Tyler Kemp-Benedict
Education
Center for Digital Imaging Arts
at Boston University Waltham MA
Certificate in Web Design Aug 2009
The Art Institute of Boston
at Lesley University Boston MA
Advanced Professional Certificate
in Design 2004
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA
Bachelor of Science in Biology 1986
Computer Skills
highly proficient Adobe InDesign CS3 and CS4
proficient Adobe Creative Suite CS3 and CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Acrobat Pro), standards-based hand-coded (X)HTML, CSS, office applications
working knowledge JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, SQL and MySQL, QuarkXPress, Fireworks, ActionScript 3, Flash
Awards & Affiliations
APEX Award for Publication Excellence 2009 and The Publicity Club of New England’s Bell Ringer Award 2009 | WGBH annual report (shared awards)
New England Book Show 2008 | Davis Publications, Inc. Explorations in Art series (shared award)
Art Institute of Boston Senior Design Award 2004 and Best of Design, AIB Portfolio Scholarship Competition 2003
Member: American Institute of Graphic Artists, Bookbuilders of Boston, Freelancers Union
Design Experience
freelance graphic designer 2004–present
Specializing in clear, professional, informative and engaging design for print and web—for educational institutions and publishers, nonprofits and NGOs, environmental research and advocacy groups, and humanitarian programs
American Camp Association, New England Lexington MA
pro bono design services 2009
Redesigned website with small team; led site reorganization and client-side coding; created templates to allow client to expand site.
Stockholm Environment Institute Somerville MA and
EcoEquity Atlanta GA and Berkeley CA
graphic and information design services
Formatted graphs for Greenhouse Development Rights reports and other environmental research publications; formatted reports according to established template.
WGBH Educational Foundation Boston MA
Designer Feb 2007–Jan 2009
Associate Designer Jun 2004–Feb 2007
- Designed print and online documents and premiums for instructional, editorial, and promotional purposes. Developed and maintained visual branding for WGBH programs and outside clients.
- Projects included textbooks, activity guides, and other curriculum materials, information graphics and forms, stationery systems, templates, invitations, brochures and other marketing collateral and premiums, video and CD packaging, signs, posters and fliers, logos, annual reports, and exhibits.
- Collaborated with art directors, writers, editors, account managers, illustrators, photographers, and others. Participated actively in project management to meet goals, deadlines, and budgets.
- Projects included textbooks, activity guides and other curriculum materials, information graphics and illustrations, stationery systems, invitations, brochures and other collateral, packaging, signs, exhibits, posters, logos, and annual reports.
- Clients included Abt Associates, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Cambridge Science Festival, Davis Publications, Inc., Harvard Business School, and Museum of African American History, as well as WGBH in-house partners.
Design that Matters Cambridge MA
pro bono design services 2003–2007
As member of small design team, created logo and visual identity for nonprofit engineering and entrepreneurial organization; applied new identity to stationery, invitations, and event program.
Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge MA
Assistant to the Director, Arts in Education Program Aug 1997–Jan 2002
Designed publications, presentation graphics, and posters; created and maintained websites and databases; coordinated production of book series.