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Creative/ Art Direction

Timothy Balboni

New York, NY
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    • Art director with a keen design aesthetic, exceptional creative and technical skills and a proven record in the industry

    • Extensive industry knowledge with 25+ years experience designing and managing a variety of creative, multifaceted projects/campaigns

    • Earn client and employer’s trust by creating innovative, functional and beautiful designs within budget and deadline

    • Engage in a true collaborative manner with photographers, writers, image editors and production team to produce the right product for the client’s needs

    The design process is a puzzle one solves with an open mind, passion, curiosity

    and the technical skill to achieve the ideal result for the client.

  • Education
    • MFA Graphic Design
      Yale University
      1988 - 1990
    • MFA program Graphic Design
      Boston University
      1986 - 1987
    • BA studies in Architecture
      Pennsylvania State University
      1980 - 1981
    • BA Fine Art
      Southern Connecticut State University
      1974 - 1978
  • Experience
    • Art Director
      Christie's Auction House
      New York, NY
      2007 - 2021 (14 years)
      Responsible for concept and creative design for a wide variety of high-profile sales campaigns and publications. Produced advertising and promotional materials with an emphasis on special print publications for prominent, high-value sales. Managed projects from initial creative phase through final product in collaboration with art specialists, curators, writers, exhibit designers, photographers, and colleagues in marketing, image editing, print and production departments.

      Design project accomplishments: Promotional materials for Richard Neutra’s 1946 modernist masterpiece Farnsworth House in Palm Springs, promotional book for Andy Warhol’s powerful four panel painting Colored Race Riot, singer Andy Williams sale catalog and promotional materials, The Rockefeller Collection photo shoots and catalogs, promotional book for David Hockney’s seminal, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) and 20 seasons designing the 300 page plus Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale catalogues which achieved the highest grossing auction company wide each season.
    • Art Director
      Freelance
      New York, NY
      1998 - 2010 (12 years)
      Design and produce publications, brochures, catalogs, books and advertising for numerous clients including: LACMA, Christie’s Auction House, Christie’s Fine Art Storage Service, Lyndhurst Mansion, Courage & Joy Asian Art Advisory, Artvest Partners, The Center for Reproductive Rights, American Museum of Natural History, Tumi, The New York Times, Food & Wine magazine and The New Yorker magazine.
    • Art Director
      LaPlaca Cohen Advertising
      New York, NY
      1996 - 1998 (2 years)
      Advertising & promotional design. Clients included: the American Museum of Natural History, Chicago Art Institute, Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Philip Morris philanthropic division.
    • Senior Designer
      Sotheby's Auction Hause
      New York, NY
      1992 - 1996 (4 years)
      Print advertising & promotion including catalogs, books, annual reports, client proposals, exhibit design and signage.
    • Designer
      Page Arbitrio and Resen
      New York, NY
      1990 - 1992 (2 years)
      Advertising & promotional design including annual reports, brochures, magazines, and Illustration. Clients included: IBM, Dun & Bradstreet, The New York Law School, The Rockefeller Foundation.
    • Teaching assistant
      Yale University
      New Haven, CT
      1988 - 1988
      with drawing instructor Dorothea Hoffman
    • Exhibit Designer
      Yale Center for British Art
      New Haven, CT
      1981 - 1986 (5 years)
      Worked closely with curators, artists, registrar and facilities in designing and installing permanent and temporary exhibits and building signage.
  • Awards

    Communication Arts Design Annual, World Luxury Award, Monaco

  • Industries
    • Advertising
    • Luxury Goods
    • Publishing
  • Skills
    • Art Direction
    • Creative Direction
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • Photoshop
    • Print Design
    • Sketching
    • Typography
    • Web Design
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