CONTACT INFO
Jennifer Ellen Noran
859.494.7896
biscuit@jennykat.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
1990 - 1994
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Eden Park, Ohio
Major: Illustration
Minor: Sculpture
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
- 13 years of graphic experience, including:
- Art direction
- Computer design settings
- Hand-drawn illustration work
- Freelance Portraiture and Graphic Design
- Well-motivated and self-directed
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Team player and self-starter
- Great organizational skills
- Problem solver and skilled researcher
OBJECTIVES
The design and production of professional visual communication using a variety of media.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Adobe Creative Suite 4 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, Acrobat)
Microsoft Office 2007 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
CorelDRAW 8
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
Geocacher: 2007 – present
Bluegrass Dive Club: 2007 - current
Kentucky Native Plant Society: 2006 - current
Save the Manatee Club: 2006 - current
Taekwondo America: 2005 - current
Lexington Art League: 2004 – current
WORK EXPERIENCE
Web/Business Design
The Capitol
Legislative Research Commission
Frankfort, Kentucky
August 2001 - present
In charge of overseeing design, creation and implementation of posters, business cards, memos, documents, and many other projects for the Legislative Research Commission. Also created and implemented reconstruction of outdated designs and streamlined production of numerous documents, which also created considerable free space on LRC servers.
Graphic Design
Swine Flew Shirt
Richmond, Kentucky
June, 2009
Designed and created a graphic for a shirt project.
Graphic Design
Lexington Open IX
Lexington, Kentucky
May, 2009
Created a disc design for a tournament in collaboration with B. Cleary.
Craft / Fine Art
Gift for Grandma
Cleveland, Ohio
November, 2008
Hand sewed a sock monkey as a gift for my Grandma and learned new stitching techniques.
Fine Art
Art Fever, Lexington Art League
Lexington, Kentucky
October, 2008
Painted a piece for auction to support the Lexington Art League.
Graphic Design
Representative Meeks
Lexington, Kentucky
June – October, 2008
Layout and creation of over 40 images for a Pow-Wow booklet. I also designed two logos, and layouts, for various events, including the “Ride for Native Pride” event.
Graphic Design
Clash at Catalpa
Richmond, Kentucky
October, 2008
Created a disc design for a tournament in collaboration with B. Cleary.
Logo Design
Bethany United Methodist Church
Louisville, Kentucky
October, 2008
Created a logo design for the volunteer cleaning crew at the church.
Fine Art
Mission Month, Bethany United Methodist Church
Louisville, Kentucky
August, 2009
Painted stand-ins and created props for a state fair themed church mission fundraiser.
Graphic Design
Night Flight
Richmond, Kentucky
July, 2008
Created a poster for a disc golf tournament in collaboration with B. Cleary.
Logo Design
Cruise, Bethany United Methodist Church
Louisville, Kentucky
April, 2008
Created a logo for shirts and correspondence for a group cruise.
Logo Design
Spicar’s Martial Arts
Lexington, Kentucky
August, 2007
In collaboration with the owners of Spicar’s Martial Arts, we brainstormed on the best graphics and icons to best represent their organization. I used the final design to also create business cards, and they integrated the logo with their website (www.powerofkarate.com).
Graphic Design / Fine Art
Julia’s Wedding
Oviedo, Florida
May, 2007
Painted a series of watercolors to use as accents for a family of invitations, letters and envelopes.