Gretchen Fleener 16 connections

GF Design

Minneapolis, MN

Work/Education

Work Experience

GF Design / Principal

2008 - Present

Currently my clients are utilizing my unique blend of graphic and industrial design skills for retail fixture/display design, instruction booklets for fixture installation, illustration, product design, printed materials (sell sheets, post cards, etc), and more.

Junk Mail Gems / Owner

2006 - Present

Online retailer and wholesaler selling unique gifts, hand made out of recycled junk mail. http://www.JunkMailGems.com

Paintertainment / Owner

1996 - Present

Provide face painting for events, as well as online retailer selling face painting supplies and instruction. http://www.Paintertainment.com

Best Buy Co., Inc. / Display Designer

2003 - 2007

Store fixture designer...work with internal clients to generate concepts, design and develop 3D models and drawings for production, choose vendors to produce prototypes, travel & overnight store visits for installation.

Procter & Gamble / Industrial Design Intern

2003 - 2003

Intern with Baby Care team, did concept design work (sketching, foam models, presentation) for Pampers, Kandoo, Crest Spinbrush.

Design Central / Industrial Design Intern

2002 - 2002

Intern at design consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio. Worked on concept generation, modeling and sketching for clients including Whirlpool, Moen, and others.

Procter & Gamble / Industrial Design Intern

2002 - 2002

Intern on the beauty care team at Cincinnatti headquarters summer 2002. Worked on package designs for brands including Crest, Olay, Cascade, & Secret.

The Scotts Company / Industrial Design Intern

2001 - 2001

Designed many elements for an upcoming new product launch (EdgeGuard seed spreader), including illustrations for instruction books, corrogated shipper displays for retail, product sell sheets for catalog, catalog photo shoots, and instructional graphics and logos applied to the product. Also re-designed a bottle for Miracle Gro liquid plant food, shipper/display for handheld spreaders, mailers, etc.