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aaron kirbykirbyaj@mail.uc.edu 2332 Rohs Street513 // 885 2474 Cincinnati, OH 45219aj kirbydesign.comexperienceUniversity of Cincinnati // Cincinnati, OHGraphic Design Co-op09/11 - 09/12Worked in the dean’s office at the college of Design,Architecture, Art, and Planning designing posters,pamphlets, etc. for the college and its affiliates. Alsomanaged general content for the college website andprepared jobs for production and mailout.educationDAAP Computer Lab // Cincinnati, OHUniversity of Cincinnati // Cincinnati, OHStudent Worker, Part-timeCollege of Design, Architecture, Art and PlanningRan the plotters and assisted students with printing. Alsoworked on the A/V team assisting teachers with generalaudio-visual and computer issues.09/10 - presentGraphic Communication design major.Participating in the professional practice programalternating semesters of college study with workexperiences in the field of graphic and digital design.09/12 - 08/12Wings Model Management // Cincinnati, OHFreelance Designer04/13 - 06/13Walnut Hills // Cincinnati, OHDiploma with honours.08/04 - 05/10Scored a 4 on the AP English test.Scored a 5 on the AP Human Geography test.Participated in several design courses, includingproduct design and introductory Flash animation.Assisted with retouching of models in Photoshop. Alsohelped format photos for web and assisted with generalcontent management for the company websiteskillsAdobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop,Adobe CQ5, some Adobe AfterEffects, Microsoft OfficeReferences available upon request.Suite, Microsoft and Macintosh platforms.

aaron kirbyBS in Graphic Communication DesignYear 1Year 23 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursDSGN 1010Foundation 2DDesignGRCD 1011Design AestheticsGRCD 2010Photodesign 1GRCD 2011Photodesign 2GRCD 3050Time-BasedDesign OverviewGRCD 3041Print Design 1GRCD 4042Print Design 2GRCD 4043Print Design 33 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursDSGN 1020Foundation 3DDesignGRCD 1020Typography 1GRCD 2020Typography 2GRCD 2021Typography 3GRCD 2060InteractionDesign OverviewGRCD 3051Time-basedDesign 1GRCD 4052Time-basedDesign 2GRCD 4053Time-basedDesign 33 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursARTH 1011History of Art 1GRCD 1030DSGN 1071Communication forDesign DesignGRCD 2050KineticCommunicationGRCD 3080History of VisualCommunicationGRCD 3061InteractionDesign 1GRCD 4062InteractionDesign 2GRCD 4063InteractionDesign 33 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursENGL 1001EnglishCompositionPD 1051ENGL s orProgrammingDirectedElectiveHumanities orSocial ScienceGRCD 3021Design Systems 1GRCD 4020Design Systems 23 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursMATHQuantitativeReasoning ElectiveDSGN 1081Sources ofDesignDirectedElectiveCommunication3 Credit Hours3 Credit Hoursco-opSUMMERGRCD 2001Design Ideation 2FALLco-opSPRINGGRCD 3040Print DesignOverviewSUMMERFALLGRCD 3010DesignMethodology 1co-opChoose a focusDSGN 10703 Credit HoursSPRING3 Credit HoursCurriculum Guides and DirectoriesDAAP Co-op, Fall 2013SPRINGco-opSUMMERGRCD 4010DesignMethodology 2DSGN 3081DSGN 4070Design History,Theory, and CriticismInterdisciplinaryResearch Methods3 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursFree ElectiveFALLco-opSPRINGGRCD 4011DesignMethodology 3DSGN 4071InterdisciplinaryGlobal Design IssuesDesign Thinking andProblem SolvingMethodsDAAP RebrandYear 53 Credit HoursbreakFALLGRCD 2000Design Ideation 1Year 4SPRINGDSGN 1001FoundationDrawing 2Intro to Co-op forGraphic Comm.DesignSUMMERYear 3FALLDSGN 1000FoundationDrawing 13 Credit Hours3 Credit HoursThroughout the course of my co-op with the school for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning I participated inthe redesigning of the school’s image. This involved creating an identity that showcased the simple, clean designstyle of DAAP balanced with assets from the University of Cincinnati’s branding. The directory displayed on theleft assists students in finding the contact information of their professors, while the curriculum guide on the rightis just one of many I designed to help prospective students understand their class schedules at a glance.

aaron kirbyDAAP RebrandFliers and HandoutsDAAP Co-op, Fall 2013One of my main responsibilities in the rebrand was bringing old informational fliers and handoutsinto the style of the new identity. These two fliers provide prospective students with an overview ofthe different programs that DAAP offers, as well as information about visiting the school.

aaron kirbyMuseum Studies MailerDAAP Co-op, Fall 2013For this project, I worked with representatives from the Museum Studies program to create aninformational mailer in the style of the new DAAP identity. The mailer is a tri-fold, and uses bold fontsand colors to draw the reader’s eye. The reverse is a poster for the museum studies program.

aaron kirbyDispatch Magazine AppDAAP Summer 2013This project involved using an existing magazine as inspiration to create a new one, essentiallyrebranding the old property. I chose Paste Magazine, which has been out of print for some years, butcurrently lives on in an online form. From this I created Dispatch, a music magazine targeted at youngadults aiming to stay up to date on alternative music and pop culture. The E-reader would be availableon iPad, and would include a music player loaded with a playlist for each issue, sampling songs fromthe artists featured that month.

aaron kirbyLigature StudiesDAAP Summer 2013This project was intended as an exercise to help us begin to see possible connections betweenletterforms. I decided to make two distinct versions. The “yt” form utilizes the natural connectionmade at the x-height of the two letters, while the “au” was created from the realization that the backof the “a” and front of the “u” share a common width.

aaron kirbyObject AbstractionDAAP Fall 2012This assignment involved choosing an object that would be displayed in four different styles: ananalytical drawing, a digital line drawing, a rendering in coloured pencil, and a digital line-shape study.This demonstrates a sliding scale of abstraction; from realistic to simplistic. After spending mostof the semester familiarizing ourselves with the objects, we took a step further into the abstractionprocess and created a line-based and a shape-based icon.

aaron kirbyAquarium SignageDAAP Summer 2013Students were assigned to a specific group of animals (marine life in this case) and told to simplifythem into icons for the application of their choise. I decided to do aquarium signage, using blockyforms for easy readability, dynamic poses to spark interest, and keeping the biology relatively intactto make the animals easily recognizable.

aaron kirbyPostcard FrontPostcard BackCACUBO Winter WorkshopFor this project I was tasked with creating an identity for the CACUBO (Central Association of Collegeand University Business Officers) Winter Workshop. The colors and curves in the layout reflect thoseused in the CACUBO logo, while the typefaces used reference those utilized in the website andprevious workshop mailouts. The final deliverables included an informational postcard, as well as anemail blast and a sign template for the classes that are held there.DAAP Co-op, Fall 2013Email Template

aaron kirbyŽižek Conference IdentityDAAP Co-op, Fall 2013For this project I worked with the head of the Art Education program at DAAP to develop an identity for aphilosophy and design conference that will be held at the school in April. I used the the main speaker’sinterest in Soviet propaganda posters as inspiration for the bold, posterized look and color scheme.I have showcased the cover and a few sample pages of the map and schedule here. There will also bean expanded version of the cover being sold as a poster.

aaron kirbyUrban Studio WordmarkDAAP Co-op, Fall 2013For this project I worked with representatives from the Community Design Center and NiehoffUrban Studio to update their identity. Both are University of Cincinnati affiliated studios that workwith students from multiple colleges on campus to create unique solutions to urban problems in theCincinnati area. I wanted to give each studio a modern, professional look to reflect the changes theymake in the local community. Here I have the wordmarks themselves, as well as a few examples ofhow they might work in relation to documents or images.

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Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe CQ5, some Adobe AfterEffects, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft and Macintosh platforms. Graphic Design Co-op . Postcard Front Postcard Back Email Template. a