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David R. Laferriere
Attleboro, MA 02703
I am a communications/media graphic designer and illustrator adding creative support to a business, corporation or agency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WHEATON COLLEGE, Norton, MA
(1/2010 to present) Graphic Designer, Communications
PRE MEDIA GLOBAL, 4 Collins Ave, Plymouth, MA
(11/2009 through 12/2009) Graphic Designer
THE SUN CHRONICLE, 34 So Main St, PO Box 600, Attleboro, MA 02703 508-222-7000
(2000 to 2009) Assistant Managing Editor for Design, Interim Online Manager
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IN CHARGE OF the overall look and feel of an 18,000 daily circulation newspaper.
- RECOGNIZED with awards from the Associated Press News Executive Association, the New England Newspaper Association and the New England Press Association for page designs, photo illustrations and information graphics.
- LED a successful redesign project.
- DEVELOPED an informational 'How-To' queue for staff with cross-functional duties.
- STRONG news sense.
- RESEARCHED, designed and wrote copy for all local graphics and maps.
- PROVIDED ideas and planning for stories and graphics with editors and reporters.
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COACHED the editors on page layout and design.
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MAINTAINED the InDesign library and templates, making sure they were useful to the editors.
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SUPPORTED software in the newsroom for InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, Illustrator, QuarkXpress and Acrobat.
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AS INTERIM ONLINE MANAGER from August 2007 through September 2008 completed the first phase of a site redesign exceeding our goal of 3 million visitors.
THE BOSTON HERALD, One Herald Square, Boston, MA 02118 617-426-3000
(1997 to 2000) Editorial designer, Infographics specialist
- RESPONSIBLE for the design, layout and execution of the front page of the 350,000 daily circulation newspaper. The newspaper's main circulation came from newsstand sales so it was my job to design a page that would help sell the paper.
- COMPLETED the new design of the front page as part of the redesign team.
- PRODUCED inside page layouts and other informational graphics to accompany news stories.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Can meet tight deadlines, even as news breaks late.
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Visually support content with well thought out page designs, maps, information graphics and illustrations.
- The end user, the reader, is who I design for.
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Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, Excel, and Acrobat
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Experienced with Content Management Systems.
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Both PC and Macintosh fluent.
RECENT AWARDS
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First Place in Front Page Design category, for "Nightmare on Wall Street" from the New England Press Association, February 7, 2009
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First Place (2) in Feature Page category, for "Small Wonder" from the New England Press Association, February 7, 2009 and the New England Associated Press News Executives Association, September, 19, 2008
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Second Place in the Photo Illustration category for “Crystal ball game” from the New England Associated Press News Executives Association, September, 19, 2008.
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Third Place in the Photo Illustration category for “Perfect ending” from the New England Associated Press News Executives Association, September, 19, 2008.
MEMBERSHIPS / ACTIVITIES
Society of News Design
Attleboro Arts Museum, board member and past president.
Advisor for Graphics Communications at the Attleboro Vocational High School
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island – BFA Illustration
Attleboro High School, Attleboro, Massachusetts – Commercial Design Certificate
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