CREDENTIALS:
- 15+ years in Publishing & merchandising (including 10 years as Art Director for Mercer Mayer's four publishing companies)
- 7 years in Direct Mail/Marketing (ad campaigns, presentations, advertising, trade shows, packaging, catalogs)
- 10+ years of Advertising experience (agency, magazine, newspaper, direct mail, packaging, merchandising, signage)
- 20+ years in Graphic Design (comprehensive: concept to completion, 4-color production/web)
- 13+ years of editorial experience (copywriting-creative, technical & instructional, proofreading)
- 250+ products designed (concept to completion: educational, activities, 3-D, interactive, posters, note cards, stickers, crafts, puzzles, packaging)
- 150+ illustrations (digital/reflective: layout, sketches, pencils, inks, painting)
- 100+ books designed (including specialty formats-die cut, lift-the-flap, interactive, electronic, board-concept through completion, mock-ups)
- Author of 15 children's books
SERVICES:
Design:
Art Direction
Book Design & Layout (specialty formats included)
Concepts, Sketches, Layout, Mock-ups & Storyboarding
Newsletters, Catalogs, Advertising & Direct Mail Campaigns
Products, Packaging, Display
Merchandising & Promotions
Graphic Design & Typography (logos, corp. I.D.)
Pre-Press Print Production
Illustration: reflective & digital, technical, and photo Manipulation)
Writing, Copywriting & Editorial:
Creative, activities, technical & instructional, advertising, publishing, and direct mail
Content Reading, Critiquing, Editing, Proofreading
SKILLS:
Computer: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, InDesign, Word, PowerPoint
