Mindy Oliver
Mindy Oliver is the former art director for Planetizen.
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Mindy brings a unique blend of cutting edge entertainment print and web design to Urban Insight. An award-winning designer, she has 18 years of experience in web design, graphic design, print design, and illustration. She was formerly a commercial illustrator as well as a designer for several entertainment websites and magazines, and specializes in creating designs that are compelling, clean and functional. Mindy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Mindy also enjoys painting in watercolor and learning about wine.
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