Resumé

EDUCATION:
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS in
Graphic Design w/ minor in Photography
Ringling School of Art & Design 1989 -1993
“Best of Ringling” Honorary Award in Graphic Design and Expressive Typography

SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Mac OS X proficiency, understanding of PC
Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, InDesign CS4, Motion 2, Freehand, QuarkXPress, Adobe Acrobat, printing/pre-press, color management and Pantone systems, Frame and painting restoration, gallery preparation.
Sound Design skills: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason and Peak

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS:
Branding and International recognition for World Record label: Six Degrees Records
Awarded Design Prize through publishing house of
Journey Editions an Imprint of Charles E. Tuttle, Inc. for complete
design of: “The Art of the Illustrator” by Jim McMullan
GRAMMYTM Judge for “Craft and Packaging Design” 2004

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Six Degrees Records 1999 to 2009
www.sixdegreesrecords.com
Art Director
The conception, design and visual representation within the art
of representing music worldwide through total package design:
icons, logotypes, photographic manipulation, branding,
collateral materials, web based marketing design,
brochures, catalog, retail signage, tour support designs,
posters, postcards and mailers, direction of photography
and implementation to product.

From 1999 back to 1990:
The following positions also contributed to my experience:

Killswitch Studios
Art Director
Conception of visuals, graphics and design
utilized in web design, posters, flyers

Hearts of Space Records
Art Director
Graphic layout and translation for all music product
design in compact disc packaging

Total Communications
Senior Designer
Collateral materials, design implemented into dura-trans,
retail signage and typographic design for Williams-Sonoma,
Pottery Barn, Hold Everything and Macys West

Freelance
Independent Contractor
Typographic and logo branding, poster design and photography

SF Weekly
Senior Designer

INK Impressions
Creative Director and designer
Computer setup & implementation into offset printing

FEATURED DESIGN & PUBLISHING: Six Degrees Records • LE BOOK • Charles E. Tuttle, Inc. • XLR8R • Surface • Music Design •
Mondo Mix • Jazziz • Remix Magazine • Baker & Taylor • Billboard • BPM • Flaunt • Lotus Magazine • Alternative Press •
URB Magazine • Valley • Vice • White Swan • Time Out NY • Songlines Magazine • Global Rhythm Magazine

PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL references UPON REQUEST

Projects by Michael Snyder