# Kavan Thompson's Portfolio

Graphic Designer, Motion Designer, Account Manager, Musician, and Illustrator working professionally since 2021.

- Email: mailto:kavanthompson001@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavan-thompson-469b39214
- Press & Awards:
  - The George-Anne ("Eagle Spotlight: Kavan at the VCC"): https://thegeorgeanne.com/45203/featured/eagle-spotlight-kavan-at-the-vcc/
  - Statesboro Herald ("Best of the Boro 2025 & 2026: Davis Marketing Company", 11th year winning): https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/best-of-the-boro-2025-davis-marketing-company/

## What I Do
- Print & Pre-Press Design: Commercial print layouts prepared with ~0.125in bleeds, CMYK color profiles, spot colors, and hierarchical layers.
- Ad Management & Copywriting: Magazine ads, direct mailers, billboards, and social graphics written and designed for local and regional clients.
- Illustration & Apparel: Event shirts, staff apparel, mascot illustrations ("Operation Gus", "MAGUS: The Feathering"), and custom die-cut holiday cards.
- Video & Motion Design: Multi-department recruitment videos and motion graphics edited in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and CapCut.
- Special Projects:
  - TMT In Town Interactive Map: An interactive event map and Santa tour tracker built for Statesboro's annual TMT In Town community charity event, with live route tracking, milestone alerts, canvas snow animation, and food drop directions (https://tmtintown.com/?page_id=167).
  - Design Formatter: A Mac desktop app I built to speed up project setup across Adobe Illustrator (.ai), Photoshop (.psd), and InDesign (.indd), with 550 format presets, 100 font pairings, 72 layouts, 75 grid systems, and a 5-swatch mood/seasonal color palette generator.