Jon Chester is a graphic designer and design instructor. As the sole proprietor of Turpentine Design he practices branding and design for a variety of interesting organizations. He is fluent in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash,
HTML and CSS. He has extensive experience practicing and teaching typography,
layout, identity, print production and art direction. He is available for freelance jobs and can be reached via e-mail at jon@turpentinedesign.org or jon@turpentinedesign.com

EDUCATION
San Francisco Art Institute
Degree: Masters of Fine Arts, 1993

California State University, Long Beach
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1985

EXPERIENCE
The Art Institute of California, San Francisco, 11/00 – Present
Graphic Design, Branding, Packaging, Print Production, Portfolio

The Art Institute of Minnesota, 8/98 – 10/00
Art, Graphic Design and Multimedia Instruction.

Nevada State Council on the Arts, Artist in Residence Program, 9/93 - 11/97
Fernley Elementary School, Fernley, NV. 8/97 - 11/97.
Agnes Risley Elementary School, Sparks, NV. 4/96 - 6/96.
Yerington Middle School, Yerington, NV. 10/95 - 12/95.
Owyhee School, Owyhee, NV. 8/95-10/95.

The San Francisco Art Institute, Extension Program, 1993,
Drawing and Painting course

OTHER ACTIVITIES
AiCA-SF Student Success Committee member, 11/2 - Present
AiCA-SF Faculty Development Committee member, 8/7- Present

GRAPHIC DESIGN/ILLUSTRATION
Freelance Graphic Design and Illustration, 1995 - present.
Clients include San Francisco State University, deYoung Museum, Cisco Systems
Avalanche Publishing, Urban Ecology, City Carshare, Communities For a Better Environment, I.C.L.E.I., and The Minnesota Project.

ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute of Graphic Art