Graphic Design

I have been creating and designing for over 12 years now. My artistic eye comes from my mother and my technical know how from both my mother and father.

I started painting when I was 20 years old. I learned from trial and error along with hours of practice. Not long after I started a business hand painting designs on recycled horseshoes. (We were an equine family and had to find some way of disposing of the items) I spent hours marketing, selling and producing these detailed hand painted recycled horseshoes. They sold very well and I eventually hired three sales representatives to travel through out New England to sell my product. I went back to school and received a certification in Small Business Management to better grow my business. I ran my company for 4 years before deciding to move onto other things.

Around that time I started dabbling in photography. First in my backyard where my passion for gardening was in full bloom, then onto black and white abstracts.

Later I started working for the family business, a screenprint and embroidery company. I had some knowledge of photo editing as well as vector design programs at that time but had no idea how vast graphic design could be. My mom had been in the business for years and slowly started teaching me the fine art of graphics. I started on ruby red in separating colors and learning gradients and textures. I learned what bleeds were and how to effectively create graphics for screenprint production. From there I learned newsprint and magazine print bleeds, gradient tables, the importance of proper type set, along with size and reduction ratios. After my second year with our family business I realized I had a deep passion for graphic design and took steps toward advancing my knowledge and career.

Over the course of 2 years I attended New Horizons Technical School in Williston where I became an advanced user of numerous graphic programs as well as Microsoft applications and programs. I blossomed under the knowledge and can actually say I love what I do.

Over the course of the next several years that followed I had the privilege of working for newspaper companies, marketing firms, as well as small and large businesses. I have taken the knowledge from all of these positions and have grown in wisdom, creativity, and knowledge. This has helped me develop into who I am today.

So, if you are looking for a graphic designer to help you create an identity, brand yourself or your business or to bring your business to the next level, I can help. If you can think it, I can create it!

Below are just some of the items I have created for other businesses.

Letterhead	Business Proposals	Menu's
Facsimile Sheets	Marketing Plans	Calendars
Invoices	Resumes	Websites
Envelopes	Postcards	E-Newsletters
Brochures	Signage	Banner Ads
Business Cards	Labels	Animated gifs
Business Magnets	Jewelry Cards & Tags	Apparel
Note Cards	Self Inking Stamps
Binder Labels	Mugs
Newsletters	Mousepads

My rate for graphics is $40 per hour.

I charge $30 per hour for Application Support and Training.

My printing rate depends upon the job and what is being created. Feel free to contact me for a quote.

Computer applications that I frequently use are: Windows or Macintosh Platform
Freelance Graphics, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Quicken, M.Y.O.B, Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Streamline, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Designer, Adobe After Effects, AppleWorks, Microsoft Works, Lotus Notes, Claris Resolve, QuarXpress.

I can accept any of file extensions that are created with the above applications.

I look forward to working with you on your next project.