katie ahlquist

sparkledesign

user interface

classrooms

info army

co practitioners

sun edison

fliqz

silver spring

samco

coverity

innotas

skyfire

a w e

jigsaw

bill.com

medstory

naehas

kintana / mercury

web sites

urban mapping

neodyne

action h r m

pagemill partners

castlight

skybox

samco applications

samco

dbm handbag studio

caslon

to nepal and back

sparkledesign

branding & identity

samco sstc

mpp apps

zoodak

saaspoint

syn

las fashionistas

bookkeeper's keeper

partners in progress

dressed to the nines

zadu

research & usability

designing responsiveness

persona posters

time management

hand grid

tide chart

stationary & brochures

best practices

hemispheres

journey

living large

wolfgang weingart

univers

eames

experimental

signs of the season

have you ever

deepsleep

inside/outside

singularity

seussstory

games

gifts & textiles

resume

 

work experience

contact information

work experience

education & skills

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Katie Ahlquist

Graphic Designer

katie(at)sparkledesign(dot)net

 

references available upon request

Objective

To assist my clients in communicating their great ideas, to their intended audience, in an effective, intelligent, and beautiful way.

Blue Apple Design

01/07 - Current

Contractor

Web design; visual design and interaction design for web application user interfaces; logo / identity design.

classrooms

info army

co practitioners

pagemill partners

fliqz

agriworld exchange

coverity

innotas

urban mapping

sun edison

mpp apps

action h r m

castlight

skybox

zoodak

saaspoint

SAMCO

01/05 - 11/12

Contractor

Designed an icon for a patented device;

Designed a unifying theme for the Application Diagrams;

Designed look-and-feel for Windows-based touch screen interface;

Designed and implemented templates for corporate website;

Designed a 6-month advertising campaign, published in Compound Semiconductor magazine.

samco sstc

samco applications

samco US web site

samco touch-screen UI

partners in progress : ad campaign

Outside Intelligence

05/09 - 11/12

Contractor

User interface design, corporate web site design, information design of conceptual diagrams for presentation materials.

o i q o i q

Skyfire Labs

01/08, 08/08

Contractor

Content layout and UI elements for mobile web browser.

skyfire skyfire

Caslon / Naehas

09/04 - 12/07

Contractor

Branding and UI design for campaign-management application.

caslon naehas

Medstory

11/05 - 11/07

Contractor

Web and interface design services for health search engine.

medstory : interface medstory : icon design

Freelance projects for small businesses, including:

Design By Me Handbags

Bookkeeper's Keeper

Las Fashionistas

Dressed to the Nines

dbm handbags

bookkeeper's keeper

las fashionistas

dressed to the nines

Mercury Interactive (formerly Kintana)

03/01 - 07/04

Interface Designer

Responsible for all visual/interface aspects of web-based enterprise application suite.

Participated in conceptual, functional, and
interaction design.

Created and maintained internal design tools: interface standards, visual specifications, stylesheets, maps, charts, diagrams, usability personas and metrics.

Conducted user studies and interviews.

Assisted directors and executives with presentation concepts and materials.

Participated in planning and creating visual materials for incentive events and activities.

kintana / mercury

 

designing responsiveness

jupiter : interface theme

 

persona posters

AlbenFaris

07/99 - 01/01

Design Intern

Collaborated with principals and designers in creating interactive experiences and identity systems.

zadu have you ever