Joshua Buchanan
Illustrator/Designer/Pocaster — Howell, MI
About
Graphic Designer by day, illustrator and comic book artist by night.
Work includes the one shot series, The Rocket™, and the Eisner nominated series Scratch9™.
- Experience:
- 3 years
- Education:
- College for Creative Studies Detroit
Eastern Michigan University - Affiliations:
- AIGA
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Resumé
Joshua Buchanan
3505 Amber Oaks Dr
Howell, MI 48855
(810)-986-0690
joshuadraws@gmail.com
joshuadraws.com
Education
Eastern Michigan University, Bachelor of Fine Arts December 2009
Graphic Design
Lansing Community College, Associates in Applied Arts December 2005
Animation
Experience
Lab Monitor / Graphic Designer September 2009 to December 2009
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan
Designed mailers for events on campus to be distributed
Created the fall calendar of events for print
Screen printed posters for upcoming guest speakers and events
Retail Sales Consultant July 2007 to October 2008
AT&T Mobility Howell, Michigan
Trained to setup and troubleshoot advanced communication devices such as Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices
Attained one of the highest ratings based on customer service surveys within the entire Great Lakes Region
Advertisement Designer / Design Support September 2004 to December 2004
Our Small Planet Lansing, Michigan
Produced digital images ready for print
Charged with photo retouching, film digitizing and editing
Responsibilities included creating advertisements published in the Livingston Press and Argus that led to higher customer traffic
Techniques
Illustration
Comic illustrator for over a decade and created many stories and comic strips
Confident in caricature drawings, conceptual art, world design and character creation
Deep working knowledge using design, print, and color fundamentals
Typography
Incredibly attentive to each aspect of every typeface
Understands hierarchy of type and the lower level of communication that type emphasizes
Considers the creation of new typefaces by hand an art form and executes it without hesitation
Computer Software
Efficient working knowledge within the entire Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and iWork collections
Is very attentive towards file management for websites, movie projects and overall organization
Affiliations
Boy Scouts of America September 1989 to July 2000
Attained the position of Eagle Scout after serving within three different councils internationally
Led groups of ten to sixty young men in meetings, camp outings and high adventure trips
