GRETA CARLSON
1041 Judson Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, USA +1.847.845.6886 | [email protected] www.gretacarlsondesign.com
EDUCATION: Yale University, New Haven, CT Bachelor of Arts in Art, with concentration in graphic design, May 2010 Distinction in the Art major with a 3.8/4.0 in the major, 3.56/4.0 overall Ernest F. Thompson Cup – 2010 recipient Max Kade Fellowship – 2010 recipient for summer language study in Berlin
Senior Thesis: Wandering Artists, visual timeline of the lives of the Bauhaus Masters
Courses taken include: Advanced Graphic Design Typography in Graphic Design I & II Intermediate Graphic Design Digital Drawing
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Summer 2009
Pembroke-Kings Programme, Cambridge, UK Summer 2008
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL Fall 2002-Spring 2006
Rhode Island School of Design Summer Program, Providence, RI Summer 2005, architecture concentration
DESIGN EXPERIENCE: Production & Design Editor, Yale Daily News, New Haven, CT Fall 2008–Fall 2009, Staff Fall 2007–Spring 2008 • Designed daily paper and special Monday and Friday sections • Collaborated on special issues and publications • Trained design staffers, led design workshops and edited staffers’ pages
Editor in Chief, Yale yearbook, The Banner, New Haven, CT Fall 2007–Spring 2010, Staff Fall 2006–Spring 2007 • Managed business end of production, including mailings, book and ad sales and equipment purchasing • Negotiated with Publishing Company and Photography Studio on contracts, book timeline and yearly budget • Developed the design theme for the book, including cover art, and worked with section editors and staffers to design yearbook
Art Director, The Yale Epicurean, New Haven, CT Fall 2009–Spring 2010 • Developed the identity for the new publication, Yale’s first food magazine • Designed the quarterly magazine, templates and advertisements for businesses • Worked with Editor in Chief and Printer to set production schedule Design Intern, Schofield Media Group, Chicago, IL Summer 2009 • Designed and edited advertisements for print in 15 business-to-business publications • Worked on magazine spreads and edited magazine pages
Intern, New Haven Job Corps Center, New Haven, CT Association of Yale Alumni Summer Community Service Fellowship Summer 2007 • Founded a student-run newspaper • Recruited students to write, interview, illustrate, and photograph for bi-weekly publication • Edited student work and designed eight-page paper for the 200 person trade school
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: Co-Chair, Senior Class Gift, Ezra Stiles College, New Haven, CT Spring 2010 • Managed a ten-person team and organized fundraising events • Collected donations from members of the 2010 Yale Graduating Class
Chair, Student Activities Committee, Ezra Stiles College, New Haven, CT Fall 2008–Spring 2009 • Organized dances, trips and other morale-boosting events for residential college and Yale College • Managed budget, contracts, and safety protocol for 1000-person formal
Voting Member, College Council, Ezra Stiles College, New Haven, CT Fall 2007–Spring 2010 • Managed funds and allocated resources to college necessities • Planned college-wide activities, events and talks
TECHNICAL: • Proficient Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, PHP and CSS, Microsoft Office
LANGUAGE: • Proficient spoken and written German; Goethe Institute C1 Test, passed with 82.5/100 • Proficient spoken and written Spanish