! !Forsythia #2 Oil on birch board, 12” x 12” Residency: Vermont Studio Center, January 2012 !Linda Lyons Graphic Designer, Brand Strategist, Professor of Fine Art & Design lindalyonsdesign@gmail.com www.lindalyonsdesign.com Cell: 203-297-2338 !Design Skills Adobe Photoshop Expert Adobe Illustrator Expert Adobe InDesign Expert Adobe Dreamweaver Expert Adobe Muse Expert Adobe Flash Expert Apple Pages Expert Quark Express Expert Microsoft Powerpoint Expert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Senior Graphic Designer, Art Director, Brand Strategist Innovative and results-oriented graphic design, conceptual and copywriting services for corporations and small businesses, utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite for the Mac, from concept through creative execution. Awards include Forbes Best of the Web and the New England Web Awards. Classically trained in the International Style by noted graphic designers Paul Rand, Wolfgang Weingart and Armin Hofmann.

GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE Graphic Designer, Brand Strategist Linda Lyons Design Boston, Massachusetts February 2012 – PresentFreelance design solutions for Hunter Communications, Ryan Partnership, Rinfret LTD, Lillian August, Greenwich Magazine and the Neuberger Museum. Contributing Writer, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. "Connect with Art in Connecticut," a collectors guide for discovering the premier locations to review and collect fine art in Connecticut.

Adjunct Professor of Graphic Design & Fine Art SCSU, WCSU, Newbury College, Northern Essex Commuity College September 2006 – 2015 Introduction to Graphic Design, Graphic Design I, Graphic Design II, Web Design I, Web Design II, Color Theory and Senior Portfolio utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite CC applications including: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Muse, Dreamweaver.

Senior Art Director / Associate Creative Director DigitasBoston, MassachusettsFebruary 2000 – 2005Concept, design and presentation for neimanmarcus.com, anntaylor.com, l.l.bean.com and others. Noted as creative lead on neimanmarcus.com, chosen by Forbes Magazine as Best Luxury Web Site, as well as one of the three finalists for Best Overall Design at the Boston-based NEWD Awards. Transferred to Digitas, NYC offices to work on anntaylor.com.

Senior Graphic Designer Oak DesignBoston, MassachusettsFebruary 1999 – 2000 Concept through creation, including the art direction of photo shoots and client presentations for louisboston.com, which received Best Web Site of the Month by Retail Adweek. Concept through execution on traditional print assignments for Reebok, BankBoston and Sotheby’s.

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Linda Lyons, Page 2 !PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Creative Director, The TJX Companies, Framingham, MassachusettsArt Director, Hill Holliday, Boston, Massachusetts !EDUCATION Graduate Certificate, Certificate in Graphic Design Yale Summer Graduate Program in Graphic Design Brissago, Switzerland Resident Critics: Armin Hofmann (Visual Semantics and Color), Paul Rand (Visual Semantics), Richard Sapper (3 Dimensional Design), Philip Burton (Applied Typography), Fritz Gottschalk (Graphic Design), Wolfgang Weingart (Typography), Pierre Mendel (Poster Design)

Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, MFA in Painting Western Connecticut State University School of Visual & Performing ArtsDanbury, ConnecticutResident Critics:Margaret Grimes (Coordinator, Master of Fine Arts Program), Marjorie Portnow, Riley Brewster, Robert Alberetti and John Wallace Visiting Critics: John Arthur, William Bailey, Robert Berlind, Don Kimes, Stanley Lewis, Betsy Garand, Judy Glantzman, Barbara Grossman, James McGarrell, Audrey Ushenko

Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA in Graphic Design Boston University College of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts Resident Critics: George Rose, Joseph Ablow and Reed Kay (Painting), Arthur Polonsky (Drawing & Painting), Jean Tock (Sculpture), Sidney Hurwitz (Printmaking), Ben Day (Graphic Design1 & 2), Jane Baker and Frank Armstrong (Typography), and John Messina (Photography)