Welcome! My name is Brandie Buffington and Im a graphic designer and illustrator.

We all have to start somewhere: I was born and raised in a small town in the great State of Nebraska. Were country music, Husker Games, cornfields along gravel roads, and long drives to the city were apart of life. I never felt the need to leave when I was younger but now I'm ready to go out into the world and experience all it has to offer. A small town heart with big town dreams.

In 2005 after my high school graduation I attended college at The Creative Center (TCC) in Omaha. After three years I earned both my Associate of Occupational Studies in Design and my Bachelor of Fine Arts.

A week after my graduation from The Creative Center I started my full time job at Awards Unlimited in Lincoln. I consider myself very lucky to land a job right out of college. I know all my hard work I've done is being rewarded and worth it.

Experience

• Awards Unlimited Graphic Artist May 2008 - Present

• Holley Hollenbeck Speaker, Author, Attorney - Freelance

• Specialty Finishing Graphic Design Intern Summer 2007

• Consolidated Kitchens and Fireplaces Graphic Design Intern Summer 2007

• Henry Doorly Zoo Graphic Design Intern Summer 2007

Achievements

• Directors Award from TCC Fall Semester 2007

• Directors Award from TCC Spring Semester 2007

• Bozell Scholarship Winner for 2007-2008 School Year

• Silver AIGA Winner Winter 2006

• Instructors Award from TCC Fall Semester 2006

• Most Improved Award from TCC Fall Semester 2005