Dona Antonelli - Desert Dreams Design Studio

Dona Antonelli is a freelance Graphic Designer and owner of
Desert Dreams Design Studio. She has lived in Lancaster County
for nearly 20 years. She holds a BFA in Studio Art with a graphic
concentration from West Chester University and has over 25 years
of experience in the design field. Her past work history involves
stints in the textile industry, print marketing, product development,
merchandising, art management, photography, and illustration.
She’s worked for domestic and international industry leaders in a
myriad of fields, including solar energy, massage therapy, the food
& beverage market, steam cleaning, the nonprofit arena, and the
automotive aftermarket. Her clients include local professionals from
a variety of disciplines, and she has also maintained long-standing
associations with individuals from as far away as the Bahamas,
China, Korea and Israel. She has headed entire departments as
Art Director and Creative Marketer, and for 7 years was also an
adjunct professor at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design,
teaching a selection of courses such as Typography, Advanced
Design and Graphic Technology.

Dona offers a wide array of services for both print and web formats,
including logo creation, ad and promotional material design,
photography, photo manipulation, manual formatting, marketing
consultation and technical illustration. She specializes in brand
building for small businesses thru visual promotion of their brand
awareness in the marketplace. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Word,
Excel, Dreamweaver, and Flash for both PC and MAC formats,
Dona has been recognized by Who’s Who of American Women
and the National Association of American Women and is a member
of the National Association of Female Executives. She was the recipient
of the 2012 Design Award for the logo she designed for the Mushroom
Festival in Kennett Square, PA. Dona also offers unique hand-crafted
art pieces in a variety of media that can be used to decorate a personal
or professional environment or function as corporate or personal gifts.
Dona lives with her daughter in the southern end of the Lancaster County
and enjoys reading, designing jewelry, and gardening.