Richard Black

Current

Owner at Rich Graphics

Past

Graphic Designer at The Printer
Graphic Designer at Atlantic Wholesalers Ltd.

Education

NBCC Miramichi
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Recommendations

3 recommendations

Connections

190 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

Twitter

Richard Black’s Summary

- Over ten years experience in the graphic design, print and animation industries
- Vast experience setting up CMS system websites (Joomla, WordPress, Magento, etc.)
- Avid user of Social Media and offer training, banding and website integration of popular platforms
- Offers cohesive brand identity creation
- Designs for both print and web

Richard Black’s Specialties:

- Proficient in Adobe's CS3 Software Suite
- Experienced in HTML, CSS, and Flash website designs
- Seven years experience designing for offset press and digital printers

Richard Black’s Experience

Owner

Rich Graphics

(Design industry)

August 2008 — Present (2 years 2 months)

I am an entrepreneur having started Rich Graphics, my own Graphic and Web Design company in 2008.
Graphic Designer

The Printer

(Design industry)

2006 — 2008 (2 years )

Duties included graphic design for offset press, wide-format and digital printers. Was also responsible for pre-flighting and editing existing files, and network and software troubleshooting.
Graphic Designer

Atlantic Wholesalers Ltd.

(Design industry)

2002 — 2006 (4 years )

Responsible for design of various flyers, posters and other printed matter for Atlantic Superstore, SaveEasy, Freshmart and Dominion Stores.

Richard Black’s Education

NBCC Miramichi

Animation and Graphics Technology 1998 — 2000

Trained in a variety of animation and graphic design techniques and software. Learned storyboarding, layout, character design, animation rules, keyframe and in-between animation, cleanup, light & color, composition, balance and drama. Also trained in a variety of Adobe software packages.
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Graphic Design 1997 — 1998

Art and design education with focus on graphic design, drawing, painting, color, light, layout and composition. Also studied photography, sound, video and video editing.

Additional Information

Richard Black’s Websites:

Twitter

Richard Black’s Interests:

Graphic Design, Website Design, Identity Packages, Snowboarding, Surfing, Motorcycling, Fishing.

Richard Black’s Groups:

DartNet, Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Nova Scotia Come to Life, Buy Local Save Local, PodCamp Halifax, CEED Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development