About
Vivian Cruickshank is a designer based in San Francisco. Her educational background includes a certificate in UI/UX Design from UC Berkeley-Extension, bachelor's degree in Art (graphic design emphasis) from the University of Wisconsin, followed by a certificate in web design and an associate's degree in video and motion graphics.
Various internships, jobs, and freelance projects have enabled her to develop proficiency with Sketch, InVision, Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Her skills also include some HTML/CSS, video editing and other motion graphics software (Premiere and After Effects). She has kept current with those programs while learning more digital and other technical skills.
Her projects include a wide range clientele, from small business to notable publications, public figures and industry leaders such as Vogue Magazine, The Hershey Company, Uber, Actress Angelica Ross, and influencer Heidi Nazarudin.
When she is not designing, she enjoys going out to concerts, checking out new restaurants, traveling, playing tennis and making music.
Resume
View her resume here.
Selected Awards
Powers-Knapp Scholar – 2007-2011 (UW-Madison Merit-based full tuition scholarship program)
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Award 2015 (3rd place: Long Form Production, Non News (TV))
Student Commencement Speaker – Madison Media Institute, May 2015
1st Place Winner - 2016 Artist Throwdown (Hive Social Club - Madison)
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition, wave ∙ lengths, Muse Salon, Madison, WI, May 2016
Selected Film Festivals
"Every Moment" - TheModCon Film Festival London - 2016
"Every Moment" - Creation International Film Festival - 2016
"That Time, You and I" - UK Monthly Film Festival - 2016
"That Time, You and I" - Silver Screen for Short Films - 2017
Selected Publications
"Illuminations" the Undergraduate Journal for Humanities - 2011
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau - Spring/Summer 2011 issue