Allison Hope: Freelance Textile/Graphic Designer and Photo Editor-Swimwear in Garden Grove, CA

-Create repeating artwork, to be placed on swimwear, using Adobe Photoshop. -Send artwork to factories to be silkscreened or dye sublimated. -Assist in the creation of CADs for the current season. -Match color positions to Pantones. -Match fabric samples to Pantones. -Photo Retouching for websites and print. -Create web banners, look books, posters, Instagram photos and other marketing material. -Assist in UX Design for E-Commerce.

-Created Flat Sketches/CADs using Adobe Illustrator. -Updated Flat Sketches using Illustrator. -Updated Line Sheets. -Reworked and recolored existing prints using Adobe Photoshop and NedGraphics. -Created new prints using Photoshop. -Placed prints onto CADs and created pitch sheets using Illustrator. -Organized print library of 1000+ purchased prints by file on server as well as the physical library of fabric headers.

-Create patterns by hand or by using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and/or NedGraphics to be placed onto various products such as dinnerware, bedding, outdoor furnishing, bath accessories, and etc. -Create engineered designs using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and/or NedGraphics to be placed onto specific home products such as dinnerware and towels. -Collaborate with Hard Good and Soft Good teams to create designs placed onto products based upon market research and available printing methods. -Create digital repeating woven textures, to be digitally printed, using Photoshop and NedGraphics. -Organize and maintain CSI color library including color library board as well as CSI standards. -Conduct trend research and create trend sheets, using Adobe Bridge and Microsoft PowerPoint, to be used in market research meetings.

-Clean and edit repeating patterns using NedGraphics. -Create engineered designs for garments using NedGraphics. -Organize strike-offs.

-Operate acid dye, fiber reactive dye and dye sublimation printers using TexPrint software. -Operate UV printer and HP plotter printers. -Operate t-shirt printer and heat press.

-Selected pattern color and scale of digital repeating patterns. -Created product mock-ups, by digitally placing patterns onto everyday objects, using Photoshop -Assisted Ashley with the creation of her booth for Surtex 2015. -Attended Surtex 2015 to assist Ashley with the licensing of her patterns.