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Maria Cook
Graphic Designer with experience in brand systems, campaign concepts, packaging production, and visual quality. Practical work includes Adobe Creative Suite, Brand identity, Packaging design, Art direction.
Experience
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati, Ohio · United States
Graphic Designer
Mar 2022 - now
- Translated a campaign brief into a visual concept system spanning packaging, retail, social, and ecommerce assets; kept the campaign recognizable across channels without duplicating one layout everywhere.
- Built packaging files with dielines, hierarchy, claims, legal copy, color specifications, and print tolerances; resolved production risks before artwork release to the supplier.
- Tested visual routes with audience feedback and recorded which message, image, and hierarchy choices drove comprehension; gave the creative review a clear evidence base for choosing the final direction.
- Prepared packaging artwork with checked dielines, color profiles and print specifications; reviewed a physical proof for legibility and corrected production issues before releasing final files.
- Developed the visual strategy for a packaging and ecommerce brief, defining the brand identity elements that must remain consistent; compared a shelf mockup and a product-page crop before selecting the artwork direction.
- Prepared Adobe Illustrator vector artwork and Photoshop image layers for the print supplier, checked linked-image resolution and overprint settings, and reconciled the final proof with the approved copy before release.
- Owned a packaging visual-strategy check using Adobe mockups and print proofs, resolved brand-identity inconsistencies and completed production-ready artwork for approval.
- Built Photoshop proofing templates using actual shelf-view distances, reduced artwork correction rounds from 4 to 2 and published the agreed color and export specifications.
Adobe
San Jose · United States
Graphic Designer
Jan 2019 - Feb 2022
- Created reusable production templates with locked brand elements, accessible type rules, and export checks. Reduced repetitive setup while preserving visual and technical quality.
- Annotated the delivered design with spacing, type and interaction decisions, reviewed the first implementation with engineering, and corrected differences that affected comprehension or accessibility.
- Proofed packaging artwork at actual print size, checked bleed, color separations and mandatory copy, and returned annotated corrections to the production partner before approving the press-ready file.
Selected project
Graphic Designer — independent case study
Project owner
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
- Tested visual routes with audience feedback and recorded which message, image, and hierarchy choices drove comprehension
- Created a self-directed design brief with a defined audience, content hierarchy and accessibility constraints; compared distinct visual directions using the same content rather than changing the message with each mockup.
- Checked the chosen design at its intended display or print size, annotated readability and contrast problems, and delivered editable source files with typography, color and export specifications.
- Owned the independent design review using actual-size proofs, resolved contrast and reading-order defects and completed an annotated before-and-after specification.
Education
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio · United States
B.S. Communication Design
Sep 2013 - Jun 2017
Relevant coursework: Typography, visual communication, interaction design, design research
Skills
Role expertise
Adobe Creative Suite · Brand identity · Packaging design · Art direction · Production design
Certifications
Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
Adobe
Jun 2024
Publications
- Published a personal design case study using the prototype test record, explaining how audience needs changed the hierarchy and documenting the accessibility limits of the final design.


