Ben Warmuth
3008 Verdin Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45211
ben.warmuth@gmail.com | www.ln13.com
Experience
Crew Creative Advertising, Los Angeles, CA | www.crewcreative.com
Co-op as Designer
September 2008 - December 2008
Designed content like buddy icons, wallpapers and screensavers and Photoshop comps for high profile movie websites like Watchmen, Benjamin Button, Astroboy, Terminator: Salvation, Designed and updated animated Flash ads for DVD releases and tv events like CNN’s 2008 Presidential Debates
MAYA Design, Pittsburgh, PA | www.maya.com
Co-op as Visual Designer
March 2008 - June 2008
Web design, Interface design, Created Photoshop comps and HTML/CSS prototypes for the maya.com redesign, Contributed to UI projects for handheld devices and mobile devices for clients like GE and BP
PHC Group, Cincinnati, OH | www.phcgroupinc.com
Co-op as Web/Graphic Designer
September 2007 - December 2007
Web design, Flash animation, Designed and updated posters and newspaper advertisements for Argosy Casino, Created comps and animations for the JTM Food Group (jtmfoodgroup.com) redesign
Photonics Graphics, Cincinnati, OH | www.photonicsgraphics.com
Co-op as Web Designer
December 2006 - March 2007
Updated HTML pages, updated Flash animations, Updated a web newsletter for Proctor & Gamble’s Dental Care division
Lands’ End, Dodgeville, WI | www.landsend.com
Co-op as Web Designer
June 2006 - September 2006
Developed preliminary CSS for product page redesign, Designed static and animated prototypes for 2007 Swim Finder tool
Skills
Design: Web Design, Motion Graphics/Animation, Storyboards/Style Frames, UI/UX Design
Design Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash, Cinema 4D, Dreamweaver/Coda/Espresso/CSSEdit, Currently learning - Maya, Advanced Cinema 4D techniques
Code: HTML, CSS
Other: Digital Photography, Musician - Guitar, Social Networking - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
Education
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Graduation: June 2009
Bachelor of Science in Digital Design - Focus on Motion, Web, and UI Design
Examples: Designed (as part of a three person group) a mobile application prototype for managing you daily commute and avoiding any bad traffic during the day, Designed (as part of a three person group) a mobile museum device prototype that allows the user to have greater interactivity with museum exhibits through a transparent touchscreen that displays any manner of additional interactive content, Designed several animated graphics pieces on topics like hydrogen fuel cell cars and space exploration.
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Graduation: August 2002
Bachelor of Arts in English - Focus on Creative Writing, Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting
Examples: Currently working on writing a novel, Running an occasionally updated blog at www.ln13.com/blog.