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If you need a Graphic Designer who creates marketing and technical materials in addition to getting all the graphic design, illustration, Photo editing, and web graphics work done quickly, I am your one-stop source—give me a call at 763-208-3069. Or write me at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Please check out the Image Portfolio.

Why should you pay high design firm and advertising agency rates when you can receive the same expertise at a much lower price and greater personal attention? I am a common sense guy who likes to solve problems creatively, and without wasting any of your time. You can count on me to respond to you faster than your own assistant.

Biography

I have been freelancing as an illustrator and graphic designer since 1985. I worked my share of eight to five jobs in the early years in print for newspapers, magazines and advertising agencies. After five years as a senior designer with Country Insurance and Financial Services, I moved to Minneapolis and have been operating my own design studio since. Thanks to the digital age, I create computer illustration and graphic design for clients all over the world.

My focus in the last several years has been direct mail, book, catalog, brochure, magazine and other print design. And I do plenty of logo development, branding, clothing, and product illustration.

Back in the day, I went to Illinois State University, received my BA in fine art focusing on graphic design. Then I was pursuing a career in Medical Illustration, and Graphic Design was a back up plan. Well, I finished my degree in fine arts and minored in human biology. I was accepted to the U of I in Chicago, medical arts program, but decided to avoid long-term student loans and join the world of advertising. I have been an illustrator and designer ever since. And I love it.

If you want to meet the family, I keep an informal family photo archive here.

Clients

Please click here to read some testimonials from clients. I have been freelancing as an illustrator since 1985, and some of the clients I have had over the years I still work with today, others are no longer in operation and some I only worked for a short period. They are mentioned here in no particular order:

Ryan Lee Internet Marketing • Zach Even-Esh • Ms. Inc. • National Taxpayers Union • Winners Edge

Eagle Forum • Dragon Door Publications • Nordic Track • Computer User Magazine • Digital River • MnSCU

General Mills • Land 'O Lakes • Viewer's Choice • Sonic Studios • Cenex • 20th Century Fox

Done For You Blogs • Yonkly Inc. • AutoMate • Casson Imports • Surreal Vodka • GameSpeed

Athletes' Acceleration • Iron Tamer • Smyth Companies • ProGrade Nutrition • 123 Training

ProColor • 3M • Country • Companies Insurance • Minnesota Free Market Institute • Essential Alignment

Mindscape • Ziess • St.Paul Stampworks • Gardeners Of The Heart • Pillsbury • Glad Creations

Federal Express • Target • Time/Life • State Farm Insurance • Digital Audio Labs

Mpls/St. Paul Magazine • AMA • Genesis Marketing • Toro • Taylor Corporation

Rollerblade • Unisys • Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation • Surreal Vodka • Winners Edge • Eureka

Dayton's • University of Minnesota • Institute on Domestic Violence In The African American Community

American Indian Family Empowerment Program • Graffic Traffic • Taxpayers League of Minnesota

Software/Hardware

I use the following programs for my work:

• Macintosh environment—The speed and memory changes but the platform remains the same. Currently G4 with Quad Xenon processors

• Adobe CS4 — Illustrator for vector illustration and design
— Photoshop, and several plug ins for photo manipulation, montages and paintings
— Image Ready, In Design and Acrobat for Layout and Web Design
— DreamWeaver, ImageReady for web design and animated banners and ads

• Quark for page layout

• 7 Megapixel Digital Camera—I can shoot pictures of products or whatever you need

• Fast turnaround time and easy proofing through PDF, PNG, JPG and any format you request - JPG, BMP, TIFF, etc.

I run a tight ship and keep her sailing by myself. You call me, you get me. I spent five years in the advertising departments in newspapers—there is no faster way to learn about true deadlines. Those years in the newspaper business early on in my career got me in a pattern of producing quick effective design solutions.

Proofing can be done your way—via fax, E-mail attachments (JPEG, PDF, Stuffit) or FedEx delivery. I use, FTP Uploading, CD and DVDs for transferring and receiving materials. Give me a call today and let's get that project rolling 763-208-3069.