ROBIN HORTON

92 Wesskum Wood Road Old Greenwich (near New York City), CT 06870 USA
Website: http://www.robinhortondesign.com
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Professional Experience

EXPERIENCED AWARD-WINNING CREATIVE DIRECTOR, art director, designer, branding specialist, and published writer with more than 25 years experience partnering with businesses to analyze issues, generate ideas, and inspire creative solutions. Good design, like good writing, is about good thinking. Its also about good business. I design in partnership with my clients. I want to know and understand everything I can about them, their businesses, and what they are trying to accomplish. I ask questions, gather information, define and clarify objectives, then develop creative and memorable solutions. Full range of corporate, marketing, and event collateral including: Logos, Stationery Systems, Brochures, Reports, Media Kits, Trade and Sales Materials, Direct Mail, Invitations, Websites, Blogs. Can assist in development of your new business pitches.

Expertise

Art Director
29 Years
Graphic Designer
29 Years
Designer
29 Years

Specialty

Other, Specify
29 Years

Industries


PR (firm) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
9 Years
Other
20 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

29 Years

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (6-10), A&J Services Corp/Real Estate & 1031 Exchange (3-5), HB Nitkin Group, Real Estate Investment (10+)

Other Work History

VP, Manager, Creative Services, Burson-Marsteller, Public Relations, NY; Designer, Rudolph de Harak & Associates, NY; Designer, Baltus und Ruegg, Zurich, Switzerland

Technical Skills

Creative Strategy, Branding, Design, Art Direction, Strategic Program Development, Photo Editing, Tag Line and Headline Development, Copywriting

Foreign Language Skills

Fluent French, some spoken Italian

Computer Skills

OS 10, InDesign, Quark, Illustrator CS3, Photoshop, Word, Powerpoint

Equipment

MacBook Pro; PowerBook G4; Dell PC; digital cameras; digital scanner

References

upon request

Awards

WEBBY Nomination Garden Writers Association Gold and Silver Awards for Multi Media/Blog Design Platinum Creativity 2009 Blog Design Award Creativity 2009 Green Trademarks and Logos Design Award Graphic Design USA Desi Award Graphic Design Magazine: Designer Case Studies Print Magazine Regional Design Award Art Direction Magazine Creativity Award Advertising Club of New York IABC Excellence in Communication Award American Corporate Identity Annual

Associations

Entrepreneurial Woman's Network In Good Company Savor the Success

Showcase

Invitations and Cards

Invitation to family benefit featuring professional circus.
One side is tree , turn it over and tree becomes dreidel.
Top with logo slides off wooden box to reveal logo-imprinted golf ball and invitation.

Brochures

With employee profiles, personal quotes, and case studies, demonstrates company's efforts to be responsible employer and community citizen. Recycled paper and inks, 2 colors.
Marketing brochure for real estate investment and development company. Communicates, visually and in writing, company vision of unlocking value and attention to detail.

Websites/Blogs

Design of logo/masthead and blog, including tag line, for blog Urban gardens: Unlimited Thinking for Limited Spaces.
Masthead and branding for green lifestyle and design blog.
Branding and masthead for blog workshop website, blog, and marketing materials.

Logos and Identities

Branding and identity for Los Angeles restaurant.
Logo for house tour of green houses employing sustainable design practices.
Logo for French Film Festival at SUNY Purchase College.
Logo for Napa, California retailer of accessories for entertaining.