2015 Donna Pallotta: CV + Bio
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Donna Jean Pallotta is a senior-level multi-specialty designer with proven experience in interactive, branding, print, and exhibit design. She has received numerous design awards from the Society of Environmental Graphic Design, IDEA, NY Festivals, I.D. Magazine, and Promax Broadcast Design Awards. Donna received a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts where she was granted the Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Achievement. She is currently Creative Director and Graphic Design Manager with the global design studio Rockwell Group. Prior to Rockwell Group, she designed with the multi-specialty studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro. There, she was a Project Lead on Lincoln Center’s digital ‘InfoScape’ project where she designed and directed branded video content for their twelve cultural constituents. Also with DS+R, she designed and directed two installations for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Prior to her obtaining a degree in architecture in 2007, Donna was a multimedia designer for both television and interactive DVD and websites. She was Art Director and lead designer on the roll- out of Tommy Hilfiger’s e-commerce product websites. She also spearheaded their first digital photo studio and retouching departments to oversee all Tommy Hilfiger US online products. While with Mediaworks NYC and Unitel Productions, Donna designed numerous award-winning websites and interactive products in the areas of healthcare, finance, and entertainment such as the Hauteshopping websites for Marie Claire/Hearst, Prudential Retirement website, and a series of medical specialty websites and CME’s. DESIGN/PROTOTYPING TOOLS Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, OmniGraffle, UX Toolbox, Indigo Studio, HTML, CSS, AutoCad, Google Sketchup, 3D Studio Max, Final Cut Pro AWARDS - Best of Year Product Winner, Exhibition Design, Interior Design Magazine 2014 - Merit of Excellence Awards, Exhibits, Society of Environmental Graphic Design, 2014 - Broadcast Design Award (Promax BDA) Gold - Website Design 2000 - New York Festivals, Gold in Best Educational DVD for “Bridging Cultures” 1999 - Broadcast Design Award (Promax BDA) Bronze - Website Design 1999 - Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Achievement 1987 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS - AIGA - SEGD - AIA DONNA JEAN PALLOTTA SENIOR DESIGNER: SPATIAL, BRANDING, PRINT, INTERACTIVE http://djpallotta.com [email protected] 917.514.5053 BIO
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Donna Jean Pallotta is a senior-level multi-specialty designer with proven experience in
interactive, branding, print, and exhibit design. She has received numerous design awards from
the Society of Environmental Graphic Design, IDEA, NY Festivals, I.D. Magazine, and Promax
Broadcast Design Awards. Donna received a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University
and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts where she was granted the Rhodes
Family Award for Outstanding Achievement. She is currently Creative Director and Graphic
Design Manager with the global design studio Rockwell Group.
Prior to Rockwell Group, she designed with the multi-specialty studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
There, she was a Project Lead on Lincoln Center’s digital ‘InfoScape’ project where she designed
and directed branded video content for their twelve cultural constituents. Also with DS+R, she
designed and directed two installations for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Prior to her obtaining a degree in architecture in 2007, Donna was a multimedia designer for both
television and interactive DVD and websites. She was Art Director and lead designer on the roll-
out of Tommy Hilfiger’s e-commerce product websites. She also spearheaded their first digital
photo studio and retouching departments to oversee all Tommy Hilfiger US online products.
While with Mediaworks NYC and Unitel Productions, Donna designed numerous award-winning
websites and interactive products in the areas of healthcare, finance, and entertainment such
as the Hauteshopping websites for Marie Claire/Hearst, Prudential Retirement website, and a
series of medical specialty websites and CME’s.
DESIGN/PROTOTYPING TOOLSAdobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, OmniGraffle, UX Toolbox, Indigo Studio,
HTML, CSS, AutoCad, Google Sketchup, 3D Studio Max, Final Cut Pro
AWARDS- Best of Year Product Winner, Exhibition Design, Interior Design Magazine 2014
- Merit of Excellence Awards, Exhibits, Society of Environmental Graphic Design, 2014
- Broadcast Design Award (Promax BDA) Gold - Website Design 2000
- New York Festivals, Gold in Best Educational DVD for “Bridging Cultures” 1999
- Broadcast Design Award (Promax BDA) Bronze - Website Design 1999
- Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Achievement 1987
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS- AIGA
- SEGD
- AIA
DONNA JEAN PALLOTTASENIOR DESIGNER: SPATIAL, BRANDING, PRINT, INTERACTIVE
http://djpallotta.com [email protected] 917.514.5053
BIO
2011–PresentRockwell Group New York, New YorkCreative Director, Manager of Graphic Design
2008–2011Diller Scofidio + RenfroNew York, New YorkMultimedia Designer and Architect
2002–2003Tommy HilfigerNew York, New YorkInteractive Art Directorfor E-Commerce
1998–2002Mediaworks New York, New YorkMultimedia Designer and Art Director
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights Museum- Imagination Playground website + branding- JohnFlorioWriter.com- BettyMartinWorks.com- National Building Museum exhibit; Play. Work. Build. - Imagination Playground: European travelling exhibit- Diffa (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids) video installation- Moroso Traveling exhibit: branding and collateral- Re-imagining Times Square (competition: interactive + environment)
SELECT PROJECTSPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- African-American Museum, Washington DC (competition)- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Infoscape (Project lead)- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exhibit, Precision Viticulture- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exhibit, How Wine Became Modern- Venice Architectural Biennale 2008 video Installation
- E-commerce websites: clothing, watches, fragrance- Email marketing strategy and design
- Prudential Retirement website- Marie Claire Hauteshopping website series- The CIFG Group Financial: branding, strategy- Hurricane Museum: branding and website- Firezone Museum, Rockefeller Center- Brooklyn Museum, Art of Auschwitz exhibit (video installation)- Ralph Lauren video: orchestration by Prague Philharmonic- Oscar-nominated film: My Architect: A Son’s Journey (motion graphics + branding)- Design + UX for Multichannel Medical Specialty websites and products
DONNA JEAN PALLOTTASENIOR DESIGNER: SPATIAL, BRANDING, PRINT, INTERACTIVE
http://djpallotta.com [email protected] 917.514.5053
Master of Architecture, Columbia University, New York, New York, 2007
Bachelor of Fine Art, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York, 1987
EDUCATION
