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PUBLISHING FOR TOMORROW: Award-winning Art Director combines print publication with online community and information architecture expertise. Management and brand development experience. Additional industries: Healthcare, film, book publishing.
<<< Website: http://www.torquere.com >>> |
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| Work Samples |
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(VivaAerobus, 4/1/2009)
Launched April 1, 2009, this bilingual magazine (80% Spanish, 20% English) reaches a circulation of 150,000.
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(Midwest Airlines, 2/1/2009)
Art directed launch of bi-monthly inflight magazine for Midwest Airlines. Managed freelance and in-house design staff to create the overall feel and brand of the publication, including original photography. Awards has been awarded many times since it's launch in 2007, including 2008 Create Awards Be
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(AirTran Airways, 2/1/2009)
GO Magazine is the award-winning inflight magazine for AirTran Airways. The redesign was launched in February, 2009.
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(AirTran Airways, 12/1/2008)
GO Magazine is the inflight magazine for AirTran Airways. This image represents several celebrity feature designs from the magazine over the past year of issues.
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(AirTran Airways, 12/1/2008)
GO Magazine is the inflight magazine of AirTran Airways. This assortment of pages from the front of book and On The Town section demonstrate an ability to mix varying types of content onto a single page.
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(ATA Airlines, 5/1/2008)
Launched this quarterly inflight magazine for international airline. Contribution: Art direction and design of entire book and brand. Each issue reaches 1.5 million readers over a 3 month span, with the slight majority being traffic between Hawaii and the mainland US. Awards included 2007 Create Awa
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(Skybus, 4/1/2008)
A short-lived publication (due to the sudden economic crisis), this publication lasted only into a second issue. Built upon a fun and playful aesthetic, the airline went bankrupt in spring 2009.
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(GO Magazine, AirTran Airways, 5/1/2007)
GO Magazine is the award-winning inflight magazine for AirTran Airways. This image represents the first redesign I led for this title. The redesign was launched in May, 2007. This publication was awarded a number of times prior to the second redesign (launched in February, 2009). Awards include 3 SP
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Art Director |
7 Years |
| User Interface and Redesign |
9 Years |
| Graphic Designer |
13 Years |
Specialty |
| Travel |
3 Years |
| Entertainment |
5 Years |
| Health |
8 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
INK Publishing (11+), Kimmel Entertainment (6-10), European Film Promotions (3-5), suspect thoughts press (1-2), $PREAD Magazine (1-2), Create Magazine (1-2) |
Other Work History
US Group Art Director : INK Publishing
Art Director : HX Media LLC
Art Director : Physicians Continuing Education
Senior Interactive Designer : Monster.com / TMP Worldwide
Graphic Designer : drugstore.com |
Computer Skills
Fluent: Adobe’s Photoshop, Imageready, Illustrator, Streamline, Indesign, Acrobat. Macromedia’s Dreamweaver, Fireworks.
Familiar: Corel Painter. Macromedia’s Freehand and Flash. Quark Xpress. Adobe’s Premiere, GoLive.
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Technical Skills
Photo editing, Photography (digital and still), Web Design, Website redesign, print and marketing design and preproduction, large formatdesign (billboard, bus advertising), Book cover design, illustration for publication, usability testing and consultation |
Equipment
Photo equipment, Mac and PC (desktop and portable), recording equipment (video, audio) |
Foreign Language Skills
English (Fluent), Italian (Advanced Conversation), Russian (Basic) |
Work Permits & Visas
US and Italy |
References
Available on request |
Awards
Magazine Design Awards:
2006-2007 Communicator Awards
3 Awards of Distinction
2007 Create Awards
BEST OF CATEGORY - EDITORIAL DESIGN - Single Page (ATA Sights)
GOLD - EDITORIAL DESIGN - Article (ATA Sights)
2007 Davey Awards
GOLD: CRUISING THE COAST (ATA SIGHTS)
SILVER: 4 STORIES (MyMIDWEST)
2007 Creativity Awards
3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Merit
Designed site awards:
2003 nominee, healthcare category of the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC) awards
2003: Fertility Neighborhood has won Best Design and an honorable mention for Best Overall Site in its category in the 2004 Medicine on the Net Web Excellence awards. The announcement will also be made in the FEB. 2004 issue of Medicine on the Net magazine. http://www.corhealth.com/motn/awards2004.asp
2004 winner, healthcare category of the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC) awards |
Associations
Society for Publication Design |
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. |
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