My name is Travis Kinnison. I am a graphic designer currently living in Xenia, Ohio. Originally from Tipp City, Ohio, I went to college in Indiana where I received a Bachelor's Degree of Science (majoring in Computer Graphics) from Indiana Wesleyan University in the spring of 2002. While at IWU, I participated in varsity athletics, playing on the baseball team for 3 years. In my senior year, I was fortunate to pick up an internship my spring semester at a local corrugated packaging company in Marion, called Bell Packaging.

I was offered a job there upon graduation and worked there as the Senior Graphic Designer, creating graphics for Point-of-Purchase displays and packaging. I was also offered an adjunct professor position at IWU, teaching Computer Typography, and Commercial Layout & Design. I had the privilege of teaching those two classes for 3 semesters.

The following year after graduation, I married the love of my life, Sarah Beam, whom I met at IWU and just happens to be from Xenia. We continued to live in Indiana another year until my wife was accepted into the School Psychology graduate program at The University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio. We then moved to Xenia, OH, where I found a short-term position working for an advertising agency in Centerville, Ohio, called Imagination Communication+Design. There I created concepts and graphics for a major golf company, producing posters, brochures, signage and other promotional materials. I was also responsible for doing a lot of the pre-press work before files were sent to vendors.

After the contract was over, I found a position in Dayton, OH, where I was employed at Solganik & Associates. I was responsible for creating in-store signage and updating graphics for all divisions of the company. I was also responsible for the recreation of company websites and maintenance of all sites.

I then started freelancing for several local design agencies in Dayton. Bing Design, Buckingham Consultants, Designed Solutions Group, and The Next Wave are a few of the companies that I've freelanced for. I am currently a full-time graphic designer with a company in Dayton called Lastar Inc., where I design graphics for all kinds of print materials, web graphics, and tradeshow signage.

During my "spare time", I've enjoyed helping coach the Xenia Nazarene Christian School's 7-8th grade boys basketball team with a friend of mine. I'm also helping coach the school's varsity and junior varsity baseball teams. When I'm not doing those things, I'm at home playing with the dog (Rocko) or spending some quality time with my wife. But, you can usually find me on the computer. :)

Feel free to take a look around my website and view my portfolio. If you like what you see and want to tell me about it, or have any comments, please email to travis@kinnisondesign.com.