emichaelkarter@hotmail.com (937) 293-2527
501 Sylvandale Drive
Kettering, OH 45419

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts Graphic Design
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
BFA Spring 2003
GPA: 3.1

DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Ohio University School of Theater, Fall '02 to Spring '03
Designed publicity posters and programs for six theater productions. Worked with Art Director and play direction. Established theme and tone of plays to arrive at an appropriate design for each production. Performed under strict guidelines and printing limitations and learned clean, direct file management.

The Post, Ohio University School Newspaper Fall '01 to Spring '03
Worked in a fast paced environment designing advertisements for local businesses, scanned images, and designed layout of the paper. Consulted with sales representatives and performed under strict deadlines. Gained knowledge of technical troubleshooting in Mac systems.

Ohio University Convocation 2002 Fall '02
Designed program and twelve awards for distinguished Alumni of Ohio University for the 2002 Convocation ceremony.

Lurigancho, School of Film Thesis Poster Winter '03
Designed poster, postcard, and DVD cover for film student's final thesis project. Intensely discussed conceptual direction of poster and critically studied film for preferred still photography to represent overall tone of film. Worked under highly abbreviated deadline and limited budget for printing.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Second place in Amnesty Art Foundation print contest.
Lithograph in permanent collection in Amnesty Library in Connecticut.
Design work in permanent collection at Alden Ohio University Library.
Dean's List '01 to '03

SKILLS
Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Freehand, and Flash
Letterpress and bookmaking

PORTFOLIO AND REFERENCES
Available upon request