Jessica Gommers

Key skills: 

Publication design, exhibition catalogue and marketing collateral design & print management

Year of Graduation: 
2001
Formal qualifications: 

Positively Wellington Business: Small Business Management Course; UNITEC BDES: Visual Communication

Work history: 

Currently Senior Graphic Designer, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

2004 Established umbrella - full list of clients is visible at www.umbrelladesign.co.nz

2003 - 04 Freelance Graphic Design

2002 - 04 Inhouse Exhibition and Publication designer, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth

Creative achievements: 

2008
Publisher and designer of comma dot dogma, Finalist in the 2008 Montana Book Awards

2006
Work included in 'Just Hold Me', an exhibition of New Zealand's leading publication designers, curated by Jonty Valentine at Objectspace, Auckland, 26th Aug - 23rd Sep

2004
YoungGuns Finalist Award: Editorial + Book Design

2003
Pride in Print Award

Reviews: 

Mister Pip' Book Launch Invitation
'Just wanted to tell you that I think the Mister Pip invitation is quite fabulous. It's perfect.'
'Oh my god ' that invite looks amazing!!! I've never seen anything like it! It's stunning!'
Penguin Group (NZ) Ltd, Sep 2006

'Gordon Walters Prints + Design'
" it looked fantastic. By far the most sensitive treatment of Gordon's work in a dedicated publication. Well done". Stephen Brambury October 2004

"highly impressive in content and design". Margaret Orbell Aug 2004

et al: arguments for immortality
"the design which could hardly be more faithful¦" Wystan Curnow Art New Zealand #110

'Quiet: Recent Photographs by Christine Webster'
"I absolutely love the catalogue - the feel for placement, the type face for Quiet, especially the giant Q in Quiet, the choice of colour for Quiet, the elegant contemporary look. It looks just great!" Christine Webster Oct 2004

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