HEATHER FORD
DESIGNER AND ARTIST
TESTIMONIALS
“She is brilliant, creative, multi-talented, hard working, positive, and honorable. It is extremely rare to find all these qualities in a single person. It is my privilege to know her. If it were in my power to hire her, I would do so in an instant.”
Client
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
2017 – Present
Bradley University
Associate Chair of Interactive Media, User Experience Assistant Professor, and User Experience Design Program Head
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Conduct new media creative production and research
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Assist Interactive Media Chair
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Oversee curriculum development
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Manage adjunct instructors
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Coordinate recruitment of new students
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Manage and design all promotional material for new student recruitment
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Teach UI/UX core and specialty courses within the department
2005 – 2017
The Iona Group and Float
UI/UX Designer and Lead Graphic Designer
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Designed interactive web, wearable and mobile projects, along with company branding and marketing collateral.
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Produced art using design software for visual communication media including (but not limited to) print, video and web media for Fortune 500 companies such as Disney, Nike, Pioneer, Home Depot, and Target.
2003 – 2005
The Herald and Review
Graphic Designer and Illustrator
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Created and conceptualized entire monthly magazine design, illustration, and layout.
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Layout designer for newspaper ads and tabular inserts.
2022
Bradley University
MFA in Visual Communications
Focus on Graphic Design, Interactive Design, and Illustration
2001
Illinois Institute of Art
BFA in Visual Communications
Focus on Graphic Design and Multimedia/Motion Graphics
Summa cum laude GPA 4.0
2021
Bradley University
MA in Visual Communications
Focus on Graphic Design, Interactive Design, and Illustration