darryl garland
802.272.4962 + darryl@red-garland.com + 2973 county road 05602

13+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Senior Graphic Designer
National Life Group/Montpelier, VT 8.07–present
Putting the life back in life insurance and the ice back in financial services as a strategic storyteller creating diverse brand and communication strategies outside the corporate box.

Strategic Design Architect
red garland design/Montpelier, VT 11.05–present
Your first call for timely and effective identity and information design across media, tying top-line thinking to the bottom line.

Clients include Kelliher Samet Volk, National Life, Liberty Medical, Odysseys Unlimited, Rugby Imports, Univex, Future Impact, Studio Place Arts.

Designer
Lisaius Marketing/Burlington, VT/11.04–11.05
Created and produced marketing-driven design and packaging for the entertainment industry.

Clients included Pioneer/Geneon, Wellspring, GTMedia, Long Trail Brewing Co.

Art Director
eps-Benchmark/Boston, MA/8.02–11.04
Shook and shaped brands from zero to success, integrating all media with moving creative and solid strategy. Specialized in custom-published magazines that extended clients’ brand presence and value.

Clients included Puma, StrideRite, Tommy Hilfiger, Thomson Learning, Sylvania.

Freelance Designer/Art Director
San Francisco area/9.01–8.02
They called me The Ringer. They called me The Hustle. They called me to do the work they couldn’t; to turn out results-oriented creative, from logo design to postcards to powerpoint.

Clients included HP, AOL, Sonexis and Inviro Medical, with agencies Pearson Branded, Integrasion and MCorp. Represented by BestCreatives, Aquent, The Creative Group

Art Director
ConnectedBrands/Boston, MA/7.00–9.01
Created strategic, intelligent and humanized tech branding solutions with an award-winning bicoastal team producing the full brand experience, from identities to direct to trade show presences.

Clients included eGroups, AOL, Neteos, Artel, Enavis/ECI Tele.

Graphic Designer
eps/Boston, MA/9.97–7.00
Designed big-picture identity, advertising and collateral for a diverse client base, collaborating closely with clients, copywriters and production teams on many large-scale projects including comprehensive identity programs, high-impact advertising and concept-centric catalogs and publications.

Clients included Coca-Cola, Reebok, Harley-Davidson, Dreamworks, Sylvania, Franklin Sports, Ecco Shoes.

Intern, Freelance Designer
Ingalls/Boston, MA/1.97–9.97
Grew tenfold in the vibrant environment of a large agency; learned visionary campaign design and development from top creatives, pitch through production.

Entrepreneur
Darryl’s Delectable Dockside Dogs/Gilford, NH/5.89–9.92
Established, operated and promoted the best darn hot dog cart on Lake Winnipesaukee. Or at least the best-promoted.

PERPETUAL EDUCATION
BA Graphic Design 1997
Minor in English
Magna Cum Laude
Lyndon State College, VT

AIGA Member, National Conference 2005

ADVANCED TECHNICAL SKILLS
QuarkXpress/InDesign
Photoshop/Illustrator/Acrobat
Flash/Fireworks/Dreamwaver
Powerpoint/Word/Excel
PrePress/Printing Standards
Basic HTML