Welcome to a sample portfolio of design & art direction by Hieu Nguyen

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1 Welcome to a sample portfolio of design art direction by Hieu Nguyen Web Fashion Branding Logos Editorial Packaging Books Infographics APPS Typography Tap to See More on Website CONTACT s i t e

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3 s i t e Design and layouts for Amazon Private Brands' Enhanced-Marketing-Content (A-Plus Pages) 2017 Marketing Guide Book for South Coast Plaza Orange County (placeholder images)

4 contents fashion Branding logos editorial Packaging books Infographics APPS Typography Resume Bio OPEN website send TESTIMONIALS

5 contents fashion Branding logos editorial Packaging books Infographics APPS Typography Resume Bio OPEN website send TESTIMONIALS

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7 contents fashion Branding logos editorial Packaging books Infographics APPS Typography Resume Bio OPEN website send TESTIMONIALS

8 Trade Books / Interiors Garden Trade Books / Cooking s i t e Genre Book Covers / Fiction Non-fiction

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10 contents fashion Branding logos Designed the app + Art direction Design of the cookbook content editorial Packaging books Infographics APPS Typography Resume Bio Designed the app + Art direction and styling for photography OPEN website send TESTIMONIALS

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12 Bio Resume contents BIO Hieu Nguyen RESUME SPEED READ Delivers Results 700+ DESIGN PROJECTS EXECUTED RESUME Hieu Nguyen CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE HIEUNGUYENDESIGN.COM "... There's no doubt in my mind that much of the enormous commercial success of Bauer Books was due to Hieu..." SUSAN TOMNAY, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR BAUER MEDIA BOOKS READ MORE fashion Branding logos editorial Packaging books Infographics APPS Typography Resume Resume Bio OPEN website send TESTIMONIALS CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE HIEUNGUYENDESIGN.COM As a creative director, art director and designer, Hieu Nguyen has brought to life over 1000 projects covering food, wine, fashion, fitness, celebrity, health, pharmacy, architecture, interior design and gardening. Leading teams at Bauer Media, Bauer Custom, Gourmet Advertising, Time Inc, People, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Weekly, AWW Test Kitchen, Gourmia Appliance, Go Life Works, Jetsons Brooklyn, The Roxy Hotel Tribeca, PBN Law, Porzio Life Sciences, Amazon Publishing, Amazon Fashion Private Brands and Amazon Fashion Accelerator. As well as design and managing projects for media personalities including Deborah Hutton, Lorna Jane, Michelle Bridges and Mary Moody. His design portfolio hieunguyendesign.com demonstrates a broad range of work for clients from different industries covering branding, logos, editorial design, book covers, packaging, websites, apps, infographics, art direction and more MARKETING PROJECTS EXECUTED 400% INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY BAUER 30% INCREASED PROFIT 6 YEARS BAUER Personal Skills INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Ability to articulate complex design language to provide clear creative guidance for key internal stakeholders INITIATIVE Looks for ways to improve business beyond immediate role. Developed a new format book which became a 2015 Best-Seller INVENTIVE Created a brand new magazine made entirely from repurposed content, now translated and sold in 4 countries ON-TREND Identified declining sales at Bauer Media caused by shifts in consumer spending. Changed creative direction to reflect the market, profits increased 30% THINK BIG Awarded Most Innovative Employee in 2014 for consistently generating ways to add revenue Employer Reviews... directly responsible for bringing to life many projects.... Dealing directly with major key clients, he was able to understand and visualize exactly what was required... BRIAN CEAR NES, SALES DIRECTOR BAUER BOOKS (CURRENT ROLE)... delivers a design brief that is polished, targeted to the audience and visually inspirational....hieu understands the need to design for and sell to an audience.... CHRISTINE WHISTON, GENERAL MANAGER BAUER BOOKS ( ) READ MORE Experience Achievements ART DIRECTOR DESIGNER AMAZON AD AMAZON PUBLISHING Provide art direction for book cover designers and creative guidance for internal key stakeholders. PRODUCED covers across 5 different publishing imprints with 10 editors, 20+ freelance designers CREATIVE DIRECTOR AWW FOOD CONCEPTUALIZED a new magazine titled AWW Food made entirely from repurposed content to minimize expense. Oversaw design and marketing to launch and promote across print, digital and social campaigns. Now published in 4 countries DESIGNER AMAZON FASHION Brought in to help launch Amazon Fashion Accelerator. Created brand and marketing assets across 50+ new fashion labels for Private Brands. IMPROVED workflow 75% with new work templates. EXCEEDED sales target 5% with launch issue. INITIATED new format book Slow Cooker The Complete Collection using same repurposing model, ended up the No.1 best seller for 2015 with 100% copies sold in 3 weeks and launched a new series. CREATIVE DIRECTOR BAUER MEDIA BOOKS LED team of 6 designers and freelancers across editorial and marketing. Turned a small company making 12 books per year into Australia's largest cookbook publisher with 60 titles and print runs exceeding 100K (500% above industry standard). HIRED new photographers, stylists to modernize all new photography and redesigned all titles. IDENTIFIED the publishing industry's declining sales due to readers moving online. Responded by evolving design and formats, making them coffeetable gift items with lavish photography and tactile covers, this resulted in 30% profit growth 6 years. EXECUTED change of copyright ownership from photographer to publisher eliminated re-use fees INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY 400% by implementing new workflow efficiencies when the list of titles grew from 12 to 60 per year with a 50% cut in staffing. DESIGNED new best-selling book series (Collection Series, Trend Series, Essentials Series and more) and invented ways for repurposing content (AWW Food) while promoting across multi-media platforms. PRODUCED TOP 10 BESTSELLERS Cook, Bake, 1000 Best-ever Recipes From AWW, Slow Cooking, The Collection Series and Trend Series just to name a few. EXPANDED new Custom Publishing Division. AWARDED Most Innovative Employee 2014 for generating creative ideas to add new revenue streams to the company, using limited resource. CREATIVE DIRECTOR SIMPLYLITE + ADVERTISING APPROACHED to provide new creative direction for magazine relaunch. Hired new creative teams to modernize photography and lift brand image. INCREASED MAGAZINE CIRCULATION 10% based on new photography and creative direction DESIGNED AND CONSULTED for Advertising Teams and Custom Publishing division needing design support when pitching for new business. PRODUCED the sales pitch and mock up that won the rights to publish Qantas' In-flight Magazine. ART DIRECTOR GOURMET TRAVELLER + GT WINE DESIGNED and art directed 2 publications Gourmet Traveller (GT) and GT WINE. Art directed food, still-life and product photography. Redesigned Gourmet Traveller for its Jan 2000 relaunch. PROMOTED from Designer to Art Director following redesign in larger format for Jan 2000 relaunch. INCREASED circulation 12% following redesign. DESIGNED MARKETING for Advertising Teams. Skills Qualifications CREATIVE DIRECTION Branding Rebranding, Magazine Launches, Book Publishing, Design Consulting for Marketing DESIGN Advertisements, Banner Ads, Editorial, Books, Book Covers, ebooks, Infographics, Logos, Magazines, Marketing POS, Presentations, Typography, ART DIRECTION (PHOTO) Food, Still-life, Fashion, Product, People, Kids, Celebrity, Video Art Direction, Video Editing, Booking Hiring Talent, Shoot Briefing ART DIRECTION (DESIGN) Book Covers Fiction Non-fiction STYLING Food, Still-life, Product MARKETING Product Launch Campaigns, Retail Promotional Displays, Seasonal Holiday Campaigns, s, Social Media EDITING + COPY WRITING Magazine Editing, Magazine Launching, Copy Writing for Editorial Marketing, Content Planning, Repurposing Content MANAGING STAFF 6 Direct Reports, Building Teams, Project Managing, Production, Studio Managing, Budgeting SOFTWARE Adobe CS, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, Premiere, PowerPoint, Mac/PC verse EDUCATION BA Degree FA Graphic Design Liverpool Design Tafe 1996 Contact Info. 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