_Education
MFA Graphic Design 2011
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
BS Design 2003
University of California, Davis
Graduated with honors
_ClientsMosaic, Span, The Coca-Cola Co, Dell, PayPal, Levi Strauss & Co, SunPower, The Gap, REI, PrAna,
The North Face, Forever 21, Apple, Dean & Deluca, SFO Airport, Bio-Rad
_IndustriesFintech, Solar, Startups, B2B2C, Business Consulting, Architecture & Design, Biotech
__SkillsVisual Design, Branding & Identity, Typography, Photography, On-set Art Direction Photo + Video, Websites, UI/UX, Customer Journey, Printed Marketing Collateral, Event Graphics, Infographics, Social Media Management
_SoftwareSketch, InVision, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, PowerPoint, SquareSpace, WordPress, Hootsuite, Pardot, ExactTarget, Basecamp, Asana, Jira, Confluence, HTML (basic)
_Overview
I’m Emma and I love design.
As a visual designer and director based in San Francisco, I'm interested in the spaces in between and finding connections through strategy, culture, design, and collaboration. With empathy and an open mind my work is also rooted in reason with the end user always top of mind. I love big ideas with plain speaking and emotional imagery. During my 15+ years as a designer my passion is to use the impact of design to do something good. Applying impactful design to business issues helps people solve problems faster, understand more intuitively, and emotionally connect to inspire change or action.
Here are some of my likes:
The turquoise found in a scarab beetle
The green flash of the setting sun over a distant horizon
Choosing things that last
Fast rides on mountain bikes
Dancing to Robot Heart
Reading The New Yorker on Sundays
You can check out my LinkedIn profile or reach me at emma.frischmuth@gmail.com.
_Work Experience
Contract Senior Graphic Designer
Span,io, Inc
San Francisco, CA / January 2021 — Present
Principal Graphic Designer / Mosaic
Oakland, CA / July 2016 – April 2020
Senior Designer / Creative Circle / Freelance
San Francisco, CA / October 2015 – June 2016
Designer / Embarcadero Partners
San Francisco, CA / June 2012 – August 2015
Retail Marketing Communications Specialist / Gensler
San Francisco, CA / August 2004 – May 2011
Lead Creative Designer / SevenPonds.com
San Francisco, CA / June 2010 –June 2014
Marketing Consultant / Armour + Vokic Architecture
San Francisco, CA / April 2010 – June 2011
_Community
Grid Alternatives Solar Installation May 31, 2019
Installed a 5.41 Kw solar array for a low-income family in Santa Rosa. Value of energy generated in this system over its lifetime: $44,896.76. Carbon emissions prevented: 55 tons (equivalent of planting about 1,286 trees)