Mike N Garrett

Designer

Mike Says: This is the best I could find for Vespers - Cottonfield. It's well guarded. ♫ http://blip.fm/~mlsvg

Mike just got MARRIED! He and his new wife, Lindsay Benson Garrett, just got back from Ireland and are living in Arlington, being type nerds together.



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Watch Me Work


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My Portfolio 2000-2009

I’ve come a long way in the last 10 years. My portfolio 2000-2009: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009


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Operation Simple on Youtube

Very special news. The Da Vinci Day presentation from last semester was finally cut up and put online. You can find it on youtube. It’s our official unveiling of the $500 Surgical Table. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuMopkmNptQ


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Graduation ‘09

On Saturday, May 16th 2009 at 2 PM EST Michael Noel Garrett Graduated Cum Laude from Virginia’s Commonwealth University with a BFA in Graphic Design. His friends and family were incredibly surprised.



Lifestream

Today
Listened to 81 songs.
at 11:06pm from Last.fm
Today
This is the best I could find for Vespers - Cottonfield. It's well guarded. ♫ http://blip.fm/~mlsvg

at 9:23pm from Twitter
Today
RT @Behance The @BehanceTeam is expanding. Apply for our Front End Web Developer position here :: http://cot.ag/dvcFWZ

at 7:36pm from Twitter
Today
Watched White Collar - s1 | e13 - Front Man
at 6:38pm from Hulu
Today
RT @PlayLookit Today's QUIET @playlookit entries so far: http://www.heylookit.org/category/daily-projects/quiet

at 6:16pm from Twitter
Yesterday
The only thing better than The Most Serene Republic is the Stars covering TMSR :-) ♫ http://blip.fm/~ml5qr

at 4:47pm from Twitter
Yesterday
Purchased iGasUp - Oil Price Information Service
at 4:00pm from iTunes
Yesterday
Lee Chee Wee is an awesome name. He makes great apps to boot. Awesome.

at 3:34pm from Twitter
Yesterday
Shared Dog Stache 8:06pm | via Google Reader
March 9th
Shared COMPETITION: LETTERIFIC LOVIN! 11:59am | via Google Reader
March 9th
Shared Giuseppe Profilio Business Cards 11:02am | via Google Reader
March 9th
Help me with my experiment. Let's see how many people bite... http://www.fiverr.com/users/crappylogos

at 4:42am from Twitter

Really? You're still using Internet Explorer? Shame on you. Go download Firefox.
Site designed and built by Mike N Garrett. Soon to be Valid xHTML & CSS

Designer

Hello@KernMe.org

757.377.7859

Objective

I am a designer looking for a firm interested in lifetime learners, question seekers and innovative problem solvers.



Experience

Web Consultant, VCU Dean of the Arts, Richmond, Virginia

Responsible for maintaining and building the Art History Department�s Web presence. Researched and built Web applications for the promotion of VCU Arts.

2008–2009

Apple Campus Rep, Volt Services Group, Richmond, Virginia

Promoted Apple products to VCU. Acted as a resource for support to students and faculty.

2006–2008

Music Director and Manager, WVCW, Richmond, Virginia

Managed operations on a day-to-day basis. Accomplished more in two years than what was completed in the last ten.

2006–2009

Graphic Design Intern, WAVY-TV, Portsmouth, Virginia

Summer internship at a local news station. Trusted to contribute equally with the full time employees, making on air graphics, promotional materials and identity design.

2007

Additional Experience

Objects+Methods

Lecture series at VCU with guests including Massimo Vignelli, Ivan Chermayeff and Chaz Maviyane-Davies.

2006–2009

Tasmeem Design Conference

International design conference, Tasmeem, in Doha, Qatar where I participated and presented a charette-style project on the problems with transportation in a growing city.

2008

Education

Norfolk Academy, High School
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Studied Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, BFA in Graphic Design

2004
2005
2009

Range of Design Skills

Adobe CS4, Web design concepts and coding, identity design, typography, Web standards, usability, accessibility, team building, the grid and commercial printing.


Technical Expertise

XHTML 1.1, HTML 4.01, CSS 2 & 3, HTML 5/XHTML 5, Processing, Actionscript 2, Blueprint and similar CSS frameworks, jQuery


References available upon request