Courtney G. Markuson, UX/Visual Designer

Roles: Graphic design, art direction, layout, photography, content writing and editing, marketing and advertising. Tools: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat Pro and DC and Shutterfly.com.

The So Connected Athletes Reference Guide was created for young student athletes, coaches and parents. It was designed to hand out to prospective clients at various events and functions. The booklet provides a summary of services offered and compelling quotes from current clients. It also features photos of So Connected clients and helpful advice from Stacey Herman, owner of So Connected.

So Connected Athletes Reference Guide

Able to Leap Tall Buildings - Teachings From the Top is a graphic novel I created that features a series of super heroes to commemorate the first 10 years of Anoka-Hennepin Schools' Teacher Outstanding Performance (TOP) Award program. Teachers are depicted as super heroes in this graphic novel as it's generally agreed that it takes a hero to win the minds of kids and continually inspire them to learn. The project features quotes from people who made nominations and how the nominated teacher made a difference in their lives.

Able to Leap Tall Buildings - Teachings From the Top graphic novel

Characters from Able to Leap Tall Buildings - Teachings From the Top graphic novel

Able to Leap Tall Buildings - Teachings From the Top graphic novel

Anoka-Hennepin Schools' Digital and Print Resource Pack - The initial version of this project consisted of a visual identity/brand book and website best practices. Later on, I was able to expand the project into a resource pack that included information on digital and print governance in Anoka-Hennepin, best practices for e-newsletters, social media and candid photography guidelines.

Anoka-Hennepin Schools Digital and Print Resource Pack

This 8.5" by 5.5" inch booklet was created to hand out to interview panels after an interview. It features selected graphic design pieces and photography samples from my portfolio. I fastened a clear business card holder to the back of the booklet along with my professional business card as a little something different (in terms of how to present my contact information).

Personal portfolio booklet

I created two hardcover portfolio books to provide a visual showcase of my graphic design and photography work.

Personal portfolio booklet

Personal portfolio book