Erik Enervold

Simian Brothers Creative - Design, Illustration, PrePress

Morris, IL

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Specialties: Graphic Design, Prepress, Publishing, Illustration, Book Design, Packaging Design, Product Design, Cartooning, Comic Book Lettering, Advertising, and more
Education
- HS Diploma College Prep
  
  Morris Community High School
  
  1984 - 1988
Experience
- Founder / President / Graphic Designer
  
  Simian Brothers Creative
  
  2005 - Present (16 years)
  
  Founded by Erik Enervold in 2005, Simian Brothers Creative is a full-service graphic design and print house offering over 20 years of design experience.
  
  Design Services include: Logos, Booklets, Print Design, Advertising, Packaging and Product Design, Publication Design, Book Covers, Apparel Design, Prepress, Illustration, Cartooning, Lettering, Signs and Graphics and more,
  
  Printing services include; Business Cards, Flyers, Postcards, Brochures, Booklets, T-Shirts and Apparel, Posters, Advertising Premiums, Decals, Signs, Banners, Graphics and more.
  
  Samples of our work can be found at:
  http:www.coroflot.com/simianbrothers
  http:www.facebook.com/simianbrothers
  
  APPLE exclusive since 1986
  
  (Erik formally did freelance design work as West Wind Studios from 1989-2005)
- Freelance Letterer/Graphic Designer/Prepress
  
  Moonstone Books
  
  2002 - Present (19 years)
  
  Freelance Graphic Designer providing logo design, book and cover design, prepress services, and comic book lettering.
- Art Director / Prepress Manager
  
  Joliet Pattern, Inc.
  
  Jan 1998 - Present (23 years 8 months)
  
  Supervisor of Art and Prepress Departments of nationally recognized Screen and Digital Printing Company specializing in Promotional Graphics and Point-of-Purchase Displays. Overseeing and supervising staff of up to four graphic designers.
  
  Responsible for directing and/or preparing all graphic files for Print Production; Graphic Design and Art Direction of custom and in-house design projects; Preparing files for digital and screen printing presses including Trapping, RIPping, Color Correcting, Color Separations and Output; Design Concepts for Point-of-Purchase Displays; Operate, Oversee and Maintain several In-House wide Format Digital Printers; Prepare files for contour cutting on Zund Digital Cutter; Experienced in preparing distortion printing files for vacuum formed displays.
- Freelance Product and Packaging Designer
  
  Innovage
  
  Mar 2002 - Dec 2008 (6 years 9 months)
  
  Graphic Design of all types of retail packaging (4/Color Boxes, Clamshells, Blister packs, etc.) for a wide range of products including electronics, office supplies, toys, home and holiday products.
  
  Product designer for wide range of products including electronics, office supplies, toys, home and health products to be manufactured for retail sale. Work involved producing detailed drawings of items from 6 different views for patent and copyright registration.
  
  Packaging and Products used on house brands sold in Walgreens and CVS stores, among others.
- Adobe and Quark Xpress Design Specialist
  
  Aquent
  
  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998 (1 year)
  
  Placed in long-term, short-term and freelance positions at a wide-variety of companies filling graphic design, print production and computer graphics positions.
  
  Specialist in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Quark Xpress.
Industries
- POP / Visual Merchandising
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Logo Design

Logo Design from Erik Enervold

Logo Design

The Phantom Chronicles Logo - Logo Design for Moonstone Books' Phantom Chronicles

The Cisco Kid Logo - Logo Design for Moonstone Comics Cisco Kid Mini Series

Kolchak Logo - Logo Design for Moonstone Books KOLCHAK: The Night Stalker

Sherlock Holmes TPB Logo - Logo Design for Moonstone Books Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel

Smoke & Mirror Logo - Logo Design for Relative Comics Smoke & Mirror Comic Book Series

Of Bitter Souls Logo - Logo Design for Relative Comics Of Bitter Souls Comic Book Series

DC Proposal Logos - Logo Designs for a comic book proposal to DC Comics

ICAA Logo - Logo Design for non-profit Trade Organization The International Comic Arts Association

LiveWire Logo - Logo Design for The ICAA's Online Newsletter - LiveWire

Broken Frontier Logo - Logo Design for comic industry website Broken Frontier

RUPPCO Logo - Logo Design for entertainment Company RUPPCO LLC

RUPPS COMICS Logo - Logo Design for Comic Book Retailer, Rupps Comics (Fremont Ohio)
http://www.ruppsworld.com

Platinum Studios Logos - Logo Designs for Platinum Studios comic book lines

Relative Comics Logo - Logo Design for the short-lived comic book publisher, Relative Comics
(good riddance!)

Independent Threads Logo Design - Logo Design for apparel company

Kick Me Comedy Logo - Logo Design for Comedy Group (Milwaukee, WI)

Logo - Retro Logo Design for Classic Rock Cover Band, Band-O-Matic (Ottawa, IL)

Channel Surfing - Logo Design for Manteno Middle School Music Group (Manteno, IL)

Morris Chiefs Logo - Logo Design for Morris Chiefs Youth Football (Morris, IL)

Bone Daddy Logo - Logo Design for Bone Daddy Music

Smitty's Video Logo - Logo Design for Smitty's Video Store (Morris, IL)

A Plus Logo - Logo Design for APLUS Home & Building Inspectors (Morris, IL)
http://www.aphbi.com

Moguls Inc. Logo - Logo Design for Marketing Firm - Moguls, Inc.
(Yorkville, IL)

All About Kids Shuttle logo - Logo Design for children's transportation service - All About Kids Shuttle (Ottawa, IL)

Logo - Logo Design for TriCounty Family Violence Prevention Council (Pro-Bono work)

Broadscan Logo - Logo Design for Broadscan Automation

Innovage Logo - Logo Design for Innovage Inc. (Foothill Ranch, CA)

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Comments (1)

Ljubomir Babic

Cool logo!

12 years ago

Ljubomir Babic

Cool logo!

12 years ago

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Simian Brothers Creative - Design, Illustration, PrePress Morris, IL