don whelan
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Don Whelan
EXPERIENCE
Leverage Marketing Group Newtown, ct Art Director. 2007 – Present
At Leverage I create & direct design work for all agency clients, ranging from Fortune 500 to non-profit.
Responsibilities include planning & strategy, concept & refinement, photography & photo direction, production & coordination, press checks, guiding and directing junior designers.
Engaged in project work that includes identity, marketing collateral, web & mobile, tradeshow graphics, and print & outdoor advertising.
I support the aes by advising on production methods and design choices as well as working directly with clients.
KINETIK Washington, dc Designer. 2005 – 2007
Staff designer working under studio principals, alongside 3–4 other designers. Daily client contact. Project work included collateral & publications for non-profits, academic institutions, trade associations, some identity & websites. Responsible for all phases of projects from concept to press checks.
Winterhouse Studio Falls Village, ct Designer. 2003 – 2005
Responsible for all studio design & production tasks, including concept work, comping, photography, production & coordination, press checks. Daily client contact. Worked under direction of studio principals. Project work included books and publications, collateral for non-profit clients, some identity & websites.
Real Estate Arts New York, ny Designer. 2002 – 2003
Produced marketing materials for commercial real estate clients. Generally solo work on individual projects with minimal oversight from principal. Heavy, direct client contact once projects commenced.
Auston Design Group Napa, ca Designer. 2000 – 2002
Responsible for concept work, intensive comping, production, press checks. Worked under a senior designer and principal. Projects primarily consisted of wine packaging, brand identity, collateral and websites.
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO ba, Communication Design: Graphic Design Chico, California: 1997 – 2000
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite Basic html / css Photography
PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE ONLINE
dvw2.com w behance.net / dvw2 w
CONTACT
[email protected] e 203.528.7306 m @dvw2 t
5 Patriot Lane #34 Georgetown, ma 01833
HONORS, RECOGNITION, SERVICE
San Francisco International Wine Competition 2014 Bronze Medals — Rotation Chardonnay & Cabernet Sauvignon
AIGA DC Washington, dc Programming Coordinator / Director. 2006 – 2008
AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers 2004 Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library
The End: Hamburg 1943
AIGA Best of New England 2005 Best of Show — Literature is Freedom
Rest of Show — Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library
STEP 100 2005 Literature is Freedom
Print Design Annual 2005 Five wine package
Communication Arts Design Annual 2003 Five wine package
Jury Member & Speaker Quito, Ecuador
iv Biennial of Ecuadorian Graphic Design, 2002
One-Color Graphics Rockport Publishers, 2002
Chariot wine package Campion business system
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DIGITAL
BubbleWrapFun.com
Powers, LLC
Sealed Air Mobile App
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Poetry Foundation
Nextbook
United Way of Western Connecticut
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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
MFA Division of Bariatric Surgery
Anaconda’s All-Occasion Toastmaker
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BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
The End: Hamburg 1943
Poetry magazine
Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library
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BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
The Yale Law Journal
Mysteries of the Rectangle
AIGA | AQUENT Survey of Design Salaries
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PACKAGING
Five
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus CD
Rotation
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PACKAGING
Hautboy Hill Farm
Jeriko Estate
Sophie Auster CD
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IDENTITY
Poetry Foundation
Ives Concert Park
Bubble Wrap Brand
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IDENTITY
Aita Financial Group
Village Mortgage Company
Powers, LLC Attorneys at Law