Bonnie Tanaka

Design Practice specializing in print and web design. Logo's, brochures,
product development, creative direction and consultation.

Art Director/Senior Designer
1990 April 2000
Day Runner Inc. - Fullerton CA
Leading manufacturer / marketer of paper-based organizers for the
retail market. Responsible for development (concept, design art
direction) of new product lines, for high end consumer products for
women and teen market, including license products such as Disney
for the preteen, teen and young adult market, innovative lenticular
products and “411” student products, Day Runner’s, most profitable
line. Ongoing management responsibilities included team selection,
project supervision including, art direction, copywriting supervision ,
photography, illustration direction and interfacing with marketing
department on packaging and sales materials.

Art Director / Designer / Independent Contractor
The Webb Group - Beverly Hills CA
Concept and design of a variety of collateral materials, point-of-purchase packaging, graphic standards manuals and annual reports. Additional responsibilities included:
Art direction of Photography / Illustration, pre-print direction- supervision.
Clients : White Memorial Medical Center, Bruno & Sooni Salons,
Adventist Health Systems, Century City Hospital.

Doyle Dane & Bernbach - Los Angeles CA
Design, traditional illustration, design of brochures, advertising campaigns for medical accounts including billboards and print media. Worked as part of two-person design team with creative director. Clients included: Adventist Health Systems, Cigna.

Thompson Recruitment Agency - Los Angeles CA
Concept and design of brochures and promotional materials.
Clients : AGFA, computer division; Northrop; McDonnell Douglas; BP America Oil Corporation; Assignment America Inc.(Hospital Division).

Santa Monica College - Academy of Entertainment and Technology, Santa Monica CA
Spring-Fall. 2001-2011
Courses- Typography Design1and 2, Portfolio Preparation

CSUDH - Arts and Humanities, Carson CA
Spring-Fall. 2007-2011
Courses- Design 2D, Design Practices 2, Pre-Press, Intro to Digital Applications, Typography