EMPLOYMENT:

Broken Box Designs, LLC (12/05 – present)

Owner/Illustrator/Designer, Broken Box Designs Studio.

Services include a wide spectrum of custom illustration

and design.

J. Marco Catalog (5/04 – 12/05)

4935 Panther Parkway, Seville, Ohio 44273

Art Director of Production Department for women’s fashion catalog. Responsibilities included: management of Production Department, design conceptualizing and direction, supervision of pre-press work flow and performance, photography direction and conceptualizing, color analyzing, and press check attendance.

McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing (5/03 – 4/04)

1250 George Road, Ashland, Ohio 44805

Graphic Designer of in-house marketing collateral including: catalogs, flyers, ads, postcards/coupons, book covers, and signage. Responsibilities included: concept development, page layout, digital imaging, creating mock-ups, pre-publication process/production, printing, proofing, and archiving files/file management.

The Buchtelite (10/02 – 4/03) 

The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44301

Political Cartoonist / Illustrator for the opinion section in

university newspaper, published twice weekly.

Myer’s Industries Inc. (12/02 – 2/03)

1293 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44301

Graphic Design Intern within Communications Department. Responsibilities included: file management, mounting printed

work, utilizing outside sources, and other administrative tasks.

EDUCATION & HONORS:

The University of Akron (8/99 – 5/03)

Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts, Major in Graphic Design, 

Summa Cum Laude

Was one of nine students selected by faculty to work in senior

design studio, “Design x Nine.” Course focused on professional business practices and provided experience working with clients.

Dean’s List (99 – 03), Second place How cover design (03), Bloomfield, Ruth & Lyoid Scholarship (00 – 02), Olson, Ruth and Irving Graphic Design Scholarship (01 – 02), Regional finalist in National PaperBox (RigidBox) Competition (02), Honorable Mention in National PaperBox (Folding Carton) Competition (02), Partner’s in Excellence Folk Endowment Scholarship (99 – 01), Selected work chosen for Jurried Exhibition in Emily Davis Gallery (00), First place Medina County Art Scholarship (99)

Wendy Lynn Sefcik is an illustrator/designer, owner of Broken Box Designs, LLC. She's addicted to artsy things and obsessed with color!

In 2005 she quit her position as Art Director at a high-end woman's clothing catalog, and moved to be with hubby (Scott) during his volunteer term in the Army. This sparked the "birth" of Broken Box Designs, allowing her to follow her own creative inspirations.

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