For the Internet and Print Media

OBJECTIVES:

Employing my wit, problem-solving ability, innovative spirit and sensitive perceptions to find effective creative solutions for graphic and digital-design challenges; to fulfill client purposes by conveying the desired emotive message in appropriate form; and to work in an environment that shares my values of integrity, mutual respect and consideration. Contact Laramie Sasseville

ILLUSTRATION PORTFOLIO QUICK LINKS: F/SF Illustration; Children's Illustration

EXPERIENCE in WEB GRAPHICS & DESIGN:

• Web Design & Management; 8/1997 - 9/2001
  Hennepin County Adult Services Department; Minneapolis, MN Design, Implementation of site and all graphic elements for:
  http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/adultsvcs/ASDFrames.htm. Also design and implementation of the ASD Intranet Site, Using FrontPage, and including Lotus Notes applications

• Web Design, and Flash implementation for The Seven County Metro Resource Guide for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
  

• Web Manager; 8/1998 - 11/2000
  Children's Book Illustrator's Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  Design and implementation of all graphic elements for the site. Site updates and maintenance over a 2 year period: Minnesota Children's Book Illustrator's Guild Internet Site: http://www.dreamspell.net/LKS/cbig/index.html

• Web Design & Management; 8/1997 - Present
  Laramie Sasseville's Online Portfolio: Dreamspell; Minneapolis
  Design and implementation of websites and all graphic elements:
  Laramie Sasseville's Online Portfolio Internet Site: http://www.dreamspell.net

• Graphic Design and Cascading Style Sheet for:
  Minneapolis Community Barter Network Internet Site: work in progress

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

Publications produced on a regular basis for Hennepin County's Adult Services Department, between 8/98 and the present:

• AS We Are quarterly newsletter
• Mental Health Initiative quarterly news
• Mental Health Annual Report
• Mental Health Advisory Council quarterly news
• Mental Health Yellow Pages
• VSP Handbook
• Disability Services Group Informational Sessions listings

• Misc. flyers, notices
  
  SKILLS
  

HTML / XML DreamWeaver FrontPage JavaScript Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) SQL Flash Multi-Media: Carrara, Morph, LogoMotion, Bryce, Poser	PhotoShop Quark PageMaker Illustrator Painter Traditional media for illustration and graphic design
Also: Expertise with Accessibility Issues (ADA Compliance Standards) Microsoft Word / Office / PowerPoint / Access Writing and Editing Visual Basic / Lotus Notes Development

EDUCATION
5/2000; Web Publishing Certificate: Minneapolis Community Technical College; US-MN-Minneapolis; Includes Training in:
PhotoShop, Illustrator, Painter, Quark Xpress, HTML, Scanning, Digital Animation (Morph, LogoMotion, Infini-D, et alia), QBasic
Additional Experience with:
Dreamweaver, FrontPage, PageMaker, Flash, Lotus Notes Application Development, Access, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, Visual Basic and W3Consortium Accessibility Guidelines

1976; Bachelor's Degree; Wellesley College; US-MA-Wellesley
BA '76 Wellesley College: Studio Arts & Classical Archeology
with training in traditional media for design and illustration

PERSONAL:
In addition to my graphic design skills I co-edited and wrote for an in-house newsletter at Hennepin County, and have several published short stories to my credit. I have expert-level skills in traditional illustration and graphics media as well as the digital media. (I've taught courses in drawing and portraiture). I'm involved in the local Science Fiction Society (Mnstf) and for many years have helped to put on their annual convention; I've also participated, as a performer, with the Renaissance Festival, and in the City-County Chorus for the past four years.

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