients included: White & Case LLP 258 St. Nicholas Ave Design strategy to implement the global brand across marketing documents for this international Apt 7D law firm. Worked within the London office to create a design strategy and system for all document NY, NY 10027 communications that met local requirements while keeping the brand global. This involved liaising with the New York and European locatons. BT.com Design and usability for BT.com’s broadband launch in the UK. Worked in-house with BT’s Marketing Communications and Technical teams to implement the website and online offer for BT’s customers. Liaised with creative agencies in London to create the website and its components. BBC News and BBC Worldwide Designed presentation materials for internal communications. This included consultation to Richard Sambrook, Head of News. Worked in-house to develop a brand strategy, design and usability solutions for www.beeb.net, BBC’s broadband service. 1999 – 2002 META DESIGN (MERGED WITH LBI DIGITAL), SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER, LONDON Responsible for design strategy and client management, pitch presentations, proposal writing and delivery for the following client accounts: British Airport Authority, LLD Created concepts for the way finding experience of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. City of Bristol Pedestrian signage system for Bristol, England. Worked with a team of designers to create a “user- friendly” pedestrian signage system that would also brand the city and attract visitors and businesses. The same concept was then adapted two years later in London. Icon Medialab Implemented the brand strategy into the corporate Web site for Icon Medialab, a successful digital agency that grew out of Sweden. Led a global team of 6 out of NYC to design and develop a new site in 6 weeks to be sold into Icon Medialab’s board of investors. UBS Private Banking Created the first online personal banking service for UBS private banking clients and advisors. This involved leading a design team, managing the client and working on site at UBS in Basel with their development team. Orange Mobile Brand and design concepts for location-based media solutions that Orange could sponsor throughout London. 1994 – 1999 SIEGEL + GALE, SENIOR INFORMATION DESIGNER, NEW YORK Lead designer in the Simplified Communications Group for the following client accounts: AT&T; Capital One; EDS; GSK; Prudential Brand and marketing strategies and design of customer communications. Work involved extensive brand and user experience research, recommendations for print processing and online use, clean and efficient designs for mass market communications and content strategies. Bed, Bath & Beyond Branding and graphics for US retail store. Scotiabank Global brand strategy and design and implementation of corporate identity. Steelcase Design of promotions, collateral, signage and content strategy for new product showcase and event. Taubman Centres Branding, interior display and signage system for Boulder based shopping center. EDUCATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, 1986 – 1991 Bachelor degree in Visual Communications and Professional Writing PRATT INSTITUTE, 1997 – 1999 Masters degree with high honors in Design Management LONDON SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN, 2005 – 2006 Certificate of Interior Design COMPUTER SKILLS Adobe Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; Acrobat; MS Word; Excel; PowerPoint. OTHER Enjoy travel, writing, painting, interior design, photography, music and film. Some Italian language; travel to Italy frequently where I own a townhouse in Todi. VISA American citizen with a dual citizenship from the European Union.