James Burns

Current

Owner at James Burns [design]

Past

Cartoonist at The Sunday Paper
Designer/Animator at Gannett Production Services
Graphic Designer/Animator at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Designer animator at Turner Studios
Graphic Designer at Television by Design

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Education

University of Cincinnati

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

James Burns’s Summary

James Burns is a graphic designer and animator who lives in Avondale Estates, Georgia. As a graphic designer for television, James created 3D animations for clients such as CNN, TBS and various television stations around the country.

In 2002, he was diagnosed with a detached retina, which threatened his eyesight. After recovering, and at age 45, he wrote and drew his first comic book, "Detached" about the experience, as well as the fear and doubts that were connected with it. Samples available at: <http://jamesburnsdesign.com/comics/detached/>

Since then James added commercial illustration to his repertoire, as well as creating the weekly comic strip "Grumbles," which has been running for the last 3 years in Atlanta's "Sunday Paper."

Well-versed with all major graphic packages for the Macintosh, including Flash, LightWave3D, and the entire Adobe Suite. Has significant experience with the multi-generational digital layering and multi-platform graphic production, as well as networking and workflow issues. Possesses the unusual combination of design, verbal, problem solving, as well as technical skills.

James Burns’s Specialties:

3D Graphics, After Effects, Television Graphic design

James Burns’s Experience

Owner

James Burns [design]

(Graphic Design industry)

1999 — Present (10 years)

I’m currently working for myself, providing my clients with a variety of services, and emphasizing good design solutions for their communication needs.
Cartoonist

The Sunday Paper

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

2004 — 2009 (5 years)
Designer/Animator

Gannett Production Services

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

August 1992 — August 1999 (7 years 1 month)

Responsible for the design, visualization, and implementation of opens, promotions, commercials and graphics for various clients of GPS. Production includes complete station packages for several Gannett-owned stations, as well as graphics for a wide variety of commercials.
Graphic Designer/Animator

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

April 1988 — July 1992 (4 years 4 months)

Designed and produced opens, promotions, and support graphics for TBS, TNT, CNN, Headline News, as well as sales-oriented divisions of Turner. Projects entailed complete package design involving the creation of 2D and 3D elements, animation design, complex layering techniques, production design, set design, logo creation, and implementation.
Responsible for establishing the Wavefront/3D capabilities of Turner Production Graphics.
Designer animator

Turner Studios

(Graphic Design industry)

1988 — 1992 (4 years)
Graphic Designer

Television by Design

(Graphic Design industry)

1985 — 1988 (3 years)