Dawn Shepard

Dawn Shepard has been working as a Graphic Designer since 2007. Dawn began their career as a Graphic Design Intern at Meredith Corporation. In 2009, they started working at True Fabrications as a Lead Graphic Designer and Graphic Designer. Dawn was responsible for project management and design for 3 catalogs, creating wine bags, and editing photos. In 2011, they began working as a Freelance Designer, creating infographics and marketing materials for companies like Ebay, MOZ, SEO Gadget, Veca, Label Master, and General Pattern. From 2013-2014, they worked as an Infographic Designer at MSN and from 2014-2018, they worked as a Graphic Designer at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. During this time, they were cited as an author in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) for 4 published infographics. In 2019, they began working as a Graphic Designer at My Little Nomads. Most recently, they have been working as an Art Director at Zyppy, where they are responsible for the design and branding of Zyppy.com, creating blog article assets, color palette, icons, and marketing assets.

Dawn Shepard completed their Bachelor of Arts in Communications: Emphasis in Film Production from the University of Iowa in 1995. Dawn then attended Des Moines Area Community College and obtained an Associate in Applied Science in Graphic Design in 2008. In 2015, they attended School of Visual Concepts to learn How to Create Brand Guidelines. In 2016, they attended the same school to learn Building Digital Publications with Adobe InDesign, Infographics, Motion Graphics & Visual Communication, and Adobe After Effects CC - Level 1.