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Diana HobstetterHELLOMY NAME ISDiana

Resume

Diana HobstetterSeven Blocks Design825 Wilshire Blvd. #231, Santa Monica, CA [email protected](424) 272- 5767

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Designer / WordPress Specialist / online presence strategist

To design is to solve

human problems by

identifying them and executing the best solution.

~ Ivan Chermayeff

My TOOLBOX

I am passionate about design, WordPress, communication, and empowering people.

Seven Blocks Design 2012-PresentMy current design company focuses on providing online presence solutions to businesses, including creating websites with WordPress and other Content Management Systems, social media implementation, as well as training clients to take control of their online presence.

I take projects from start to finish and beyond: from discovery to design to development to launch to training.

Second Street Design Studio 2002-2011I started my first design business. The focus was HTML sites for small businesses and organizations.

Tech III, Inc. 1997-2001Art Director & Web Designer at tech company. Designed & developed HTML sites and web graphics.

Freelance/Design Companies

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E d u c at i o n & A f f i l i a t i o n s

Recent SeminarsAdobe Live: Illustrator (2014)Google Analytics (2014)WordCamp (2012 & 2013)SoCalUX Camp (2013)Intro to User Experience Design (2013)Moving WordPress (2013)Responsive Design CSS3 & HTML5 (2012)Adobe Creative Now with Adobe’s Terry White (2012)Social Media for Businesses (2013)Photoshop Painting with Jack Davis (2012)Adobe Edge (2012)

Open Studio: Artists Online 1997 Program funded by the National Endowment of the Arts to teach artists and arts organizations to develop websites.

Bowdoin College 1982-1986 BA in Fine Arts. Graduated Cum Laude. Maine. Semester Abroad at Syracuse University, London, England.

LA Web Developers GroupLA User Experience Group

SoCal WordPress Users GroupLA Photoshop Users Group

Design Courses

CollegeProfessional

Affiliations

“Ancora Imparo” (I Am Still Learning)

~ Michelangelo, at age 87 in 1562

WordPress *Web Design *

User Experience *Branding *

Logo Design *Social Media *

Online Strategy *Content Management *

Systems (CMS)_

Keywords

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PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS ~ Websites

Makeup ArtistAnnetteLorant.comResponsive WordPress SiteLogo Design2013

BandTheOoks.comResponsive WordPress SiteMusic, Video, Gigs, StoreLogo Design2013

Pilates Studio PilatesOnLaGrange.com

WordPress SiteLogo Design

2014

Musician MrsHobbs.com

WordPress Music SiteMusic, Video, Gigs, Store

Logo Design

Tech CompanySystemsEngine.comResponsive WordPress SiteAnimated Slideshows2013

ContractorGaspersConstruction.com

Responsive WordPress Site

Logo Design

ArtistAmyKaps.com

Responsive WordPress Site

Portfolio & News2013

surf campSurfAcademy.comResponsive WordPress SiteCalendar, Events, News, E-Commerce, Facebook Feed Social Media Wall, MailChimp2013



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PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS ~ V a r i o u s

Logo DesignWINGS for HeyDayMediaLogo Design2013

PresentationConnectAnywayPromotional Pitch SheetLogo Design2013

Video “Miniatures #20”

for Naked With Shoes Filmed & Edited

2013

Video “Stool Dancing

After All These Years”for Naked With Shoes

Filmed & Edited 2013

FlyersVarious Music Events Flyers, postcards, emails, social media2009-2013

Selected clients 1997-2011Naked Juice - Their 1st Website

E!Online/Neiman Marcus - Mini-Site KABC-TV (LA) & KGO-TV (SF)

Sweepstakes Promo Sites for :* Lincoln/Dralion* Paris-Las Vegas

* Carl’s Jr.* Mercury Sable

*Chevron/Disney Autopia* Monday Night Live Sports

art collection SteinhardtJudaica.comHTML Site + Database Integration by Richard Grossman/Tech III, Inc. 2012



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Work History & E x p e r i e n c e

Musician 2005-Present Mrs. Hobbs (Singer/Accordionist), Ketchup Soup, The Ooks of Hazzard, Big In Bremen, Free Reed Conspiracy, Dorian Wood’s Difficult Women Choir

Visual Artist 1990-2005 Exhibited at Patricia Correia Gallery, Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, The Brewery, Half A Dozen Rose, and more

Event Organizer 2005-2012 Elementary School Art Program (Reflections)Music events (ranging from 3-17 bands per event)

Non-profit art organization co-founder 1990-1991 FRANCE: Art Cooperative to present concerts, exhibitions, and theatrical performances on a barge on the River Seine, outside of Paris, France.

Arts Administration 1986-1990ENGLAND: Arts Council of Great Britain, The Royal Academy of Arts, Angela Flowers Gallery

Other Experience I am an all-around

creative person who has been involved with

art and design, music and

performance, branding and

marketing, and organizing

events and projects.

I draw from my varied

experience to inform my work with businesses

to develop their brands

and online presences.

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