PROFILE
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Lauren Nicolo is an illustrator with experience in the fields of publishing,
comics and electronic design. She specializes in digital illustration,
pencil, ink, marker and mixed media.

EDUCATION
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2004-Current     Moore College of Art & Design     Philadelphia, PA
Illustration Major (BFA Candidate, Class of 2007)
     Classes:
     Illustration Jr. Studio I, II
     Illustration Concepts & Practices I, II
     Life Drawing for Illustrators I, II, III, IV
     Pictorial Fundamentals I, II
     Typography for Illustrators I, II
     Digital Drawing

1998-2000     Art Institute of Philadelphia     Philadelphia, PA
Multimedia & Web Design (Associates Degree of Specialized Technology)

HONORS
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Moore College of Art and Design:
     Dean's List (2)

Art Institute of Philadelphia:
     Best of Quarter award (4)
     4.0 Award (2)
     Academic Recognition
     Dean's List (2)

ASI Award for Excellence in Applied Illustration

SKILLS
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-Proficient in creating illustrations with Computer Graphics, Watercolor,
 Markers, Pencil and Mixed Media. 
-15 years experience with Windows platforms, 5 years experience with
 Macintosh platforms.
-10+ years experience with Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office and HTML. 5+
 years experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Corel Painter,
 Macromedia Fireworks, Microsoft Publisher, and Quark XPress.

EXPERIENCE
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2007-Current	Culture Kids Inc.	Alberta, Canada
“Culture Kids” Clothing Illustration
 Creates character-based illustrtions for “Culture Kids” line of children’s clothing.

2007-Current	F.A. Davis Company	Philadelphia, PA
Image Processing & Layouts
 Edited, cataloged and organized image files.  Created news flyers by modifying and customing templates.

2006	Rough Sketch Studio	Cherry Hill, NJ
The Art of Koni Waves - 1 illustration
 Character illustration for an art book based on the comic book "Koni Waves".

2006-Current     New Moon Publishing
New Moon Magazine - Cover illustration
 Cover illustration for Nov/Dec 2006 issue.

2002-2003     GameStop, Inc.	Willow Grove, PA
Game Advisor
 Retail position; duties include helping customers, answering & making
 phone calls, organizing shelves and making price changes.

2002     BCT Philadelphia     Huntingdon Valley, PA
Pre-Press Technician
 Proofread business cards, letterheads, envelopes and announcements for
 pre-press department. Created rubber stamp plates with InDesign.
 Contacted customers to verify requirements prior to production.

2002     GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Ragnarok Online Official FanArt Collection Vol. 1
1 spot illustration

1996-Current
Various Private Commissions

CONTACT
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Email: Contact at lauren-nicolo dot com
Phone: 267-207-8270