Anne Kerns

Anne Kerns – Designer

Creating designs to engage audiences & communicate ideas. Non-fiction, conceptual; professional, client-centric.

Overview

The design activity works best when incorporating the thoughtful input of all involved parties, so I listen to you—what you want to get across to your reader—and interpret that into engaging designs. Your feedback is important, and I make sure we have mutual understanding all the way through the process.

At a glance:
• non-fiction: book covers & interiors;
• 20+ years professional experience;
• coordinating social media graphics, ads/mailers, promos, posters, logos;
• expert color advice;
• branding & marketing insights re your book as a product;
• 8000+ licensed fonts available;
• curious, logical, flexible, dedicated.

As one recent client said, "Thanks for putting together such an awesome cover design for our book. It's selling very well, and I'm sure the eye-catching cover is part of the successful formula. —Jeff"
Services
Non-Fiction
Agriculture Art Business & Management Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences Education & Reference Health & Wellbeing History Photography Political Science & Current Affairs Religion & Spirituality
Languages
English
Certifications
  • Yale School of Management, Executive Education: AIGA Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
  • Section 508 Accessibility: 508+InDesign+PDF
  • BS, Advertising Design, University of Maryland

Work experience

Self-employed

May, 2006 — Present

I have an independent design business providing expert graphic design services and consultation directly to businesses, nonprofits, government, and as an extension of marketing and in-house teams. I specialize in long form design (reports, publications), marketing materials, identity and branding, and concept-based solutions (covers, infographics).

George Mason University

Sep, 2002 — Dec, 2010 (about 8 years)

Senior Design Project: Taught publication design to undergrad seniors, culminating in a small brochure and a book, with an emphasis on concept development, articulation, design execution, and production.
Graphic Information Design I (Typography): Taught intensive overview of the history and principles of typography, idea conception and execution, and particulars of letterforms, layouts, and principles of design.

The Madison Design Group

Mar, 1999 — Apr, 2006 (about 7 years)

Hirshorn Zuckerman Design Group

Dec, 1996 — Feb, 1999 (about 2 years)

Powell Tate Public Relations

Jun, 1995 — Dec, 1996 (over 1 year)

Hecht's (Department Stores)

Oct, 1991 — Jun, 1995 (over 3 years)

Portfolio

Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in African agriculture. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations of publi... read more
The work of agricultural researchers and development workers in Africa has the potential to significantly improve the lives of the poor. But that potential can only be realized with easy access to high-quality data and information. The Atlas of African Agricul... read more
This acclaimed sourcebook updates and expands current global hot topics. Arranged topically, the 32 essays address a wide range of key issues, including demographics, economics, education, health, politics, and security. New entries discuss drug trafficking, h... read more
What decides elections? Is it the national economic condition, voters’ partisan attachments, or the campaigns that candidates run? How much do campaigns matter? Scholars and political consultants will give you different answers. Stephen C. Craig and David B. H... read more
Asher provides a valuable and accessible resource for students and citizens to critically assess and interpret polling results in order to better understand the use (and misuse) of polls for determining public opinion. The latest scholarship and data bring the... read more
No previous work has covered the web of important players, places, and events that have shaped the history of the United States’ relations with its neighbors to the south. From the Monroe Doctrine through today’s tensions with Latin America’s new leftist gover... read more
Luxury. The word alone conjures up visions of attractive, desirable lifestyle choices, yet luxury also faces criticism as a moral vice harmful to both the self and society. Engaging ideas from business, marketing, and economics, The Vice of Luxury takes on the... read more
Once dismissed as ineffectual, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. Member states allow the IAEA to render judgment on matters vital to peace and security while nations aro... read more
Measured Language: Quantitative Studies of Acquisition, Assessment, and Variation focuses on ways in which various aspects of language can be quantified and how measurement informs and advances our understanding of language. The metaphors and operationalizatio... read more
New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined.... read more

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