Portfolio

I have been creating designs and images since 1997, when I was hired as a receptionist for a small printing company in Baltimore, Maryland. Little did I know that I was going to find my career calling when I was 19. It started simple enough, “match this type”, “create a boxing poster”, and I did what I was told. The first programs that I used were Microsoft Word, and Publisher – I know, YUCK!, I didn’t know anything then, I would print the black text, images and they would shoot it with the camera make film and strip it in place.
One day, I was sat in front of the Mac and told to typeset a label, ?huh? I had no clue what I was getting myself into. I learned Quark Xpress 4 in about 4 hours, just playing with the program and trying to figure out how to make things fit the way I needed them to, all I was shown was how to place a text box… Almost immediately, I never wanted to touch my PC again.
That was 12 years ago, now I am all about my Macs, my iphone, my time capsule and designing. I am still a huge Quark Xpress fan, but I do like Adobe’s Indesign. Illustrator and Photoshop are great, Dreamweaver is fabulous, though I am liking this word-press thing (it’s so easy).
The printing company where I got my start has since closed, I am now living in TN in my own home, and was working for the Center for the Arts in Murfreesboro Tennessee up until January 2010. I really had a chance to grow my portfolio while I was there, creating numerous posters, programs, flyers, newletters, brochures and best of all I was able to enhance my photography and webdesign skills. When the Center’s website crashed, I rebuilt it in 3 days! I have also really learned the value of social networking, public relations and advertising to a particular audience.
Below you will find samples of my previous design work. Though I have tried to organize my works seen below, I am still in the process of uploading my designs. All images were created or recreated with permission from the owner.

RichPrime

Date: 2006
Client: Richards Paint
Type: Product Packaging; paint can wrap 1gallon size
Notes: The top bar color on this label swaps out to blue depending on the contents of the paint fill.
Printed by: Born Printing Co, Baltimore, MD

Seal-Flex

Date: 2005
Client: Richards Paint
Type: Product Packaging; paint can wrap 1gallon size
Notes: The top bar color on this label swaps out to blue depending on the contents of the paint fill.
Printed by: Born Printing Co, Baltimore, MD

Tiger

Date: 2006
Client: Drawing Class – AACC
Type: charcoal drawing
Notes:I drew this Tiger while on my way from FL to MD on a flight that was delayed.
Printed by: none

Big River Poster

Date: 2009
Client: CFTA
Type: 11×17 poster
Notes:Designed as a poster for the upcoming performance of Big River, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Printed by: CFTA

Statesman

Date: 2009
Client: Seaboard Asphalt Products Company
Type: 1gallon product packaging (paint label wrap)
Notes:Recreated digital file from existing films, no scaning, just recreating.
Printed by: Flexprint

Clippership

Date: 2009
Client: Seaboard Asphalt Products Company
Type: 5gallon product packaging (paint label wrap)
Notes:Recreated digital file from existing films, no scaning, just recreating.
Printed by: Flexprint

Seaboard "Rays"

The Center for the Arts: Program Sponsors

Date: 2009
Client: The Center for the Arts (CFTA)
Type: trifold brochure
Notes:
Printed by: Karen Burton at the Center on Ricoh 2500 Color Copier

Karen Burton Cartoon Image

Date: 2009
Client: myself
Type: digital photo turned cartoon (Photoshop CS4)
Notes:Created a tutorial based on steps used to create this image, now being taught at the Center for the Arts.
Printed by: Web image not for print

Sanders Family Christmas production logo

Date: 2009
Client: The Center for the Arts
Type: logo created for this years Christmas Production of Sanders Family Christmas
Notes:
Printed by: logo to be used on production posters, programs and other marketing media

Sanders Family Christmas Production Poster

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: 11×17 production poster
Notes: Created for printing and distribution to surrounding area shops for promotion of the Christmas production of Sanders Family Chrismas – poster still in approval phase and incomplete
Printed by: CFTA

Katherine Sandoval Taylor web image

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: 540×300px for featured page on website. Also used for facebook.
Notes: Created as an ad for the Center for the Arts programs, also doubled for web usage.and incomplete
Printed by: CFTA

Katherine Sandoval Taylor, Benefit concert poster

Arsenic and Old LaceProduction Poster

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: 11×17 production poster
Notes: Created for printing and distribution to surrounding area shops
Printed by: CFTA

Arsenic and Old Lace Web image

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: web image for facebook and website
Notes:
Printed by: CFTA

Fall Festival of Magic web image

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: web image for facebook and website
Notes:
Printed by: CFTA

Fall Festival of Magic Show Poster

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: 11×17 production poster
Notes: Created for printing and distribution to surrounding area shops.
Printed by: CFTA

Richness of Life Poster

Date: 2009
Client: Center for the Arts
Type: 11×17 Art Gallery Poster
Notes: Took digital photographs of the artwork hung in the CFTA Art Gallery to create a promotional poster for the Art Exhibit. (photographs used with artist permission)
Printed by: CFTA

Southern Fried Murder Production Poster