Graphic Design

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Amanda Destro
Amanda creates products that help other people unleash their creativity… and her own at the same time!

Since graduating VMCAD in 2006, Amanda Destro has been a senior Graphic Designer for Pulsar Products. She designs scrapbooking and crafting products for a common brand name. She jumps between several projects daily, often using a different design style on each project. Her products are sold on TV, reaching more than 90 million homes, more than 70 cruise ships in every ocean around the world and even airing on closed circuit television in local craft stores.

Click her photo to see a BIG seller she made for the Home Shopping Network!

Amanda says VMCAD gave her the training, the portfolio and the confidence to succeed in this competitive industry.  "I came to Virginia Marti to make myself more marketable as a designer," Amanda says. "I became used to heavy work loads and tight deadlines, which carries over into my work life frequently now. Having different teachers asking for different styles and ways of thinking helped broaden my own design style and really increased the quality of work I was creating. I was challenged at VMC to constantly do more work and better work than what was required, and I took every opportunity I was given to compete for awards and freelance work."

Amanda made the most out of her time at VMCAD. She worked on freelance projects, designing a 40th anniversary logo for the school, and worked with clients on projects outside the college. She says Graphic Design is a competitive industry, but one that anyone can excel in with the right training and hard work.

"I’d like to show you how working for a small company in a big industry is both hard work and fun at the same time," Amanda says. "I’ll show you that even as a professional, I still love what I do."