Ruben Griggs

Provided graphic design services for branding studios and lifestyle brands. Clients include Manual, Hypebeast and LifeLabs. Deliverables included logos, signage, style guides, print takeaways, website designs and social media assets.

Worked with photographer Penny Wolin to design print and digital promotional material for her monograph Guest Register and aided her with setup for documentation shoots of various books. Additionally, I assisted her with fine color correction of archival print scans.

Developed identity assets, software interfaces and slide decks as the company's sole full-time graphic designer. Worked closely with supervisor Greg Ipp to establish brand guidelines and a model for the company's various sub-identities.

Assisted Professor Brad Bartlett in his Type 5: Transmedia class. Managed the schedule and participated in discussions and critiques. Additional responsibilities included individual meetings with students during office hours and sending out follow-up emails to the class each week.

Worked as a line cook in a three-person team during weekend breakfast and lunch shifts. Preparing salads and other cold dishes, organized a walk-in freezer and set up the kitchen every morning.

Operated a small kitchen at a Greek restaurant during lunch and dinner hours. Responsible for assembling, cooking and plating dishes as well as preparing ingredients and maintaining the kitchen.