Proficient Logo, Web & Print Creative / Prepress Expert
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Creative Director / Owner at Hughett Creative
- Sr. Art Director at Catalyst Marketing Communications
- Past
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- Design Specialist at Alphagraphics
- Graphic Designer at Downing Steel Rule
- Typesetter at Business Cards Tomorrow
- Graphic Designer at Southside Precision Printing
- Education
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- Dekalb Technical College
- McIntosh High School
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Dennis Hughett’s Summary
A productively efficient creative professional.
Extensive experience and skills in print and web design and related software. Expert knowledge in print production and front-end web design. Well-versed experience in XHTML, CSS, Flash and PHP development. Thorough understanding of proper print production and setup. Proficient in file management and organization. Senior design level with top-level speed.
My goal is quite simple: To be valuable to my employers and clients through a high-level design skills, hard work and integrity. I accomplish this by keeping my skill set sharp, my ideas fresh and my production speed competitive.
Dennis Hughett’s Specialties:
branding, identity, pre-press, html, css, flash, php, artwork re-creations and vectorization, Adobe design software expert, project management, file organization and management, employee management, Apple software and systems tech (not certified), limited Microsoft IT skills
Dennis Hughett’s Experience
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Creative Director / Owner
Hughett Creative
(Design industry)
February 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)
My freelance design company.
Types of work I've done (but not limited to):
• Conceptual & Art Direction
• Branding, Corporate Identity / Logo Design
• Corporate Marketing and Ad Campaigns
• Corporate Stationery
• Copy Writing
• Website Design
• Print and Web Ads
• SEO Implementation & Management
• Social Media Implementation (SMI)
• Print Design
• Brochures and Catalogs
• Mailers and Postcards
• Posters and Flyers
• Indoor / Outdoor Signage
• Trade Show Displays
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Sr. Art Director
Catalyst Marketing Communications
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
April 1999 — Present (10 years 4 months)
Print and Website design and management. Experience and knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, XHTML, CSS and PHP.
Types of work done (Same experience as under Hughett Creative, plus):
• Church Capital Campaigns
• Corporate Presentation
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Design Specialist
Alphagraphics
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Printing industry)
April 1998 — March 1999 (1 year)
This company was a small print shop that provided opportunities to do many different design projects for various companies.
Types of work done:
• Prepress Production
• Logo Design & Redesign
• Various Corporate Design
• Artwork Tracing / Digitizing
• Photo Enhancement
• Customer Service & Bindery -
Graphic Designer
Downing Steel Rule
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Packaging and Containers industry)
April 1997 — March 1998 (1 year)
Graphic design and production for corrugated box layout and art. Prepared artwork for corrugated box plates. Included font tracing tasks as well as drawing and creating artwork for previously designed and new box designs/artwork. Font matching and Adobe Illustrator knowledge were very high priorities for this position.
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Typesetter
Business Cards Tomorrow
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1996 — March 1997 (1 year 3 months)
Primary task was to create new and recreate previously designed business cards. Font matching was a very high priority.
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Graphic Designer
Southside Precision Printing
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 1995 — January 1996 (1 year)
Customer service duties, design and layout, bindery and deliveries.
Dennis Hughett’s Education
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Dekalb Technical College
Visual Communications , Advertising Design , 1992 — 1994
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McIntosh High School
1989 — 1992
Additional Information
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Dennis Hughett’s Interests:
the trinity, family, friends, project management, employee management, print and web design, web technologies, guitar, music writing and recording, music production, politics, constitution party, conservativism, humor, political incorrectness
Dennis Hughett’s Honors:
Georgia Community Bankers Association Julian Award in 2007 for best Website design — in association with Spin Concepts Marketing, LLC
Acknowledgment in "No More Jellyfish, Chicken, or Wimps" by Paul Coughlin
Acknowledgment in "Unleashing Courageous Faith" by Paul Coughlin
1992 Gutenberg Award for excellence in Pre-Press: Electronic Publishing
Dennis Hughett’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
