Manager Design

Ted Gibbs Design: graphics & websites

design . production . management

Career Summary

More than 7 years of experience with creating website visualization and

usability.

It included the following tasks: navigation design, website design,

website page design, wireframe design, HTML programming, CSS programming,

site posting and site testing.

More than 14 years of experience with designing & producing integrated

campaigns

of animations, announcements, branding, brochures, catalogues, direct

response mailings,

exhibits, identity systems, invitations, packaging, premiums, and print

advertising and websites.

Regarded by peers as detail-oriented, friendly, organized, self-motivated

and team-oriented.

Experience

2002-Present

Senior Designer, Producer & Manager: Consultant to Abelson-Taylor,

Corbett-Accel Healthcare, Discover Financial Services (DFS), Dogone Fun,

Energy BBDO, G2, Illinois State Board of Education, Mather LifeWays ,

Mattie Lufkin, Michael T. Sarna, MyBaby's1st, Notebaert Nature Museum,

Titanium Design, WCCC, Williams Labadie, Williams Lea and ZMF Consultants

1. Art directed, designed and programmed integrated

website/microsite campaigns for Dogone Fun, Illinois State Board of

Education, Mattie Lufkin, Michael T. Sarna, MyBaby's1st, WCCC and ZMF.

. Designed and produced integrated campaigns of brochures,

catalogues, direct response mailings, identity systems, invitations and

print ads for Astellas, AT&T, Cosmopolitan Bank, DFS, Menomonee Club,

Nature Made , Oscient and ZMF.

. Design Director for branding of Patanol and Travatan

pharmaceutical drugs, each requiring its own integrated advertising

campaign of binders, brochures, catalogues, direct response mailings,

premiums and sales aids.

. Coached and managed junior colleagues at Corbett-Accel

Healthcare / Mediated between art directors and studio artists.

. Successfully designed and managed projects, which led to new

projects / Maintained relationships with multiple clients.

. Integral part of a quarter-million dollars savings by advising

set-up of studio services, which had been outsourced at DFS.

. Successfully recommended new quality control protocols for

studio's archive, proofing and routing system at DFS.

. Created web interface design for MyBaby's1st, making decisions

about usability, visualization, functionality and accessibility.

. Created website prototypes in Flash , Photoshop and

Illustrator / Designed navigation, websites

and wireframes.

. Successfully art directed, designed and programmed well-balanced

website pages for Mattie Lufkin, Space Designer.

. Art directed, designed and programmed curator website for

Michael T. Sarna, which led to his being hired and promoted.

. Successfully designed and programmed integrated typography,

colors and graphics from client's branding for Dogone Fun!

. Successfully art directed and redesigned Travatan ProjectFocus

brochure to be less confusing at 1/5th of previous cost.

. Successfully art directed, designed and produced nurse's sales

aid and print ad for Bayer Diabetes Care.

. Successfully art directed and designed national print ad for ZMF

Consulting.

. The START I & II brochure for Travatan was successfully designed

and produced. Since it was designed for educational reference, a photo

effect was created in Photoshop for stock photos and new chart styles

were developed in Illustrator. .

. Successfully designed monthly advertisements to fit into

multiple magazines and newspapers for DFS and Williams Labadie.

. Programmed HTML and CSS for all websites / Posted and tested all

websites.

. Developed both Gallery and ZenCart Content Management Systems

for My Baby's 1st.

. Produced server-side content management systems, utilizing

Gallery and ZenCart templates for MyBaby's1st.

. Successfully developed art director's concepts into working

mechanicals at Corbett-Accel Healthcare.

. Responsible for following branding, style guidelines and studio

protocols / Kept multiple projects on-schedule and on-budget.

. Awarded by business partners and colleagues for my commitment to

their corporate value of collaboration at DFS.

2000-2002

Senior Designer & Production Manager: Titanium Design, Chicago,

Illinois

2. Successfully designed and programmed integrated website

campaigns for Canvasbacks

and Zig Zag Kitchen.

3. Designed and produced integrated campaigns of announcements,

brochures, catalogues, identity systems, invitations, newsletters,

packaging, premiums and print ads for Canvasbacks, Cosmopolitan Bank,

Holly Hunt, ikram, Menomonee Club, MCIC, PeddadaTM, Sausages By Amy,

Skyline Mortgage,

and Zig Zag Kitchen.

4. Successfully designed and managed projects, which led to new

projects / Maintained relationships with multiple clients.

5. Managed production of all projects / Developed studio protocols

/ Created archive system.

6. Approved, managed and purchased illustrations, photographs, die-

cuts and printing.

7. Created website prototypes in Flash , Photoshop and

Illustrator / Designed navigation, websites

and wireframes.

8. Successfully art directed and designed a superhero mascot and

branding for Zig Zag Kitchen.

9. Successfully designed and produced original wholesale print

campaigns of "shadow guy" and "carpentry" for Canvasbacks.

10. Designed and produced an integrated campaign for Peddada home

furnishings. Their catalog design inspired a website design.

11. Programmed HTML and CSS for all websites / Posted and tested

all websites.

12. Developed production schedules and estimates, keeping multiple

projects on-schedule and on-budget.

1997-2000

Senior Designer & Production Manager: Maginnis Inc., Chicago, Illinois

13. Designed and produced integrated campaigns of brochures,

catalogs, direct response mailings, identity systems, newsletters,

packaging, premiums and print ads for Abbott, Ideal Facilities Services,

General Growth Properties (GGP), HR Direct, Liberty Bank, Ravenswood

Hospital, SAIR/Linux, Sherman Hospital and ThoughtWorks .

14. Coached and managed junior colleagues / Managed production of

all projects.

15. Successfully designed and managed projects, which led to new

projects / Maintained relationships with multiple clients.

16. Approved, managed and purchased illustrations, photographs, die-

cuts and printing.

17. Successfully art directed, designed and production managed HR

Direct's product catalog, which led to four new product launches.

18. Successfully art directed, designed and production managed

"Profile" Recruiting Campaign, which enticed the BEST people to work at

GGP.

19. Successfully art directed, designed and produced an integrated

bilingual campaign of print ads for Ravenswood Hospital.

20. Successfully art directed, project managed and production

managed environmental graphics for County of Cook Hospital.

21. Developed schedules and estimates, keeping multiple projects on-

schedule and on-budget.

22. Maintained studio protocols and archive system.

23. Tempo Award for "Great Job"TM product catalog, which I art

directed, project managed and designed.

1994 -1997

Associate Art Director: DraftFCB, Chicago, Illinois

24. Assisted creative directors and senior art directors to

developed integrated direct response campaigns, travel brochures, sales

brochures and sales promotions for Sprint and British Airways.

25. Managed relationships with multiple clients.

26. Obtained an understanding of branding and integrated campaigns

by helping creative directors.

27. Developed art director's concepts into working mechanicals.

28. Maintained accuracy of disk releases.

29. Responsible for following client style guidelines and studio

protocols / Kept projects on-schedule

and on-budget.

1992-1994

Graphic Designer & Producer: Consultant to Accenture (Andersen

Consulting), ASCP Press, Chicago History Museum (CHM), DePaul

University, L.A.T.E Ride, Q102 and Scholl College

30. Designed and produced direct response mailings, newsletters,

posters and print ads for Andersen Consulting, CHM, L.A.T.E. Ride and

Q102.

31. Successfully designed and managed projects, which led to new

projects / Maintained relationships with multiple clients.

32. Approved and managed color separations and printing.

33. Successfully art directed, designed and produced print campaign

for Q102.

34. Successfully designed and produced identity system campaign for

L.A.T.E. Ride.

35. Successfully designed and produced banners for Scholl College.

36. Designed and produced publications for ASCP Press, CHM and

DePaul University.

37. Responsible for following client style guidelines for Q102 and

Scholl College / Kept projects

on-schedule and on-budget.

38. Awarded for L.A.T.E. Ride t-shirt.

1987-1992

Assistant Graphic Designer: Chicago Historical Society, Chicago,

Illinois

39. Designed and produced direct response mailings for Corporate,

Gala, Membership and Editorial departments.

40. Designed and produced environmental graphics of exhibit entry

graphics, information panels, indoor and outdoor banners.

41. Designed and produced publications for Editorial department.

42. Designed and illustrated logos and icons.

43. Successfully designed and managed projects, which led to new

projects / Maintained relationships with multiple clients.

44. Purchased illustrations, photographs, die-cuts and printing /

Approved and managed color separations and printing.

45. Developed schedules and estimates, keeping multiple projects on-

schedule and on-budget.

46. Awarded by American Association of Museums for "PastTimes"

newsletter design, which is still in use.

1985 -1987

Assistant Package Designer & Keyliner: Jack Mahoney & Associates,

Chicago, Illinois

1984 -1985

Apprentice: O'Grady Advertising, Chicago, Illinois

Education

2003

Certification in Multimedia: Columbia College of Chicago

2001

Certification in Web Design: Columbia College of Chicago

1984

Associate Degree in the Applied Science of Graphic Design: Kendall

College of Art & Design,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Professional Development

Publishing Software: Illustrator , InDesign , Photoshop , and Quark

Multimedia Software: AfterEffects , Director , Dreamweaver ,

FinalCut , Fireworks , Flash ,

HTML and Premier

Office Software: Excell , Outlook , PowerPoint and Word

Design Classes: Design Theories (theories regarding chicago's

influences on advertising

in the 20 th century)

Book Arts: Book Binding, Picture Book, and Woodcuts

Awards

2005-2006

Awarded for my Commitment to their Corporate Value of Collaboration:

Discover Financial Services

1999

Tempo Award: "Great Job"TM Catalog

1996

Windy City Sports Reader's Choice Award: L.A.T.E. Ride Shirt

1991

American Association of Museums Design Award: "PastTimes" Newsletter

Achievements

2009

Featured in LogoLounge's "Animals and Mythology" new Master Library

Series:

PeddadaTM Logo

Professional Affiliations

2000 -2010

Association for Multimedia Communications

2004 -2007

Chicago Creative Coalition

1990 -2002

American Center for Design

References and portfolio available on request.

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