Don Whelan

EXPERIENCE

Leverage Marketing Group Newtown, ct Art Director. 2007 – Present

At Leverage I create & direct design work for all agency clients, ranging from Fortune 500 to non-profit.

Responsibilities include planning & strategy, concept & refinement, photography & photo direction, production & coordination, press checks, guiding and directing junior designers.

Engaged in project work that includes identity, marketing collateral, web & mobile, tradeshow graphics, and print & outdoor advertising.

I support the aes by advising on production methods and design choices as well as working directly with clients.

KINETIK Washington, dc Designer. 2005 – 2007

Staff designer working under studio principals, alongside 3–4 other designers. Daily client contact. Project work included collateral & publications for non-profits, academic institutions, trade associations, some identity & websites. Responsible for all phases of projects from concept to press checks.

Winterhouse Studio Falls Village, ct Designer. 2003 – 2005

Responsible for all studio design & production tasks, including concept work, comping, photography, production & coordination, press checks. Daily client contact. Worked under direction of studio principals. Project work included books and publications, collateral for non-profit clients, some identity & websites.

Real Estate Arts New York, ny Designer. 2002 – 2003

Produced marketing materials for commercial real estate clients. Generally solo work on individual projects with minimal oversight from principal. Heavy, direct client contact once projects commenced.

Auston Design Group Napa, ca Designer. 2000 – 2002

Responsible for concept work, intensive comping, production, press checks. Worked under a senior designer and principal. Projects primarily consisted of wine packaging, brand identity, collateral and websites.

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO ba, Communication Design: Graphic Design Chico, California: 1997 – 2000

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite Basic html / css Photography

PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE ONLINE

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CONTACT

don@dvw2.com e 203.528.7306 m @dvw2 t

5 Patriot Lane #34 Georgetown, ma 01833

HONORS, RECOGNITION, SERVICE

San Francisco International Wine Competition 2014 Bronze Medals — Rotation Chardonnay & Cabernet Sauvignon

AIGA DC Washington, dc Programming Coordinator / Director. 2006 – 2008

AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers 2004 Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library

The End: Hamburg 1943

AIGA Best of New England 2005 Best of Show — Literature is Freedom

Rest of Show — Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library

STEP 100 2005 Literature is Freedom

Print Design Annual 2005 Five wine package

Communication Arts Design Annual 2003 Five wine package

Jury Member & Speaker Quito, Ecuador

iv Biennial of Ecuadorian Graphic Design, 2002

One-Color Graphics Rockport Publishers, 2002

Chariot wine package Campion business system

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DIGITAL

BubbleWrapFun.com

Powers, LLC

Sealed Air Mobile App

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PRINT

Poetry Foundation

Nextbook

United Way of Western Connecticut

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PRINT

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

MFA Division of Bariatric Surgery

Anaconda’s All-Occasion Toastmaker

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BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

The End: Hamburg 1943

Poetry magazine

Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library

Don Whelan

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

The Yale Law Journal

Mysteries of the Rectangle

AIGA | AQUENT Survey of Design Salaries

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PACKAGING

Five

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus CD

Rotation

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PACKAGING

Hautboy Hill Farm

Jeriko Estate

Sophie Auster CD

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IDENTITY

Poetry Foundation

Ives Concert Park

Bubble Wrap Brand

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IDENTITY

Aita Financial Group

Village Mortgage Company

Powers, LLC Attorneys at Law