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Logo, collateral material and signage for Equitable Bank’s yearly customer appreciation event. The bank has been in business since 1882 and holds the event at a local living history museum.
Created while working as a designer at Idea Bank
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Logo and invitation for an event put on by the Visiting Nurses Association. The event is used to raise funds for the VNA through the selling of local artwork and sampling of a variety of soups by local restaurants. The VNA provides healthcare for the homeless.
Created while working as a designer at Ayres Kahler
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Logo and letterpressed business card for a high-end RV Resort in Utah.
A desire to create appropriate, innovative and meaningful design is at the core of my design goals. I studied graphic design at Concordia University where I earned my BFA in 1999 at which I am now an adjunct faculty member. I specialize in identities, posters, hand-made design and work for the music industry. I have worked as a designer at several full service agencies, and as an in-house designer. I'm currently an Art Director at Nebraska Book Company. While living in Omaha I was an executive board member of AIGA Nebraska. My work has been featured by the AIGA, STEP Inside Design magazine, Print Magazine, HOW Magazine, Communication Arts Magazine and several recently published design books, Fingerprint, Best of Business Card Design 8 and Mastering Materials, Bindings, and Finishes. I founded club(red), a graphic design book club through the Nebraska chapter of the AIGA.
I have over eight years of experience as a designer. My software proficiencies include Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, Illustrator, PageMaker, Freehand and a basic understanding of HTML. My hands on illustration skills include anything from acrylic and watercolor to cut paper.
My passions range from reading anything remotely design related to letterpressing, made possible by the acquisition of a Chandler & Price clamshell press circa 1918 and various trays of wood and metal type. I find that a nice balance of technology and trends (iPod, G4, Netflix, Flickr) mixed in with some good old classics (books, letterpress, Hawkeye box camera) give a nice balanced creative output. When I find the time, I dive into painting and collage with the aid of power tools.
Contact
Email:
designer [at] bennettholzworth [dot] com
or
bennett [at] beadesigngroup [dot] com
3175 Puritan Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68502
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Quark XPress
Freehand
PageMaker
ImageReady
HTML (basic knowledge)
1% Productions
Mark Erelli
Syngenta Mexico
Cicada Dwellings
Soixante Trois Music Promotion
Vaughan's Printers
Ambassador Jet
Delasco Dermatology
Head Start
Life Works Healthcare Group
Moab Valley RV Resort
HOW Magazine's 2009 IN-HOWse Design Annual, Build a Forest Posters
Print Regional Design Annual 2008, Listening Room Posters and Nebraska Book Co. T-Shirts
The Build a Forest posters are featured in the Exhibit section in the 2008 May/June issue of Communication Arts Magazine. They also made an appearance on CA's webiste.
Best of Business Card Design 8, Featured Work, March 2008
2007 - 2008 Nebraska ADDY, Poster Campaign, Silver
2007 - 2008 Nebraska ADDY, Non-Traditional Campaign, Silver
2007 - 2008 Nebraska ADDY, Sales Promtion POP, Silver
2007 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Poster, Gold
2007 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Poster, Bronze
Speaker at Think Tank Design Conference, Sept. 2007
Mastering Materials, Bindings, and Finishes, Two Featured Pieces and Interview, June 2007
Fingerprint: The Art of Using Hand-made Elements in Graphic Design
2006 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Website, Silver
2006 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Invitation, Silver
2006 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Self-Promotion, Bronze
2006 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Poster, Bronze
2006 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Poster, Bronze
STEP Magazine Cover Design, March/April 2006
2005 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Self-Promotion, Silver
2005 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Poster, Bronze
2005 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Miscellaneous, Bronze
Design Matters guest, radio show on design with host Debbie Millman
Interview and work featured in a STEP Inside Design magazine article on design blogs Oz Speaks (Sept/Oct 2005, Vol. 21 No. 5)
2005 HOW Conference partner, live blogging for Be A Design Group
AIGA World Day of Design Poster Selection, 2005
AIGA Postcards From the Good Life Competition, Judges Award (Joel Nakamura)
AIGA Postcards From the Good Life Competition, Best in Category
2004 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Logo/Identity, Bronze
2004 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Invitation, Bronze
2004 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Website, Bronze
Recent Works on Paper, Three Person Collaborative Art Show, 2004
2004 AIGA Design the Hand You're Dealt, Best Wild Card
2003 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Identity, Bronze
2002 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Poster, Honorable Mention
2002 AIGA Nebraska Design Competition, Trademark, Honorable Mention
Drake University Student Addy Awards, Merit Award, 1999
Concordia University Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition, 1996 -- 1999
Creation, Solo Exhibition, 1999
NATA Art Exhibition, 1998
Third Annual Plains States Undergraduate Student Art Exhibition, 1998
Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska: BFA, Graphic Design, 1999
Nebraska Book Company, Art Director, February 2007 - Present
Concordia University, Adjunct Design Faculty, August 2008 - Present
Idea Bank Marketing, Graphic Designer, April 2003 - February 2007
Sacco Marketing Communications, Graphic Designer, January 2003 - April 2003
Ayres Kahler Brand Navigation, Graphic Designer, October 2001 - January 2003
Morris Press Marketing and Development, Graphic Artist, March 2000 - October 2001
CONCORDesign, Student Designer, 1998 - 1999
Concordia University Publications, Photographer, 1999
HuebnerPetersen Advertising, Graphic Design Intern, Summer 1998
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Logo along with promotion material for the Nebraska AIGA’s graphic design book club that I founded in Omaha. The invitations were screen printed on the front of old book covers and then mailed. All of the text was individually hand stamped with an office address stamper/printing kit.
AIGA member, 2001 - Present
Be A Design Group, Graphic Design Blog, Co-Creator and Author, 2004
AIGA club(red), Graphic Design Book Club Founder and Director, 2002 - 2004
OFA (Omaha Federation of Advertisers) Community Service Project/ Shaken Baby Task Force, Lead Designer, 2002
AIGA Nebraska, Director of Professional Practice, 2001 - 2002
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The Nemaha County Hospital and the accompanying homecare and foundation logos reflect the clean and modern feel of the hospital along with the rolling hills of the surrounding area.
Created while working as a designer at Idea Bank
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Design and letterpress printing for Be A Design Group business cards and bookmarks. The bookmarks were created to promote Be A Design Group’s live coverage of the 2005 HOW Conference. They were placed inside each attendee’s “Goody Bag.”
Ayres Kahler Advertising holiday card that was sent to current and potential clients.
Created while working as a designer at Ayres Kahler
Design, illustration and letterpress printing for Christmas cards sold in a local art gallery. Each card was designed to be printed with one common magnesium cut/plate.
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Letterpress postcard promoting Be A Design Group's podcast.
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Logo and letterpressed business card for a high-end RV Resort in Utah.
Illustration for the Good Shepherd Magazine.