ted davis
b. 1983
education
2007 - 2009
UIC/HGK
University of Illinois Chicago/
Basel School of Design
MFA + MAS in Visual Communication
2001 – 2006
California State University, Chico
BA in Communication Design
(option in Graphic Design)
Minor in Studio Arts
work experience
2006 – 2007
[Production Artist]
Viola Design, Healdsburg, CA
Involvement in a large assortment of client projects, which included pre-press tasks,
digital photo retouching, web design, format corrections, and business illustrations.
2005 SUMMER
[Advertorial Graphic Design Internship]
Rolling Stone Magazine (Wenner Media LLC), New York, NY
Developed logo concepts & advertising design, built compositions, and digital photo manipulation.
2004 SUMMER
[Studio Assistant Internship]
Amyx Photography, San Francisco, CA
Assisted studio photographer, which involved the arrangement of props, setup of lighting and strobe equipment, and digital retouching.
2004 – 2006
[Production Internship]
Viola Design, Healdsburg, CA
What began as a lesson in studio design transformed into an apprenticeship, this covered all aspects of the design process from concept to the final printed product.
2004 SPRING
[Image Catalogue Internship]
Professor Byrone Wolfe, CSU Chico, CA
Scanned, retouched, printed, and catalogued a photographic series of Guatemala by Edward Muybridge in 1875,
for a rephotography project Professor Byrone Wolfe pursued while on sabbatical.
teaching experience
2006 SPRING
[Build-Your-Own Web Site Tutor]
Art Department, CSU Chico, CA
Taught a series of workshops in web design to an advanced/graduate student sculpture class.
2003 – 2004
[Lab Assistant and Tutor]
IMC Multimedia Lab, CSU Chico, CA
Tutored and assisted both students and faculty in a variety of Macintosh applications, these included audio, photo, and video editing software. Enhanced student project potential by demonstrating and teaching how to use advanced features in the software.
related skills
[GRAND MASTER]
- Adobe After Effects, InDesign, Lightroom, & Photoshop
QuarkxPress
[EXPERT]
- Apple DVD Studio Pro & Final Cut Pro
- CSS & (x)HTML in hand coded format
- Microsoft Office Suite
[WELL VERSED]
- Macromedia Flash
In addition to being extremely proficient in both the Macintosh and Windows platform, my depth of expertise includes a large number of professional digital audio programs. Over the years I have learned the language computer software speaks, allowing me to adapt and excel in each new application I am exposed to.
honors + awards
2006
[Honorable Merit Award]
The 11th Annual Student Printmakers’ Invitational
Janet Turner Print Museum, California State University, Chico, CA
2006
[Silver Place in Poster Design]
The 31st Annual Student Graphic Design Invitational
Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA
solo exhibitions
2006
[Subway Sleepers]
May 15th – Sept. 30th
Bell Memorial Union Art Gallery,
California State University, Chico, CA
group exhibitions
2008
[Ornament and Image Making]
Eikones NCCR Iconic Criticism, Basel, Switzerland
2006
[11th Annual Student Print Invitational]
Janet Turner Print Museum, California State University, Chico, CA
[51st Annual Juried Student Exhibit]
The University Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA
[31st Annual Student Graphic Design Invitational]
Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA
[Digital Dialog]
Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
2005
[50th Annual Juried Student Exhibit]
The University Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA
[Digital Dialog]
Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
2003
[4th Annual Student Photography Show]
Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA
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