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Bonnie Zielinski

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Special Lecturer
Office: 248-370-3603

Education:
BFA Advertising Design, College for Creative Studies
MFA Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art

Major Fields:
Graphic Design, Typography, Brand Identity

 

Courses Taught:
Visual Communications I, II, II
Typography I, II, II,
Graphic Design I, II, III

 

Awards:
New York Art Directors Club 67th Annual Exhibition
Certificate of Merit
New York and International Exhibits “Collaboration” poster

The Detroit Scarab Club Advertising Art and Design Exhibition
First Prize
“Nork” poster, Doug Nork Photography
Second Prize
“Kertesz’s Paris: City of Light and Shadow” poster, Detroit Institute of Arts Statewide Services
Honor
“Collaboration” poster


International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
Award of Excellence, Best Layout and Design
“St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1991 Annual Report”
Award of Excellence, Best Layout and Design
“St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1989 Annual Report”
Award of Excellence, Best Layout and Design
“Center for Creative Studies - College of Art and Design, 1988 Catalog”
Award of Excellence, Best Layout and Design
“Wayne State University 1987 Calendar”
Award of Merit, Best Layout and Design
“A Guide to Cranbrook”
Best Magazine
“The Cranbrook Quarterly” Cranbrook Educational Community


Michigan Hospital Public Relations Association (MHPRA)
Apollo, Award of Excellence
“St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1986-87 Annual Report”

 

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Silver Medal
“Center for Creative Studies-College of Art and Design 1988 Catalog”
Gold Medal
“The Cranbrook Journal”
Grand Gold Medal ($1,000 prize to Cranbrook Educational Community)
“The Cranbrook Journal”
Silver Medal
“Brookside School,” Admissions Viewbook
Exceptional Achievement
“The Cranbrook Quarterly”
Citation
“The Cranbrook Quarterly”


The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
Certificate of Excellence, National Book Show
“Kingswood: Study in Design”
Award of Excellence, Detroit chapter
“Simple But Clever Things” (teacher, art director)
Award of Merit, Detroit chapter
“Beside A Lake: A History of Kingswood Cranbrook”

Women in Communications, Inc. (WICI)
Award
“Center for Creative Studies-College of Art and Design 1988 Catalog”
Award
“The Cranbrook Vision: A Community Perspective”
Certificate of Excellence
“The Cranbrook Journal”
Award
“The Cranbrook Quarterly”


American Advertising Awards Competition (AAAC)
Certificate of Excellence
“Center for Creative Studies-College of Art and Design 1988 Catalog”

 

Business Professional Advertising Association (BPAA)
Bronze Award
“Nork” poster

Doug Nork Photography

National Schools Public Relations Association (NSPRA)
Award of Excellence
“The Cranbrook Journal”
Award
“The Cranbrook Quarterly”


Admissions Marketing Report (AMR)
Certificate of Merit
“Center for Creative Studies-College of Art and Design 1990 Catalog”
Certificate of Excellence
“Center for Creative Studies-College of Art and Design 1988 Catalog”


Catholic Health Association of the United States
Gold Spirit Award, Outstanding Achievement in Annual Reports
“St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 1989 Annual Report”

American Corporate Identity
Award of Excellence 12
St. John Health System Identity Program
Award of Excellence 16
St. John Health System Logo Design
Award of Excellence 16
Infonorm Signage Systems, Capabilities Brochure


American Graphic Design Awards
Infonorm Capabilities Brochure 1999

Van Gogh Invitation 2000

Ford & Earl Associates Holiday Card 2001

The Creativity Annual 29
Award of Distinction
State of Michigan, Oakland Partnership

School-to-Work Marketing Posters

The Creativity Annual 31
Award of Distinction
Ford & Earl Associates Holiday Card


Publishers Marketing Association - 2000 Benjamin Franklin Award
Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives
Finalist, Most Improved Redesign


Writer’s Digest National Self-Published Book Awards - 2001
Healthy Teens: Facing the Challenges of Young Lives
Honorable Mention


Communications Concepts - 2005 Apex Awards for Publication Excellence
www.taroyamasaki.com

Grand Award, Web & Intranet Sites

Work Published

2010, 2007 AIGA Graphic Design Detroit

2001 Graphic Design USA, December

2000 American Corporate Identity/16

1999 Creativity 29

1988 New York Art Directors Club 67 Annual

1985 Print magazine, November/December

1985 Monthly Detroit magazine, May

1983 AIGA Graphic Design USA: 4

 

Work Exhibited

2010. 2006-07, 1985-83 AIGA Detroit Members Show

2009 Lawrence Technological University: Faculty and Friends Show

2006 CCS at 100: Faculty Show

1990 Cranbrook Design: The New Discourse

1987 New York Art Directors Club Annual Exhibition

1986-87 Scarab Club of Detroit

1983 AIGA National Book Show

 

Conferences/Speaking Engagements

2010-09 AIGA Detroit Lecture Series, Design + Business Salon, speaker

2003 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, speaker School of Art & Design

1998 American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), attended "Brand" design conference, New York, N.Y.

1994 NeoCon National Conference, speaker Chicago, Illinois

1984-93 Design Michigan, consultant/speaker Graphic Design Advisory Program

1991 American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), attended Officers Retreat, Hilton Head, S. Carolina

1988 AIGA Detroit Lecture Series, speaker

1987 Eastern Michigan University, speaker

1992 American Institute of Graphic Design (AIGA), attended National Conference, San Francisco, CA

1977, 1982 International Design Conference Aspen (IDCA), attended

 

Oakland University Art, Art History and Design

310 West Wilson Hall
Rochester, MI 48309
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phone: (248) 370-3375
fax: (248) 370-3377