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,