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Lindsey Burrows
Design. Illustration. Art direction. Freelance writing. Research. Social media.
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- Art Director and Designer at The American InterestPublishing | Washington D.C. Metro Area, USSummary
Jack of all trades. An experienced editor, writer, graphic designer and researcher, at home with both print and online publications. Fully versed and immersed in social media. Currently working in magazine publishing, as an art director and designer.
My heart will always be in print. Inspirations/aspirations: National Geographic, Wired, Metropolis, Smithsonian, the Atlantic.
Specialties: adobe photoshop, content management, creative direction, database administration, editing, graphic page design, illustrator, indesign, microsoft excel, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft word, newspaper, online content and social media strategy, proposal writing, research, blogging
Experience- Oct 2011 - PresentFreelance Graphic Designer and Blogger / Drawbackwards
Contribute blog entries to Design.org, an inspiration website for designers.
Freelance graphic design for various clients of Drawbackwards. - Feb 2011 - PresentArt Director and Designer / The American Interest
Using InDesign, lay out The American Interest, a bi-monthly print magazine covering American foreign and domestic affairs.
Conceptualize and commission illustrations for the print magazine, and provide art direction.
Foster relationships with independent photographers and photo agencies, illustrators and artist agencies.
Create graphic artwork, charts, graphs and maps using Adobe Creative Suite applications.
Adapt print publications for e-readers using e-book software and InDesign.
Design company promotional materials, as well as publicity materials for magazine sponsored events, such as book releases.
Edit pieces for both print and online.
Perform some administrative duties. - Jul 2010 - Feb 2011Sales Associate / Paper Source
Work with clients on a variety of paper-related projects, from wedding invitation suites to personalized stationery to children's party invitations.
Demonstrate paper crafting techniques and teach workshops on bookbinding, card making, paper flower arts, rubber stamping, heat embossing, etc.
Foster an environment of shared ideas and individual creativity.
Appreciate paper goods, printing techniques (such as letterpress and engraving) and beautiful design. - Oct 2009 - Feb 2011Rights and Licensing Coordinator / RightsAssist, LLC
Aided clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, primarily pertaining to images. Clients included USPS, museums, intellectual societies, government agencies, book and magazine publishers, and NPOs.
Negotiated, executed and tracked permissions and licensing information through contracts and databases. Provided reports on license expiration and budgets. Re-licensed images and updated licensing terms as expiration dates approached or image use changed.
Conducted extensive image and estate research. Drafted legal memos and updated throughout licensing process.
Provided detailed documentation and due diligence for images with no clear copyright and orphan works; made routine visits to the Library of Congress for copyright renewal research.
Assist in managing company's social media presence through Twitter, Facebook, and company blog.
Design company promotional materials, such as brochures and holiday cards for clients.
Attended conferences and expos on behalf of the company, such as World's Fair Use Day (Washington, D.C.) and Visual Connections Image Expo (New York). - Jun 2009 - Aug 2009Design Editor / The Chautauquan Daily
Paginated the official paper of the Chautauqua Institution. The Chautauquan Daily is a community newspaper with a circulation of 3,000.
Collaborated with three other designers to produce dynamic page layouts and appropriate graphic art.
Copy edited and wrote headlines on deadline six days a week. - Jul 2008 - Jul 2009Editorial Intern / Ohio Today magazine
Reported and wrote for Ohio University's alumni magazine, which has a circulation of 150,000.
Compiled and managed class notes section from submissions and database information.
Conducted interviews and research for a proposal to incorporate a web component of the magazine.
Assisted magazine designer by assembling page layouts and miscellaneous inserts and wraps.
Post graduation, contribute to magazine as an alumna and freelance writer. - Sept 2008 - Nov 2008Design Director / Southeast Ohio magazine
Responsible for the creative direction of Southeast Ohio, which reaches residents in a 20-county region.
Managed a design staff of five and personally designed two of the four feature spreads.
Oversaw the production of the print magazine and assembled the final version. - Mar 2006 - Jun 2008Secretary / Society of Professional Journalists
Served on the executive board of the Ohio University chapter of SPJ.
Led chapter meetings and small group sessions. Hosted guest lecturers and panel discussions.
Took meeting minutes; composed and sent summary e-mails to members.
Planned and facilitated a journalism workshop for local high school students as a service project.
Attended the 2007 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Washington, DC as an officer. - Sept 2006 - Nov 2007Blogs Editor & Staff Writer / Speakeasy magazine
Wrote for the Behind the Scenes section of Ohio University's first alternative student-run online magazine.
Managed the blogging section of the magazine and edited individuals' blogs on a weekly basis.
Education-
2005 - 2009Ohio UniversityBachelor of Science in Magazine Journalism
Activities: Society of Professional Journalists, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
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Interests:narrative journalism, magazines of all shapes and sizes, Scandinavian mid-century modern design, science fiction, film noir, art, photography, graphic design, letterpress printing, snail mail, postage stamps
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Writing
- JASPR - February 14, 2013
- Cupid, Yo! contributor (Link)
Design.org - January 7, 2012- Honest Logos Say It Like It Is (Link)
Design.org - January 5, 2012- The Path of Protest: An Interactive Infographic of the Arab Spring (Link)
Design.org - January 3, 2012- Art of the Menu: A Site for Hungry Typogravores (Link)
Design.org - November 8, 2011- A Garden of Cosmic Speculation: Where Science Meets Landscape Sculpture (Link)
Design.org - October 27, 2011- A Zeal of Zebras and Other Creature Group Illustrations by Woop (Link)
Ohio Today magazine - Fall 2011 (print)- Sugar and spice (Print: Link)
- Fashion and Copyright (Link)
These articles are part of a large feature story, Far and Away: Global Networks Connect Bobcats Abroad.- Rudy Maxa's World: Spreading the good word (Print: Link 1 and Link 2. Online: Link)
- Daughter of Africa, global citizen (Print: Link. Online: Link)
RightsPro - March 24, 2010- Covering Your Asssets (Link)
Ohio Today magazine - Spring 2010 (digital)- Always in Vogue (Link)
RightsPro - January 26, 2010- What is Copyright Violation Worth? (Link)
Ohio Today magazine - Summer 2009 (print)These articles are part of a large feature story, The Big Idea: People who can change the world.Articles published in Speakeasy magazine are no longer available online. Additional clips available upon request.
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Aisling’s Song
You must go where I cannot,
Pangur Ban Pangur Ban,
Nil sa saol seo ach ceo,
Is ni bheimid beo,
ach seal beag gearr.
Pangur Ban Pangur Ban,
Nil sa saol seo ach ceo,
Is ni bheimid beo,
ach seal beag gearr.Literal Translation:
You must go where I cannot,
Pangur Ban Pangur Ban,
There is nothing in this life but mist,
And we are not alive,
but for a little short spell.
Pangur Ban Pangur Ban,
There is nothing in this life but mist,
And we are not alive,
but for a little short spell.
(via hugsforpenguins)Visited my favorite building (along with two of my favorite people) this past weekend in New York. (at Flatiron Building)
Japanese photographer Yuki Karo goes to various places around Maniwa and Okayama Prefectures in Japan and uses long exposure to capture some stunning shots of mating gold fireflies.
Sometimes, I think it would be fun to be in school again. (via death-by-lulz, glitterbites)
Did you know one of the earliest records linking the first day of April to purposeful foolishness was in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales? While today the faux holiday is celebrated with silly inter-office emails (among other shenanigans), there was a time when hijinks were taken very seriously. Here, five all-time bests that’ll make you think twice about investing in that whoopee cushion:
1. The Scholarly Stunt
On the last day of classes back in 1994, a group of crafty MIT students placed a flashing police car on top of the school’s tallest building—or so it seemed. The vehicle was, in fact, the shell of a Chevrolet merely painted to resemble the campus’ cop cars, but the legend lives on as one of the university’s best stunts.
2. The TV Trick
On this day in 1957, the BBC aired a faux documentary about Switzerland’s “spaghetti harvest.” How convincing was the piece? Well, a slew of viewers actually phoned in to ask how they could grow their own spaghetti trees.
3. The Gotham Ghosts
In 2010, an NYC improv group surprised a room filled with unsuspecting Public Library patrons when they burst in as Proton pack–wielding Ghostbusters, recreating the movie’s famed literary scene. Sadly, no books flew off the walls, but in the end it didn’t matter—the bookworms gave them a round of applause.
4. The Crazy Clock
College students are master tricksters, apparently, and a savvy few from Louisiana Tech shocked everyone when they reprogrammed the main clock tower’s bell to play “Dueling Banjos” (from the film Deliverance) every hour on the hour. If you’ve ever seen the film, you know this prank was probably very funny and slightly terrifying all at once.
5. The Oldest Trick in the Book
During the Trojan War, in a brilliant scheme fit for modern day, the Greeks pretended to retreat, leaving a large-scale wooden horse in front of the gates of Troy. The structure, which the Trojans mistook for a victory trophy and brought into their city, was—surprise!—actually filled with Greece’s finest soldiers, who snuck out in the early morning hours and opened the gates, letting the entire Greek army in and winning the war. Next-level horseplay, folks.
(via madewell)
Kiernan Shipka is the most stylish 13-year-old to ever grace the red carpet. (via Refinery29)
One of my favorite photos from the weekend. Taken at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Charlotte, NC. (at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden)
Oskar Werner and Henri Serre mimic a 1900 waltz in a boxing ring, Paris (Jules Et Jim) , 1961. Photograph by Raymond Cauchetier.
- helterkelster: fishy: iwillmindfyou: So apparently the Space Jam theme and Gangnam Style match up perfectly, right down to the same BPM and key. Yes, this is mind-altering. 10 am, my day has already been made. This wins the internet.
(No streaming audio available)1498486 plays - Joanna Newsom vs. Passion Pit / Little Peach Plum Secrets (via devincastro)
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Tweets
- @mayorvincegray Stop burdening DC tech startups with anti-consumer, anti-innovation regulations! Please and thank you. #UberDCLove
- May 16, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Video: “Electroma” by Daft Punk. http://t.co/yuOute0tmN
- Photo: Common Pheasant Feathers. Photo by SlinkyJynx (via fairy-wren) http://t.co/SRF7fkG0GT
- Photo: Rock rainbows. Zhangye Danxia Landform, China. More eye candy here. http://t.co/cbs9vJRg59
- Video: “A Dancing Shell” by Wild Nothing. http://t.co/V8WyzbBu55
- Photoset: NASA Probe Gets Close Views of Large Saturn Hurricane (via crookedindifference) http://t.co/51OCxnE6xo
- Photo: “Higgs Boson” by Adam Tan. http://t.co/wr9QGRSXK6
- Video: “Default” by Django Django. http://t.co/3OrS4Nxz8I
- Photo: Visited my favorite building (along with two of my favorite people) this past weekend in New York.... http://t.co/u38hcMNRjf
- Photoset: Japanese photographer Yuki Karo goes to various places around Maniwa and Okayama Prefectures in... http://t.co/R7WYdeCYxp
- Photoset: Sometimes, I think it would be fun to be in school again. (via death-by-lulz, glitterbites) http://t.co/9BMOiVU6uI
- Madewell: In Honor of April Fool’s, 5 Of The Smartest Pranks Ever - Did you know one of the earliest records... http://t.co/V4T5aNFaCC
- Vote for the Board Room! Pwetty pwease? http://t.co/OmpWxepmaL @BoardroomdcMar 28, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Video: “Yamaha” by Delta Spirit. http://t.co/Icpt2UNfMq
- Photo: Pretty darn convincing. http://t.co/SyfX5nOVgI
- Photo: One of my favorite photos from the weekend. Taken at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Charlotte,... http://t.co/CBBDScOGKD
- Pope-Pope gets a treat?Mar 13, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Kind words
“Lindsey has a great eye and a sharp mind. Our articles can be dense, and she's consistently used her talents to make difficult pieces approachable and engaging. Maps, infographics, covers, art direction... she does it all. She's brought our publication to the next level. She's also a tireless worker who'll handle anything you throw at her, working crazy hours if need be. She'd be a real asset for any publication.”
Damir Marusic, Associate Publisher, The American Interest“Lindsey is one of the smartest and most creative people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She took on an amazing amount of responsibility, learned quickly, and devised solutions for any obstacle or challenge she faced. She was always willing to take on additional tasks, and stepped up to grab responsibility beyond what was assigned. On a personal note, she was a pleasure to have in the office, and was always both cheerful and consummately professional. Lindsey will thrive at anything she undertakes.”
Sarah Handwerger, Attorney, RightsAssist, LLC
“Lindsey is a tremendous asset to any newsroom. She's a smart, talented designer, dedicated to producing top-quality work and eager to share her expertise with and learn from her colleagues. She also brings a wonderful enthusiasm to her work. I give Lindsey my highest recommendation.”Matt Ewalt, Editor, Chautauqua Institution
“Lindsey is uniquely talented — she’s an outstanding writer who also has a thorough understanding of the entire magazine production process, making her the ‘go-to’ person for almost any project. She is equally at home brainstorming story ideas, researching alternatives to illustrate a story or helping catch those last pesky typos in the final page proofs. You can always count on her to deliver polished, professional results. I would absolutely recommend her!”
Mariel Jungkunz, Editor, Ohio Today
“It was a pleasure to work with Lindsey as our Design Director for Southeast Ohio magazine. Her eye for design and warm personality helped her successfully manage her staff, while also designing for the publication herself. She was able to work on our tight deadline schedule, and was dedicated to the end. She's a very creative individual who is easy to work with and someone you can depend on.”
Deanna Ockunzzi, Editor in Chief, Southeast Ohio magazine
“I had the pleasure of working with Lindsey [for a summer]. On top of having an amazing personality, she is a multi-talented individual. I was surprised to find out that she was not a design major when she functioned so flawlessly as a Design Editor at our internship. She is the pinnacle example of being able to do anything you put your mind to and would be a great asset to any employer.”
Sara Graca, Photographer, The Chautauquan Daily
