CreativeOneArt.com

Being an artist and web designer on South Padre Island, I have the opportunity to create from a beautiful environment. Below is a list of my current web clients, and go to the gallery of my online site to view the latest in fine art from the island.

I also design and create web sites. Here are a few links to my web design clients:
El Paseo Arts Foundation (www.elpaseoarts.com)
SandingOvations.com (www.sandingovations.com)
Five Star Builders (www.fivestarbuilders.com)
Coastal Baywatch Foundation (www.coastalbaywatch.com)
Capt. Randy Rogers Fishing Guide Service (www.captrandy.com)
South Padre Island Windsurfing Org (www.spiwindsurfing.com).

Web design and fine art for island businesses and tourism is the current focus. Past freelance assignments in Dallas included RappCollins Worldwide, client: Dell Computer, Catalog Creative/Production team, web design for a local artisan and arts consortium group, digital product photography, and I have even learned the art of mural painting. email me for links or to request jpg. samples, or view my graphic design gallery online.

DivaCommunications
As Art Director, I was responsible for creating and producing all marketing materials for investors and sales teams for a new marketing concept. A print/web based consumer-oriented presence for a the Underground Shopper, StarMedia and DivaMedia. The design staff and I developed a clean navigation interface, simplified the graphics and site structure and were an integral part in the design and implementation of rich media advertising. Worked with a staff of web and interactive artists, copywriters, and information technology specialists. The Underground Shopper site coordinated with a monthly magazine distributed in 13 cities and the ads also coordinated with radio mentions as well as web advertising,

Ribit Productions
Art Director, I was responsible for the developing a marketing presence for several locally based technical and pharmaceutical and land development companies as well as the redesign of Ribit's own web site. I developed the concept and design of an interactive CD-ROM (view now!) used for presenting our talents, which combined with the new site won the 1999 Texas Interactive Media Award for marketing. We also produced kiosk and sales presentations for top corporations such as Fujitsu, Nortel, Ericsson. There was also the opportunity to create a pro bono site for cancer awareness. I managed a staff of 3, plus freelance copywriters and programmers. I was also responsible for assisting in company presentations to prespective clients and developing project cost bids and timelines, then maintaining the schedule to meet deadlines. Specific creative projects can be found at http://www.ribit.com and follow the links to Portfolio>Web, view Austin Ranch and IVP, >CD, view Ribit intro and Fujitsu.

Freelance Design
Design and production of a variety of corporate tradeshow booths, presentation and sales materials for ICL Fujitsu, special event invitations for the Dallas Cowboys, direct mail, newsletters and product catalogs.

Lauren Publications
Art director for a monthly family publication, managing all editorial design and page layout, display ad design and production. My initial assignment was the redesign of the magazine. Photo art direction for feature articles and fashion spreads. Managed a staff of 5 production artists under tight deadlines.

Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau
Art director, responsible for all marketing tools and visitor information for the city of Dallas. Annual reports, sales materials, quarterly calendar of city events, street banners and t-shirts. Awards of Excellence from the Printing Industries Association of Texas and the Texas Association of CVBs.

Ventura County & Coast Reporter
Art director for all aspects of an alternative newsweekly with a staff of 3 production artists. Editorial layout, display ads, promotional materials, and some b/w photography including the covers. Absolute deadlines were part of the weekly experience. Ventura, California

Horchow Collection
Catalog production and design, and encompassing all phases of production of multiple national catalogs per year. I managed a staff of 8, coordinated catalog scheduling, type spec and continuity of page layouts were part of the job description. Effective mangement created low staff turnover and I also scheduled and maintained a group of freelance production artists.

Freelance Design
I enjoyed several years of design and production work for agencies such as Pirtle Design, Tracy-Locke, The Richards Group, Dennard Creative and Sibley-Peteet.

Software Capabilities
Photoshop 8.0, GoLive 4, Dreamweaver 3, Illustrator 8, Director 7, Flash 4, Quark 4 , Word, Excel, and Powerpoint