I am a driven and flexible graphic designer who thrives on turning ideas into visually compelling solutions. With experience from freelance to corporate teams, I develop projects from concept through production to final delivery, ensuring on-brand, high-quality results delivered on schedule. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams, mentoring others, and expanding my toolkit with Adobe Creative Cloud and print/digital collateral production. I am passionate about branding, design systems, and creating engaging visual experiences for stores, catalogs, websites, and social media.

Dian U. Swarm

I am a driven and flexible graphic designer who thrives on turning ideas into visually compelling solutions. With experience from freelance to corporate teams, I develop projects from concept through production to final delivery, ensuring on-brand, high-quality results delivered on schedule. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams, mentoring others, and expanding my toolkit with Adobe Creative Cloud and print/digital collateral production. I am passionate about branding, design systems, and creating engaging visual experiences for stores, catalogs, websites, and social media.

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I am a driven and flexible graphic designer who thrives on turning ideas into visually compelling solutions. With experience from freelance to corporate teams, I develop projects from concept through production to final delivery, ensuring on-brand, high-quality results delivered on schedule.

I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams, mentoring others, and expanding my toolkit with Adobe Creative Cloud and print/digital collateral production. I am passionate about branding, design systems, and creating engaging visual experiences for stores, catalogs, websites, and social media.

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Work Experience

Freelance Graphic Designer at Area Businesses (Freelance)
May 1, 2002 - November 10, 2025
Driven and flexible graphic designer with a proven record of delivering creative and innovative design solutions. Developed projects from inception through production to final delivery, ensuring on-brand, appropriate and timely delivery. Able to work as part of a team or solo. Experienced in all types of print and digital collateral.
Graphic/Production Designer at Signet Jewelers, Akron, OH
February 1, 2020 - February 1, 2020
Worked with the Jared, Kay and corporate creative teams to create vibrant store advertisements, signs, catalogs, brochures, flyers, sell sheets, exhibits, social media, and web graphics. Adhered to brand standards including color, type, production, and quality. Performed production design, closing and transferring jobs to vendors. Managed logos and templates. Trained new employees on client/proofing software and Adobe programs.
Graphic Designer at Town Planner Corporate, Richfield, OH
January 31, 2015 - January 31, 2015
Produced print calendar ads and web-based collateral. Knowledge of social media. Expert in corporate branding with emphasis on innovative concepts and top design quality. Collaborative team player; mentored other designers. Worked independently and communicated effectively with clients, peers, and management.
Graphic Designer at KSK Visual Ingenuity, Solon, OH
November 30, 2011 - November 30, 2011
Graphic design for all marketing needs and in-house sign shop. Pre-flight of large format print jobs. Customer service, counter sales, telephone support and printing tasks. Trained new employees on Adobe graphic software programs.
Graphic Designer/Pre Press at GEI WideFormat, Inc., North Canton, OH
June 30, 2011 - June 30, 2011
Designed for day-to-day creative needs including brochures, press releases, internal documents, folders, banners, signs, display booth art, E-blasts, web design, logos, and product literature. Managed marketing materials for new product launches. In-house copy shop. Design, edit and print large format copy jobs. In-house photography and retouching.
Graphic Designer at Print Management Partners (DBA GO2 Partners)
November 30, 2008 - November 30, 2008
In-house agency graphic designer producing brochures, banners, posters, flyers, periodical advertising and more. Photographed and retouched product. Preflighted, released and packaged final designs to vendors.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education/Graphic Art at Ohio University, Athens, OH
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025
Adobe Certified Training at Adobe Creative Cloud, Akron, OH
May 1, 2016 - November 10, 2025
Renewal of Visual Art License K-12 at State of Ohio - Visual Art License (K-12)
May 1, 2013 - November 10, 2025
Conference for Adobe Creative Suite Users, Web Track at Pittsburgh, PA
June 1, 2012 - November 10, 2025
Dreamweaver Continuing Education at University of Akron
September 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009

Qualifications

Adobe Certified Training: Adobe Creative Cloud
May 1, 2016 - November 10, 2025
Renewal of Visual Art License K-12 (Ohio)
May 1, 2013 - November 10, 2025
Dreamweaver Continuing Education
September 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Conference for Adobe Creative Suite Users, Web Track
June 1, 2012 - November 10, 2025

Industry Experience

Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Manufacturing