APRIL LEE

Print / Graphic Designer

Experience

Selvedge
Print/Graphic Designer
2021—present

• Design, rework and recolor original prints for major fashion brands like Anthropologie and Misa using adobe and Nedgraphics.
• Create original exclusive prints in house for clients.
• Work closely with production and mills to prepare print files for both screen/digital printing, fabrication, quality control and color matching.
• Meet with clients and print studios to curate seasonal designs.
• Design and update company website with print archives.
• License and copyright artwork created and purchased.

Lovestitch
Freelance Print Designer 
Jan-Apr 2023

• Helped develop print for spring collection.
• Collaborated with client to design woven garment.
• Prepare digital files to scale for production.

Studio Chic
Junior Graphic Designer
2020-2021

• Designed collections and tech packs for interior home goods.
• Curated a library of fonts for typography going on decorative pillows, throws and pet products.
• Prepared files for embroidery, printing and production on illustrator.

Weaving Water
Social Media/Marketing
2019-2020

• Designed weekly newsletters.
• Created social media posters for marketing.

Forms & Surfaces
Architectural Surfaces Design Intern
Jun-Aug 2018

• Helped design team develop color palettes for new powder coat collection.
• Designed surface textures by hand using various materials to develop printed laminate tile.

Skills

• Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
  
• Nedgraphics
• Procreate
• Indesign
• Industrial Sewing
• Stoll/Machine Knitting
• Weavepoint/Pointcarre
• 4-Harness/Compu-Dobby Loom
• Digital Embroidery
• Rhino 3D
• Microsoft
• Silkscreen/Dyeing
• Garment Construction