last updated: Feb. 18, 2008

 

Alison Slon
phone: 212-989-3669 
cell: 917-685-8850

alikat8@earthlink.net

Interactive Art Director and Flash Designer

Websites and Online Promotions, 2004-2007:

Scholastic Inc., 2006 - 2007, Consultant Art Director
• Email and marketing campaigns for the Scholastic Store Online
• Email and marketing campaigns for the Affiliate Partners Program
• Consultant on the redesign of the website for the Scholastic Store
http://www.scholasticstore.com

The Rensselaerville Institute, 2008, Consultant Art Director
• Redesign and rebranding of the website for a philanthropic think tank
http://www.rinstitute.org

Chao Lab, 2007, Consultant Art Director
• Design of the website for a research lab for Dr. Moses V. Chao in the
Neurobiology Program at NYU Medical Center
http://saturn.med.nyu.edu/research/mn/chaolab

Katharine T. Carter & Associates, 2007, Consultant Art Director
• Redesign of the website for a Public Relations Firm
• Associate: Web Designer, (see 2nd link below)
• Design of The William Zimmer Prize  website
• Design of The Color of Memory website
http://www.ktcassoc.com
http://www.ktcassoc.com/03services_08video.html
http://www.zimmerprize.org
http://www.colorofmemory.com

JWT, 2006, Consultant Art Director
• Wal-Mart Pitch Presentation

C2 Creative, 2006, Consultant Art Director and Flash Designer
• Toshiba banner ad campaign. Distributed nationally Summer – Fall ‘06
http://www.alisonslon.com/2_1_1cd.html
• Gerber’s Online Kitchen. Live on Gerber homepage August ‘06
http://www.alisonslon.com/2_2_1bnr.html

Murphy & Company, 2006 Consultant Art Director
• Concept Design for Accenture.com
http://www.accenture.com
http://www.alisonslon.com/2_3_1bnr.html

Columbus Nova, 2006, Consultant Art Director and Flash Designer
• Website design for financial companies
• Russian Carbon Fund
• Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisitions Group
http://www.columbusnova.com

Sun and Moon Marketing, 2006 Flash Designer
• Promotional websites for Real Estate Sales
http://230rsd.com
http://theolcott.com

Citigroup, Smith Barney, 2004 - 2005  Consultant Art Director and Flash Designer
• Smith Barney Access Site Tour
• Redesign development for Smith Barney Access, smithbarney.com
• Redesign of FCLinx and FC Financial Tools, Smith Barney Internal websites
http://www.smithbarney.com

Fry, Inc. 2004  Art Director
• Redesign of the ecommerce website for Godiva Chocolatier
http://www.godiva.com

Artists’ Portfolio Sites, 2004 - 2007 Art Director:
• Design and production of artists’ portfolio sites
http://pollyapfelbaum.com
http://maureenmcquillan.com
http://www.drewshiflett.com
http://www.suzannemcclelland.net
http://marillapalmer.com
http://www.dickmorrill.com

The Lego Years, 2000-2004:

LEGO Direct, LEGO.com  2000 - 2004  Senior Designer and Art Director
• Art Director on redesign and branding of LEGO.com website, 2003
• Art Director for LEGO Corporate Communications, 2003 – 2004
• Senior Designer on product sites for 4yr. - 9yr. age groups 2000 – 2002
http://www.lego.com
 Reviews and Awards:
• Print Magazine, Oct. 2003, Design Excellence Award, Category: Interactive games
• Edesign Magazine, Dec. 2002, Case Study: LEGO.com Great Adventure

Web Design and Interactive Media, (Selected List)  1995 - 2000:

HBO.com , 1999 - 2000  Art Director
• Design of original “RealSports” website
• Redesign of “World Championship Boxing”       

CBS.com  1999  Senior Designer
• Redesign of Holiday 99 website

Broad Street Productions, 1998 - 1999  Senior Designer
• AOL Design and production on a CD-ROM illustrating rebranding for marketing and sales

Learn Technologies Interactive  1995 -1997 Designer and Animator on CD-ROM games
• “Qin” Illustration and retouching of 3-D rendered images
• “Wonders” Interface design, illustration in Photoshop and AfterEffects

Humanware Agency, Citibank  1989 - 1990 Designer
• Developed interactive software for financial planning

Printed Publications, 1996 - 1998: (Selected list)
Time Warner  1998 “People” Imaging Department, Imaging Specialist
Hearst Magazines  1998  “Harper’s Bazaar”, Production Designer
Condé Nast Publications  1995 - 97  “The New Yorker” Marketing Department, “Sports For Women”, Production Designer
Dow Jones  1996  “The Wall Street Journal”, Imaging Specialist
Rodale  1996  “Men’s Digest”, Illustrator
Scholastic Inc. 1996  “Small Business Computing Magazine”, Illustrator

Teaching  Experience:
Pratt Institute  1992-1998  Assistant Professor
• Department of Computer Graphics and Interactive Media

Education:
New York Institute of Technology, NYC, M.A. in Communications, Computer Graphics, with honors
Columbia University, NYC, post-graduate study in Art History and Writing
Hampshire College, Amherst, Ma., B.A. in Fine Arts, Sculpture

Computer Applications:
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Director, HTML, CSS, Java, Dreamweaver,
Fireworks, HomeSite, Imageready, QuarkXpress