Abby Townsend Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia Area

I'm a visual problem solver working on everything from branding to infographics and data visualization to UX for an intranet serving over 13,000 employees.In addition to design and illustration, one of my specialties is in creative collaboration. I love to roll up my sleeves and break out the markers to illicit ideas from clients and multi-agency teams.Many of my clients are community-focused. Government, NGO, non-profit, community and corporate organizations have walked with me… Show more I'm a visual problem solver working on everything from branding to infographics and data visualization to UX for an intranet serving over 13,000 employees.In addition to design and illustration, one of my specialties is in creative collaboration. I love to roll up my sleeves and break out the markers to illicit ideas from clients and multi-agency teams.Many of my clients are community-focused. Government, NGO, non-profit, community and corporate organizations have walked with me through every stage of the creative process from concept to launch. Work I’ve done with AmeriCorps and Grameen Foundation has helped inspire and educate thousands of volunteers and staff in the field to help make poverty a thing of the past. Show less

Austin, Texas

I was a founding member of Eye Byte Solutions, a Baltimore based design firm with offices in Austin and Jackson Hole.I had the pleasure of cultivating and managing a ridiculously talented and unique design team, and the good fortune to still get hands on as designer on many projects myself.

Manila, Philippines

Graphic design, illistration, and creative facilitation for coordination for clients including Save the Children Philippines, Singer, Asian Nexus, and others;Featured Project: Save the Children Philippines Health and Safety Posters, Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana)Conducted research and on-site image testing with displaced families living in temporary evacuation centers throughout the Manila region;Developed engaging, informative materials and posters to address urgent health… Show more Graphic design, illistration, and creative facilitation for coordination for clients including Save the Children Philippines, Singer, Asian Nexus, and others;Featured Project: Save the Children Philippines Health and Safety Posters, Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana)Conducted research and on-site image testing with displaced families living in temporary evacuation centers throughout the Manila region;Developed engaging, informative materials and posters to address urgent health and safety issues occurring in these vulnerable communities;Subjects included hand-washing, sanitation, breastfeeding, and child safety;20,000 posters were produced by relief groups including Save the Children, Unicef, USAID, and the Republic of the Philippines Department of Health for distribution in communities throughout Muntinlupa City, Laguna province, and Mindanao;Poster graphics were also reproduced as buttons, bags, and fans and are still being used in other program offices throughout the Philippines. Show less

Created 3-dimensional original package designs and detailed mocks for buyers such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, and Circuit City;Produced ad campaigns, catalog layouts, and graphics for web and apparel application.

Developed original artwork, designs, layouts, illustration, signage, packaging, and hand lettering for clients;Carried out photo shoots, proof checks, graphics installation, and sign fabrication.

Business, Front End, User Experience Design, Case Studies

Design, Development, Code

Certificate, Patternmaking

Ba, Art, Graphic Arts

Activities and Societies: Art Services (student run full service graphic design shop)