Charles Snowden
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
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Ambitious, focused, innovative, creative graphic designer and digital media specialist. Capable of producing high quality designs that express and communicate the ideas of the client or corporation. Able to learn new and adapt to trends and technology. Team player willing to work among diverse groups and cross-functional teams.
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"The Introvert with a Creative Impact"
from Visual Persuasion & Promotion  (MPDC 520-102) - Six Word Bio Exercise
My tagline represents my profession and personality trait. I do a wide range of projects at work. My job title is graphic designer; I also do video and code ecards. Graphic design is something I practiced for a few years it comes naturally. I work with extroverted and ambiverted people. My work environment could get very loud at times. In my other two classes I’m learning about how designers are changing the world in small and significant ways. At work or in the communities around Southeastern Wisconsin my work can create a big impact. Similar to the way Jay-Z puts time and dedication into his craft, I try to do the same in my creative pursuits.
Quick Links to my work at the bottom of the page.
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Visual Persuasion & Promotion  (MPDC 520-102) - Mood Board Self-Portrait Exercise

In sports teams have game plans for victory. This mood board represents my daily game plan. I try to treat each day as a game. The pictures are black and white for consistency. Red is my favorite color, and I also used my ideal typeface Chaparral Pro. The burlap is a reminder never to forget my humble beginnings. The anchor is my faith and my core, which keeps me grounded. I'm very introverted; the comfort zone meter is a representation of me trying to get out of my comfort zone. There is no dress code at my job, but I wear a tie three times a week. 

"Go Fast. Go Hard. Finish. Win the Day" 
I'm a college football fan, and this was Oregon's mantra. There's a YouTube video of Eric Thomas giving a motivational speech in Oregon's Autzen Stadium about their mantra. After hearing it, I adopted Oregon's slogan for my life. A few years ago, I worked as a UPS package handler, and during every shift, that slogan would run through my mind. My goal is to do my best and to work hard.

"Fight On"
"Fight On" is USC's slogan. Those words over the pictures symbolize me showing up everyday. Keep fighting even when my day or game plan is not going as planned. There's a Milwaukee Braves hat in the background. When it's above 40 degrees, I usually wear a baseball hat with current and former Milwaukee sports teams, to remind me where I came.

Fly Around and Soar
My dad always told me to have fun before my football and basketball games as a kid. In college, my coaches would always ask us to fly around the field. Which means to play hard, have fun, and don't be afraid to make errors. I put those words over an F-14 Tomcat, the fighter plane used in my favorite movie Top Gun. The fighter plane has weapons, missiles, and rockets for combat. Weapons represent my skills.

Stay Hungry
I hear a lot of motivational speakers use this phrase. While at UPS, one of my supervisors called me a dog. The gray wolf is my favorite animal and a representation of my doglike work ethic.


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Visual Persuasion & Promotion (MPDC 520-102) - Choosing Typeface Exercise
Assignment: Using Illustrator, set up a single page. Write out the trait in the font that
best visually represents the trait and identify the font off to the side. 

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QUIck Links TO MY WORK
Design Leadership Projects
Class projects with a different elements such as: Graphic Design Social Media,
Video and Creative Strategies.

Graphic Design

Video

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