Keith Harper

Graphic designer and maker of things.
Location: Seattle, WA
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Biography

Graphic designer, making things for other creative folks.

Experience
Well Crafted
Graphic Designer
Well Crafted is a simple, customizable portfolio.
Dates:
Sep. 2010 - Present
Duo
Graphic Designer
Duo's mission is to make things for creative people.
Dates:
Jan. 2010 - Present
Harvest
Contract Designer
Harvest offers time-tracking and online invoicing for small businesses. I was responsible for designing the interface for an additional service, which has not launched yet. Other major projects include redesigning the Harvest marketing site, creating new business cards, and helping refine the UI of the Harvest iPhone app.
Dates:
Dec. 2009 - Jun. 2010
workplaydream
Graphic Designer
Freelance and personal work from 2005 to present.

Work has included identity, print, interactive, and design for mobile devices.

workplaydream will be transitioning to a personal site and archive of work, while Jana and I build up our new creative effort, Duo.
Dates:
Jul. 2005 - Feb. 2010
Inkd
Art Director
Responsible for the creative direction of Inkd, a new online marketplace for print design templates.

Designed the Inkd logotype, identity, website, and user interface of additional web applications. Helped with copywriting, information architecture, and marketing efforts. Art directed photography of products and helped streamline the production process.
Dates:
Sep. 2008 - Jun. 2009
ZAAZ
Senior Designer
Focused on strong concepts and original design work‚ with a high level of craftmanshipand attention to detail. Clients included Sony, Helio, Microsoft, and Tom’s of Maine. Helped junior designers with production and ongoing promotions on client sites.
Dates:
Sep. 2007 - Sep. 2008
Imagekind
Art Director
Responsible for setting the overall design direction, based on pre–existing user interface. Increased website conversions‚ enabled easier browsing of artwork‚ and created a more consistent brand / user experience with the help of one staff designer.
Dates:
Jul. 2006 - Aug. 2007
Metia
Designer
Created designs for websites‚ Flash-based DVDs‚ and banner ad campaigns.
Dates:
Jan. 2006 - Jun. 2006
Army National Guard
Military Intelligence Officer
Served as a 2nd Lieutenant in New York and Washington states. Primary job was ensuring the welfare of soldiers, conducting training to standard, and developing junior leaders.
Dates:
May. 2003 - Mar. 2006
Gabe Kean Design
Designer
Responsible for visual design‚ idea generation, and production. Assisted with brainstorming‚ copywriting‚ interaction studies, and UI design. Created silkscreen poster projections for the Art of Modern Rock exhibit at Bumbershoot 2005.
Dates:
Jan. 2005 - Aug. 2005
Hornall Anderson Design Works
Design Intern
Assisted senior designers and art directors with several interactive projects. Contributed ideas and design explorations for an identity project, and translated final solution into website design.
Dates:
Mar. 2004 - Jun. 2004
Engine Interactive
Designer
Responsible for visual design and production of several website projects.
Dates:
Jul. 2004 - Nov. 2004
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
Fields:
Graphic Design
Dates:
1999 - 2003