Testimonials



"Amber at Cloud9 Design is an accomplished and amazing graphic designer.  Her grasp of what our business is all about and suggestions to best market it have been invaluable to us.  She is truly gifted!"




"Amber with Cloud9 Design helped me to create a magical website that perfectly portrays the passion and enthusiasm that I feel about my business. It was an absolute pleasure working with her. For me, she was especially helpful with her great ideas and suggestions, seeing as I am a tad computer challenged. 
I was able to give her my vision and then she made it happen. She was also VERY willing to make changes when needed and never made me feel like my ideas or even tiny changes were a bother. I think she is just as passionate about my website as I am!! 
The website has only been live for 4 days and already it has allowed me to reach out and help more people live happier healthier lives. Thank you Amber for not only a beautiful and professional website that I am extremely proud of, but also for making the process fun, exciting and enjoyable. I look forward to us continuing to work together."

Sincerely,
Jenny Janda
Health By Jenny
(November 5, 2009)


“Cloud 9 created beautiful, witty shirts for me! i had a rough idea, and amber was able to turn that into a reality that completely exceeded my expectations. the resulting shirts were high-quality, fast-turnaround and totally complimented! i would use her graphic design services again in a heartbeat--one-off or higher volume.” February 5, 2009


Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, Creative


Leigh Suskin
hired Cloud9 as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2008, and hired Cloud9 more than once

“Cloud9 is a highly skilled graphic designer and entrepreneur who creates unique and distinctive screen printed apparel. She is very knowledgeable about online marketing and promotions as well, maintaining an active blog, social networking site profiles, and online shopping portals for her company. Cloud9 uses these web-based technologies to great advantage to promote herself as well as fellow indie designers.” January 27, 2009


Beth Hempton, Owner, The Snuggle Herd
was with another company when working with Cloud9 at Cloud9 Design Apparel

Process

The web design process is broken down into phases.

Consultation Phase:

Pre-consultation packet is filled out to define customer goals and needs.

Project Definition/Preparation Phase:

Select a purchase a domain name and hosting package, or redirect an existing domain.

Information Gathering Phase:

Collection of images, files, photos, items to scan, text, Word documents, PDFs, etc. We work together to determine keywords and search engine optimization strategies. Color schemes, logo design, branding and themes are brainstormed & developed.

Visual Design Phase:

Mock-ups are sketched and created, then digitally redrawn and enhanced to create a working design.

Development Phase:

Laying the wireframe framework for the layout & design of the site. Build and integrate the site.

Test Phase:

Test site for logistics and prioritize issues. Make edits and revisions.

Refining Phase:

Final stage of editing and refinement of site.

Launch Phase:

Production of development. Launch site online. Implement maintenance plan.

RESUMÉ


EXPERIENCE

2006-Present -  Designer/Owner - Cloud9 Design - Cloud9 Design is a full-service graphic design studio specializing in graphic design, website design & redesign, printing, logo design, marketing, social media marketing & consulting, branding & identity, photography, & writing & editing.

2007 - Freelance Illustrator - Trace Erase Board - An educational tool and learning system that teaches children the alphabet, language skills, math, & art. Trace Erase Boards are used by Preschool-Grade 6 children, and also in homeschool, Sunday School or church, and schools nationwide. Worked remotely & collaboratively with team of illustrators, teachers & management. Illustrated and designed 32-page printed Learning Modules in InDesign.

2004 -  Marketing Coordinator - Dell, in the Software & Peripherals Group; worked remotely, on-site for Fogarty, Klein, Monroe   an advertising agency based in Houston. Worked on the 300-page printed Sourcebook & the Healthcare, HiEd & Federal Mini-Catalog mailers.

2003 - Account Service/Creative Intern - Tocquigny Advertising, Interactive + Marketing,  (Only top 10% of applicants chosen for this intern program, at this award-winning woman-owned business) I was given both an account services and creative hybrid internship in which I worked on the Dell account, writing abstracts, white papers, articles and information for the Dell Knowledge Centers. Performed image mapping and beta testing on the Dell websites. Worked on the Dell eNews newsletters.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Minor in Fine Art & Design, Texas State University, 2002

Spanish Study Abroad Program, Quepos, Costa Rica
La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore

SKILLS

Darkroom experience, developing black-&-white 35mm film
Digital Photography & editing
Photo editing & retouching
Layout & Design
Print Production
Copywriting
Editing & Proofing
Illustration
Creative Design
Screenprinting
Logo Design
SOFTWARE

Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AcrobatPro, Distiller, ImageReady
Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
Quark Xpress
Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash
QuickBooks
Both Mac & PC platforms

Services

Cloud9 Design offers the following services:

PRINT (Need help with your company brand, making ads or creating anything that can be printed?)

*Logo design & branding
*Logo redesign & rebranding
*Small Business start-up consultations
*Letterhead/envelopes/stationary
*Brochures
*Direct Mail
*Business Cards
*Invitations
*Announcements
*Stickers
*Company Stamps
*Car Door Magnets
*Print newsletter design & redesign
*Postcards


WEB DESIGN {Read our design process here.} (Need your business online?)

*Website design
*Website redesign & recreation
*Web hosting
*Domain name registration
*Flash animations
*Photo slideshows
*XHTML
*CSS
*SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
*Website maintenance & updating
*Website management
*Web Banners + Advertisements (static or animated)
*Site Images/Photography/Photo Shoots + Image Retouching

MARKETING/CONSULTING (Need help getting people to your website or selling your product?)

*Advertisements (design)
*Package/product design
*HTML/e-mail Newsletter design & management
*Social Media Development - Set-up, consultation, business plan, etc.
*Marketing consultations
*Etsy Shop development - Setup, consultation, banner, photography, complete branding, etc.
*E-Commerce website development & consultation
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