It is my passion to find the unusualness in the usual, the meaningful in the seemingly insignificant; the eye-opening behind the apparently provocative; greatness in the "small"; the inspiring, unexpected, progressive, futuristic, and beautiful in what we usually overlook.
I love to bring out beauty; I love to show off the work of creative people for whom I make web sites.
For artists, having a web site nowadays replaces the portfolio. I love to show off creative and philanthropic endeavors to the world by designing web sites.
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Monique van Gent
Birthplace
The
Netherlands
Citizenship
USA
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| EDUCATION
Academie
voor Beeldende Kunsten
Sint Joost in Breda, The Netherlands
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Printmaking and Graphic Design ::
under the mentorship of Jan Sleper,
who designed paper money bills that were
used in The Netherlands
:: Typography & Book Design ::
under the mentorship of Chris Brand,
who designed several fonts, of which the most widely used is Albertina.
All offical EEC publications are printed in this type.
:: Art History ::
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> DEGREE < ::
I graduated Cum Laude with the equivalent of a Master
of Fine Arts Degree with a major in Etching and minor in Book
Design & Production
Sedona
Center for Arts & Technology/
Yavapai College
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Multi Media ::
:: Digital Videography & Film Editing ::
:: Movie Production ::
Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe GoLive,
Adobe InDesign, Macromedia Flash, Fireworks
and Dreamweaver MX, QuarkXpress
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES
Printmaking
Exhibitions
of Etchings
Gemeente
Museum in Arnhem, The Netherlands
D'Art Maria Louisa Gallery in Genoa, Italy
Oslo Kunstforening in Norway
Galleries in the USA
Book
Design & Publications
Saraydarian
Institute
SNS Press
Yavapai College
Freelance
Graphic Design
Ads
Annual Reports
Brochures
Business Cards
Logos & Identity
Multi Media Presentations
Web Sites
Motion Graphics
Art Direction
Interactive DVD
Multi Media Presentations
Teaching
Yavapai
College - 2/D Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Northern Arizona University - Graphic Design
VC 331
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