Bio
Emily Songster has over 20 years of experience in industries such as healthcare, publishing, marketing communications, non-profit and music. Emily also has art direction and photography experience, and is highly skilled in typography, information design and color.
Emily is skilled on both Macintosh and Windows platforms:
- Adobe: Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
Flash, Fireworks
- Quark Xpress
- XHTML, CSS
- Microsoft Office: Excel, Entourage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
Emily received her BFA in Graphic Design from Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. She studied in Switzerland with Armin Hofmann, Paul Rand and Wolfgang Weingart at the Yale Graphic Design Summer Program.
Emily has worked as a Graphic Designer for many firms, including MedAmerica, a management support organization for a national partnership of emergency physicians; Fern Tiger Associates, a marketing communications firm with a national clientele of non-profit organizations; Diesel Design, a creative communications agency; ComputerLife, a national monthly magazine, published by Ziff-Davis; Portal Publications, a graphic arts publisher (now called Innovative Art); and Disc Makers, a CD and DVD Manufacturer.
Emily’s freelance client list has included design studios and agencies: Artistic Studios, Curium Design, Gumas, SBG Enterprise (now called The Brand Union) and Vanderbyl Design; national monthly magazines: Red Herring, MacAddict and Games Business; retailers: Pottery Barn and The North Face; and investment firm: Charles Schwab.
Emily is a member of the AIGA and the Graphic Artists Guild. She resides in Oakland with her husband, daughter, cat, and dog.
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