Karen Tan
1175 South Ogden Street
Denver, CO 80210
(mobile) 646.245.4732
karen@gogotan.com

education

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
BFA in Graphic Design 1999, Awarded Merit Scholarship



design experience

Limb Design, Houston, Texas
Senior Designer/Art Director. Designed multiple print projects and websites for various clients, mostly non-profit, from concept to final production. Held client meetings and oversaw junior designers as well as interns. Handled other aspects of a small studio including trafficking, billing and proposals.
March 2005-Current

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Designer. Produced graphics for exhibitions and collateral for the museum. This includes book designs, brochures, cards, invitations, and newsletters in different department such as education, membership and development. Handled production and art/photo direction for all jobs as well as maintained a consistent design for all publications.
March 2004-March 2005

Freelance Design, Houston, Texas
Print and web designer for various restaurants, non-profit organizations and businesses.
August 2003-Current

Kraftworks Ltd., New York, New York
Assistant Art Director. Designed packaging, pop, store interiors and layouts for clients such as Anne Klein, Playtex, J.Crew, InStyle magazine and Aldo shoes. Art directed ads for InStyle magazine as well as directed digital photo shoots. Individually responsible for all Playtex marketing materials as well as showroom design. Produced concepts for pitches and assisted all art directors with their current campaigns.
October 2001-July 2003

Nestor Stermole VCG, New York, New York
Designer. Individually responsible for Divina food packaging and the College Board account. Designed food packaging, books, corporate brochures and mailers. Handled production for all projects. Responsible for client contacts, commissioned illustrators and managed interns.
February 2000-July 2001

Matsumoto Incorporated, New York, New York
Designer. Worked on books, and a series of promotions for clients such as the Guggenheim Museum, Armani, and Steuben crystals. Produced concepts for catalog covers and assisted senior designer on photo shoots. Scheduled deadlines, handled all aspects of production and attended client meetings.
August 1999-January 2000

Wechsler Ross and Partners, New York, New York
Intern. Assisted art director and designers. Helped design direct mail pieces,
brochures and a trade show booth for Deutsche Bank. Attended press checks
and in-house critiques, while learning about the operations of a large firm.
June-August 1998

other experience

Art Institute of Houston, Houston, Texas
Part time faculty in Graphic Design
January 2004-January 2005



skills and awards

Graphis Letterhead 5
Houston Addys Gold 2005

Computer: Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress
Also familiar with Dreamweaver and InDesign

Other Skills: Hand-made books. Experience working in a type shop and hand lettering text

Languages: Conversational Chinese
Hobbies include ballroom dancing, cooking