Dillon Chafin

I know that a portfolio is a large part of being a graphic designer, being a visual science you know graphic design and art, but I don't believe it's the whole thing. The thing that I strive to achieve as a designer is communication; not only visually, but verbally. And to have a since of freedom about that, not just to be locked on a specific aspect but to have a broad range of communication and to be fearless with that communication. My work and designs have much relevance to your company but my thought is that not only can you see my raw ability artistically, but that what truly matters is my insane drive and my passion to learn and produce great work and discover new techniques to make the company I am working for take off. In my experience as a designer, it's important to be enthusiastic about what gifts you've been given in whichever workforce you enter and it's far more important to embrace those aspects of yourself. What this means for you is that you will be able to generate top quality work consistently because you have me helping lead the way as the leading candidate for this job. My creative process is to really open your mind up to the universe and going up there and grabbing something and throwing down on a piece of paper and saying "hey let's look at this." That's true creative thinking. And managing that creative drive can't be done till it's in on the planet or on the paper from the universe. And management in terms of people, is about being related with the people you work with. What I mean by that is having the people you work with trust and believe in you as a leader. There is no formula for how somebody out there, outside looking in, is brought in and warmed by the fire of design. It is my experience of years of being the somebody who is looking in that people may flounder for a while but they'll always get in somewhere some way and I believe you are my way and that I am yours. “I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.” During the spring of 2013, I interned at the non-profit organization Abilene Cultural Affairs Council honing my skills in public relations, advertising and marketing, but mostly did clerical work. This was my first time working in an office and in a city were I had ju