Independent Graphic Design Professional
Sacramento, California Area
Independent Graphic Design Professional
Sacramento, California Area
Over 20 years experience as a professional designer. Own and operate SavaDesign in Sacramento, CA. Freelance design specializing in creating custom Web sites and a variety of graphics such as logos, brochures, collateral, ads, on-line emails and ads.
For business growth, I want to work with other professionals who specialize in a variety of dynamic Web site development back-end coding languages so that I may expand my offerings.
Clients: Looking for companies who need a new or updated Web presence and/or print graphics. With a standard Web developer, you may only get the nuts and bolts. With SavaDesign you get 20 years experience as a professional designer to create clear communication and an accurate identity of your company and its offerings. Please visit my website for portfolio examples: http://www.savadesign.com
Website design and development, Flash animation, Email design, Logos, Brochures, Collateral, Direct Mail design, Web hosting, Domain registration, Website maintenance.
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
November 1999 — Present (10 years 1 month)
Sava Design is a Graphic Design and Website Design & Development company in Sacramento, California. We specialize in custom creative from company logos to full websites for small start-ups to large corporations. Visit http://www.savadesign.com to view our portfolio and services.
(Graphic Design industry)
2004 — 2009 (5 years )
Hired on a contract basis to provide all of the graphic design services for Nehemiah and it's non-profit program called "GetDownpayment." GetDownpayment was a service to assist new home buyers to achieve the American Dream of homeownership.
As designer, I worked with the marketing director to develop the campaigns to market the program both to the public and business to business. I created the getdownpayment.com website and redesigned the nehemiahcorp.org website among others. Products produced included: logos, company mascot, collateral material, web banners, email ads, fliers, brochures, internal stationery, newsletter—both electronic and print.
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
January 1995 — December 1999 (5 years )
VP Senior Art Director for the Advertising department of The Money Store. Responsible for the graphics for their direct mail campaigns, all of the trade and consumer ads, intranet and internet web sites and national sales meeting campaigns. The Money Store, a home equity lending firm, was purchased by First Union Bank in 1997.
(Graphic Design industry)
January 1990 — January 1995 (5 years 1 month)
This business was formed when my partner retired from Coppola & Sava Advertising. No longer providing advertising and media buying, I altered the existing business model to offer Graphic Design services and commercial Illustration. Illustrated magazine and book covers, ads, fully illustrated brochures, posters, calendars, etc. Board member of the Illustrators Guild 1989-1995.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1978 — 1990 (12 years )
As original partner in this successful 12 year old full-service advertising agency, I collaborated with our creative directors on TV, radio and print ad campaigns; managed graphic artist staff and worked side by side on design projects including annual reports, corporate identity packages, print ads, trade show booth design, signage, client presentations, collateral material, outdoor, TV storyboards, catalogs, etc. I was responsible for hiring and directing graphic artist staff as well as outside vendors such as printers, photographers and talent.
Art, Graphic Design, Web 1967 — 2007
• Los Rios Junior College District, 70+ credits
• Completed full semester courses in fine art, photography, offset printing, graphic design, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, CSS, XHTML and Flash
• Multimedia on the Web (Web design), and Web Authoring (html, cgi, java script)
courses at UC Davis Extension
• Adobe Internet Conference, San Francisco
• Adobe Photoshop Conference, Orlando, Florida
• Direct Marketing Association Seminar, Chicago
• General Management Training, The Money Store
• Watercolor course with Gary Pruner
• In-the-field watercolor course with international watercolorist, Ken Potter
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