Mads rae hammer

designer + storyteller based in madison, wI

digitally analog

resume

_education

B.des Industrial design | the university of illinois at chicago

_experience

barista | ledger coffee roasters

June 2023 – PRESENT

customer service based position within the specialty coffee industry. Position included: preparing drinks, weighing in on seasonal menu tastings, doing minor graphics work, gaining coffee knowledge and educating customers, as well as pos(square) use.


graphics designer | freelance

sep 2020 – PRESENT

freelance position within the graphic design field. Primarily focusing within logos + branding, as well as small batch flyer work + social media based zine layouts which catalysed an exploration of socail media curation through @madmusicmenu.


madmusicmenu feature | madison magazine

april 2024 issue

featured spread in the April Issue of the Madison Magazine in partnership with the @MadMusicMenu Instagram account that I curate, design, and run.

_Skills

graphic design, industrial design, creativity, design thinking, empathy, storytelling, design research, sketching/illustration, cad modeling, manufacturing, sales, project management, social media curation, analytics, and communication

_Tools

adobe creative suite (photoshop, indesign, illustrator, lightroom, XD), canva, figma, cad (rhino, solidworks, fusion 360, inventor), keyshot, procreate, google analytics, website builders (wix, squarespace, wordpress, shopify), microsoft office, google workspace

_Contact

email: madraeham@gmail.com