Troy Johnson

Experience

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  Methodologie (formerly Team Design, now Digital Kitchen)

  Apr 1993 - Aug 1998

  Designer

  Designed and managed Teacher and Parent Activity Guides for the Microsoft Kid's group including My Personal Tutor, Encarta, and Creative Writer, as well as web based Teacher Activity Guides for Scholastic's Magic School Bus. Also designed campaign materials for King County, Seattle Water, and the King County Commission for Marketing RecycledMaterials. Other clients include Microsoft Press, Immunex, NeoRx, Corporate Council for the Arts, Quadrant Homes, and Pacific Rim Resources.

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  Microsoft Entertainment Business Unit

  Nov 1998 - Mar 1999

  2D Artist

  Designed and produced set-up screens and contributed to User Interface for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000. Contract through Creative Assets (Filter).

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  Werkhaus Creative Communications

  Aug 1999 - Nov 1999

  Production Designer

  Worked with lead designers producing comps and final art for a variety of web sites including the Official Pokemon web site for Nintendo of America. Updated and maintained the transitional Werkhaus web site.Contract through Creative Assets (Filter).

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  Troy Johnson Graphic Design & Illustration

  Sept 1999 - now

  Owner

  Project management, graphic and interactive design, illustration, and event planning for companies including the Northwest College of Art & Design, Puddletown Squares, and The Soap Boys.On a project for Puddletown I created all the print and web design, coding, print production, event planning and coordinating for a small square dance festival. The first year the event was 1 day with a single caller. Because of my marketing efforts, by the third year the event involved coordinating a full team of volunteers for a three day festival with dancing,workshops, a banquet, and seven callers. Show less

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  Hornall Anderson Design Works

  Apr 2000 - May 2002

  Production Design

  Liaisoned between Senior online designers, developers. and project managers to turn design comps into web pages. Supplied print production support for packaging and merchandising teams throughout the company.

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  Northwest College of Art & Design (NCAD)

  Mar 2013 - now

  As an instructor and creative mentor I have guided over 140 graphic design students into their profession and have created the project briefs for and taught 20 different classes including, Typography, Web Design, History of Graphic Design, Information Design, Interactive Design, and the full arc of graphic design studio classes. Collaborating to connect great ideas to the client's visual communications needs is the most rewarding part of working with junior designers in the classroom or out. Facilitating professional development and employment for students and graduates and acting as liaison with placement agencies, creative companies, and professional organizations to promote awareness of the college and our graduates. Developed and implemented a relational database to move the department’s files from paper-based records to searchable and relatable electronic records.

  • Instructor

    May 2003 - now

  • Career Services Advisor

    Mar 2013 - Jun 2015