Dara Emerson

Dara Emerson

Freelance graphic designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CREATIVE DESIGN CONSULTANT

  • Education

    • Rhode Island School of Design

      1980 - 1983
      BA Department of Graphic Design and Semiotics

      Activities and Societies: co-creator of the 1983 RISD Yearbook winner of the AIGA Award of Excellance 1983 Graduation with HonorsThesis Project: Cloud AtlasA joint-study program with the Department of Meteorology at Brown UniversityInternship with the MIT Press in Boston, MA as part of the degree program

    • Hampshire College

      1978 - 1980
      Fine Arts, Physics, Philosophy

      Activities and Societies: Assistant Director, Hampshire Graphic Design and on-campus design business designing and screen-printing posters for events in the 5-college community of Amherst, MA USA Internship at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC as part of the study program.

  • Experience

    • Freelancer

      Jun 1983 - Jun 1987
      Freelance graphic designer

      Wide range of contract-based design work. Clients included: ID Magazine - design, illustration and production of special issues including the annual design reviews; Assistant to the Art Director for Neiman Markus Magazine - work included photo styling and photo shoots; Various projects with Tibor Kalman at M&Co.; Promotional Material and Illustration for Sony Records; Diverse private clients

    • Graphic Designer

      Jun 1987 - Jan 1991
      Freelancer

      Client List Includes: Loewe GGK for Christian Satek in the redesign of the Castrol Oil Corporate Identity and business collateral; DDB Needham in the redesign of the Weiser logo; Wiener (News and Magazine) Magazine design; Diverse private clients

    • Sanitätshaus Danner

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1994
      Promotion

      Marketing, PR activities to promote Popolino cotton baby nappies in the Innsbruck area. Activities included marketing, presentation, display and sales.

    • Freelance Graphic and Web Designer

      Jan 1994 - Jun 2005
      Graphic Designer

      Corporate Identity, Print Design, Catalog Design, Book Design, Store-Front Design, Interior Store Display. Clients Included: Felder Machines; Tunisien Tourism Bureau; Austrian-Marocco Insitute; Daisy America Press (USA); Two Dot Press (USA); Webfrog.at, Shops in the Vienna area

    • Dimensions.at

      Jan 2007 - now

      creative design consultant and word-crafterhelping start-ups and individuals define and create their message.simplifying information – visually, with words, with approach – so it can be effortlessly understood and imbibed. Consultation, Word, Print, Presentation, Event, Web

      • Creative and Design Consultant

        Mar 2017 - now
      • CREATIVE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL

        Jan 2007 - now
    • Groove Organic Energy Drink

      Jul 2007 - Mar 2011
      Director of Marketing and Design

      Client Liaison; Art Direction/Design: identity, print, events, web, trade, display; Marketing; Copy-writer.

    • THE WRITTEN WORD

      Oct 2014 - now
      Head Coach

      Supporting students in preparing clear, succinct and successful personal statements/ motivational letters for university applications.Assisting them in discovering the best universities and programs for their genius and in obtaining placement there.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bachelors of Art – Honors, Department of Design and Semiotics

      Rhose Island School of Design