JOHN FARNSWORTH
R E S U M E
 
   
  E X P E R I E N C E
 
  March 1999 - Present   San Francisco  

FARNSWORTH DESIGN Owner/Design Director

Currently designing and directing projects in both traditional print as well as web-based materials for a growing roster of clients. These projects include advertising materials, web banner ads, complete websites, promotional materials, technical illustrations and corporate identity.

 
  May 1998 - February 1999   San Francisco 

eMEDIAWEEKLY Art Director

Managed design launch of weekly news publication and website through staff and contract designers, typographers, illustrators and photographers. In conjunction with weekly issues, I also directed specialized marketing issues, collateral and website design.

 

  October 1993 - August 1998

  San Francisco 
MacWEEK Art Director

Managed art and production of this Macintosh newsweekly, covering all facets of publication design; layout and section design, directing/creating illustrations, infographics and photography for print and on-line. Other projects included direction of Show Dailies for ZD Expo and Seybold Seminars, collateral materials and website design.

 

  June 1993 - October 1993

  Alameda 
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA Art Director/Tech Staff

Coordinated and managed art/pre-press department for the County of Alameda. Projects included newsletter and form design, output management, and systems development for the efficient archival/retrieval of OCR and text and data formatting.

 

  September 1990 - June 1993

  San Francisco 
MAC HOME JOURNAL, PC HOME JOURNAL, AMIGA+ Art Director/Production Coordinator

Directed design and production staff of three monthly computer magazines. By setting-up a Quark Xpress publishing system, training, and implementing film output, I managed to increase the quality while halving the budget. Responsibilities included directing photography, buying press and pre-press services.

 

  August 1989 - August 1990

  San Francisco 
EPICUREAN RENDEZVOUS Associate Art Director

Produced regional restaurant guides for San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, as well as the AM/PM Travel Guide. Responsibilities: systems set-up and management, templating and layout, custom Post-Script font creation, advertising and pre-press.

 

  June 1989 - August 1989

  San Francisco 
CALIFORNIA BYCICLIST Graphic Designer

Assisted the art director in all aspects of editorial design of this monthly sports publication and their two regional editions. Responsibilities included systems management, and creating advertising and promotional materials for advertisers.

   
 

SKILLS

• Quark Xpress
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Adobe Image Ready
• Adobe LiveMotion
• Adobe Dimensions
• Macromedia DreamWeaver
• HSC KPT, Vector Effects
• Fontographer
• Fractal Design Painter
• Steinberg Cubase VST
• Photography (35mm & Digital)
• Painting, Airbrush, Silkscreen
• Songwriting/recording
• Soundtrack and voice-over

 
 

RECENT CLIENTS

Area Code
Center for Health Training
Charter Venture Capital
CloudSystems
Flapjack Interactive
Focus Ventures
Ideum, Inc.
L'Atelier/Rebecca Bruce
MacWorld
Permission2Proceed
Peachpit Press
Pyatok Architects, Inc.
Red Herring
TeVeo
Viz f/x
Wells Fargo Bank
Zantaz

 
 

EDUCATION

PARSONS SCHOOL
OF DESIGN, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design.

NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY
Washington Square College of Arts and Sciences.

 

 

 

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