Rachel Abel

Experience

1. Co-founder Partner

   818 - A Tiny Design Empire

   Feb 2013 — Present · Des Moines, IA, US

   818 is a tiny design empire that specializes in brand development for businesses, experiential graphic design for corporate and athletic spaces and product labeling and branding for the brewing, restaurant and hospitality industries. Creativity is fun. Creativity is powerful. 818 puts both fun and power into every project we do.We believe great graphic design is only great if it accomplishes the right goals, whether that’s evoking emotion, increasing brand equity, driving sales or building the brand within your building. We focus on harnessing the power of design to move our clients’ businesses forward.We also believe working with a design team should be enjoyable, not something that feels like verbal wrestling. At 818 you’ll work with people who are high-talent and low-maintenance, keenly insightful and highly collaborative, devoted to good design and focused on clients.818 offers a variety of design services for small business start-ups and established companies wanting to freshen up their brand image.• Logo Design• Brand Development• Marketing Collateral• Environmental Graphics• Wayfinding• Signage• Packaging• Event Graphics• Video Production

Skills

• Art Direction
• Typography
• Pre-Press
• Brochures
• Graphic Design
• Indesign
• Brand Implementation
• Posters
• Mac
• Photoshop
• Creative Direction
• Direct Mail
• Web Design
• Drawing
• Photography
• Brand Development
• Logo Design
• Rendering
• Packaging
• Corporate Identity
• Layout
• Corporate Branding
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Advertising
• Illustrator
• Adobe Acrobat
• Concept Design
• Graphics