Professional
Profile
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Kenton Hanson Design and
Interactive, located in St Paul, Minnesota is an interactive graphic
design company specializing in all aspects of digital-based solutions
and print, for small, mid-sized, and large North American-based companies.
Kenton has a diverse client portfolio that includes fortune 500 clients
with a global presence as well as the Twin Cities.
With 25 years of experience,
he is committed to investing in the graphic design community—and
has done so his entire career. Kenton has been an active member of AIGA
Minnesota and has served on the AIGA Minnesota Board as well as numerous
event committees. Kenton served as a key contributor to many AIGA Minnesota
initiatives over the past 20 years—most notably as Director of
Technology, where he drove the creation and implementation of the new
chapter website that had been planned by the National AIGA Office for
a nation-wide, phased, implementation roll out. Kenton has created and
implemented numerous event-related event websites as well.
Kenton currently
teaches “Introduction to Interactive Media” at the College
of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has also taught “The
Core Process of Building a Website” at the Hennepin Technical College
in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and is currently serving on their advisory
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Professional
History
Consulting
St Paul, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Beverly Hills, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
2002 - Present |
Current client list:
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SMC Ltd., Somerset, WI |
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Cooper Power Systems, Minneapolis,
MN |
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Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis,
MN |
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City Ballet of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA |
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AIGA Minnesota, Minneapolis,
MN |
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Astani Enterprises Inc, Beverly Hills,
CA |
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De Stefano and Partners, Los Angeles,
CA |
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California Academy of Sciences, San
Francisco, CA |
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Colwell Industries, Minneapolis,
MN |
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Knutson Photography, Minneapolis,
MN |
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Quantitative Asset
Management, Wayzata, MN |
Scope of services include:
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Layouts/Prototyping for Corporate Websites |
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Designed and produced Corporate
Website |
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Designed and produced project Websites |
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Designed promotional ads for MN Creative
Sourcebook |
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Designed promotional ads for The Black Book |
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Interactive Annual Report |
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Designed display panels for 150-year
exhibit |
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Designed marketing brochure |
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Designed special promotional collateral |
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BRW/
Dames and Moore/
URS
Minneapolis, MN
Sr Art Director
1987 - 2002 | Professional Opportunities
Worked with private- and public-sector clients
geographically focused in the central region of the United States.
Partnered with Business Development Executive(s) and Project Lead(s)
from representing discipline(s). The scope of creative design solutions
included, but was not limited to: design, development, and implementation
of Web sites, intranets, graphical user interface (GUI) applications,
signage, multi-media presentations. Internal marketing & communications
solutions included, but was not limited to: proposals, annual reports,
business development kits, media relations kits, trade publications
advertisements, newsletters, direct-mail campaigns, project- and
event-specific promotional materials, and corporate identity(ies).
Planned and directed the illustration and photography requests. Collaborated
with information editors and information architects to plan content
and format for digital or print solutions.
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Freelance
Larsen Design Office
James E Johnson
& Assoc.
Dayton's
Benson Graphics
Cucci Design
Stan Wai
Minneapolis, MN
1984 - 1987 |
As a Freelance
Graphic Designer, I had the great fortune to collaborate with notable
Twin Cities' creative talent.
Scope of services include:
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Designed daily newspaper advertisements |
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Designed display advertisements |
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Designed special promotional collateral |
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Design and implementation of: concept
approvals, printing bids,
pre-press, and print. |
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Current Skills
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Industry
Knowledge Areas
Creative Graphic Design, Brand Management and Brand
Communications, Web-Based Solutions, Photo Direction, Consulting
Services, Technology, Marketing & Communications, software and
hardware installation.
Applications
Mac OS X (10.6); Adobe Creative Suite
4 -
InDesign CS4, Dreamweaver
CS4, Fireworks CS4, Photoshop CS4, Acrobat Pro 9.0, Flash CS4, Illustrator
CS4; Apple
- Keynote 4, Aperture 3; and numerous other applications.
Technical Knowledge Areas
Macintosh OS X: routine maintenance and software installs, broadband
router wireless and wired network configurations.
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| Education |
Moorhead State University
Moorhead, Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
1979 - 1984 |
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| Teaching |
CVA (College of Visual Arts)
St Paul, Minnesota
Introduction to Interactive Media
Fall 09, Spring 09, Fall 08
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
The Core Process of Web Design
Spring 07, 08 |
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Professional
Organization |
Member of AIGA Minnesota
AIGA | the professional association for design
1987 - Present
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Board Position: Director of Technology
- 06 - 09 |
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Committee Co-Chair of Annual Design
Conference - Design Camp, 02 |
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Committee Member of Annual Design Conference
- Design Camp, 00, 01, 02, 04 |
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Committee Member of Exhibit A: The Interactive
Showcase 04, 05 |
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Various other Chapter volunteer involvement |
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| Professional Development |
Enhanced application knowledge
through various Apple- and Adobe-sponsored seminars. Enhanced leadership
knowledge through various AIGA sponsored seminars, conferences and events. |
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