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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
This blog is a creative teaching tool to share with you my concept and how I produced the work I’ve done. My biggest strength is the diversity of my work. That’s because I’ve worked for advertising agencies, graphic boutiques, casino’s, and years of freelancing. I am a ‘one-woman-show’ which means it’s me who answers the phone, meets with customers, do all the creative, researches the vendors to produce your work, delivers the work and bills for the work. I’m also, unfortunately, the collection agency when you are 14 days late in payment…It happens.
I am a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, which is the Harvard of Design schools in the world. I also spent 2 years at Pasadena City College getting my AA degree in Art, and a year at Cal State Long Beach on a wait list for their wait list for graphic design which was 2 years away. So I transferred to Art Center and got my BFA in Graphic Design/Package Design.
My first job was at Max Factor designing unisex perfume bottles and Christmas ornaments. I also had a 3 month internship at J.Walter Thompson in Century City, LA. as assistant to the Creative Director, Denny Kuhr. Then there is a long list of promotion agencies, PR agencies, Advertising agencies, graphic design boutiques, casino’s and freelance in between, filling in the gaps while raising 2 children.
Let’s dive into my latest creation that is still a work in progress…..
This is the cover of the General Assembly program cover I am currently underway designing. Their logo is this artwork that I took into photoshop filters and made into an oil painting. I increased the contrast in image – adjustments – contrast. I copied and pasted the artwork and made a black border that I affected with a bevel. The ribbon in which the copy is in is another layer with a gradient and a drop shadow and bevel with the white and black contrast up 100%. 
freelance graphic designer 