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Hello! My name is Colin McMahon. Let me
tell you a little bit about myself...
My love for graphic design began in high
school when I took a publications class.
I soon realized that it was a creative
avenue I desired to succeed in. Therefore
I continued my education in the Graphic
Design field and received my A.A.S at
MCC-Penn Valley.
Package design along with layout design
has become my most enjoyable work.
When it comes to layout design I seem to
have a natural talent for figuring out where
things should be placed on the page.
Though my main interest is layout and
packaging design, I also enjoy the fine arts
such as drawing, painting, calligraphy, and
photo manipulations.
Along with a passion for the arts, I also
have many other hobbies, including card
games, video games, watching anime,
watching old cartoons, studying the Star
Wars universe, studying the works of J.R.R.
Tolkien, musical theater, and studying
Greek and viking mythology.
I am a team player and can get a long with
virtually anyone. I am also very good about
keeping things organized.
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Graphic Designer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Goal-oriented Graphic Design Artist dedicated to high levels of customer satisfaction and
meeting aggressive business goals. Enthusiastic and hard working with specialized
knowledge in layout design and Illustrator.
Education:
Associate of Applied Science : Graphic Design
Metropolitan Community College- Penn Valley
Dean's Honor Role three semesters in a row.
Jul 2016
Kansas City, MO
Art
Video Games
Anime
Old Cartoons
New Cartoons
Toy Collecting
Scifi Novels
Food
Filk/Folk Music
Community Service:
Sixty hours as a Volunteer Teacher for one
class a week teaching adobe software to high
school students. August-December 2015
Skills:
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Dreamweaver
Microsoft Word
Powerpoint
Excel
Publisher
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Communications and Media
Calligraphy
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Interests:
Custom Figurine Painting
Magic the Gathering
Japanese Folklore
Tolkienology
Musical Theater
Cinematography
Greek mythology
Folk/Viking Metal
Computers & Technology
Experience:
Peer Mentor Penn Valley MCCKC Dec 2015 -Present
- Advise new students and help teach them study and tome
management skills.
- Use computers for various applications, such as database
management or word processing.
- Answer telephones and give information to callers, take
messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
- Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
- Operate office equipment, such as copiers, or phone
systems and arrange for repairs when equipment
malfunctions.
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Gear-Fest
Kansas City Music hall
March 28th 2015
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Fine Art
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Salty Pirate Desert Isle Survival Kit
The Salty Pirate job is by far the most
complicated job I have done so far.
The point of the job was to create a
rum gift box that would include all of
the various flavors needed to make
tropical rum drinks.
Designing the bottle and box labels
was easy enough, I chose to stay with
a simple rustic theme with a touch
of class by painting a woodgrain
onto the box and using a parchment
background for the labels.
After coming up with a logo and
design for the labels I took the
project a step further by designing
recipe cards to go along with it.
The recipe cards have the same
parchment background and over
all style and fonts as the rum labels
so that the branding is consistent.
I also created illustrations for each
drink in Illustrator to go along with
the recipes on the cards. Finally
I chose to have the set include
tiny swords and umbrellas for
garnishing the beverages.
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GOVERNMENT WARNING:
(1) According to the Surgeon General, women should
not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy
because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of
alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car
or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.
Salty Pirate Rum is distilled from sugar
cane. The combination of the type of
yeasts employed for fermentation,
distillation method, aging conditions, and
blending determines the characteristic
flavor of rum. Made with molasses,
water, mash and yeast, Salty Pirate
Original Spiced rum is distilled in a
continuous still. Once distilled, the clear
spirit is aged in oak barrels for up to a
year, adding a golden color and character
to the rum before the flavors and spices
are added. The brand’s taste is achieved
through a proprietary recipe, which is
blended into the rum mixture at the final
stages of production, making use of spices
indigenous to the Caribbean Islands.
Coconut Rum
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000
calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher
or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Recipe Cards
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Instructions:
Instructions:
2. Pour pineapple rum, lime juice,
and simple syrup into glass.
2. Pour in rum and
pineapple juice.
• “Salty Pirate Original Spiced Rum” [0.75 oz]
• Radler style beer (beer mixed with citrus) [6 oz]
• Lime Wedge
• Pirate Salt (4 parts kosher salt, 1 part cayenne
powder)
• Pint Glass
1. Rim the glass with a lime
wedge and dress with
pirate salt.
2. Pour 0.75 oz of “Salty
Pirate Original Spiced
Rum” into the glass.
• “Salty Pirate Pineapple Rum” [1.5 oz]
• Lime juice [0.75 oz]
• Simple syrup [0.5 oz]
• Ginger beer
• Tall glass
• Pineapple wedge
1. Fill glass with ice.
3. Stir and top with ginger beer.
• “Salty Pirate Pineapple Rum” [1.5 oz]
• Cranberry juice [1 oz]
• Pineapple juice [1 oz]
• Pineapple slice
• Tall Glass
1. Fill glass with ice.
3. Top with radler style beer.
4. Garnish with pineapple
slice and tiny umbrella.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
• “Salty Pirate White Rum” [0.75 oz]
• “Salty Pirate Coconut Rum” [0.75 oz]
• Simple syrup [0.5 oz]
• Lemon juice [0.5 oz]
• Orange juice [1 oz]
• Cranberry juice [2 oz]
• Club soda [1 oz]
• Lime wedge
• Tall glass
• “Salty Pirate Original Spiced Rum” [0.5 oz]
• “Salty Pirate Coconut Rum” [0.5 oz]
• Orange liqueur [0.5 oz]
• Grenadine [0.5 oz]
• Lime juice [0.5 oz]
• Almond syrup [0.5 oz]
• Pineapple leaf
• Pineapple slice
• Tall glass
1. Mix liquids into a shaker and
shake vigorously.
2. Pour into hurricane glass filled
with crushed ice.
3. Stick a small plastic sword
through the cherry, orange
slice, and lime slice, and place
against rim of glass to garnish
it and add a tiny umbrella.
5. Add straw.
• “Salty Pirate Coconut Rum” [1.5 oz]
• Pineapple juice
• Blood orange slice
• Tall glass
1. Pour rum and juices
into a tall glass.
2. Top with club soda.
3. Garnish with wedge
and tiny umbrella.
4. Add straw.
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2. Pour in coconut rum.
2. Shake vigorously.
4. Garnish with blood
orange slice and a
tiny umbrella.
1. Pour liquids into
shaker with ice.
3. Strain into a tall glass
with ice and garnish
with a pineapple slice
and a leaf.
Ingredients:
• “Salty Pirate Coconut Rum” [9 oz]
• Orange juice [9 oz]
• Ruby red grapefruit juice [3 oz]
• Cranberry juice [6 oz]
• Grapefruit slices
• Pitcher
• 6 Glasses
Instructions:
1. Fill glass with ice.
Instructions:
• “Salty Pirate Original Spiced Rum” [0.75 oz]
• “Salty Pirate White Rum” [0.75 oz]
• Passion fruit juice [2 oz]
• Orange juice [1 oz]
• Half a lime of juice
• Simple syrup [1 tbsp]
• Grenadine [1 tbsp]
• Orange slice
• Lime slice
• Cherry
• Pint Glass
Instructions:
3. Top with cranberry juice.
4. Garnish with pineapple wedge
and tiny umbrella.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Combine liquids in
pitcher and stir.
3. Fill to top with
pineapple juice.
2. Add ice to glasses
and pour.
3. Garnish each glass
with grapefruit slice.
4. Add a straw and tiny
umbrella.
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The Crimson Crow Campaign
The Crimson Crow is more than a
job to me, it is a retirement dream
that I hope to someday make
a reality. The job was to create
branding and identity for a medieval
themed tavern. It began with a logo
and grew into something much
larger, with a menu, coasters, gift
cards and even a sign.
When I designed the logo I wanted
to make something simple that
would be easy to recolor for
various needs. So I chose to only
use one color and not use any
more detail than necessary. This
was a fruitful choice because it
made adaptation for other pieces
of the campaign much more simple.
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Hot Pretzel Sticks
Five Cheese Pizza
Six fresh made pretzel sticks served with house
made dijon cheese dip.
$6
Chicken Wings
Choice of hot, mild, BBQ, or teriyaki sauce
served with celery and your choice of bleu cheese
or Ranch dressing.
$8.50
Grilled Shrimp
Six shrimp in a chipotle marinade served with
chipotle aioli.
$9.50
Spinach & Chicken Quesodilla
chicken and spinach.
$8.50
Irish Nachos
Fried potato slices covered in melted cheese,
bacon bits, and chives. Served with homemade
ranch dip.
$9
Bruschetta
Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with
olive oil, salt, tomato, onion, and parmigiana.
$8
Mixed greens, kalamata olives, tomatoes,
cucumbers, onions, feta cheese, oregano,
peperoncini, house made Greek dressing.
$7
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, aged parmigiana oregano, house
made Caesar dressing, and croutons.
$7
Add a small Caesar, or small Greek salad
to any meal for $4
or a House Salad for $3
House Salad
tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, house made
balsamic vinaigrette.
$6
French Onion Soup
Served in a bread bowl topped whit homemade
croutons and cheese.
$8
New England Clam Chowder
Creamy clam chowder served with your choice
croutons or oister crackers.
$10
Mozzarella Sticks
Twelve Mozzarella sticks served with marinara
sauce.
$5
Slim Burger
Fish Sandwich
Bacon Cheeseburger
Meatball Sandwich
On a fresh baked baguette, beef and pork
meatballs, marinara, and shredded mozzarella.
$10
Angus Hamburger
On a fresh baked bun, half pound of angus
beef, with lettuce, tomato, and your choice of
cheddar or swiss cheese.
$11
Steak Nachos
Tortilla chips topped with cheese, re-fried beans,
and steak. Served with salsa, sourcream, and
guacamolle.
$8.50
Crab Rangoons
Ensenada Chicken Platter
Redmoor Linguine
Linguine and Meatballs
Chicken Marsala
Crimson Crow Sirloin
Victoria's Filet
Ribeye
Alice Springs Chicken
Chicken Tender Platter
Baby Back Ribs
One of the leanest cuts, hearty and full of
flavor. Our chefs recommend the seasoned &
seared preparation.
6 oz: $14 8 oz: $17
Eight crab rangoons served wth sweet and sour
sauce.
$6
Wood-fire grilled chicken breast topped with
sautéed mushrooms, crisp bacon, melted
monterey jack and cheddar and honey mustard.
$15
Lobster Bisque
Creamy, zesty broth with lobster and crab chunks,
served in a bread bowl with croutons.
$12
Beef & Vegetable Stew
Zesty beef broth with carrots, celery, potatoes, and
prime rib. Served with bread and butter.
$14
On a fresh baked bun, a fourth pound of angus
beef topped with cheese, tomato, and lettuce.
$8.50
On a fresh baked bun, a half pound of angus
beef topped with american cheese, bacon,
luttuce, and tomato.
$10
Juices
Cranberry Juice
Grape Juice
Orange Juice
Lemonade
Pink Lemonade
Tomato Juice
Beer Chees & Broccoli
Creamy beer cheese broth made with Guiness
beer, with onions and broccoli. Served in a bread
bowl with croutons.
$11
Western Burger
On a fresh baked bun, half pound of angus
beef topped with bacon, BBQ sauce, and
cheddar cheese.
$10
Mushroom and Swiss Burger
On a fresh baked bun, half pound of angus
beef topped with sauteed mushrooms, swiss
cheese, lettuce. and tomato
$10
Pepsi
Rootbeer
Mountain Dew
Cream Soda
Orange Soda
Grape Soda
Dr. Pepper
Ginger Ale
Sierra Mist
Banzai Burger
Marinated in teriyaki and topped with grilled
pineapple, cheddar cheese, crisp lettuce,
tomatoes and mayo.
$10
Burnin' Love Burger
Fried jalapeno, tangy salsa and pepper-jack
cheese on top of a cayenne seasoned burger
served with chipotle mayo.
$10
Black and Bleu Burger
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Chicken breast atop pasta tossed with sweet red
peppers, fresh cilantro, tomatoes and black olives
in a creamy salsa four-cheese sauce, garnished
with sour cream, parmesan cheese and onions.
$14
Linguine topped with marinara and our
house-made beef and pork meatballs. Comes
with side salad and bread.
$14
The most tender and juicy thick cut. Our chefs
recommend the seasoned & seared preparation.
6 oz: $14
Crispy white-meat beer-battered tenders
served with honey mustard sauce. Aussie fries
and choice of one side.
$10
Guacamole Bacon Burger
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Beers & Ales
Guinness
Bulivard
Heineken
Corona Extra
Sam Adams
Miller Lite
Dos Equis
Becks
Blue Moon
Russian River
Bud Light
Hobgoblin
Newcastle
Murphy’s
Red’s Apple Ale
Angry Orchard
Johnny Appleseed
Pint
$3.50
$4.50
$5.50
$4.50
$2.50
$4.50
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$2.50
$5.50
$3.50
$4.50
$5.00
$4.50
$4.00
$4.00
Pitcher
$9.00
$10.50
$12.00
$9.00
$9.50
$10.00
$11.50
$11.00
$12.00
$14.50
$8.50
$9.00
$9.50
$9.00
$8.50
$11.00
$12.00
Wines
Alderaani Wine
Avedame
Bespin Sparkle
Daruvvian Champagne
Garwillian Champagne
Corellian Merlot
Ondo Lava
Crème D'Infame
Chandrilan Red
Chimbak White
Korriban Red
Sacorrian White
Newcastle Mead
Tallian Red
Necr'ygor Omic
Coruscant Blush
Rodian Red
Two tender, juicy chicken breasts basted with
a zesty mexican blend of seasonings, grilled
and served with a side salad and salsa.
$14
Served with seasonal vegetables and linguine
tossed in herb oil. Comes with side salad.
$13
Well-marbled, juicy and savory. Our chefs
recommend the wood-fire grilled preparation.
10 oz: $20
Smoked, wood-fire grilled and brushed with a
tangy bbq sauce. Served with fries and onion
rings.
$10
Glass
$6.50
$7.50
$5.50
$8.50
$5.50
$6.50
$5.00
$9.00
$7.00
$6.50
$7.50
$8.50
$7.50
$5.00
$6.50
$7.00
$7.00
Bottle
Cocktails
$39.00
$40.50
$32.00
$25.00
$35.50
$17.00
$27.50
$65.00
$38.00
$40.50
$45.50
$29.00
$34.50
$29.00
$28.50
$31.00
$42.00
Loconut
Rum Runner
Bloody Mary
Sharkpuncher
Pinacolada
Appletini
Martini
Freaki Tiki
Long Island Ice Tea
Mai Tai
Cuba Libre
Mojito
The Salty Pirate
Hurricane
Cabana Fever
Baewatch
Palomaloha
Hot Fudge Sundae
Carrot Cake
Turtle Cheesecake
Mountain High Mudd Pie
Apple Pie Bites
European Cheesecake
Layers of cool vanilla ice cream and hot
chocolate fudge topped with whipped cream,
chocolate sprinkles and a cherry.
$8
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream mixed with
oreo cookies, fudge and caramel on a chocolate
cookie crust. served in a pool of chocolate
fudge and caramel sauce topped with whipped
cream and a cherry.
$10
Two layers of carrot-pineapple cake with
raisins and walnuts in a cream cheese frosting.
$7
Bitesized. juicy fuji, gala and granny smith
apples simmered in a sweet filling with a
cinnamon cracker crumb crust. Sprinkled
with powdered sugar and served with a
warm caramel sauce.
$10.50
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Lightly breaded, crispy golden clams will leave
you speechless. served with our bottomless
steak fries and our original dilld & pickled
tartar sauce.
$13
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$7.50
$5.50
$8.50
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$6.50
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$9.00
$7.00
$6.50
$7.50
$8.50
$7.50
$5.00
$6.50
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Deserts
Half pound of angus beef blackened and topped
with bleu cheese crumbles, lettuce, and tomato.
$10
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Premium cod fillets, hand-battered in a light
tempura batter and crisply fried, served with
fries and tartar sauce.
$12
Drinks
Zesty guacamole and applewood smoked
bacon with melted swiss cheese, onions, crisp
lettuce, tomatoes & mayo.
$10
All sandwiches and burgers served with choice of fries, homemade potato chips, tater tots or onion rings.
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Southwest Chicken Pasta
Soft Drinks
Cheesesteak Sandwich
On salted rye, grilled or fried Mahi Mahi with
lettuce, tomato, and smoked tartar sauce.
$12
Chicken & Fries
Linguine tossed with smoked bacon, chicken,
shrimp diced tomatoes, light cream sauce, and
parmigiano-reggiano. Comes with side salad.
$16
Sandwhiches and Burgers
On a fresh baked baquette, ribeye steak, onions,
green peppers, and shredded mozzarella.
$9.50
Clamstrips
Chicken tenders served with choice of fries or
onion rings, with choice of ranch, buffalo, bleu
cheese, or honey mustard.
$14
Soups and Salads
Greek Salad
Arctic Cod Fish & Chips
Tender prime rib topped with caramelized
onions and provolone cheese, on a rustic
baguette with au jus for dippin. served with a
side of coleslaw and bottomless steak fries.
$17
Beer battered onion rings served with ranch dip,
BBQ sauce, and ketchup.
$5
Asiago and Romano.
$7
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Cheesecake with chunks of praline, chocolate
chips and pecans on a chocolate crumb crust.
$9
Custard-like vanilla cheesecake with a graham
cracker crust, laced with dark chocolate.
$8.50
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Onion Rings
Lightly breaded pepper jack cheese served with
Ranch dressing.
$6
Prime Rib Dip
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Pepper jack Cheese Bites
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Gear-Fest Campaign
The Gear-Fest campaign started
with a music poster made to
advertise a steam punk concert
featuring several different bands.
I then took the job a step further
by adding T-shirts and a billboard.
Using dark and muted colors I was
able to keep to the steam punk
style through the campaign.
Keeping with the steam punk
design, I used a robot head as
the focus of the poster, that head
quickly became the face of the
entire campaign, being put on
T-shirts and billboard.
Gear-Fest
Kansas City Music hall
March 28th 2015
Gear-Fest
2015
Gear-Fest
Corset
The Aeronauts
China Steamengine
Doctor Steel
Abandoned Toys
Voltaire
Steam Powered Giraffe
2015
www.gear-fest.com
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EA Annual Report
The Electronic Arts Annual Report
was a single piece job. After looking
at past annual reports Electronic
Arts has released I realized that for
a company that makes and sells
entertainment, their annual reports
are incredibly boring. It was not just
the text that was so boring about it
though, it was the lack of imagery
and the way the whole thing was
laid out was just bland.
So when creating this one, I strived
to fix these problems. I did so by
first changing the way the columns
were laid out. Next, on the pages
that were about the video game
sales I chose to make them more
visually interesting by adding
imagery from those games to the
foot of the page.
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Poetry Book
I have always been a fan of the
works of J.R.R. Tolkien, so when I
was tasked with creating a poetry
book, I decided to theme it after
him and fill it with his poems.
Because of this,
I chose to use a thick, brown
parchment style paper for the
printing and used a Lord of the
Rings themed font. I also lined the
front and back of the book with a
map of Middle-Earth which greatly
benefited the overall design.
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Whenever I begin a new job I
always start by creating a new file
for it. I print and store every piece
of my process in a binder using
page protectors. This allows me to
easily store and come back to any
and all jobs I work on.
Next I create a mood board for the
theme of the job and another one
of similar types of jobs. These allow
me to gather inspiration. After that,
I create a mind map. The mind map
serves as an outlet for me to get all
ideas both relevant and irrelevant
out of my head and onto paper.
After making a mind map I sketch
my layout and logo ideas out on
either paper or in Illustrator. After
doing this I move on to figuring out
my color pallet and font choices
by creating a swatch and type
study. With the type study I tend to
experiment with about thirty sets of
fonts. I then narrow them down to
my favorite fifteen, then five, and
then finally I choose one to three
fonts to use on the final design.
After I do this, I start mocking up
my designs digitally and tweak
them until I am satisfied. Finally
after going through all of these
steps I come up with a finished
products ready for critique.
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