Current Projects
Graphic Artist, Inside GNSS magazine, Eugene, Oregon, 2006–present
Design and produce magazine covers and text: graphic art for a high-quality trade periodical. Cover and text layout, photo acquisition, and electronic prepress. Create technical and editorial illustrations, promotional materials.
Graphic Artist, Child & Family Center, University of Oregon, Psychology Department, Eugene, Oregon, 2006–present.
Prepare technical illustrations for book publishing, grants, and research papers. Design and produce brochures, an annual report, and web site.
Art Director, Advanstar Communications, Eugene, Oregon, 1991–2003
Design and produce magazine covers and text: Art direction for high-quality trade periodicals. Cover and text layout, photo acquisition and art direction, electronic prepress tasks. Art direction for studio photography, technical and editorial illustrations, color scanning services, service bureaus, and printers. Demonstrated skill in handling schedule demands while maintaining high levels of quality and team cooperation.
Magazine development, design and templates: Design and develop electronic templates, style sheets, and libraries for magazine start-ups or redesigns. Create promotional support materials.
Designer/Account Supervisor/Print Manager, Vesta Publishing Services, Eugene, Oregon. 1982–present
Design and produce books: Manage all phases of production, including editorial, design, production, printing, and binding. Produced over 60 titles in subject areas of history, biography, poetry, science, health, and other nonfiction. Prepare final camera-ready art for both texts and covers, working in-house and with subcontractors and printers locally and nationally. Manage project budgets in excess of $25,000. Extensive photo selection, color specification, and computer-assisted publishing.
Exhibition Interpreter, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2004-2007.
Awards/Recognition: Folio: Eddy Award (Inside GNSS), 2006. Advanstar Editorial Quality awards, 1994–99, including Magazine of the Year 1999 (Pharmaceutical Executive), Best Cover in 1996 and 1997 (Pharmaceutical Technology), Best Graphic Presentation 1997 (ITS World) . Advanstar’s Chairman Award in 1998. Maggie Award finalist, 1997 (ITS World). Benjamin Franklin Award for book design and production (Of Life and Joy), Publisher’s Marketing Association, Los Angeles, California, 1988. Certificate of Recognition and People’s Choice Award for book design and production (Black Sheep Newsletter Companion), Designer’s Forum, Eugene, Oregon, 1985. Statewide juried gallery exhibits for design and production of various artists’ books, 1989–1991.
Software: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Acrobat. Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Additional training: Stanford Professional Publishing Course, Stanford University, 1985. Personal Selling, Marketing Strategies, Introduction to Supervision, Marketing on the Internet, and other courses at the Lane Community College Small Business Development Center, 1988–98. Creating Web Pages, JavaScript, Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Word, and introduction to grant writing at Lane Community College, 1999–2004. On-going software training through www.lynda.com in a variety of programs, 2007-present.
You can contact me through email or by phone.
Email: gwen2360@comcast.net Phone: 541-683-4528 (Pacific time zone)
