Robbie Destocki

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Moorpark, CA 93021

805-***-****

cell 805-***-****

To view my portfolio please go to: http://www.robbiedestocki.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creative Director/ Art Director, Powerboat Magazine 1992-2005

As Creative Director/Art Director duties included:

Managing a team of photographers and junior designers

Coordinating production of magazine with pre-press house and printer

Managed Art/Photography/Computer budgets

Photo editing all photography that appeared in magazine

Design of all editorial pages, which included covers

Design of all collateral material such as media kits, merchandise, trade booths

Design of Website

In 1992 took entire magazine digital (was traditional paste-up until that time) and set-up Macintosh workstations

In 1999 took entire magazine direct-to-plate (one of the first magazines to do so at that time)

Re-designed magazine in 1993 and 2004 that increased sales and subscription base

Repaired Macintosh computers (troubleshooting) on site and installed all software

Art Director, Mizuno & Associates Advertising Agency 1990-1992

As Art Director duties included:

Working with Creative Director on Ad campaigns for Bicycle companies such as Diamond Back, Nishiki and Raleigh

Coordinating production of ads with pre-press house and typographers

Set-up photo shoots on locations

Photo editing all photography

Art Director, Difatta Graphics and Printing 1989-1990

As Art Director duties included:

Designing material for customer accounts

Coordinating jobs between in-house pre-press department and in-house printer

Logo Design, Brochure Design, Ad Design

Junior Art Director, Powerboat Magazine 1986-1989

As Junior Art Director duties included

Managed In-House advertising department. Designed ads for Advertisers who didn t have advertising for magazine

Coordinated with pre-press house and typographer on in-house advertising and classified advertising

Design of all collateral material such as media kits, merchandise, trade booths.

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OTHER CLIENTS AND PROJECTS

Discovery Channel Video Division (Designed Bi-Monthly Video Catalog for Video division)

Los Angeles Kings Professional Hockey Team (Worked with V.P. Marketing on collateral)

Huntington Blizzard Professional Hockey Team (Designed Logo, Uniforms and all other collateral such as Media kits)

WPHL-Western Professional Hockey League Now CHL-Central Hockey League (Designed League Logo, Marketing Material)

Amarillo Rattlers Professional Hockey Team (Designed Logo, Uniforms and all other collateral such as Media kits)

El Paso Buzzards Professional Hockey Team (Designed Logo, Uniforms and all other collateral such as Media kits)

Anaheim Bullfrogs Roller Hockey Team, RHI (Designed Uniforms and Game Programs)

Chevy Rumble Magazine (Designed start-up magazine from concept)

Las Vegas Life Magazine (Designed Advertorial sections of magazine for clients such as Paris Hotel)

Shell Oil/Auto Expressions (Designed 2006 product catalog, managed photographers and designers)

Showbiz Magazine (Designed Advertorial sections of magazine)

Truck Builder Magazine (Designed start-up magazine from concept)

SOFTWARE RELATED EXPERIENCE

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator Maya (Knowledge of program)

Adobe InDesign Reason (Music Program)

Adobe Dimensions (3D Program) ProTools (Music Program)

QuarkXPress GarageBand (Music Program)

Macromedia Flash Repair and Troubleshooting of

Macromedia Dreamweaver Macintosh Computer Platforms

EDUCATION

Majored in Graphic Design and Music

CSUN (California State University Northridge)

Moorpark College

Dick Grove School of Music (Now MIT)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Maggie Award Winner (National Magazine Awards)

Ozzie Award for Best Re-design (Powerboat Magazine)

Best Re-Design, Consumer (Powerboat Magazine) 1993

Maggie Award Winner (National Magazine Awards)

Maggie Award Winner (National Magazine Awards)

Automotive, Boating (Powerboat Magazine) 1993, 1994,

Best Re-Design, Consumer (Runner Up, Valley Magazine) 1994

1995, 1996, 1998, 2000

Hockey News Award for Best Minor League Hockey Logo

Maggie Award Winner (National Magazine Awards)

(El Paso Buzzards)

Special Interest/Consumer (Powerboat Magazine) 2002

Hockey News Award for Best Designed Minor League Uniform

Maggie Award Winner (National Magazine Awards)

(Amarillo Rattlers)

Best Media Kit (Runner Up, Powerboat Magazine) 2000,

2002, 2004

Professional and personal references given upon request

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Magazine Design

I have helped launch many start-up magazines as well as many

re-designs for well-established magazines such as Powerboat

Magazine (Nordskog Publishing), Westlake Magazine (Slingshot

Publications) and Trailer Boats Magazine (Poole Publications/Ehlert

Publishing). There are so many factors involved in a re-design, including

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what the readers think, or what the other clients of the magazine think,

especially your advertisers. I approach every magazine design or

re-design from the perspective of both your readers and advertisers

and combine it with the creative input of the entire editorial staff.

I have won numerous awards for magazine design.

A. Westlake Magazine, Westlake, California

B. Trailer Boats Magazine, Carson, California

C. Truck Builder Magazine, Chattanooga, Tennessee

D. Valley Magazine, North Hills, California

E. Powerboat Magazine, Ventura, California

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Logo Design

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Turning visionary concepts into powerful mosaics of mes-

sage and meaning while creating logo identity packages that

withstand inevitable contention and casual design trends.

For example, the logo identity package I created for the El

Paso Buzzards of the Central Hockey League won many

awards and was chosen as Best Minor League Logo by The

Hockey News and The Hockey Ink.

A. El Paso Buzzards Hockey Team, Central Hockey League

B. Dellora A Norris Cultural Art Center, St. Charles, Illinois

C. Western Professional Hockey Team League Logo, Phoenix, Arizona

D. SKATE Logo for Los Angeles Kings & YMCA Roller Hockey Program

E. Amarillo Rattlers Hockey Team, Central Hockey League

F. Moorpark Little League Baseball, Moorpark, California

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DVD Packaging Design

Packaging design is an important element in enhancing

the visual presentation of a product. It establishes a

specific identity and improves brand retention in the

consumers. Just as with every product, CDs and DVDs

too need attractive graphic design to grab attention.

My knowledge and experience in creating quality reproduction

files is critical to trouble-free print manufacturing.

A. Megiddo 2 DVD Packaging, Adulam Films

B. The Kinsey Syndrome DVD Packaging, Adulam Films

C. They Sold Their Souls DVD Packaging, FTGF Ministries

D. Hollywood s War On God DVD Packaging, FTGF Ministries

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COVER STORY

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

We are a family. R elated b y blood, bonded b y emotion and blessed b y deep commitment to one

another. Our f laws and fears are all out on the t able. We open up our stor y because we hope it can help,

because people are hur ting and because Mom asked us to . Leeza Gibbons

Genuine is the word that best describes Leeza Gibbons nature and persona. The stunningly attractive and popular television host has given her-

self no reason to be anything else. Her mission in life has become her calling card. Leeza has chosen to use her celebrity status to help empower, edu-

cate and energize those in need. Driven by a sincere passion and deep concern for humanity, Leeza and her Memory Foundation are a paradigm of

giving back to the community. She has created her own right of passage simply by blazing a trail paved with personal convictions. A born activist,

Leeza found herself propelled into her most challenging but significant life journey to combat and cure Alzheimer s disease and equally important,

to give care to the caregiver. After her Mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer s at the young age of 63, Leeza had no difficulty taking on the role of

evangelist for this worthy cause. Among her many accomplishments and personal endeavors, the most important to Leeza and, no doubt, most

powerful contribution to our communities, is The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation and signature program Leeza s Place. Leeza states, We orig-

WESTLAKE MAGAZINE / OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2006

inally modeled Leeza s Place after Gilda s (Radner) Club, resource and support centers for people battling with cancer. Leeza s Place was also born

in response to the challenges she and her own family encountered while seeking specific and needed support for her mother, and so, Leeza's Place,

a potent source of information, strength and purpose, started opening their doors in 2005 and it is growing rapidly. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 25)

BY REBECCA G R AY GROSSMAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY GERRY GARCIA

Leeza s Black Gown with Rhinestone Key Hole: LAUNDRY by Shell Siegel

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FISH FINDER

POWERBOAT MAGAZINE S LONG-TERM TEST BOAT

THE BIG

With a ton of deck space, fishing features and a set of

dive-tank racks behind the helm, the question is not what

are we going to do today, but rather what aren t we going

to do. Donzi s 35ZF is one of the few center consoles

large enough for four people to fish from in comfort,

yet functional enough to be able to spend

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nights aboard. With features such as the folding T-top,

there s more room for casting and fighting fish. The spa-

cious head beneath the console is a worthwhile addition

and drop-out bolsters let you choose between sitting or

leaning. On top of all that, it s a ball to drive.

PLAYING WITH DONZI S 35ZF ALONG

THE CALIFORNIA COAST

S T O RY b y B R E T T B E C K E R

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NARLED IN A RIBBON OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA S

world-famous traffic on Interstate 405, I

had a chance to reflect on the past week

and my experiences with our long-term test

boat, Donzi s 35ZF sport-fishing machine. v I had

flown out to the POWERBOAT office outside of Los

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT BROWN MAP AND BORDER ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE REAGAN

Angeles for the week to use the boat in a series of div-

ing and fishing trips and to discover its strengths and

weaknesses. Donzi was kind enough not only to loan

us this sport-fishing machine, but also to fit it out as

we asked. It arrived at Voyager Marine, a dealership

in Oxnard, Calif., which is close to our office, with all

the fishing features one could need, and a set of dive-

tank racks behind the helm station. We were set.

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Destination Spring 2006

Christopher Anuke

From left to right, oversized sunburst

open knit sweater w/graphic over yellow

pedal pushers, red & blue batik styled cotton

jersey dress w/uneven hemline over white

pedal pushers, white linen kimono trench,

red batik styled cotton jersey tank, embroidered denim

w/graphic print, nude & white open

knit sweater w/graphic, white tank, orange

cord skirt all Oligo Tisswe by Christopher

Anuke, all shoes by Rocket Dog.

Editorial Design

I have Art Directed for many publications such as Powerboat

Magazine (Ventura, California), Valley Magazine (North Hills,

California) and Westlake Magazine (Westlake, California)

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and freelance art directed for many other titles such as

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Trailer Boats Magazine (Carson, California) and Las Vegas

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Life Magazine (Las Vegas, Nevada). During that 16 year

period I have won numerous awards in editorial design for

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TATJANA PATITZ

S U P E R M O D E L, M O M, E N V I R O N M E N TA L I S T

Remember the 80s and 90s when the bermodels, as they became known, didn t

just strut down the catwalks, but they took the world s center stage? There was

A. Leeza Gibbons Editorial Design, Westlake Magazine

Christie Brinkley, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and

Tatjana Patitz was amongst that pack of goddesses. They earned our respect

B. Fiore Family Editorial Design, Powerboat Magazine

because they weren t just vacuous, long-legged girls. They used their abundance

of good genes to change the face of modeling; they were articulate, savvy women

who built long-lasting business empires. More importantly, many of them have

C. The Big Catch Editorial Design, Powerboat Magazine

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become spokespeople for worthy causes.

Tatjana Patitz born in Germany, and raised in Sweden, is a perennially-capti-

vating woman. Her exotic, husky-like eyes have blue-beamed out of over 130

D. Michael Anthony, Van Halen, Editorial Design, Powerboat Magazine

L A S T S E A S O N S M O M E N T U M C A R R I E S T H E L A U G H L I N F O R M U L A O N E P. R . O . P. T O U R I N T O 2 0 0 1 magazine covers. She is one of Vogue s and Elle s most sought-after models, even

after all these decades, and she s currently the L Oreal of Paris model. Tatjana, the

When a sanctioning body can enter a new racing season without a bevy of rule changes, it might be doing some-

E. Arie Luyendyk, Race Car Driver, Editorial Design, Powerboat Magazine

epitome of the unpretentious girl-next-door, lives with her 3-year-old son, Jonah

thing right. The Laughlin Formula One P.R.O.P Tour moves into 2001 with a few rule changes and some new

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additions that should make competition even hotter than it was last year. For starters, all boats on the tour on a ranch in Malibu. It s there that I visit her on a crisp Californian morning

this year must have underwater-breathing safety gear on board. A lot of teams had the gear on board, but a where she s just returned from a modeling assignment in Germany, and a visit to

F. Fashion Design, Westlake Magazine

scuba apparatus is now required. Other changes pertain to qualifying heats and the use of bridge-port

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