NADJA V FRIST
whichcamefrist@yahoo.com
www.whichcamefrist.com

SUMMARY:
always having a love for design,
i decided to pursue my love.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS:
Currently studying PHP

UCLA Extension, Los Angeles CA:
Received: Design Communication Arts Certificate
  Design Fundamentals  Package Design
  Color Methodologies   Typography
  Photoshop        Illustrator
  Media Literacy           Flash
  Dreamweaver       Design History & Context
  Icons, Logo and Logotype Design
  Illustration Techniques for Graphic Designers
  Print Design and Production Using InDesign
  Design II: Collateral & Corporate Communication
  Design Communication Arts Mentorship with Carl Heinz

Gloucester County College, NJ:
Major: Marketing & Management
  Received: Associates Degree

University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA:
  Children’s Book Illustration
  Comic Book Illustration
  Drawing

Future Media Concepts: Maya 3D training

American Graphics Institute: Photoshop training

CompTIA i-Net+ Certification

WORK HISTORY:
Turner White Communications, Inc.
Wayne, PA
Production Assistant
Website maintenance/design, journal cover illustrations

Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt, LLP,
Universal City, CA
Independent Contractor - Graphic Designer
Website maintenance, email blasts, newsletters and various print

Dipshot Films, Hollywood, CA
Art Department Intern - Prop Designer
Tom Goes to the Mayor airing on the Cartoon Network

Ketchum Directory Advertising, Marina del Rey, CA
Executive Assistant
Supported EVP-CFO and the Manager of Finance/Planning

OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Client/vendor relations, problem resolutions, website design and
development, multimedia, desktop publishing, prepress and print production,
storyboards, web best practice, design theory, branding, creative briefs,
deadlines, strategic thinker, research, proofreading, multi-tasking  

MAC, PC
CSS, HTML, JavaScript, ActionScript 2.0
QuarkXPress 6, InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2,
Flash 8, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, Acrobat Professional,
MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Bridge, GarageBand
Currently studying PHP

COMPETITIONS PLACED:
1st place winner
AIGA UCLA Extension Student Group logo competition
Naming and logo entry

1st place winner
Create A Villain Contest for Marvel Comics
Co-creator/Illustrator of Charcoal, The Burning Man

2nd place winner
Wizard Magazine’s Tyrant Contest
Dinosaur illustration entry

Runner-up
Dark Horse Comics SpyBoy Gadget Contest
Gadget illustration entry

AFFILIATIONS:
UCLAx Design Student Group
AIGA Philadelphia

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