Projects
by cmykae

Design and create a visual aesthetic, brand, and/or system to represent the project

Provide brand graphics that may include: icons, profile banners, wallpapers/background images

Design and create graphics for social media posts and commerce shop: announcement banners, advertisement, product images, contributor graphics, preview graphics/templates

Design covers OR collaborate with cover artists for typesetting.

Skin or design social media profiles, websites, and e-shops.

Answer any questions pertaining to contributor graphics

Collaborate with the Social Media Mod on any marketing/social media graphics.

A graphics mod does not format/check merch pieces

Software: Photoshop, HTML, Clip Studio Paint, G-Suite

Compile pieces to ==create a print or digital PDF ==

Organize zine pieces to create a narrative and/or visual balance between different works.

Typeset all text: passages, short stories, names, folios, etc

Design spreads layouts: title pages, table of contents, credit pages, pages for short stories (fics)

Provide templates for artists (unless provided by production mod), writers, and chefs.

Prepare zine files for print and digital distribution

Answer contributor questions in relation to layout

Collaborate with the Production Mod and Shipping Mod on zine specs

Work with the Writing & Art mods to ensure all pieces are accounted fo

A layout mod does not format/check merch pieces

Software: Photoshop, Indesign, Gsuite

Varies on from zine to zine

Organize and implement a ~6 month multi step project with a virtual team of ~3-6 people

Took part in curating a list of independent writers and artists

Manage up to 30 independent writers and artist

Corresponded with up to ~30 independent creators to insure the project schedule was followed

Contribute ideas to better the project.

Software: Google Suite: Docs, Slides, Sheets, Mail, Discord

Running social media accounts—Tumblr, Twitter, Carrd, CuriousCat— and the email

Answer questions that are directed towards social media accounts

Post on social media to insure activity and provide updates or status reports when needed

Platforms: Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Carrd, CuriousCat, Gmail

Illustrator

Merch

Graphic Designer

Typically I require the cover artists to allow me to set the type their covers. If I have set type for a cover, it will not be noted as it's a small contribution to the overall piece.

If Cover is listed, the cover was a collaboration, and I created elements to work alongside other contributors

If Cover Designer Is listed, I was the sole person working on the cover.

Disclaimer: Some projects have a companion zine, and the role may only apply to one of those zines.

BFA in Graphic Design from a vigorous 4 year design program

Social Media Content Creator for an Entertainment company

Designed, printed, and assembled —by hand— various books during the BFA: Perfect Bound, Saddle Stitch, Hand Stitched, Coil Bound, Accordion, French fold

Knowledgeable in various printing formats: large format, screen printing, letterpress, linocut, laser cut

Experience with hand lettering and sign painting

Experience sourcing materials for BFA projects

Experience producing and printing work outside of zines

Typography

Front-end web development and design

Digital and Print design

Branding

Photo editing and manipulation

UI/UX

Motion Graphics/Web animations (.gif)

Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Indesign, XD, some After Effects

Gsuite: Mail, Docs, Drive, Sheets, Slides

Social Media: Discord, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram

Sketch/Invision

Studio Clip Paint

Airtable

English

HTML & CSS

Excel Expressions

Discord bots and servers

General zine knowledge