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Joseph Shipp | Graphic Design
Half Moon Bay, CA
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Passion filled. Steady. Aware and observant. Able to get things done under pressure.
Kickass in crunch time. Able to push others beyond their own expectations. Loves kearning.

2010 starts a new endeavor with Project M in Half Moon Bay, CA. Come back soon for updates.
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WORK

PROJECT M LAB.
Project M, Half Moon Bay, CA. (Jan. 2010 – Present)
Setting up the 1st M LAB on the West Coast.

PROJECTS:

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nada bike

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DESIGNER/MAKER.
C2 and MavLab, Half Moon Bay, CA. (Jan. 2010 – Present)
Visual anthropologist and sponge.

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SENIOR DESIGNER.
Widgets & Stone, Chattanooga, TN. (2006 – 2009)
Communications design studio creating tools and strategies that benefit economy, communication, innovation and brand.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Art direct on specific projects
· Graphic design
· Supervision of production vendors
· Project management and coordination
· Workload scheduling
· Supervision of junior designers, interns and independent contractors
· Maintain and manage studio

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

· Art direction on projects receiving awards including AIGA TEN Show 2006 Gold, Silver and Merit.
· Design on projects recognized in Step Inside Design Top 100 Designs of 2008 and Print Regional Design Annual 2007. 
· Played a key role in increasing the number of billable projects in the studio by 60% since beginning employment in 2006.
· Promoted from Junior to Senior Designer in two years.

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CO-PUBLISHER / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Mule Magazine, Chattanooga, TN & Chicago, IL. (2005 – Present)
Collaborative art, design, fashion, literary and music annual publication with national distribution in seventeen markets including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Graphic design and illustration
· Advertising sales and client relations
· Multipage typesetting
· Prepress preparation
· Manage and maintain bank account

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

· Design on issue receiving award in AIGA TEN Show 2006 Gold.
· Played a key role in sustaining the magazine’s production.
· Played a key role in expanding distribution from regional to international .
· Invited to present at Colophon 2009 International Independent Magazine Symposium in Luxembourg.

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AWARDS
AIGA TEN SHOW 2006
PRINT REGIONAL DESIGN ANNUAL 2007
STEP INSIDE DESIGN 100 2008

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EDUCATION
BFA: GRAPHIC DESIGN. University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN

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All Work © Joseph Shipp 2008-2010