Born in Orange County, CA, Aileen Holmes spent her youth drawing dresses and birthday cakes. As a grown up, she still portrays a youthful innocence but now with a sassy, confident attitude. Inspired by fashion of all eras, Aileen Holmes represents iconic images of women in her work in a fun, youthful way. With over seven years experience as a creative service provider for the apparel and consumer products industries, she has lent her visual style to nationally recognized brands. Her designs have sold at the boutiques and mass market retailers alike all over America. She art directs, creates imagery through graphic design, textile design and illustration, and provides insider trend knowledge. Though she lends her creative services to a variety of clients, Aileen Holmes’ personal fulfillment comes from creating her own work. Showcased in galleries throughout Southern California, Aileen creates paintings, shows at indie arts & crafts festivals and sells on Etsy. Her goal is to convey positive and confident femininity through her imagery available to all those young at heart. Aileen Holmes currently resides in Costa Mesa, CA.
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EXPERIENCE Freelance clientele: 2003 to Present
Textile Design: Torrid + Colette & Blue designed prints sold to Hanes, Carterʼs, ENC, Jantzen, Deliaʼs, Sears, and more
Style Guides: Nickelodeon (Spongebob: textile+ graphic design),Mattel (Polly Pocket and Monster High: textile + graphic design)
Linesheets and Lookbooks: Artisan de Luxe (high end denim line sold at Fred Segal and Free People), also email design
T-Shirt Graphics: NASCAR, Giant Merchandising, Jakes Dry Goods (juniors, missy/contemporary, Hot Topic private label pitch)
Denim: Tyte Jeans & Fred David (juniors/missy denim brand: textile design, brand identity and packaging) Fashion Trend Photography: ElleGirl Magazine, Klub TLC
Packaging Design: Halogen Design (packaging design for Circle Foods), Love Propagation (accessory packaging) Editorial Illustration: The Los Angeles Times - childrenʼs illustration for their Kidʼs Reading Room section Flyers/Gig Posters: UCIʼs radio station KUCI 88.9 fm (poster + program guide design), The Cave-In club at The Copper Door
Logo Design: KUCI 88.9fm, OC FASHION WEEK, Love Propagation, Food Riders of OCC
MATTEL: Barbie Consumer Products Division July 2008 – July 2009 Senior Designer for Barbie Consumer Products: licensing Style Guides and special projects. Products include: apparel (t-shirt graphics, textile design, and accessory design. Collaborated with Marketing for special projects/pitches including product design for the flagship House of Barbie Shanghai store.
HINT + HIPPIE JEANS (Cygne Design) March 2007 – July 2008 Graphic Designer for Hint Jeans (Juniors brand) and Hippie (Missy brand) sold mid-tier mass market and at boutiques. Designed private label projects for Kohlʼs Apt. 9 and JC Penneyʼs Arizona Jeans. Designed back pocket embroideries, specialty embellishments, textile design, and brand identity (hardware, trims, etc). Trend research and showroom design.
OC GIRL (Four Seasons Design) December 2005 – March 2007 Graphic Designer for OC Girl (Girls 4-6x, Girls 7-16, and Juniors brand) sold mid-tier mass market. Also designed for licenses such as NASCAR and Fender. Designed t-shirt graphics, catalogs, sales presentations, packaging and accessories for gift with purchase program, and approved strike-offs for production in Mexico.
MELMARC (Driven Concepts, Inc.) October 2004 – September 2005 Creative Artist for Unionbay license (Juniors and Girls) sold at mid-tier mass market. Designed t-shirt graphics, developed specialty screenprinting embellishments with R&D department, created sample and production matrices, and approved strike-offs for production. Filled in as temporary Creative Director/Merchandiser for the Juniors and Girls division.
DRIVE INDUSTRIES DESIGN GROUP, INC. June 2003 – August 2004 Graphics/Web Designer for Maui & Sons licensee style guide (Juniors and Girls) as well as OP, Apparel Ventures, and other companies. Design experience included t-shirt graphics, converted flat sketches to CAD, designed and maintaining websites.
Exhibitions and Shows: Exhibit fine art (acrylic, mixed media) at galleries (The Hive Gallery, Rothick Art Haus, The Promenade Gallery, The ARTery) Original art, t-shirts, greeting cards at local indie craft shows (Patchwork, Handmade Brigade) + Etsy: http://tangyfruitgirl.etsy.com
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC SKILLS
Apparel Graphic Design: Graphics, Textile Design, Style Guides, Sample + Production Matrices, Trend Research Print Design: Catalogs, Packaging, Brand Identity, Sales Presentations, POP, Hangtags. Lookbooks
Product Design: Designed Handbags, Cosmetics, Footwear, Jewelry, Hosiery, Skateboards
Fine Art: Illustration, Painting, Screen Printing
Computer Skills: MAC, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
EDUCATION
Associate of Arts Degree in Fine Arts, Orange Coast College, California (May 2000) Fashion Design Certificate at Orange Coast College, California (December 2006) BFA Illustration, California State University, Fullerton (Fall 2014)