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JOHN SIMON

JOHN SIMON

Crockett, CA, US

 

About 

Some people are born to perform, or heal, or build buildings, and some are even born to run.
Graphic Communication is what I do. It’s all that I do and I wouldn’t want it any other way.
With clients as diverse as the solutions to their situations, I create marketing and advertising material that is suited to each of them and their customers.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Simon Studios, Blue Bell, PA, US, Art Director / Graphic Designer

Freelance marketing, communication design and illustration for clients including consumer, business to business, non-profit and industrial. Producing print, collateral and video, web site design. Working with agencies on design projects and pre-press production

• Adjunct Professor of Visual Communications — Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Apr 1996 - current
 

Myriad Associates, Jenkintown, PA, US, Art Director

• Created and executed marketing and promotion projects, from graphic concepts to final design for advertising
accounts (consumer, b2b and corporate). Produced brochures and mailers customized to demographics. Edited and wrote copy for advertising and collateral material.
• Increased efficiency by computerization of the art department. Skilled in design and production of newspaper (large and small space), magazine, television, direct mail, collateral and sales promotions and presentations.
• Managed all art & production department hiring of illustrators, photographers, and freelance artists.
• Designed and co-produced television spots for advertising and event clients.
• Handled printed projects from concept through to pre-production to final printing and finishing.

Jun 1993 - Apr 1996
 

Education 

Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, US, Bachelors, Graphic Design / Illustration

Graphic Design, Color Theory, Illustration, painting, sculpture.

Sep 1967 - May 1971
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills