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Ann H. Gallager
15 Austin Road
Medford, MA 02155
phone: 617.259.7200
email: info@gallagerdesign.com
web: www.gallagerdesign.com
LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/anngallager

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At a Glance

Versatile web / graphic designer and art director who enjoys playing an active role in the development of both design and content. Over 10 years experience in web design, and 20 years experience in book design, packaging, print collateral, illustration, and logo / identity design. Special emphasis on communication goals and content structure: high attention to detail. Comfortable with information architecture, project management, and editorial tasks.

Expertise

  • Custom website design and development
  • Web information architecture / content organization / user interface design
  • Vector illustration and image-based collage
  • Project management
  • Catalog & brochure design
  • Book jacket and CD packaging design
  • Large format poster & presentation boards
  • Logo design & development, corporate identity, and branding systems
  • Invitation / announcement design

Technical Skills

  • Solid knowledge of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, XHTML and CSS. Familiarity with Javascript, JQuery and PHP. Beginner / Intermediate level Drupal and Drupal Gardens.

Experience

  • Art Director • graphic AND WEB designer
    Gallager Design (Medford, MA.)
    2000–present
    Full-time, freelance design of both websites and print projects. Clients and freelance/contract projects include Tufts University, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, Bedford Books/St. Martins Press, Harvard University Press, Partners Healthcare, and EF Education.

  • Senior Designer
    Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston, MA.)
    1996–2000
    Created and/or coordinated the concept, design and production of promotional materials, including brochures, pamphlets, print ads, posters, postcards, press kits, displays, web sites, and direct mail pieces. Designed and produced two 150–page book catalogs annually. Hired and supervised freelancers as needed.

  • Senior Designer
    Addison-Wesley Publishing (Reading, MA.)
    1995
    Designed and produced paperback covers and CD labels for technical software books and companion discs. Art-directed freelance designers and illustrators and maintained book budgets.

  • Assistant designer • Designer
    Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston, MA.)
    1990–1995
    Designed book jackets and covers, typeset jacket copy, handled press proof and printing approvals, researched art and photographs, and negotiated fees and permissions.

Education

  • Acquia (Burlington, MA)
    Hello Drupal!; Drupal Site Builders Training; Drupal Theme
    Development Training

  • Drupal Camps
    Western Mass Drupal Camp; D4D Drupal Design Camp; Drupal Camp New Hampshire

  • Harvard Extension School (Cambridge, MA.)
    "Creative New Media and the Web" and "Understanding Multimedia" courses

  • Interactive Factory (Boston, MA.)
    Certificate in Web Design

  • Massachusetts College of Art (Boston, MA.)
    Classes in typography and design

  • Parsons School of Design (New York, NY.)
    One year of Illustration BFA program

  • Connecticut College (New London, CT.)
    BA: English with a concentration in Studio Art

 
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