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About
My favorite part of being an illustrator/designer is communicating a story. Whether it's an ad for a toy store or an illustration in a coloring book. I like to draw a viewer in with a dynamic image and back that up with other details that contribute to the message/story as well as the environment a graphic portraying. Moving from traditional materials to using a computer, I enjoy the adventure of working on new projects and meeting new people or discovering new ways to portray a current client.
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Education
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Digital Illustration/ Conventional IllustrationKendall College of Art and Design2000
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Experience
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Adobe PhotoshopDigital IllustrationIllustrator, Freehand, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Quark Xpress, and Painter. Conventional Illustration: Watercolor, Oil Paint, Realism and Life Drawing. Portraits and Illustrative. Layout and Design: Press, Promotional Packages, and Web Design. Additional professional activities * I have seven pages of illustrations in the Tales or Hotrod Horror book by Cackling Imp Press. I was also part of the following group shows: Blast from the Future at the Compound Gallery, Griptape Show, Van's: On the Wall, and Time Bomb shows at Local35, Prosthetic Possibilities show at Missing Link Toys Portland, OR. I design and maintain my own portfolio website at www.justinnitz.com. I am a founding member of PDX Art Fiends professional's drawing club. I created Ferris State University's Annual Art Attack poster design. I am also adept at computer networking, repair, upgrade/installation, and construction.
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Senior Graphic DesignerPacific Service CenterPortland, OROct 2009 - Feb 2015 (5 years 4 months)Vehicle graphics, large format printing, signs & client identity. Supervisor: Sean Hemak (971) 533-7708
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Graphic Designer, production & installationStellar SignsClackamas, ORApr 2007 - Oct 2009 (2 years 6 months)John Peil (in house) (503) 663-5100
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Production opperatorFedEx Kinko'sClackamas, ORFeb 2005 - Nov 2007 (2 years 9 months)Leah Keesecker (503) 786-3815 * Senior Production Operator * Design Production, Scanning (OCR, Oversize, and Archival), Preflight, Document Creation/Editing, Operate, Calibrate, and Configure/Maintain Printers (Laser, Dye-Sublimation, and Oversize/Large Format). Oversize Lamination, Product Finishing (Binding, Drilling, Padding, Mounting, and Precision Cutting). FedEx Shipping
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Awards
Avery Certified automobile wrap installer
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Affiliations
PDX Art Feinds, Portland Comic Book Professionals
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@Dogpaw, member since 2007
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