Rachael Wussow
visual communicator
San Francisco, CA
rachaelwussow.posterous.com
rachaelwdesign@gmail.com
704 614 3766
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Arts Lead Designer
International Studies The Change: Brand Creation and Design
concentration in San Francisco, CA + Chapel Hill, NC
International Relations January 2007 – April 2009
Art + Design,
Design Studies Minors Collaboration with clients and creative
North Carolina State team to develop and implement all
University; Raleigh, NC aspects of brand creation for companies
Magna Cum Laude, and nonprofits who make the world
May 2007 more sustainable, equitable and
authentic. Involvement from conceptual
Graphic Design development through print production.
24 hours of concurrent
coursework through Clients include: Burt’s Bees, Tetra Pak,
the Cooperating Raleigh Self-Help, University of San Francisco,
Colleges Program Green America (formerly Co-op
Peace and Meredith America), Larry’s Beans, Himala Salt,
Colleges; Raleigh, NC Rainwater Solutions, Southern Energy
Management, Canaan Fair Trade
Language and
Culture Studies Skills developed:
University of Granada; ··brand storytelling and strategy for a
Granada, Spain wide range of industries and missions
Spring 2006 ··ability to divide complex problems
into digestible action steps
··promoting sustainability as design
objective—design decisions through
production that minimize waste and
utilize renewable and reusable material
··working within budgets to achieve
appropriate and proprietary solutions
··art directing freelance designers
··managing print production procedures
··valuing thoroughness and attention to
typographic details
··practicing cross-cultural communication
··client-facing presentation and
empathy skills
Graphic Design Internships
Edge Labs Inc., New York, NY
July 2005
Youth With A Mission, Lakeside, MT
June 2004
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DIGITAL SKILLS
Designers Accord Supporter part of a Adobe InDesign
growing network of designers committed Adobe Photoshop
to engaging in conversation about social Adobe Illustrator
and environmental impact with every Microsoft Office
client and customer, and integrating Photography
sustainable alternatives into each project
[AIGA] The Professional
Association for Design involvement
in local chapter and participation in
Compost Modern 08 and 09
International Living, Travel &
Volunteering Most recent trip was to
Africa assisting grassroots development
projects in Northern Uganda and among
refugees repatriated in Southern Sudan.
Additional ventures in Papua New
Guinea, London, Belfast, Morocco,
Yucatan Mexico, Spain, Istanbul,
Trinidad & Tobago, Philippines
CityTeam providing basic needs and
addiction recovery for the homeless
population of San Francisco
Young Life mentor for high school
students in North San Francisco
Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition
promoting awareness of consumer
buying power and fair trade alternatives
to conventional products
Center for the Book, San Francisco
learning the craft of letterpress printing
and screen printing