About Elin McLain - Senior Designer, Art Director - Portland, Oregon

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Howdy.

Most designers had a choice. I didn’t. I filled my school notebooks with Letraset rub-ons, drew alphabets on moleskin, and turned daydreams into logos, like “Jump-E” pajamas. The way I figure it, all the best obsessions start early and don’t quit.

Here’s my true north: it’s not beautiful unless it’s functional; and brilliant design comes from smashing inspiration and collaboration together. My career has been spent combining art, commerce, and great people to create some pretty amazing things. Want to put on your safety goggles and give it a go?

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Skills & Work Experience

UI/UX Design

Print Design

Responsive Web Design

Hand-painted Signs

January 2017 – Current

Senior Brand Designer
FMT Solutions
Lake Oswego, OR
fmtproven.com

October 2013 – January 2017

Co-founder/Designer
Ink Stained Creative
Portland, OR
inkstainedcreative.com

March 2012 – June 2013

Art Director
Rodney Lough Jr – Wilderness Collections
Portland, OR
rodneyloughjr.com
standhere.net

January 2008 – March 2012

Graphic Designer
Freelance
Portland, OR

December 2006 – September 2007

Assistant Art Director
AAA Autoclub South
Tampa, FL
autoclubsouth.aaa.com/aaa

August 2005 – September 2006

Graphic Designer
Cherry + Company
Seminole, FL
cherryandcompany.com

June 2004 – July 2005

Marketing Specialist
Cushman & Wakefield
Tampa, FL
cushmanwakefield.com

May 2001 – February 2004

Graphic Designer
Bryan Potter Design
Portland, OR
bryanpotterdesign.com

Resume available for download

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Get In Touch

elinmclain@gmail.com
503-926-3521

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Life experimentalist.

Elin McLain @jurnaa·

3 Aug

That bullshit @foxnews article (which I’m not reposting) is trying to tie a shooting in Portland to the protests, which were happening five miles away. “... one woman was shot in Portland on Friday night while protesters on Saturday ...”

Elin McLain @jurnaa·

28 Jul

Raffi has always been right here with us and that’s never more true than now. Thank you @raffi_RC

Raffi Cavoukian@Raffi_RC

👍 #PortlandMoms 👏@WallOfMoms @VetsWall
RESIST FASCISM. #VOTE ✅
#ResistFascism https://twitter.com/ThePortlandTrib/status/1287372097392726022

Elin McLain @jurnaa·

27 Jul

This is some real low-life fuckery. Fuck you FEDS, this is not going to continue in our city, or anywhere in this country.

Andrew Kimmel@andrewkimmel

Feds pepper sprayed this Vietnam Veteran/photographer right in the face. His name is Mike Hastie. He was an Army medic. #PortlandProtests

Elin McLain @jurnaa·

19 Jul

Racist @realDonaldTrump and his racist, pardoned crony https://nyti.ms/39i6Nyj