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Skills:

Fine drawing skills

HTML5 and CSS3


Software Expertise:

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

SketchUp Pro


Experience with:

Javascript

PowerPoint

iMovie

Animation creation

Adobe Muse

Dreamweaver

Gini Fischer/Resumé

2001 - Present

Artful Studios

Wilton, CT

Sole Proprietor/Owner

Designing for print and web including event branding, business logos and original art, painted portraits, murals, faux effects, architectural illustrations and digital 3D modeling.

Logo & Web DESIGN

Bowen Ten Cardini, attorneys at law logo development

Uncle Leo’s Not Just Bagelsbranding/logo design

Famous Pizza logo revision, package design with illustration

Botanica Florists logo design, print ads

Flexible Automation Systems Technologies, Inc. logo/website

Unique 4 Life logo for community group

Trust Commercial Real Estate logo concepts

Kellogg Brothers, Inc logo update, and creating vector version, letterhead and business card production design

Wilton Dance Studio logo concepts

The Wilton Playshop hand-coded website from 2006 -2015, now, sadly, a WIX template.

Superior Plumbing logo, business card and truck design

Gini Fischer three coordinated portfolio sites

Artful Homes architectural rendering site 2001-20014

A Nu You full-service hair salon

Tall Trees Landscaping website (in progress)

The Building Group logo and 2005-2008 website

Wedding Cakes for You logo design, including website masthead, avatar/badge, custom textures and color scheme for website

The Building Group logo, signage, website

Andy Frank Builders logo, signage, 2007 website

The Original Swanky Franks 2013 website

EVENT Branding

The Wilton Payshop Created original event logos for 26 events.

Created season announcement mailer for 6 seasons.

Designed/produced all advertising design, display ads, event identities, promotional signage and theater programs for 26 events.

Winston Preparatory School event branding

Wilton Youth Council event logo, 24 page event program, registration and donation forms, signage, ticket stubs

ADVERTISING DESIGN

TV Guide Magazine freelance art director, detailed below

Ferrandino & Son, Inc. advertising concepts

Lynn Vanderslice Campaign print ads, web ads, lawn signs, and handouts for candidate

Wilton Republican Town Committee print ads, web ads for party campaign

Wedding Cakes for You logo design, including website masthead, avatar/badge, custom textures and color scheme for website

PACKAGE DESIGN

Wave Hill Breads UPC codes for package art

Hope River Music packaging design and illustration for John Farrell's CD "Season of Light, Hope, & Peace" and " All Around Us"

Susan's Silos logo revise and package designs

Famous Pizza logo and package design

architectural rendering

Paquin Design/Build 12 perspective renderings of 8 properties,

Coldwell Banker architectural rendering

Country Living Real Estate architectural rendering

A Tomas Construction six perspective renderings rendering

Jarret Crooks, AIA two perspective renderings of commercial properties

Rutledge Properties two perspective renderings

Barcelona/Bar Taco Restaurants perspective renderings of four restaurant renovation plans

Silver Pine Real Estate three perspective renderings, and two aerial renderings.

Ambler Farm watercolor rendering of historic farm property

William Raveis architectural renderings for individual realtors

William Pitt/Sotheby’s Int'l Realty architectural renderings for individual realtors

The Higgins Group architectural renderings for individual realtors

St Thomas Church memorial park design

Madison Mott 60 unique floor plans for 75 Tresser Blvd apartments

illustration/PAINTING/MURALING

Jackson Hewitt two mixed-media illustrations for advertising

Bethel Newcomers & Neighbors illustrations of six historical buildings

Weir Farm National Park replica of historical sign

Anna H. Rockwell School created four murals; 162 sq ft mural with 100 animals, 96 sq ft mural of eagle in front of American flag, life-size mural of a bighorn ram, and 135 sq ft mural of a humpback whale and scuba diver.

A Nu You Salon faux painting 640 sq ft salon walls

Frank A. Berry School created two murals; life-size painting of lion, and 81 sq ft mural of the school logo

Danbury YMCA two murals; one 160 sq ft in babysitting room, one 931 sq ft in the pool room, with a crew of 15, painted in a week

227 Wine Bar 15 sq ft wall mural

Realm 80 sq ft mural "Smoke" over bar area in event space

Wilton Children's Theater scenic charge and supervisor of painting crew for two musical productions

Our Lady of Fatima School scenic design and painting for five fully-staged musicals

Norwalk Police Department portrait of Ret. Chief Harry Rilling

Portrait, mural and faux commissions for dozen of private families

Teaching/Team-Building

Tom Dryden Associates taught Adobe design software

STAR Rubino Center design and supervised team-building painting of 400 sq foot mural, crew of about 15, Reed Exhibition

Star, Inc, Lighting the Way design and supervised team-building painting of 250 sq foot mural, crew of about 8

Cortina Learning/Famous Artists School online course lesson evaluator

The Wilton Playshop Scenic charge (lead set painter) for 21 productions, supervised crews of up to eight at a time. Set construction designer for two production.

Wilton Children's Theater scenic charge, design and supervised crew for two productions

Danbury YMCA two murals; one 160 sq ft in babysitting room, one 931 sq ft in the pool room, with a crew of 15, painted in a week

2011-2015

TV Guide Magazine

New York City

Entertainment Publication

Freelance Art Director, Marketing Department

HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Nickelodeon, TLC, The History Channel, HGTV, Comedy Central, SyFy, FOX, PBS, AMC, TNT, Bravo, NatGeo, Cartoon Network, CMT

Designed and produced dozens of house ads, "pitch ads" and web ads, web announcements and invitations to both "in-house" corporate events and for A-list celebs for Comic Con San Diego and their own "Hot List Party" invitation and announcement.

House ads included movie and TV series DVD sales, fan-favorite contests and panels announcement for event attendees.

Responsible for producing a weekly e-blast of TV news-worthy events and sneak peaks, as well as celebrity interviews.

Designed some and prepared most of the digital files for TVGM's presence at Comic Con 2011, 2012 and 2013. Components included 18 ft wide vinyl signs for the transom of the TVGM yacht, burgee flags for the ship, premium items like t-shirts, throw pillows, cups, napkins, "street team" lanyard id badges, sponsor tie-in display signage, including tie-ins of food, beverage and video gaming sponsors. Handouts that included event map, yacht location and transportation option on-site for celebrity guest. Also responsible for choosing vendors based on pricing, quality and timing.

1993-1994

Dryden & Petisi Promotion Inc.

Westport, CT

Advertising Agency

Computer Production Specialist

Translated the hand-drawn design work of seven art directors into digital realities. Created complex color illustrations as well as type-intensive brochures. Responsible for press-readiness on all projects.

The New York Racing Association Weekly ad design and daily uploading to the three track publications

Holiday Inn sales brochure design

Subway sales brochure design

CBS produced CD design for TV show sound track, and show announcements

Miller Brewing logo refinement and production, product photo retouching, ad production, created art for inflatable "air guitar"

Trans World Airlines (TWA) produced spot illustrations, and production art for several tri-fold brochure and handouts

Avis Car Rental sales brochure design

Mouton-Cadet print ads, sales brochure design

1990-1993

Q Design Group

Norwalk, Wilton (now in) Weston, CT

Mid-size Corporate Communications, and Marketing Firm

Art Director, Illustrator, Computer Production, Paste-up

Created corporate branding and trade show materials and produced original illustrations.

Yankee Heritage Tourism District created a map illustration of lower Norwalk

Greenwich Hospital produced many small tri-fold brochures, helped produced a community magazine, creating spot illustrations

Unicef produced 3 small tri-fold brochures

Gartner Group corporate communications materials

People’s Bank produced many small tri-fold brochures, helped produced annual report,spot illustration

Save The Children conceived of and illustration a commemorative poster to honor their volunteers.

ICYE (International Cultural Youth Exchange) iillustration for poster

Cahners Exposition Group "Eye Expo" trade show materials

AES "Book Pub World" trade show materials

Reed Exhibition Group "Westpack" trade show materials

Aquarion community newsletter design and production

Citizens Utility Company small tri-fold brochures

Ad-Star Publishing Technologies/The Media Services Group ad illustration

1990-1994

Freelance

Marketing Drive advertising design

Georgetown Gardens logo

One Mind Design production trade show materials

Praxis Media Inc. Powerpoint, advertising design

Davidoff & Partners paste-up production

A Cut Above Landscaping logo design

Seasonal Landscaping logo design

Flexible Automation Systems Technologies, Inc. logo, sales tri-fold brochure

Lorelie's Luscious Cakes logo, sales tri-fold brochure

Long Island Sound Taskforce annual report illustrations

Meckler Media production of trade show brochure

1985-1990

Paine Williams, Inc

Wilton, CT

Mid-size Marketing Firm 1985-1992

Art Director, Lead Designer, Studio Manager, Illustrator, Press Approval and Photo Supervision

Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce - Design, art-directed food photo-shoots and production and press supervision of 4 cook books, print, sales FSI and POS desgn

McCormick Schilling Spices print and sales and POS design

Colgate - POS and advertising design art-directed food photo shoots and production and press supervision

J&B Scotch/Paddington Corp. advertising concepts, sales and POS desgn

Blanchard & Blanchard sales Brochure design

Creative Food Institute sales Brochure design

At&T sales Brochure design

Victorinox sales Brochure design

Grandma's Molasses FSI design

Holland House Sales Brochure design

Magla Home Helpers Sales Brochure design

Maille Maison Sales Brochure design

Wesley-Jessen/Schering Corp Sales Brochure design

1982-1985

Brian Havard Design

Rowayton, CT

Small Package, POS and Display Design

Art Director, Illustrator, Photography Director, Marker Comps, Paste-up

DESIGN

Arnold/Brownberry Bread package design, ad slick illustration

Rose Lime Juice recipe book, POS and advertising design

MCA (Marketing Corp. of America) package design and POS

Holland House POS and advertising design

Carpenter & Pampalone logo design

Schweppes POS and advertising design

illustrations

Dahle North America, Inc. product illustrations

The Company Store fashion illustrations, clothes

Alpo product illustrations

Dooney-Bourke fashion illustrations, accessories

Sun Hill Industries package design, illustration, photograhy art direction,