J. Kaitlin VaughnDesign Portfolio

“Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.”

— Tate Linden

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

DESIGN INTERNSHIP

UNDERGRADUATE WORK

ABRIDGED RESUME

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BRANDING DESIGNADVERTISINGCMS WEB DESIGNPACKAGING DESIGNEVENT MARKETINGPRINT DESIGN

MIAMI UNIVERSITY LANDSCAPE & GRAPHIC DESIGN

UNDERGRADUATE THESIS- ABRIDGEDDIGITAL RENDERING

RESUME

BRANDI

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

NG DESIGN

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DRB CONSULTING GROUP

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DRB ConsultingGroup, LLC

P.O. Box 361144Indianapolis, IN

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(317) 288-0677

drbconsultinggroup.com

WaterWorks

Torpedoes

WaterWorks

Torpedoes

WaterWorks

Torpedoes

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WATERWORKS SWIM CLUB

GREATER CINCINNATI AQUARIUM SOCIETY

AD

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

VERTISING

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HISTORIC DOWNTOWN

RICHMOND

THE TIN LIZZIE CAFE

JOE’S PIZZA

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BILLBOARD DESIGN

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DRBCONSULTINGGROUP.COM

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MYCENTERCITY.COM

JKAITLINVAUGHN.COM

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

PACKAGI

NG DESIGN

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JP BRUCE, AUTHOR

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MELTON RENZULLI WINES

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

EVENT M

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MINORITY WOMEN’S NETWORK

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berfestWayne CountyIndiana

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25BENEFIT 5K/10K

BIKE•TOUR•BERFEST

INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST

MISCELLANEOUS EVENT POSTERS

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PLASTIC PROMOTIONAL CARDS

COLLAGE CARDS

NEWSLETTERS, BROCHURES, & ANNUAL REPORTS

DESIGN INTERNSHIP

MIAMI U.

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The Voice of America Learning Center is a satellite campus of Miami University Oxford located in West Chester, Ohio. I developed a planting plan for this site, managing a budget of $80,000 for the total cost of plant materials and installation. I was able to reduce the overall cost of the project to $34,000 by redeveloping the planting design while still accomplishing the same basic functions of framing, screening, color, and seasonal interest. Choosing a planting palette that not only provided these functions, but that was also economically viable, helped reduce the budget by 57.5%, and left room for additional future installations.

In the summer of 2010 I was given the task of updating the three

campus tree walks and the brochure that accompanies them. After walking the three walks, correcting names and

locations, and choosing new trees to be added to the walks, I collaborated with the Botany department to ensure a more cohesive end

product. Paths were also rerouted in order to accommodate persons with accessibility concerns, future construction,

and other Miami clients who had a vested stake in the walks.

I prepared a 27-page published brochure, “The Trees of Miami University,” which is available and used by

the student body as well as the public, citizens of Oxford, and visitors. These pages of the brochure represent only a portion of the publication, which

contains facts about each tree on the walk, locations of dining facilities, and sites where sustainable initiatives are taking place across campus.

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The main purpose of this project at Miami University was to provide equal access to users of all abilities including auditory, visual, and mobility impaired individuals throughout the campus by implementing an aesthetically pleasing landscape design.

This landscape design produced a single landscape design solution that accommodated all people with disabilities as well as the rest of the population, eliminating social and physical separation. This design benefi ts everyone, allowing all users to interact freely and equally. This campus landscape design embraced the idea that environments should be usable by all people, to the largest extent achievable, without the need for specialized, isolated design.

The full thesis can be viewed at jkaitlinvaughn.com

This stramp design concept, extrapolated from the IIT Student Center

and Robson Square precedents, aims to provide an artistic means of universal accessibility. It also allows for elevation change to happen on

site without physical isolation of students and users. The section (right) shows that verticality

is achieved through hardscape design. The design of the ramps within the stairs slope

up individually to the top of the intimate platform.

[ an artistic means of universal accessibility ]

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This project is a revitalization of E. Main Street in Muncie, Indiana. The redeveloped master plan serves local land use not only

by keeping several of the existing buildings along with their use, but also by bringing in new mixed-use development that includes

street-fronted commercial on the lower levels and residential units on the upper levels.

This new infrastructure is embraced in hopes of bringing in more residential

use, connecting to the surrounding neighborhoods, and improving the local economy. The streetscape of downtown

Muncie along E. Main Street aims to provide physical and emotional comfort to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicle users

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Projected cantilevers along E. Main Street capture rainwater, releasing it down into

a vegetated strip that also acts as a traffi c buff er for cyclists. Native grasses with deep root systems

help fi lter runoff and collect rain water from the cantilevers. During a rain event, a visually-permeable water wall delineates pedestrian space by creating a

sense of peripheral and overhead enclosure provided by the cantilevered planes above. In the evening,

these sheets of water take on a diff erent form, illuminating the night streetscape and allowing the celebration of rain water to radiate with spattered light. These cantilevers take the idea of runoff , and

through their integrated design CELEBRATE WATER IN ITS PUREST

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Ball State University, College of Architecture & Planning, Muncie, IN : 6/06-5/11 Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture, Cumulati ve GPA: 3.766: Dean’s List 10/10 Semesters Landscape Architecture Major GPA: 3.722, Spanish Minor GPA: 3.416: Dean’s List 10/10 Semesters

Ball State’s Australia Center Study Abroad Program, Lennox Head, AUS, Spring 2010 Studied design & Australian culture through photography, travel, and sketching

j. KAITLIN vaughncreative marketing & graphic design

EDUCATION

design passions primary design skills

awards & volunteering

• Graphic Designer for Stellar Communiti es Program Development Team, 2013 (Richmond: 2013 Stellar Program Winner)• Marketi ng & Design Director, Networking Together, Inc. 30th Annual Regional Conference (December 2012 - Present)•Speaker at the Indiana Main Street Conference in 2012: “Social Media on Main Street’• Marketi ng Chair, Starr-Gennett Foundati on 2012 (January 2012 - December 2012)

computer-generated graphics & presentation

promotional marketing design

public relations + social media

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To obtain a positi on that allows me to use the diverse range of skills gained during my more than fi ve years of experience in graphic design, marketi ng, communicati ons, and landscape design obtained from experiences studying and working in the professional marketi ng & design fi eld.

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J. Kaitlin Vaughn creative marketing & graphic design, Jan 2013- Present • Freelance Graphic Designer

Center City Development Corporation, Richmond, IN: Aug 2011- May 2013 • Marketi ng & Communicati ons Director• Graphic Designer on Stellar Communiti es Program Development Team• Webmaster, Social Media Director, & Program/Events Coordinator

Miami University Planning, Architecture, & Engineering Dept., Oxford, OH: Summer & Winter 2010, Summer & Winter 2009, Summer 2008 • Redeveloped and piloted meeti ngs to design and publish the Miami Tree Walk & Brochure Guide, available to the enti re student body and the public• Assisted in Filing & Data Entry• Managed a budget of $80,000 for VOALC planti ng plan & schedule project, reducing costs by 57.5% to $34,000

Reid Hospital & Health care Services, Richmond, IN: Summer 2007 • Worked with lab analysis technicians as clerical lab assistant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

references

mr. john seibert(Supervisor, 2008-2010)Sr Project Architect & Manager Planning, Architecture, & Engineering Dept. seiberjk@muohio.edu1 (513) 529-2354

Offi ce Address: PFD Planning, Architecture, & Engineering Cole Service Building, 119 Miami University Oxford, OH 45056

Mrs. Beth Fields(Supervisor, 2011-2013)Co-Executi ve DirectorCenter City Development Corporati on

Current Contact Informati on:Beth FieldsProgram DirectorUrban Enterprise Associati on of Richmond50 North Fift h StreetRichmond, IN 473741 (765) 983-7396bfi elds@richmondindiana.gov

Amy Oler Holthouse(Colleague, 2012-2013)President/ CEOWayne County Area Chamber of Commerceamy@WCAreaChamber.org(765) 962-1511

Offi ce Address:33 S. 7th Street, Suite 2Richmond, IN 47374

J. KAITLIN VAUGHNCREATIVE MARKETING

& GRAPHIC DESIGN

J. Kaitlin VaughnDesign Portfolio