Design Director

Creative Director - Print - Web - Motion Graphics

Orville .T. Clarke 917-***-****

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http://vimeo.com/3910295

www.adesignation.com

Orville has been instrumental in the launch of over five national publications, he has relaunched and redesigned category leading websites,

produced books, art directed for broadcast cable networks and held art exhibitions internationally. He has advised a number of startup

businesses and established companies on their marketing strategy and creative vision. Orville has experience in managing a large staff of

over thirty designers, photo and production editors. He has produced motion graphics using After Effects and Flash, plus he has written

critiques on magazine redesigns for Folio magazine.

Consulting

Jungle Interactive Media (New York) Creative Director

I. Factory Inc. (Personal Design Consulting Company) Ongoing.

Providing creative direction services to a variety of media clients, including: Nov 2004-Oct 2005

• Responsible for all visual direction of this multimedia company,

• Essence Magazine (Time Warner, New York) Revitalized the overall

producing print editorial, advertising and web design targeted primarily

art direction, of features beauty and cover stories.

at MBA and Law students.

Produced and designed special fashion inserts for ad funded supplements.

• Art directed and designed 5 print titles (3 on a monthly basis).

• Joseph Abboud (New York) Produced and directed a fashion photo

Commissioned photographers, illustrators plus art directed photo

book, season fashion forecasting books, retail posters and retail manuals.

shoots for fashion and product features. Conceptualized covers & features.

Budgeted and oversaw printing and binding production.

• Managed and art directed print campaigns to gain new clients such

• Fairchild Publications. (New York) Working alongside group VP, to

as Toyota and Tanqueray.

conceptualize and design the premier issue and onwards of the luxury

fashion publication Women’s Wear Daily SCOOP magazine. RAMP Magazine (Universal Media Inc. New York)

• Toyota (New York) Produced luxury publication for subscribers.

Creative Director 2002-2004

• USA Networks (New York advertising department)

• Launched this national & international monthly men's style magazine.

Conceptualized and produced ads used on bus shelters and posters across • Provided art and fashion direction, hired design and photo departments,

.

New York City, P.O.Ps and media kits for USA Networks movies. commissioned illustration and photography.

Also art directed avid technicians on motion graphics used in television ads. • Managed art budgets. Decided on paper choices, printing styles and

managed color corrections. .

Staff Experience

Young Adult Professional Association ltd (New York)

STAR Magazine (American Median Inc. New York) Design

Creative Director 2000-2001

Director October 2005-April 2007

• Created identity, website and publication for the company.

Provided art direction and designed covers and feature stories for this

• Hired art & photo dept, commissioned photography and illustrations.

million plus circulation weekly celebrity magazine.

• Worked closely with the Editor-in-chief and oversaw a staff of over • Art directed company website.

30 designers, production and photo editors. • Produced advertising material for mail, magazines and web.

• Helped streamline workflow and in assistance with production

Gear Magazine, Guccione Media (New York) Art Director

departments eliminated the late closing of pages.

1998-2000

• Engineered complete redesign (including redefinition of grid, sections

• Responsible for the art direction and design for this men’s' style magazine.

type treatments and concept for cover, and all interior sections)

• Redesigned magazine logo.

• Art directed the new redesign of the Star Magazine website.

• Helped conduct the seamless transition when this weekly title • Worked with production house on color correction. Oversaw printing

switched software usage from QuarkXpress/Qps to Indesign/K4. of editorial and ads on press at Quad Graphics printing plant in Nebraska.

Education

1991 - 1993 AMERSHAM AND WYCOMBE COLLEGE Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design.

1989 - 1991 CROYDON COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design.

Exhibitions

1996 PERFORMANCE (Fairfield Halls, London) A showing of selected works.

1996 EDIFICE (North Kesteven Council Chambers, Lincolnshire) Arts commission plus council request to lecture on creative photography.

1994 FORMATIONS (Heritage Gallery, Sleaford) Council request to conduct a solo exhibition for their annual Photo Feast festival.

1993 LONDON LIFE (Thomas Neal Centre, London) Photgraphy competition conducted by Michelob, Evening Standard and Carlton Television.

1992 PAPERPOINT (london) A Celebration of Numbers

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