Design Veteran Cathy Law Joins Carolina Pad and Paper as Senior Designer

Law brings more than two decades of experience to the company.

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) April 14, 2008 -- Carolina Pad and Paper (CPP), a leading supplier of fashion school and office products, recently hired Cathy Law as senior designer. Law, who brings an extensive background in graphics art and illustration to the company, will work with the CPP Marketing Department's creative team in the arts and craft segment. Law's experience in character development will offer fresh design perspectives, giving CPP opportunities to broaden its scope of product offerings in other segments as well, including school and office.

Law's accomplishments include assisting in new product development and developing design and illustration concepts for advertising, television, greeting cards, and children's product. "We're delighted to have Cathy join our team," said CPP Creative Director Beth Funston. "Cathy is a talented designer and we are especially eager to utilize her background to explore new avenues of product design."

For the past four years, Law has worked as a freelancer, performing design and illustration work for a variety of clients including Hallmark Cards, Chronicle Books, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Inc., and Target. She spent the previous 15 years at Hallmark in a variety of capacities, most recently as senior designer. In that role, she served as part of the creative team that conceived and produced the company's "Fresh Ink" card product. Before that, she worked in the company's humor division, Shoebox Greetings, where she helped develop ideas for greeting cards and party and giftware product.

Law received her bachelor's of fine arts in graphic design and illustration from the University of Kansas.

Carolina Pad and Paper (CPP) is a leading supplier of fashion school and office products. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Carolina Pad and Paper is one of the fastest growing stationery companies in the world. Its school, office, and arts and crafts products can be found at mass merchant, office supply, grocery, and drug stores. CPP's portfolio of brands include JACK!E™ by signature designer Jacqueline Savage McFee, Notebound®, u:create™, and Ghostline®. Learn more about Carolina Pad and Paper at www.carolinapad.com.

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