About
I am a full-time freelancer specializing in print design, desktop publishing, photography and small-site web design. I have more than 20 years experience and a B.A. in art/design from Cal Poly Pomona. I am able to develop a project completely from initial concept to final output. I can work with marketing departments, create a timeline, manage other designers and production staff, coordinate various kinds of outside services (including pre-press and printing), locate and direct local vendors.
I have extensive experience with commercial printing and digital pre-press: all kinds of printing services (sheet-fed, web, digital, specialty, bindery, fulfillment), service bureaus, digital output, color proofing, traditional and digital photography.
I can draw and paint with traditional or digital media; I can write copy and have written and illustrated several “how-to” installtion instruction sheets/booklets to accompany packaging design projects.
My studio is equipped with following applications:
Adobe Creative Suite (CS5.5 and previous versions). I have expert skills in: PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro
Project experience includes
Logos: corporate ID and collateral, custom lettering
One-color, two-color, four-color (plus) brochures, catalogs, data sheets, newsletters, direct mail campaigns, posters
Black & white to four-color newspaper and magazine advertising
Desktop publishing • Magazine design and production
Advertising specialties
Retail package and label design, point-of-purchase displays, in-store sample books
Indoor and outdoor signage
Electronic layout and paste-up
Full color digital paintings
Vector illustrations (full color or spot color), technical-style line art
Digital photo retouching
Digital photo montage and collage
Clients
Acceleroto
Airwave Communications
All Strong Industries
American Cancer Society
American Theatre Arts
B. Altman Marketing: Ad Com Express, HealthWest, Payless Package Express, Pertec Peripherals Corporation, United Temporary Service
California State University San Bernardino, Theatre Arts Department, Music Department
Coyote Conservatory for the Arts
Electronic Graphics and Publishing: FDS packaging, Hyundai Corporate; Southern Calif. Edison
Foothill Speech & Language Services
Grand Elegant USA, Inc.
Hand to Mouth Edibles
Immanuel Baptist Church, Highland
Integrity Press: Cal Poly Pomona College of Arts, Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
Junior University
Leo Laporte, This Week in Tech, Radio Leo, The TWiT Network
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Communications
Makow Design: Cerritos Public Library
Mira Mesa Inc.
Mt. San Antonio College Foundation
Naja Design Inc.
Nasa: the AERO Insitute
PAX Publishing: Cal Poly Pomona, National Kidney Foundation, National Philanthropy Day, Malibu Foundation
Riverside Community Hospital
South Valley Radiology Medical Group: South Valley Mammography Medical Group, TMJ Radiology Medical Group
Sloan and Sloan Properties
Stage One Players: Shakespeare in the Square
Tom Carmack Design: Collins Foods, Concord, Execudata, The Girl Scouts of Southern California, Infinity Speakers, Home Savings of America, KMPC Radio, Master Fishing Gear, Max Rouse and Sons Autioneers, Pogens’ Family Bakery, Verit Industries
Waller Design: American Golf Corporation, Alsons, Lancaster Embroidery, Los Angeles Pierce Community College, Magan Medical Clinic, MES Vision, Olympic Personnel Services, Rose Hills Mortuary & Cemetery, San Dimas Community Hospital, Queen of the Valley Hospital, Smart Hire/Kraut & Schneider, USC/Norris Cancer Center, Rose Hills Memorial Cemetery, VTS Investigations
Whittier College
Woody Woodward: East Veiw Professional Services, The Law of Importance, I-ology, Relationship to Riches
