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Dunlap Designs sprung over a decade ago from the marketing needs of an import-export business in Prague, the capital of Bohemia and the Czech Republic. Nicky Dunlap, a recent UNC-CH graduate, found herself quite serendipitously traveling the Czech countryside, selecting fine Bohemian crystal and decorative art glass to sell back in the United States. She threw her initial marketing efforts into three enterprises: Vltava Imports and Bohemian Crown Imports, both based in the United States, and Dunlap & Zacharias, based in Prague, and spent three years learning how to select, photograph and promote luxury glass products for the American market. Nicky spearheaded the marketing efforts of the three companies, including the design and publication of the many marketing materials.
Returning to the United States in 2000, Nicky enrolled in graduate school at North Carolina State University in order to refine her design skills. She continued her masters degree while working as the in-house graphic designer for the North Carolina Bar Association, producing all the printed material for the Bar Association, as well as acting as the print buyer. In late 2004, Nicky decided to focus solely on her freelance design work, and thus Dunlap Designs was formally born.
In the time since launching her design career and then founding Dunlap Designs, Nicky has provided strategic conceptual guidance, award-winning graphic layouts and innovative marketing products and services to diverse clients. Her work has supported businesses from the legal and insurance industries to retailers of luxury clothing and jewelry. Her ads have appeared in local magazines and newspapers as well as Vogue and All About Beer. In addition, some of her book designs were featured on Better TV. Nicky has worked on behalf of numerous community-based nonprofits, and as part of her thesis she developed an online blog devoted to resources for helping nonprofits navigate the worlds of print and design. As an independent, self-employed design professional, she is highly regarded for the individual attention that she devotes to each of her unique clients.
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