allison thornton
webdiva@allyart.com
professional experience
Assistant Director of Marketing—Technology
March, 2001—present
New Jersey City University: Marketing
- create a competitive presence for New Jersey City University on the world wide web for students, potential students, alumni, faculty, and staff by redesigning and creating a graphic standard for the web site.
- design graphics that are consistent with NJCU’s visual image for the NJCU website.
- create new web pages for various departments and events.
- order and maintain the hardware and software, by researching, demo testing, and training with the products before specifying which will suit the needs of the marketing office.
- Represent the University at conferences, seminars, committees, and task forces including: Technology Standards and Services Task Force, Web Advisory Group, Software Standards-Instructional Technology committee.
Web Designer
- The NJCU Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center WEBSITE
- Designed, developed, and maintain currently.
- NJCU's AFT Local 1839 union WEBSITE.
- Designed, developed and maintain currently.
- The NJCU Black Administrators, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, & Students
Organization WEBSITE.
Designed, developed and maintain currently.
- Yemaya WEBSITE
Designed, developed and maintain currently.
- NJCU Intramural Events & Recreation WEBSITE.
- Designed, developed.
- NJCU 2008 scholarhip concert WEB PAGE.
- Designed, developed.
- NJCU 2007 scholarship concert WEB
PAGE.
- Designed, developed.
- NJCU GothicNet PORTAL
DESIGN.
- Designed.
Graphic Designer
July, 2009
Creative Management Enterprises (CME)
Designed logo and consulted on web branding for startup company.
November, 1994—February, 2001
New Jersey City University: Publications and Special Projects
- Designed and revised printed and promotional materials during Jersey City State College's transition into a University.
- transitioned Pagemaker software workflow to Adobe Indesign for printed materials
- worked with regular clients and cultivated new clients for the department
July 2008
The One Entertainment
Designed logo for entertainment promotion startup company.
May 2008
Libron Professional Services, Inc. (LPS)
Designed logo for technical consultant.
July 1994
Rap Dot Com
Designed 12-page insert for New York City New Music Seminar conference newsletter.
May, 1994
The Segal Company
Revised and re-designed insurance publications.
January—March, 1994
Jive/Zomba Recordings
- Worked with art director to revise, and design promotional and marketing material, including packaging design.
- Revised traditional paste-up layouts for re-printing
April—September, 1993
Youth Communication
- Designed and desktop- published a bi-monthly news magazine for foster care youth, Foster Care Youth United.
- Designed and desktop-published annual report/alumni publication.
January, 1992
Palographia Co., Inc.
- Created and edited promotional copy.
- Designed direct-mail seasonal brochures.
January 1989—March, 1990
Pratt Manhattan
- Designed signage, and open house invites.
- Managed b/w photography darkroom.
- Assisted in continuing education registration administration.
September, 1989—February, 1990
Def Jam Recordings/The Drawing Board
- Designed logos, and produced traditional paste-up mechanicals for in-house design studio.
- Collaborated with art directors, musicians, promoters on printed promotional materials.
Teaching
- Web Design, to the University Academy Charter High School students, in the Spring Umoja Artisan workshop program
- Computer Animation to the University Academy Charter High School students, in the Spring Umoja Artisan workshop program.
- Web Search Safety workshop to pre-teens during 'Take Your Sons & Daughters to Work Day'.
- Digital Art workshop to pre-teens during 'Take Your Sons & Daughters to Work Day'.
art exhibitions
Spring, 2009
"Campus Violence Poster Project", University & College Designers Association
poster |
article
March-May, 2009
"Trace", 32 Jones Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
article
education
Pratt Institute,
BFA in Communication Design, 1992
Pratt Manhattan Center,
AOS in Graphic Design, 1990
skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Flash
- Dreamweaver
- Fireworks
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Microsoft Office
- iWork
- iMovie
- Final Cut Pro
- painting, drawing, printmaking, traditional layout
memberships
University & College Designers Association
International Webmasters Association
Higher Education Web Professionals
January 2010