Favorite typeface:
Trajan
What do you do while you are not designing?
Read. Pottery. Watercolors. Pastels.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A pediatrician. Then an astronaut. Then an artist. As a child, I decided I didn't want to be an astronaut when I found out they had to get a lot of shots. And I didn't want to be a pediatrician when I found out they had to give a lot of shots. I had a thing about shots when I was a little. Now I'm a blood donor.
Do you dream in color?
I dream in a 4-color process. Plus a varnish.
What do you think about beige?
Overrated. The word even sounds boring. I prefer taupe.
Do you collect anything?
Home Depot receipts. My husband is quite the remodeler.
What are your thoughts on judging a book by its cover?
When choosing a book to read, absolutely. When choosing a bottle of wine, absolutely not.
If you could choose one special power, what would it be?
The power to keep my crazy dog from barking at the neighbors.
Last book you read:
Marley & Me
What/who inspires you?
People who are good at what they do and can share that talent and success to help others.
Lincoln Logs or Legos?
Definitely Legos.
Trajan
What do you do while you are not designing?
Read. Pottery. Watercolors. Pastels.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A pediatrician. Then an astronaut. Then an artist. As a child, I decided I didn't want to be an astronaut when I found out they had to get a lot of shots. And I didn't want to be a pediatrician when I found out they had to give a lot of shots. I had a thing about shots when I was a little. Now I'm a blood donor.
Do you dream in color?
I dream in a 4-color process. Plus a varnish.
What do you think about beige?
Overrated. The word even sounds boring. I prefer taupe.
Do you collect anything?
Home Depot receipts. My husband is quite the remodeler.
What are your thoughts on judging a book by its cover?
When choosing a book to read, absolutely. When choosing a bottle of wine, absolutely not.
If you could choose one special power, what would it be?
The power to keep my crazy dog from barking at the neighbors.
Last book you read:
Marley & Me
What/who inspires you?
People who are good at what they do and can share that talent and success to help others.
Lincoln Logs or Legos?
Definitely Legos.
Dawn Newsome
Co-founder and partner
Dawn Newsome is co-founder and partner of Moonlight Creative Group and an expert in marketing communications, graphic design, and project management. Dawn graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University and recently earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the McColl School of Business at Queens University. Prior to starting Moonlight Creative Group in 1996, Dawn worked as a graphic designer for First Union, then as a freelance designer and illustrator for a greeting card company, two advertising agencies and as a graphic producer for NBC News Channel.
An active member of Women Executives, Dawn is on the board of the McColl School Alumni Association, International Association of Business Communicators, and currently serves on various boards and committees in the Charlotte Chamber.
A graduate of the Charlotte Chamber’s Leadership School and Minority Business Leadership Institute, Dawn was honored in 2002 by the Charlotte Business Journal with a “Women in Business Achievement” Award and was named to the prestigious 2006 Charlotte Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list of young leaders of accomplishment in recognition of her business achievements and commitment to the community. Dawn was a finalist two times for the Charlotte Chamber’s Entrepreneur of the Year award and was also recognized by 107.9 The Link (WLNK-FM) and Cambria Estate Winery as a “2006 Link Leading Lady.”
In addition to being featured in The Charlotte Observer and in television and radio interviews in the Charlotte area, Dawn has also written marketing communications-oriented articles that have been published in the Charlotte Business Journal and The North Carolina Journal for Women.
Co-founder and partner
Dawn Newsome is co-founder and partner of Moonlight Creative Group and an expert in marketing communications, graphic design, and project management. Dawn graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University and recently earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the McColl School of Business at Queens University. Prior to starting Moonlight Creative Group in 1996, Dawn worked as a graphic designer for First Union, then as a freelance designer and illustrator for a greeting card company, two advertising agencies and as a graphic producer for NBC News Channel.
An active member of Women Executives, Dawn is on the board of the McColl School Alumni Association, International Association of Business Communicators, and currently serves on various boards and committees in the Charlotte Chamber.
A graduate of the Charlotte Chamber’s Leadership School and Minority Business Leadership Institute, Dawn was honored in 2002 by the Charlotte Business Journal with a “Women in Business Achievement” Award and was named to the prestigious 2006 Charlotte Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list of young leaders of accomplishment in recognition of her business achievements and commitment to the community. Dawn was a finalist two times for the Charlotte Chamber’s Entrepreneur of the Year award and was also recognized by 107.9 The Link (WLNK-FM) and Cambria Estate Winery as a “2006 Link Leading Lady.”
In addition to being featured in The Charlotte Observer and in television and radio interviews in the Charlotte area, Dawn has also written marketing communications-oriented articles that have been published in the Charlotte Business Journal and The North Carolina Journal for Women.