Professional/Personal Overview
As a creative director, art director and for over 15 years, I have provided art direction and design for a range of print and interactive projects and businesses: including cd packaging and related materials for record labels; banners, brochures and advertising for special events; logos, signage and printed materials for new image development plus many projects for education, publishing and various arts institutions. Recent projects include restaurant logos, restaurant menus and restaurant signage under Chow Ciao Design, a division of Design Diseno. Being a good communicator, I can clearly and successfully take vague ideas and turn them into brilliant concepts and then, into beautiful, high-quality visuals - on time and within budget. Please view portfolios at http://ddnystudio.com and http://dianepainter.com
Work Info
Expertise
Web Designer
3 Years
Art Director
20 Years
Graphic Designer
20 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Entertainment
20 Years
Event Advertising & Promotion, CD and DVD packaging, Logos and Branding, Restaurant Design
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
The New York Times (6-10), El Museo del Barrio (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Cap21 (11+), Dima Productions (6-10), South Street Seaport (6-10)
Other Work History
Warner Bros. Records, Capricorn Records, Serino-Coyne Ad Agency, The Broadway League, Times Square BID, The New York Times, Food Karma Projects.
Computer Skills
Expert in Adobe CS5: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Quark Express. Working Knowledge of MSWord, Excel, HTML, Dreamweaver, WordPress.
Technical Skills
Photo/Illustration and Retouching with Photoshop, Web Design, etc.
Equipment
iMac, iBook, iPad, Nikon Digital camera, etc
Foreign Language Skills
Learning Spanish
Unions
Freelancers Union
References
See LinkedIn page for recommendations. http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=14292046&trk=tab_pro
Awards
2007 Independent Music Awards - Best Album Package - Dayna Kurtz 'Another Black Feather'; Nashville Music Awards 1996 - Album Series Artwork - Fat Possum Records Series.
Associations
AIGA, MediaBistro, Art Directors Club of New York, Freelancers Union, The Moth, SPIN NY, West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) Advisory Board Member
Other
Fine art includes photography and mixed media sculptures. Cooking, Dining, Travel, Biking. Favorite sport of the moment: Ping Pong!
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel locally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Event Campaign
(Food Karma Projects , 7/1/2011)
Cook Out NYC - an event on Governors Island
Logo design and illustration, ads, signage, t-shirts.
Self Promotion Site
(Design Diseno New York , 12/25/2007)
Self promotion site to feature work of
Diane Painter Velletri and Naxieli Gomez,
award-winning international creative team
that head up DDNY.
Music Packaging
(Kelley Ryan , 8/12/2012)
CD digipak cover for Kelley Ryan, singer/songwriter
Book Cover Design
(Gael Greene , 11/1/2011)
cover design for eBook
Business Logo
(Gilda Music , 8/12/2012)
logo for new music publishing company
(Bitzue , 11/1/2011)
new business logo
Restaurant Logo
(Jimmy's No. 43 , 6/1/2011)
restaurant logo design
Company Website
(Sokol Media , 10/1/2011)
website for real estate industry