Pure Talent Graphic Design

PROFILE:

Pamela Towns, Owner/Designer

Pamela Towns has spent eighteen years gaining extensive graphic design and marketing experience conceiving ideas and producing artwork and written copy for printed communications and the World Wide Web. She spent those years cultivating marketing communications for the National Institute of Building Sciences in Washington, DC. As director of art and administration, Pamela has a proven success record for increasing sales of the Institute's publications and increasing membership rolls and attendance at their events through design of marketing material. She continues her education to enhance her knowledge and skills in graphic design, marketing, communication, and software applications. Pamela has achieved great success in creating unique and progressive concepts and producing effective designs.

Our capabilities include:

· Art direction, idea conception, design production, problem solving, web page design and programming, project management, promotional marketing, pre-press preparation, vendor contracting.

· Branding and marketing strategy and planning.

· Producing communications that meet clients’ budgets, objectives, preferences, and styles.

· Writing effective copy for advertisements, flyers, brochures, web sites, and catalogs.

· Effectively negotiating with printers and other vendors to ensure value and quality of services.

Education:

BS, Graphic Design – Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Communications Studies, Art, Marketing – University of Maryland
Computer Programming, Accounting – University of Toledo

Specialized Skills:

Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, PageMaker, Image Ready, Illustrator, Acrobat and GoLive; Freehand, Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks; Microsoft Word, Access, FrontPage, Excel, and PowerPoint; WordPerfect, Lotus