2. Rob e r t
2776 Roseann Ln.
M o h a n
Cincinnati OH, 45219
(513) 316-4758
Robmohan334@gmail.com
Education
2010 - Present
University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College, Cincinnati Ohio
web design certification in progress, Class of 2011
2002-2006
Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio
Major: Communication Arts, Emphasis: Illustration
Work Experience
2007-Present
BEMO Designs Freelance Graphic Designer
Independent freelance graphic design services with an emphasis on creating new identities and eye-
catching graphic means of communication. Working primarily with Illustrator and Photoshop, I have worked
with local restaurants, musicians, and large scale event planners to develop comprehensive design
packages for events and venues. This endeavor has given me a chance to continue my growth as a
designer.
2007-Present
J. Charles Crystalworks Production Artist
Work in the art department of one of the leading companies of etched crystal awards and glassware.
Duties include setting up artwork on award templates in illustrator according to customer specifications,
downloading and archiving received artwork, and working on design concepts with the company’s owner.
2005-2006
Art Academy Design Service Student Designer
Student operated design service. Projects ranged from illustrated and photoshopped printable cards for
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital patients, to promotional posters created in Illustrator for the annual AIGA
portfolio reviews. Obtained knowledge and key practices in dealing with clients through weekly meetings.
Achievements
Recipient of the Art Academy of Cincinnati Presidential Scholarship
Art Academy of Cincinnati’s Loren Long 2005 Illustrator of the Year Award
Skills
Mac OSX, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Strong Drawing Abilities, Basic Knowledge of HTML and (X)HTML.
References available upon request.
3. .
The
Clifton Heights Music
Festival
The focus of this project was to create a fresh,
visually stimulating design for a two day festival
that would be displayed across a spectrum
of promotional mediums. It was imperative
that informative graphic content sustained
readability on elements that ranged from a
25 foot banner to a half page advertisement,
while at the same time serving as a guide to the
locations of the venues and the performance
times of the bands.
Through a series of meetings and concept
sketches it was decided to take a more literal
approach to the word “Heights”. The extrusion
of text was a play on words that created the
il usion that the logo was growing off the page,
conveying a sense of kinetic energy. I felt the
representation of that motion brought a more
visual appeal to the static environment it was
placed in. The color choices were informed by
a spring time palette reflecting the festival’s
April date. The separation of color became a
graphic tool of communication that created a
clear distinction between performance days,
while organizing text.
The Heights 1 x 17
1
4. 1.Rohs St. Café 1.Rohs St. Café rd
9:00-9:30 – Tiyi 9:00-9:30 – Peter Adams
9:45-10:15 - Jameze nd 9:45-10:15 – Iolite
10:30-11:15– Mahogany Reign, 10:30-11:45 – Hip Hop Set w/ DJ DQ
CJ The Cynic, & the Bullying Ben Jones Elementz Hip-Hop Center, Blade Triple,
11:30- 12:00 – The Happy Maladies illete the 7th Grader, ill Poetic,
All Venue Pass
Sean Little, Wonder Brown, Theory Hazit
2.Baba Budan’s 2.Baba Budan’s
9:30-10:15 – Wade Baker Jazz Collaboration
10:30-11:00 – No No Knots 9:30-10:30 – Venegas
$8 $12
11:15-11:45 – Madras Lounge 10:30-11:00 – Hope Springs Eternal
12:00-12:30 – The Frankl Project 11:15-11:45 – Wade Johnston & The Navigators
12:45 – 1:30 – Cincy Brass 12:00-12:30 – Dan Orlando
12:45 – 1:30 – The Marmalade Brigade
3.Uncle Woody’s 3.Uncle Woody’s
1 NIGHT 2 NIGHT
9:30-10:15 – Twelve-Foot-Tall-Band
9:30-10:15 – The Skeetones
$2
10:30-11:00 – The Electric Generals
11:15-11:45 - The Flux Capacitors 10:30-11:00 –Chick Pimp
5 11:15-11:45 – Moneytrees River
Miller Lite
12:00- 12:30 – The Shyspots
12:45 – Close – Hip-Hop/Rock /Funk/ Dance Party 12:00-12:30 – The Harlequins
w/ DJ’s Kyle Cannon, K-Frey, Tim Lachut 12:45 – 1:30 – Hip-Hop/Experimental/
Pop/Dance Party w/ DJ Dirty C, Plastic Bottles
4.Mac’s Pizza Pub & DJ Positronic
9:30-10:15 – Sans Axiom
10:30-11:00 – Frankly Speaking 4.Mac’s Pizza Pub $3
Magic Hat #9
9:30-10:15 – Shadow Raptr
11:15-11:45 - Losanti
12:00-12:30 – Eclipse 4 10:30-11:00 – Bones Dupree
12:45 – 1:30 – Perfect Norm 6 11:15-11:45 – Pharaoh Loosey
SPONSORED BY
12:00-12:30 – Best Revenge
5.Christy’s Biergarden 3 12:45 – 1:30 – Lazy Ass Destroyer
9:00-10:30 – Hip/Hop w/ DJ Clockwork
Constant Elevashun, Da 3rd Element, MC Till, 2 5.Christy’s Biergarden
Moxy Monster, Camp David, Skandal Da Ruckus Man 9:30-10:00 – The 54
10:45 -11:15 – The Comforts 10:15-10:45 – Where They Landed
11:30 -12:00 – Loud Mouth
12:15-12:45 – Sango Dango
1 11:00-11:45 - Noctaluca
12:00-12:30 - Banderas
1:00-1:30 – The Pinstripes 12:45 – 1:30 – The Prohibitionists campuscyclery.com
6.Murphy’s Pub 6.Murphys Pub
9:30-10:15 – Matthew Shelton & The Picnic 9:30-10:15 – Defective Males
10:30-11:00 – Free Sophia 10:30-11:00 – Wist
11:15-11:45 – Mallory
12:00-12:30 – J Dorsey 11:15-11:45 – Buckra
12:45 – 1:30 – Sparrow Bellows 12:00-12:30 – Josh Eagle & The Harvest City
12:45 – 1:30 – Lifelike Cincinnati
Double sided flyer layout
THE
2
logo concept sketches
logo reduction for wristband
Tiyi Jameze
Mahogany Reign
CJ The Cynic
The Bullying Ben Jones
The Happy Maladies
Wade Baker Jazz Collaboration
No No Knots
Madras Lounge
The Frankl Project Peter Adams
Cincy Brass Iolite
Twelve-Foot-Tall-Band DJ DQ
The Electric Generals Elementz Hip-Hop Center
ALL ACCESS
The Flux Capacitors Blade Triple
The Shyspots ill Poetic,
DJ’s Kyle Cannon, Sean Little, Wonder Brown
K-Frey, Theory Hazit
Tim Lachut Venegas
Sans Axiom Hope Springs Eternal
Frankly Speaking Wade Johnston & The Navigators
Losanti Dan Orlando
Eclipse The Marmalade Brigade
The Skeetones
Perfect Norm
Chick Pimp
DJ Clockwork
Moneytrees River
Constant Elevashun,
DJ Positronic
Da 3rd Element,
Shadow Raptr
MC Till, Bones Dupree
Moxy Monster, Pharaoh Loosey
Camp David Best Revenge
illete the 7th Grader, Lazy Ass Destroyer
Skandal Da Ruckus Man The 54
The Comforts Where They Landed
Loud Mouth Noctaluca
Sango Dango Banderas
The Pinstripes The Prohibitionists
Matthew Shelton & The Picnic Defective Males
Free Sophia Wist
Mallory Buckra
J Dorsey Josh Eagle & The Harvest City
Sparrow Bellows Lifelike
event pass for performers (see picture)
5. j HarvestCitye
The
and
POSTER DESIGNS
Being a musician myself , I am excited to have
the opportunity to meld my passion for music
and design. Living in such a musically driven city
such as Cincinnati, I find that it is very important
for a musician or band to have visually
APPEARING LIVE stimulated conversations with their audience.
I strive to create rich il ustrative designs to
exist above the poster laden environments
they wil be placed in. This practice is a way
for the artists to successfully inform about show
dates while leaving a lasting impression in the
viewers’ mind .
Josh Eagle and the Harvest City Poster 1 17”
1”x
GYPSY NIGHT 17”x 1
1”
6. Bluegrass Night with Moonshine Drive 1 x 17”
1”
Constant Elevashun Banner 3’ x 5’
7. ILLUSTRATION
These Il ustrations are a representation of my abilities
that extend beyond electronic boundaries. Too often
do I feel a designer educated in the practice of using
Two page spread from“Mr. Monkeyhead’s Super Sloppy Peanut Butter Sandwich” a computer as a creative tool, lacks the technical
Acrylic on maisonette board text added with Adobe Illustrator 1 x 17”
1”
abilities of the hand. My adept understanding of
drawing helps when creating preliminary sketches,
while my understanding of painting aids in color
compositions. This also exemplifies my potential to
bring a more stylistic approach through an illustration
if necessary.
“Good Health is on the Horizon” illustrated card for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Scanned fabric and colored pencil (3” x 5”)
8. LIBRARY MURAL
project
The Cincinnati Main Branch Children’s Library
approached the Art Academy of Cincinnati in
hopes to activate the front entrance of their
space. A team of students, which included myself,
was assembled to carry out the task. The theme
was to be, “Story Book Characters Throughout
History”. The mission was to make the mural an
educational experience for the children entering mural layout sketch
the library, while igniting a desire to investigate
these characters further once inside. I took away
a more developed insight into creative thinking
and problem solving in a team setting.
“ALICE” detail of mural
Pacos Bill concept sketch
9. BABA BUDAN’S
Bar and Coffeehouse
239 W. McMillan St.
513-221-1911
BABA BUDAN’S
This project presented the task of exploring
a new expression of an existing identity. It
was important to the client not lose elements
of the old logo to help lessen customer
confusion with the already established
branding. There was more of a need to have
the logo be informative about location and
the establishment’s duel role as a bar and
as a coffee shop-- something that was not
previously presented.
I approached the variety of other printed
materials required for the project, with
the idea of breaking visual boundaries. I
concluded that it would be an appropriate
divergence from the enclosed emblem of
the main logo, to create a dynamic sense of
movement found in other design elements
such as the menu titles. It was also a way to
bring a more modern, interesting reinvention
of their existing material.
tri fold carry-out menu previous logo
BABA BUDAN’S
Bar and Coffeehouse
web site header prototype
10. FRONT
BACK
gift card layout
cover and menu layout
