HOWDY!
HOWDY!
I'm Jason, a graphic designer and letterpress printer with a love for tradition and a relentless habit of rebelling against it. I pride myself on my ability to create unique ideas and articulate them in unexpected ways, whether through branding, advertising, letterpress, or publication. In my free time you can find me cooking, golfing, or playing hockey.
MY RÉSUMÉ
Professional Experience
DESIGNER/PRINTER INTERN
Hatch Show Print May-June 2024
Designed and hand-printed 6 show posters: Rodger Daultry, Josh Gates, Raising Cane’s, Luke Bryan, Alabama, & Pat Benatar
Communicated with clients about their needs for different projects.
Set type, hand-mix Pantone specific ink colors, printed on multiple letterpress printers.
FREELANCE DESIGN
Live Fully Inc.
Independently created an Identity system for a healthcare startup and its memorial foundation.
Bridger Brewing
Social media work, Menu design, Employee merchandise line.
KITCHEN SUPERVISOR
Bridger Brewing
Oversee kitchen operations and facilitate closing, training, and pizza boy wrangling
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Identity Systems
Publication Design
Printmaking Methods
Leadership/Management
Awards/Expositions
Treasurer of Graphic Design Guild
Managed finances, created public workshops, hosted guest speakers, and participated in community art events/markets.
Montana State Undergraduate Research Symposium
Worked with the Architecture program to design a catalog for student work and created a presentation based on the importance of typographic education in a post-AI world.
Calling in the World to Come Exhibition
Letterpress exhibition in Colorado Springs with reactions to the 2024 election results.
Press On: Exhibition of the Art of Letterpress
Juried exhibition at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Maryland for the letterpress arts that received over 300 applicants and only accepted 87 artists.
MSU Undergraduate Opportunity Grant
$1,000 grant used for student travel to Miami for the Tropic Bound Book Arts fair.
Miami Special Collections
Artist book purchased by Miami Special collections library
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