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Table of ContentsCover Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3Resume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4News Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 9Brochures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10

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Hello XXXXX,

My name is Steve Thomas and I am currently a Graphic Design student at Cuyahoga Community College in the VC&D program . I enrolled at TRI-C in the summer of 2010 with a graduation date of Fall 2012 .

I wanted to take a moment and tell you a little about myself . I am currently the Layout Editor for The Voice at the Metro Campus and Whiskey Island Magazine at Cleveland State University . I have over 5 years of graphic design experience laying out a weekly newspaper bi-weekly, two bi-annual literary journals (I designed the current issue of Breakwall) utilizing Adobe Creative Suite .

Here are some example of my work online: http://www.issuu.com/csucauldron& http://www.issuu.com/attvcks

Thanks again for your time!

Best,

Steve Aresman Thomas

Steve ThomasGraphic Designer589 Birch Ave . Euclid, Oh 44132(216) 571-1127 • sthomasdesign@me .comhttp://issuu .com/attvcks

November 27, 2012

Person’s Name Company’s name Title Address of business

4Steve ThomasGraphic Designer

OBJECTIVESeeking a position in graphic design or web design where my creativity and technical skills are required .

EXPERIENCEGraphic Designer for INVADO INTERNATIONAL; Broadview Hts, OH — 2011 to PresentDesign web banner, slideshow presentations, event material and Advertisements for print and the web utilizing MS Office, Adobe CS6 and Keynote.

Graphic Designer for BREAKWALL LITERARY JOURNAL, Cuyahoga Community College; Cleveland, OHIO — 2011 to PresentDesigned a Bi-Annual literary book using Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Bridge and Photoshop.

Graphic Designer for THE VOICE, Cuyahoga Community College; Cleveland, OH — 2010 to PresentDesigned a Bi-Weekly Newspaper using Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Bridge and Photoshop. Uploaded and embedded the PDF of The Voice, photography, and web-ready video to the organization’s website using HTML, CSS and College Publisher web services. Redesigned website for a 24 hour news cycle, making it independent of the printed newspaper.

Graphic Designer for WHISKEY ISLAND MAGAZINE, Cleveland State University; Cleveland, OH — 2008 to Present Designed a 100 page Bi-Annual literary book twice a year using Adobe Indesign and Photoshop. Sample content of the completed magazine uploaded to the organization's website using Adobe Dreamweaver.

Graphic Designer for THE CAULDRON, Cleveland State University; Cleveland, OHIO — 2007-2009Designed 20 page newspaper using Adobe Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Created, produced and edited audio and video podcasts.

EDUCATIONCuyahoga Community College, Cleveland OhioAssociate Degree in Visual Communication, 2012

Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PaAssociates Degree in Music/Video Business, 1998

ACHIEVEMENTSFirst Place for Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper-2 Year/Community College from Society of Professional Journalists Annual Region 4Mark of Excellence Awards

589 Birch Ave . Euclid, Oh 44132(216) 571-1127 • sthomasdesign@me .comhttp://issuu .com/attvcks

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THE CAULDRON ISSUE 6 • FEBRUARY 2010About The Feature: The spring sports preview issue .

THE CAULDRON ISSUE 6 • FEBRUARY 2010About The Feature: The student’s introduction to the new Dean of Student Life .

News Print

THE VOICE ISSUE 10 • MAY 2011About The Feature:: A bi-weekly student produced newspaper that at Cuyahoga Community College .

CAMPUS DISTRICT OBSERVER ISSUE 7 • FEBRUARY 2012About The Feature: Foreign students and their experiences in the US .

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ELECTRONICS NEWSLETTER MOCKUP FALL 2011About The Assignment: It was created for a apple enthusiast group .

Ready to Become Pro?Mac is built from the ground up for sound and pictures. This is what the pros use and it’s

not by accident.We can configure-to-order almost any Mac with the options you need. Fill out the form online or call us to get a great deal on the perfect Mac.…See Page 5

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WINTER ELECTRONICS CATALOG MOCK UP DECEMBER 2011About The Assignment: It was created for a yearly catalog mailer .

Assignments

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A LITERARY JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Whiskey Island

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ISKEY ISLAND

CONTRIBUTORS

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Colleen AbelJe� Alessandrelli

Steve AlmondMichael Bagwell

Christopher BeardBrandon BellChuck CarliseSarah CarsonMRB Chelko

Daniel CoshnearAdam Crittendon

Rosie ForrestEmily Kendal Frey

Ryan KrullDavid Dodd Lee

Kyle McCord Justin RungeBret Shepard

Wendy Xu Leni Zumas

WHISKEY ISLAND ISSUE 61 • DECEMBER 2012About The Journal: A literary journal produced by Cleveland State University .

WHISKEY ISLAND ISSUE 56 • FALL 2008About The Journal: A literary jounral produced by Cuyahoga Community College .

Journals

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BREAKWALL ISSUE 2 • DECEMBER 2012About The Feature: A literary journal produced by Cleveland State University .

WHISKEY ISLAND ISSUE 56 • FALL 2008About The Feature: A literary jounral produced by Cuyahoga Community College .

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NEIGHBORHOOD VOICE DECEMBER 2011About The Advertisement: 8.5 x 11 Survey of Readers .

WHISKEY ISLAND ISSUE 56 • FALL 2011

About The Advertisement: 6x9 Announcing

Imagination 2011 Writer’s Conference .

SUSAN G. KOMENJULY 2012About The Advertisement 1/8 Advertisement promoting 5k/1 Mile race and walk .

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