Overview
I’ve been designing for more than 20 years — primarily print collateral, brand development, and website design. I believe in clarity and dependability, which has translated into design work with a focus on details and usability over flashy or trendy.
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Content I’ve created on the topic of design
- Video (10K views): Mood Boards for Designers
- Article: The value of balancing desirability, feasibility, and viability
- Presentation (500+ views): Recap of An Event Apart conference held in Washington, D.C. 2013 (also featured in the article “Get Your Audience’s Full Attention with a Stunning Keynote Presentation” by Canva)
- Workshop presentation (4K views): Website Architecture: Sitemaps and Wireframes
Media & Mentions
- Phoenix New Times “100 Creatives” feature
- Chosen as one of the top twenty-one design graduates in the United States by Print magazine, featured in their January 1999 issue
Skills
Design
- advanced experience with typography, layout, and illustrations
- advanced experience building out materials based on brand standards
- advanced experience with InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- basic to intermediate experience with HTML and CSS
Personal
- communication
- understanding and clarifying goals
- moving things forward and getting situations unstuck
- follow-through & commitment
- focus
- consistency
- planning
- attention to detail
Experience
- April 2015 – Present: Designer and Maker at Oxford Dogma
- March 2009 – May 2014: Design Director, Forty (now Crowd Favorite)
- June 2006 – April 2010: Communications Director, AIGA Arizona
- February 2007 – Present: Owner/Designer, Amy Lamp Design
- March 2004 – February 2007: Graphic Designer, Switch Studio
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Education
2002-2014: Various conference workshops
To feed my hunger for learning and improve my craft, I’ve attended many design conferences on the topics of general graphic design skills, brand development, web design, and user experience design.
1994 – 1997: University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
