April Guzik

President / Creative Director
AIGA Houston / Keystone Resources

Born and raised in Chicago, April brings eight years of marketing and design experience to Keystone Resources.  With her BFA in Advertising and Design from International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago; April has advanced her passion for print design into Web site design.  She sees Web site design as an exciting mathematical equation that at times can be challenging, but fulfilling upon completion. As resident Creative Director, she sees herself as more of a design therapist who takes what is in one’s mind and turns it into a full blown strategic marketing and branding package.

April walks, talks and breathes design – especially when it has to do with bringing awareness to the Houston design community.  As the AIGA Houston chapter President, she dedicates countless hours to ensuring the success and future of design in Houston and runs a board of 12, which is growing every day.  Since becoming president in July 2010, she continuously works to create a design army that will bring competition to other large metropolitan areas and help put Houston on the map for design cities. Now in her second term as president, her first goal was to restructure the budget for events. AIGA Houston has raised  a net profit of $3,000  despite the current economy climate while increasing educational and inspirational  events for members. It is her mantra that in order to get anything out of an organization, you have to give. Also ideas should not come from top down, but from both directions. She is looking forward to launching the first ever Design Week Houston style in November 2012.