openeye

Twelve years experience owning a business and producing graphic design projects from conception to completion. Understanding of all aspects of graphic design from meeting with clients, presentations, revisions, and file preparation for print. Knowledge of printing, photography and stock photo research. Continual exposure working withing budget restrictions and meeting deadlines. Enjoy working with people to understand their needs and interpreting into creative design. Multi-job management experience. Background includes art direction of photographers, copywriters, illustrators, freelance designers and printers. Types of work completed are annual reports, magazines, newsletters, magazine and newspaper advertisements, display graphics, mailers, posters, brochures and corporate identity. Experience converting artwork for web use. Mac-based computer software including: QuarkXPress Illustrator Photoshop Adobe Acrobat Toast 6 Titanium MacFreelace (Invoicing) Practical Graphic Skills: Line drawing in illustrator Photo re-touching and alterations Photo layering and collage Creative typography