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Clean your car headlights with…toothpaste

Posted on July 23, 2011 by jjackson in Personal, Uncategorized 82 Comments

I’m stepping away from my design updates to share a brief experience. If you watch television regularly enough, you probably have seen the infomercial advertising a specialized cleaner for oxidized, dirty headlight covers on a vehicle. I have no idea if the advertised cleaner works, but I can tell you a certain “home remedy” works […]

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Greener Planet postcard design

Posted on July 13, 2011 by jjackson in Featured, Personal, Portfolio No Comments

One of the assignments in my Print Production class at Sessions College was to design a postcard promoting a fundraising gala for an eco-conscious nonprofit. This was a really enjoyable task, and I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the source of my inspiration: Mike Campau at Seventh Street Design did a 3D poster […]

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Olivio: Package design for olive oil bottles

Posted on July 5, 2011 by jjackson in Featured, Personal, Portfolio No Comments

  As part of my final project for Graphic Design I, we were tasked with designing a series of labels for Olivio Olive Oil Co. The only requirements were: Include the name Olivio Add a flavor name and image Include a weight Include a tagline that read “Product of Italy” Create a neck booklet This […]

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Everything’s grand in Oracal Land

Posted on June 27, 2011 by jjackson in Business, Featured, Portfolio No Comments

I came across some files I thought I had lost, and was so excited, I had to post them. The design was created last fall for one of our territory managers, who had a presentation for a client. Because of the nature of the client’s business, we decided a bright, fun, game-board-like design would work […]

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Using a QR Code in floor graphic design

Posted on May 3, 2011 by jjackson in Portfolio No Comments

One of the objectives of the Oracal marketing department in 2011 was employing QR Codes in various collateral. The most recent example of this is the giant QR Code I integrated into my design for a floor graphic panel for a trade show booth. The graphic measures about 26-by-26 inches, and we created a set […]

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Mile-High Living

I'm a graphic designer with a diverse background—writing, editing, page design, logo design, email design, marketing, social media—based in the beautiful Front Range foothills of Denver, Colorado. The bulk of my roughly 12 years of experience is with print design. During my professional career, I’ve won numerous design awards — something I attribute to my strong work ethic, attention to detail, creative passion, and analytical mind. I have a constant desire to grow, learn, and get better at everything I do.

My specialties are:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InCopy, Quark XPress, Microsoft Office; graphic design, editing, writing.

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