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Graphic and Publication Tools
- Bit-Mapped Editing – Highly proficient in Image enhancement, conversion, and creation with PhotoShop, PhotoPaint, PaintShop Pro, and other
packages..
- Vector Graphics – Over 10 years experience with Corel Draw,
including layout for color brochures, ads, large posters and other output. Experience with MicroGrax Draw and Illustrator. Solid
background in vector graphics theory with experience in display list processors, graphics primitives, graphics accelerators and pipelines.
- Desktop Publishing – Extensive background in book, newsletter, brochure, and other publication layout.
Extensive experience with PageMaker, Ventura, Interleaf, and even use of MS Word for sophisticated and lengthy documents such as
operating manuals and price lists.
- Adobe Acrobat – A
platform independent publishing system, allowing distribution of documents to any computer system
via a variety of delivery technologies, including the Internet, CD-ROM, E-mail, internal
network, floppy, or other portable media.
- Technical Publishing – Selected and implemented Adobe FrameMaker
for an enterprise wide publishing department with responsibility for 8,000 technical and marketing publications.
- Photography – Lifelong, serious photographer including darkroom experience. Helps this understand composition, color balance, depth of field, etc. This is advantageous in understanding digital photography and graphics.
Also helps understand nature photographic demands and photo session requirements for collateral development.
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Agency and Printer Management
I'll have extensive experience working with graphics designers, copy writers, pre-press operators, and
finally printing personal.
My background and experience in producing all types of collateral improves the communications with
these all involved in producing professional publications. This level of understanding between all parties reduces errors and
misunderstandings, insures time-lines, and keeps costs within expected budges.
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| Sample Pieces
Below are just a few samples of some materials I have design, created, and produced. These range from
multi-color brochures, direct mail pieces, full-page ads, and other pieces.
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This was a cover to a three-fold direct mail piece for an
optical equipment company. Also turned the artwork in to a full-page ad with
placement in 5 national eye-care magazines.
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Post Card for a marina on
Table Rock Lake in Missouri.
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