WESTVIEW GRAPHIC DESIGN
CURRENT GRAPHIC DESIGN ADVISORS
AIGA Membership Director
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Depending on what time of the day you catch me, I could be either a design business owner of 13 years (lime1design.com) loving and breathing visual design, a slightly disheveled mother of two small blondies, or just a girl enjoying the Californian life.
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After obtaining my Degree in Graphic Media in my home country of Germany in 2000, I worked as a production artist for 5 years. My passion for graphic design led me back to school and I obtained a BA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Graphic Design from San Diego State University. There, I received the award of Most Outstanding Student in the School of Art, Design & Art History 2008/09; a scholarship from Legal Arts for Information Design; and was the First Place Winner of Best Portfolio and Best of Category for Branding in the AIGA San Diego Student Portfolio Exhibition in 2009.
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I am actively involved in the local art and design community. Since 2014 I serve on the AIGA board, currently as the Membership Director. I joined it for networking reasons but little did I know that I would find my creative family, a sounding board for ideas, personal and professional growth, the gratification of having an impact in the community and a community that gives back. My roots here go deep now and I consider myself a San Diegan… with a German accent.
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Passionate Graphic Designer and strategic thinker with a demonstrated history of working in the food & health industry. Skilled in problem solving, unique branding & packaging design, logo creation, UI designs and the Adobe Creative Suite. Experienced in both Western and Eastern graphic design styles and culture. My goal is to design with purpose, to impact community, learn strategies, challenges, and positive insights about working towards social change. Currently pursuing my interest in: photography, UX design, human centered design.
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PAST GRAPHIC DESIGN ADVISORS
AIGA Social Media Director
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Upon graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2009, Alana moved to San Diego to begin the growth of her professional career in design. For the first 5+ years, she worked as an In-House Designer for the second largest YMCA in the country located in Encinitas, CA working her way up from Graphic Designer to Associate Development Director.
In April 2015, Alana left the YMCA and started her own San Diego design studio, Hawks Eye Design, as President and Designer, focusing on building brands and awareness for small businesses and non-profits. Deeply passionate and involved with the graphic design and creative industry, she has served on the AIGA San Diego Board of Directors as Social Media Director and Y Conference Committee Member for the past 3 years. She is inspired by a wide-variety of graphic designers, most notably, Paula Scher, Michael Bierut and Chip Kidd.
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Sean Bacon
AIGA Education Director
Karen Morrison
AIGA Link Director
Gil Lazcano
AIGA Link Chair