Senior Designer & Illustrator
Greater New York City Area
- Current
-
- Senior Designer (Full Time Freelance) at Horizon Group USA - HGU Toys
- Designer at Weird Eye One (self employed freelance)
- Past
-
- Senior Designer and Illustrator at Horizon Group USA - DGI Design Group
- Graphic Artist and Illustrator (Full Time Freelance) at Design Works International Studio
- Designer (freelance) at Jersey Shore Running Club
- Designer (freelance) at Stereohype
- Senior Designer at Megabrands America
- Designer & Illustrator (freelance) at The Java Joint Cafe
- Designer (freelance) at Jellybean Records
- Designer (freelance) at Euro Classics Bath and Body
- Designer (freelance) at Sneaker Factory
- Designer at Stream Media
- Designer (freelance) at Shaw Creations
- Designer (freelance) at Mercer Partners
- Education
-
- New Jersey City University
- Seton Hall University
- Connections
-
22
connections
- Industry
- Design
- Websites
Anthony DeBenedictis’s Summary
I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Seton Hall University in 1999 and I have been in the creative field for over 10 years. Throughout my career as both a freelance and full time designer and illustrator, I designed products, characters, clothing, stationery, cards, packaging, logos, stickers, collateral, corporate identities and interactive media.
All of my experiences have prepared me well and made me capable of completing quality work while handling many different types of projects at once. Moreover, I have completed many freelance projects over the years while working at my full time jobs and some of these projects were either short term or long term, but I always produced the highest quality of work that I am capable of for each and every client. I enjoy creative challenges and producing the highest quality work possible. In addition, I am also extremely detail oriented and I have an eye for excellent style, current and past design trends and color.
In addition to being a full-time designer, I also have my own line of homemade greeting cards, specialty packaging and stickers that are sold at the local card and gift shops near my home. I do everything myself from start to finish, in terms of coming up with the designs, characters, etc., then I create the cards, boxes and stickers, print them, cut them, and I also put together the boxes.
During the last several years, my artwork has been on exhibit at various group shows. Two exhibits that I was proud to participate in were Process Invisible and The I-MyGrate Project. For Process Invisible, which ran through June and July 2007 at Street Level Gallery in Portland, Oregon, I illustrated a set of vinyl stickers composed of characters and scenes. I designed two unique characters for The I-MyGrate Project, which took place during September of 2007.
Anthony DeBenedictis’s Specialties:
I am well versed in Adobe Illustrator. I also have a high level of experience with Photoshop, in addition to Flash, InDesign and Painter. I also comp (assemble) my own boxes and other pieces of packaging and cards that I design.
Anthony DeBenedictis’s Experience
-
Senior Designer (Full Time Freelance)
Horizon Group USA - HGU Toys
(Design industry)
February 2009 — Present (11 months)
Design packaging from concept to completion, which includes creative graphics, logos, die lines, photography, in addition to photo retouching. Product design for activity kits, accessories, stationery, etc. All packaging and product is produced for major retailers such as Target, Micheals and Walmart.
-
Designer
Weird Eye One (self employed freelance)
(Design industry)
May 1999 — Present (10 years 8 months)
This is what I work under when I do "direct" freelance work for clients. I can do illustration and design for print media, product development and interactive media. Design greeting cards for all occasions and holidays, in addition to designing 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional packaging. Product design for apparel, fashion accessories and home furnishings. Illustration for graphic t-shirts. Logo design and web design.
-
Senior Designer and Illustrator
Horizon Group USA - DGI Design Group
(Design industry)
June 2008 — January 2009 (8 months)
Created characters, illustrations and patterns for stationery, packaging, clothing, toys and other assort products for Target, Walmart, Walgreens, KMart, Micheals and AC Moore. Performed trend research, designed style guides and created color palettes. Product design for items such as toys for pets and babies, home and fashion accessories, clothing, etc. Designed high end impulse packaging, posters and large signs. Managed entire product lines, packaging, and branding programs from concept to completion.
-
Graphic Artist and Illustrator (Full Time Freelance)
Design Works International Studio
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
December 2007 — June 2008 (7 months)
Created characters, illustrations, graphics and patterns for textile prints and paper products. Performed trend research, designed style guides and created color palettes
-
Designer (freelance)
Jersey Shore Running Club
(Sports industry)
May 1999 — June 2008 (9 years 2 months)
Designed several versions of the following websites, The Belmar Five and Saturday in the Park. Designed the logo for Saturday in the Park.
-
Designer (freelance)
Stereohype
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Create illustrations and graphics for badge pins
-
Senior Designer
Megabrands America
(Arts and Crafts industry)
May 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Created illustrations, patterns and graphics for packaging, hangtags and activity kits. Designed large posters, store displays and shelf labels. Created logos for various Megabrands' brands and products.
-
Designer & Illustrator (freelance)
The Java Joint Cafe
(Food & Beverages industry)
May 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Created posters for the store adn special events
-
Designer (freelance)
Jellybean Records
(Music industry)
May 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Designed several sets of vinyl stickers, which were used to promote events where Jellybean DJs performed. Created several special fonts, used on the stickers.
-
Designer (freelance)
Euro Classics Bath and Body
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
March 2006 — March 2006 (1 month)
Designed labels and patterns for containers and boxes.
-
Designer (freelance)
Sneaker Factory
(Sporting Goods industry)
January 2002 — July 2005 (3 years 7 months)
Created a logo, magazine ads and postcards. Designed three versions of their website.
-
Designer
Stream Media
(Design industry)
August 1999 — December 2004 (5 years 5 months)
Designed logos, branding and created interfaces for websites and interactive applications.
-
Designer (freelance)
Shaw Creations
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
March 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 2 months)
Designed a popular children's line of umbrellas, raincoats and ponchos using Disney characters and my own original artwork. Developed and designed interactive web applications. Designed and maintained their first website. Redesigned the company logo, marketing packs, flyers and other printed media. The children's apparel, called the Disney Holiday 2000 line, was sold at Target, Sears, CVS, K-Mart. Created original sketches and developed the concepts for all the safety features on the raincoats, umbrellas and ponchos.
-
Designer (freelance)
Mercer Partners
(Financial Services industry)
July 2000 — December 2000 (6 months)
Designed several interactive web presentations. Created their logo and letter head.
Anthony DeBenedictis’s Education
-
New Jersey City University
Masters , Educational Technology & Design , 2003 — 2005
-
Seton Hall University
BFA , Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design , 1995 — 1999
Anthony DeBenedictis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
