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Favorite Quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Ghandi
Susan Newman is a graduate of The School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration. She has a certificate in web design from New School University and has studied advanced Flash animation at New York University.
In her early career, she worked as an art director/graphic designer for various book publishing companies in New York City including Penguin and Macmillan. She has designed hundreds of book covers in most genres. Her work is represented in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
In 1994, Susan established her own company, Susan Newman Design, Inc. Since then she has launched i-Tees, Branding YOU Better, Visual Broadcasting, Broadcast Louder, and Frogs Are Green.
Launched in October 2011, Broadcast Louder. Online teleclasses to learn what you need... to build your brand and business in the right direction. Learn to find your targeted ideal clients, create more visibility and sales opportunities. Classes begin again on March 28th, 2012.
Launched in 2011 is her one-on-one creative coaching for entrepreneurs, and start-ups including branding, creative, social media and marketing strategies. Learn more in this Video Interview with Vanessa Coppes, EnV TV and EnV Jewelry. Visit - Visual Broadcasting™
In May 2009, partnering with Mary Jo Rhodes, a noted author of nature books. she co-founded Frogs Are Green, (Hoping to raise awareness of the frog extinction crisis and to spread the message that healthy frogs mean a healthy planet for all. Our mission is to get people involved, especially kids, so we have contests each year and our kids' art contest is quite popular. In 2011 we received over 500 entries from more than 25 countries.)
Her work has encompassed brand identity design, poster design (theatrical, environmental, events, and earth day), brochures, direct mail, signage, advertising & promotion, website design, email marketing campaigns, and book design. Her clients range from small businesses to large corporations and span the United States.
Susan has received numerous awards in graphic and website design from organizations and publications including the Art Directors Club of New York, Desi, Graphis, the Print Regional Design Annual, The Society of Illustrators, and Graphic Design USA.
Susan has been a panelist in social media discussions, most recently at Savor the Success's Rock the World in NYC. She has been interviewed in print and on the radio about design. She is a guest expert blogger for YourTango, Social Buzz Club and Open Studio Coach.
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Meet Kristine Demko, Assistant Designer
Kristine started out at RVCC in Raritan, NJ where she experimented in fine art classes with shape and color. As time went on she carried her bright color palette with her to design courses. She enjoys clean and simplistic design, as well as design that is bold, very colorful and powerful to the viewer.
Interests in design: identity, page layout, branding, packaging, typography
Favorite Quote: “Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions, there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.” - Paul Rand
Kristine is currently a senior studying Graphic Design at Kean University in Union, NJ. Visit Kristine Demko's profile on LinkedIn.