ABOUT the designer
My name is Tamara Diamond and I am a Graphic Designer with over 25 years of experience. I have a BFA and graduated with honors from Western Michigan University located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I enjoy the entire process of taking projects from concept to completion. I am highly skilled in typography, photo editing and I have a strong natural eye for color and composition.
During my last 3 years of employment I have worked at Kalamazoo College as part of their Marketing and Communications department and have been responsible for designing print and web materials for the college campus and affiliated organizations. Prior to Kalamazoo College, I worked for 16 years at the non-profit organization, the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. While a part of their Marketing team, I designed all print projects including but not limited to; production logos, season brochures, billboards, annual reports, programs, newsletters, posters, ads and internal and external signage. I also helped with website maintenance, designing merchandise, office upkeep, communicating with print houses and managing my time. I feel very fortunate to have been a part of such a highly visible community organization like The Civic. I felt honored to have had the ability to create such high quality material for them. Working at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre and at my current position with Kalamazoo College has helped me feel more involved with the community I live in.
In my earlier years, I worked for the greeting card company American Greetings, a golf and travel-based design studio called SKYH Creative, LLC, The Kalamazoo Gazette (now a part of MLive Media Group) and as a Freelance Graphic Designer for several local businesses, as well as several individual clients. Each environment that I have had the opportunity to work in has taught me something new and I am grateful for the way those experiences have shaped me. I look forward to continuing to grow as a designer, an artist and as an individual.
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Pictured: “Fear Not” is a personal design piece that I created using a combination of illustration and photography then adding a quote from Dorothy Thompson.
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