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 Also created and implemented reconstruction of outdated designs and streamlined production of numerous documents, which also created considerable free space on LRC servers.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.