Andrew Pfeifer Design

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I am a Graphic Designer working to solve the visual problems of the world one project at a time.

My Journey To This Point

2014 – Now

Senior Graphic Designer

KONG Company

• Responsible for many facets of design for dog and cat toy products. Includes packaging, product logos, catalogs, marketing materials and other point of sale items for both domestic and international distribution.

2013 – Now

Owner / Graphic Designer

Andrew Pfeifer Design

• Freelance design, specializing in small business marketing, corporate identity and web design.

2007 – 2013

Art Director/Lead Graphic Designer

Integrated Marketing (Formerly Varsity Publications)

• Director and team leader of ad creation, layout and printing departments
• Efficiently manage and coordinate design projects from concept to completion, including print production.
• Creative development of corporate identity and promotional materials
• Head graphic designer for small business marketing division
• In charge of client and vendor relations and negotiations

2010 – 2012

Art Director

Balance Health & Wellness

•  Executed development of regional health and wellness magazine
•  Responsible for all aspects of the magazine’s creation from inception and conceptualization to layout, design and print production
•  Development of their creative strategy and branding
•  Designed all advertising for local magazine sponsors
•  Communicated with advertisers, editor and authors in order to effectively meet production deadlines

2007 – 2009

Art Director

MVP Outdoors

•  Created a regional start-up hunting and fishing magazine
•  Designed all advertising and marketing materials for magazine and magazine sponsored events
•  Managed communication with advertisers, editor and authors

Jumping Off Point

1998 – 2002

Bachelors of Science

Illinois State University

Major: Art with Sequence in Graphic Design

Not so FREE-lance

2002 – Now

A Sample of Clients

•  Cracked Pepper Café, & Bakery
•  Salt
•  Sugar Wood Fired Bistro
•  Morton Junior High School
•  Morton Blaze Soccer Club
•  Morton Youth Baseball Association
•  Savvy Solutions, Inc
•  Maxine’s on Main
•  The Cutting Edge
•  Finn R. Amble M.D., F.A.C.S. S.C.
•  Central Illinois Orthopedic Surgery
•  Eastland Open MRI
•  Innovative Healthcare Strategies
•  Thyme Craft Beer + Kitchen
•  Sugar Halos Mini-Donuts

DESIGN SKILLS

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat

WordPress

Sugar CRM

Print Shop Mail

What’s New?

Apr 20, 2016

Wow! It’s Been Awhile.

Uncategorized

I was just reviewing my site, and realized I haven’t posted anything on here is a long time. I guess that is what happens when you find a job you love and get involved in exploring you adopted state. I have been working at KONG for a little over a … Read More

Jul 22, 2014

Boulder…Not As Far as Everyone Makes it Sound.

News

There is something about exploring your new surroundings. You never know what you are going to find in a new place. Talking to friends and locals can give you an idea, but until you experience something or someplace for yourself, it just isn’t the same. We had that experience on our day … Read More

Jul 21, 2014

The Move Is Almost Complete

News

So I decided that my portfolio site needs a blog to go with it. Something that would give more of an insight into who I am as a designer and a person. Soooo…..here is the first post! About 9 months ago, I started the process to move from Peoria, IL … Read More

Web Design

Web Design

Web Design

Web Design

Web Design

Web Design

Magazine Layout

Magazine Layout

Magazine Article

Magazine Article

Article Layout

Article Layout

Character Development

Character Development

Featured Menus

Featured Menus

Vertical Banner

Vertical Banner

Promotional Booklet

Promotional Booklet

Package Design

Package Design

Product Flyer

Product Flyer

Magazine Advertising

Magazine Advertising

Event Advertising

Event Advertising

Direct Mail

Direct Mail

Southern Flight Outfitters

Southern Flight Outfitters

Red Storm

Red Storm

Halloween Havoc

Halloween Havoc

Gobbler Classic

Gobbler Classic

CONTACT

Please feel free to contact me about anything.

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Andrew Pfeifer

andrew.pfeifer@gmail.com

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