Paul Kroner has over 35 years of experience as a graphic designer, creative director, and business owner, providing branding, marketing, and design solutions to Fortune 500 companies, universities, and start-ups. He has expertise in brand development, print and digital design, art direction, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Kroner's skills include strategic technology integration, creative direction, print and online experience, and developing effective solutions within budgets and timelines.
Osman Siddiqui helps companies and brands grow by creating marketing and design strategies. Osman is a high achieving, multi-cultural, motivated designer with eight years experience in global organisations/companies.
He has demonstrated the following in his career:
• Worked with international events through conceptual branding and impactful visuals to build a unique identity for each event. Designed an end to end experience for clients ranging from invitations, name badges, digital wallpaper, templates, brochures, event guides, exhibition stand concepts etc
• Working with international companies globally, I have designed digital and analogue artwork for PowerPoint and Word that brings complex data into simple and infographics bring complex information to life.
• Help our clients quickly digest, synthesise and draw insights from large amounts of information through the creation of: Illustrations, Infographics, Rich Pictures, analogue and digital ‘knowledge walls’
• Created engaging digital and print based templates to help our clients structure their solutions eg annual reports, marketing brochures, PowerPoint templates for presentations etc
• Work with multiple clients during events to help them capture their outputs through customer experience journeys visually via animation, video production and visually impactful brochures
• Collaborated with designers to produce creative, comprehensive layout and design for print and digital campaigns, and web interfaces, and designing digital banners for social media space
• Developed a knowledge and application of a brands visual identity through development of a brand new website which increased awareness of visual identity by 60% compared to 20% in 6 months.
• A flexible marketing and communications expert, with great enthusiasm and inspiration who works exceptionally well with others in the team to meet the client’s needs in order to produce the required output any time when needed.
Working in four different countries around the world he has shared, developed and collaborated with people from different backgrounds. He is passionate about branding, communication and design. This has helped him to be a driven and determined employee who strives to do the best to achieve client goals.
Osman Siddiqui
E-mail: osman.siddiqui@gmail.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 7540 262 682
Osman Siddiqui helps companies and brands grow by creating marketing and design strategies. Osman is a high achieving, multi-cultural, motivated designer with eight years experience in global organisations/companies.
He has demonstrated the following in his career:
• Worked with international events through conceptual branding and impactful visuals to build a unique identity for each event. Designed an end to end experience for clients ranging from invitations, name badges, digital wallpaper, templates, brochures, event guides, exhibition stand concepts etc
• Working with international companies globally, I have designed digital and analogue artwork for PowerPoint and Word that brings complex data into simple and infographics bring complex information to life.
• Help our clients quickly digest, synthesise and draw insights from large amounts of information through the creation of: Illustrations, Infographics, Rich Pictures, analogue and digital ‘knowledge walls’
• Created engaging digital and print based templates to help our clients structure their solutions eg annual reports, marketing brochures, PowerPoint templates for presentations etc
• Work with multiple clients during events to help them capture their outputs through customer experience journeys visually via animation, video production and visually impactful brochures
• Collaborated with designers to produce creative, comprehensive layout and design for print and digital campaigns, and web interfaces, and designing digital banners for social media space
• Developed a knowledge and application of a brands visual identity through development of a brand new website which increased awareness of visual identity by 60% compared to 20% in 6 months.
• A flexible marketing and communications expert, with great enthusiasm and inspiration who works exceptionally well with others in the team to meet the client’s needs in order to produce the required output any time when needed.
Working in four different countries around the world he has shared, developed and collaborated with people from different backgrounds. He is passionate about branding, communication and design. This has helped him to be a driven and determined employee who strives to do the best to achieve client goals.
Osman Siddiqui
E-mail: osman.siddiqui@gmail.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 7540 262 682
Curriculum Vitae, Resumé, career in a nutshell - Revised. Expected read time is 97 seconds. Click through to view MY DIGITAL VAULTS, MY EXPERIENCES and CONTACT links.
I am a graphic design maven with a digital design diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA (honors 2006),
a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University (BS BA 1983), and have taught
DSN220 Adobe Indesign at Radford University, Fall 2014. In addition to having 20+ years design, marketing and
publishing experience, I also enjoy exploring new technology and software, as well as designing and developing for
the human factors of psychology, user interaction, and experience.
Design is a vast discipline encompassing a plethora of specializations and types of courses. Broadly, the type of designing courses in India can be considered from two aspects: the area of specialization and nature and duration of course. The discipline of design comprises four broad specializations namely Communication Design, Interior and Architecture Design, Fashion Design, and Industrial Design. Each of these specializations offers a variety of job roles to design aspirants.
Beautifully Crafted Designs – Tash Reichelt is a professional multi-disciplined graphic designer and web designer in Darwin. For all your needs in Graphic Design, Web Design and Digital Marketing. http://tashreichelt.com
Curriculum Vitae, Resumé, career in a nutshell - Revised. Expected read time is 97 seconds. Click through to view MY DIGITAL VAULTS, MY EXPERIENCES and CONTACT links.
I am a graphic design maven with a digital design diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA (honors 2006),
a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University (BS BA 1983), and have taught
DSN220 Adobe Indesign at Radford University, Fall 2014. In addition to having 20+ years design, marketing and
publishing experience, I also enjoy exploring new technology and software, as well as designing and developing for
the human factors of psychology, user interaction, and experience.
Design is a vast discipline encompassing a plethora of specializations and types of courses. Broadly, the type of designing courses in India can be considered from two aspects: the area of specialization and nature and duration of course. The discipline of design comprises four broad specializations namely Communication Design, Interior and Architecture Design, Fashion Design, and Industrial Design. Each of these specializations offers a variety of job roles to design aspirants.
Beautifully Crafted Designs – Tash Reichelt is a professional multi-disciplined graphic designer and web designer in Darwin. For all your needs in Graphic Design, Web Design and Digital Marketing. http://tashreichelt.com
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Strategic thinker and creative leader combining over 20 years of expertise developing partnerships and award-winning creative campaigns that translate to brand and bottom line growth. Offers advanced cross-platform strengths in user design and experience, information architecture, usability, and interaction design. Brings a strong combination of agency and in-house experience within small creative shops and large agencies and brands.
Entrusted as a strategic and creative advisor to business leaders in defining key marketing challenges and translating business goals into unique brand and product experiences. An effective team and project leader capable of managing and motivating cross-functional groups under a unified creative vision.
Currently seeking new opportunities – open to relocation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Creative Brand Strategy, UI/UX Design, Responsive Interactive Design, Usability, Brand Management & Development, Mobile/Digital Applications, Social Media Strategy, SEO, Event Experiences, Advertising, Design, Copywriting, Marketing & Communications, Partnership Development, Thought Leadership, Planning & Implementation
I am a simplicity loving designer-at-heart and spent 10+ years in fashion, concept and print design. Through my natural passion towards simple, aesthetically pleasing design and empathy for others, I love to design experiences as UX/UI Designer, that delight and make people lives a little easier.
1. BACKGROUND
Over my career, I have delivered designs solutions to Fortune 500 companies, universities,
healthcare providers, and tech start-ups. The solutions span digital design, brand development,
print and packaging design, web and interactive design, and trade show graphics.
I’ve assembled and led highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams of designers, copywriters,
production designers, as well as interactive developers and good, old-fashion offset printers.
As a business owner, I have acted as the business development guy, account executive,
project manager, creative and art director, and designer.
I am a hands-on, process-oriented visual communications designer who is well-versed in
all facets of the design process. I root myself in my clients' business goals and objectives and
am always looking for ways to creatively improve the communication and design standards of
my clients while continuously pushing and improving my own skills and knowledge.
SKILLS
Brand development: Brand identity and visual language, sales, and marketing collateral,
packaging, and website design
Business communication solutions: Proven ability to distil complex problems into simple,
elegant, and effective solutions delivered on-time and within budget
Strategic application of technology to communications: Integrating business acumen
with an extensive knowledge of technology to achieve business goals via beautifully designed
marketing communications
Art and Creative Direction: Able to direct and lead a creative team, and manage client
goals and objectives, while working within budget and time constraints
Print and On-line Experience: Able to work fluidly in either print or web. Well versed in
managing printers and web/interactive developers
Collaborative and Personable: Seeks out and enjoys working as part of a team, and
values the involvement of the business stake-holders in the design process
Creative/Art Director
Graphic Designer
69 Thorndike Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
617.718.0730
paul@kronerdesign.com
kronerdesign.com
PAUL KRONER
2. EXPERIENCE
Kroner Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts www.kronerdesign.com
Principal/Creative Director, August 1998 to present
Responsible for directing and managing all aspects of brand and marketing
communication campaigns, including:
» Establishing project scope and time lines and developing budgets for design and production
» Overseeing the design process of all print, web, and interactive work
» Managing and directing teams of designers, writers, photographers, interactive and
motion graphic designer, web development, and print production
Projects include:
» Rebranding of Casner Edwards, a 40+ attorney law firm in Boston, including brand strategy
and positioning, new visual identity, website, collateral, advertising and ongoing marketing
communication needs.
» Spearheading a team of designers, writers, photographers and developers in the
branding of Zeo, including brand identity, comprehensive photo shoots, product collateral
and packaging, and website design
» Leading the rebranding effort for StreamServe, a multinational corporation, including brand
identity, collateral, website, advertising, and an extensive brand Identity manual
» Designing, producing, and supervising all aspects of print production, including
coordinating and managing of over 600 color separations, for a 288-page catalog for
The Parker Companies Italian Villa rental properties
» Rebranding of Willow Medical Labs, a medical and drug testing facility, including renaming,
positioning, brand identity, website, collateral, and vehicle and architectural signage
Lapham/Miller Associates, Andover, Massachusetts
Art Director/Senior Designer, July 1982 to August 1998
Directed every aspect of design and art direction, print production, and overall project
supervision while serving the design/communication needs of clients. Instrumental in
overseeing the studio's comprehensive conversion from analog to digital design.
Some clients served:
» Hewlett-Packard
» The UNUM Insurance Corporation
» Emerson College
» Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
» Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
» The Boston Pops
» The Institute of Contemporary Art
» The New England Conservatory
3. EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
College of Design, Architecture and Art
Bachelor of Science in Design, cum laude, 1982
Mass College of Art, Boston MA
Life Sculpture
Winter and Fall 2008; Winter 2009
International School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy
Summer 2009
TEACHING
» Mass College of Art: Introduction to Design
» Art Institute of Boston: Design 1
» Montserrat School of Art: Guest Instructor, Introduction to Design
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS:
Art Directors Club of Boston
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Publicity Club of Boston Bell Ringers Awards
Hatch Awards
New England Hospital Public Relations Association Lamplighter Awards
Best Of Computer Art and Design
Communication Arts
Print Magazine's Regional Design Annual
Print Magazine's Best of Logos
TECHNOLOGY
Fluent in MAC OS
Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite
Proficient in: Dreamweaver, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Fluent in directing interactive and web developers, and supervising
all facets of print production
