When I was three, I used a red crayon to color a “picture”. Remarkably, I colored right up to the outline of the fawn and flowers. Not a shred of red crossed the lines.
While I’m no longer using a crayon to color my world, I did discover another way to paint a picture that sometimes challenges the lines. I learned that graphic design can influence everyone’s sphere in some way. It can be used to explain things, sell things, make things look better, make people think, laugh or cry, and even inspire change in the world. It’s like a container for a concept, the big idea that tells a story.
As a life-long learner, I developed a love for design. It fueled my passion for storytelling and enabled me to help my clients tell their stories by delivering agency-level brand development, naming, product launches, art direction for videos and photography, creative development, web and digital design, scheduling, project management, and production services. My work experience has crossed many sectors including business-to-business, healthcare, education, nonprofit, and publishing clients.
I’m a native of West Michigan and hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kendall College of Art and Design. I worked for a variety of advertising agencies and design studios on the East Coast before returning to the Grand Rapids area. In 2014, I launched Deanne Carbone Design. I’m married, have three daughters, two sons-in-law, two darling grandchildren, and a dog named Beau.
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