About - Miriam Smith Design

WORK EXPERIENCE

2004-PRESENT, CUNY, New York, NY ART DIRECTOR, Consultant

Media Relations Department of The City University of New York

1989-2004, NEWSDAY, Melville, NY ART DIRECTOR Editorial Art Department

Designing daily feature magazine section and Supervising the rest. Redesign and prototypes, special projects, and The Newsday Magazine

1979-PRESENT, FREE LANCE various design jobs, books, record covers, newsletters, etc.

BOOKS

1986-1995 “Sociology in a Changing World” freshman textbook for Holt Rinehart Winston.

2004 “Hollywood Picks the Classics” ART DIR., Bulfinch Press. First printing of 35,000.

2005-2009 “Philanthropy for Basic Science, The Ellison Medical Foundation” (2) 120-page 5-year annual reports

2010 “POINT!” For kids with autism spectrum disorder WRITER, DESIGNER. In production at Workman Publishing, to be released April 2011

SKILLS

Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, and Hermes, Windows and Mac

AWARDS & HONORS

Society of Newspaper Design (1979 best-of-show for overall design) Women in Design, AIGA, Society of Publication Design, DESI Award, Art Director’s Club of NY, Newsday Publisher’s Award 1993, Print’s Regional Design Annual, Illustrator’s Annual, NYS Press Association

CURATOR: 2006 Exhibit, Northport Historical Museum

I've created award-winning designs in newspapers, magazines, books, brochures, and annual reports.
Having worked with top photographers, writers, editors, and web designers, I can create unique teams to fulfill your design needs or work as a designer as part of your team.
My journalism background gives me speed and focus, my love of puzzles helps me organize complicated projects, and my management experience helps set a tone of calm efficiency.
I also try to have some fun.