M A R K L A R S O N G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R

S U M M A R Y O F Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

E D U C AT I O N

• proven leader in Design and Art Direction

• over 10 years experience in web, print, 3D and motion design

• self-motivated, goal-oriented, strong drive to achieve results

• effective, natural interpersonal skills

LEGOLAND Studios Carlsbad – Carlsbad, CA

Art Director / Designer | August 2009 – August 2013

• overseeeing and implementing project design

• illustrating design concepts and storyboarding

• construction and installation of large-scale projects

• tracking and projecting the budget and risk register

• designing layouts and models for large-scale installations

• designing large production props

• design training

Scorpio Art Studio – Chicago, IL

Web, Print, Illustration | May 2003 – August 2009

• designing identity systems for a wide range of clients

• designing advertisements, brochures and mailers

• layout and creation of new websites

• updating aesthetic and function of older websites

School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications

Illinois State University – Normal, IL

Bachelor of Science in Permforming Arts

T E C H N I C A L P R O F I C I E N C Y

M A R K L A R S O N3244 N. Greenview Ave. Chicago, IL 60657 | 312.371.6274

marklarson@scorpioart.com | behance.net/marklarson

G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R

• Illustrator

• InDesign

• Photoshop

• After Effects

• Premiere Pro

• Dreamweaver

• Rhino

• Laser Cutting

• Unity

• Processing

B FA T H E S I SBook and poster design, illustration, writing, iterative process, book-binding

F E N R I R S M O L

D E S I G N3–Dimensional design, storyboarding and art direction

L E G O L A N D S T U D I O S

Book design, illustration, compass construction, book-binding

Content: Ode to Typography by Pablo Neruda, The Crystal Goblet by Beatrice Ward

T Y P O G R A P H I C R U N E SB FA P R O J E C T

Motion graphics, illustration, compass construction

T H E C O M PA S SB FA P R O J E C T

Direct mailer design, type-setting

T Y P O C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A MB FA P R O J E C T

Poster design, illustration, writing, laser-cutting, lighting

F I V E D R E A M SB FA S H O W

Poster design, illustration, type-setting

Content: Excerpt from Ulysses by James Joyce

S I R E N SB FA P R O J E C T

Book design, illustration, book-binding

Content: Excerpts from Boundaries by Maya Lin

M AYA L I N B O U N D A R I E SB FA P R O J E C T