Resume:
PHILIP TRAVISANO | Sr. Graphic Designer
SUMMARY
OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Twenty plus years in graphic design and production
SKILLS:
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and QuarkXPress on Mac OSX and PC
- Solid experience with Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, and PowerPoint
- Excellent photo-retouching, vector image creation (in Illustrator), typography, layout, drawing, and traditional paste-up and prototyping skills
- Copy writing for print ads and product packaging
EMPLOYMENT:
University Games Corporation, San Francisco, CA (February 2008–Present)
Sr. Graphic Designer/Art Dept. Manager
- Design hi-res, full-color packaging and game components for traditional board games, puzzles, and toys.
- Design original logos, sell sheets, posters, trade show signage, and retail store displays.
- Quick, accurate, and detailed production work for electronic print files in all relevant Adobe applications.
- Work with product managers to invent and contribute to original game concepts and unique product features.
- Guide and mentor other designers aesthetically and technically.
- Interview and hire contract and staff graphic designers.
- Manage all designers and daily functions of the Art Department.
Twofish, Inc., Redwood City, CA (August 2007–February 2008)
Contract Graphic Designer
- Designed icons, logos, and graphics for online multiplayer game and accompanying website.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., Redwood City, CA (January 2003–June 2007)
Staff Graphic Designer
- Designed hi-res, full-color packaging, manuals, sell sheets, posters, trade show signage, and retail store displays.
- Conceived of, designed and directed the production of multi-item product launch kits.
- Created original templates and designs for special video game packaging and mock boxes.
- Designed Flash banner ads for external company web site.
- Designed templates and support graphics for PowerPoint presentations.
Ubisoft
Entertainment, San Francisco, CA (August 2002–November 2002)
Contract Graphic Designer
- Designed packaging, manuals, sell-sheets, and retail store displays.
- Designed support graphics for PowerPoint presentations.
DIVA Systems
Corporation, Redwood City, CA (March 1997–May 2002)
Staff Graphic Designer
- Designed graphics for user-interface of the first national video-on-demand service in the interactive TV industry.
- Designed movie title screens and package promotional portal screens for cable TV movie service.
- Designed print materials for consumer and business-to-business audiences.
- Designed specialty logos and icons for video, web, and print.
- Managed production of thousands of movie title screens from start to finish.
- Designed look and feel of internal and external web sites.
- Provided copy writing and editing assistance for consumer promotions.
Adecco,
San Francisco, CA (September 1995–March 1997)
Contract Graphic Artist
- Temp work for corporations
including Galoob Toys, Jamison Cawdrey Advertising, Bechtel Group, Inc.
IVN Entertainment,
Inc., San Ramon, CA (May 1995–September 1995)
Contract Graphic Artist
Michael
Friedman Publishing Group, New York, NY (May 1991–February 1995)
Staff Paste-Up Artist
EDUCATION:
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
(August 1981–June 1985)
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
POINT
OF INTEREST:
Author, designer, and self-publisher of the novel AND TRAIL MIX RAINED
FROM THE SKY:
A young man's ordeal with coincidence and miracles (September 1997)
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