Creative Director at Fresh Start Creative | Artist | Illustrator | Graphic Designer | Web Designer
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Artist at Goode Gallery
- Creative Director at Fresh Start Creative
- Past
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- Graphic Designer & Web Designer at self-employed (Self-employed)
- Graphic Designer at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator at The Proper Pup Studio
- Graphic Artist at Church & Main Advertising
- Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator at self-employed (Self-employed)
- Design Director - BYTE magazine at McGraw-Hill
- Graphics Manager - BYTE Magazine at McGraw-Hill
- Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator at self-employed (Self-employed)
- Art Director - inCider/A+ and PCGames magazines at IDG Communications
- Assistant Art Director - AmigaWorld magazine at IDG Communications
- Graphic Designer - AmigaWorld magazine at IDG Communications
- Residence Aide at Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind
- Education
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- Art Students League of NY
- Stevenson Academy of Traditional Painting
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Roger Goode’s Summary
Together with my wife, Andrea Williams, we are building a business as Fresh Start Creative. We offer a range of services for small businesses and entrepreneurs—including marketing strategy & planning, website design, copywriting/editing, graphic design, illustration, and business development coaching, as well as total project management. Our specialty is creating an online presence for small and new businesses using a fully optimized and monetized blog platform.
I'm also trying to continue my work as an independent artist. I've set up a studio alongside my office space where I can begin painting again. It is my hope that I can begin to build an inventory of new paintings and develop contacts for marketing and selling my artwork.
I am a highly experienced Graphic Designer with over 20 years in the field. I have been in magazine publishing as both a designer and art director; I've worked in marketing and advertising; and I have a great deal of experience in both team and project management. Over the years, as an employee in different organizations, and as a freelancer, I have developed and honed a broad range of skills.
At this point, I can pretty much do it all...deliver a complete design project of almost any scope from soup-to-nuts. That means everything from concept and project management; to design, illustration, and photo editing; right through final production to pre-press.
I am passionate about my work and I like to keep advancing my skills, both technically and creatively. I am a self-starter and I'm comfortable working independently, but I do my best work in collaborative environments.
Roger Goode’s Specialties:
Expertise with all major Macintosh desktop-publishing software, including QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. Also experienced with web development in XHTML, CSS, Adobe Dreamweaver, WordPress Blog installations, and other web design applications.
Roger Goode’s Experience
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Artist
Goode Gallery
(Arts and Crafts industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Also partner at Fresh Start Creative, marketing and design
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Creative Director
Fresh Start Creative
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
Design and marketing business, specializing in blogsite development for startups. We also do newsletters, brochures, and other collateral materials
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Graphic Designer & Web Designer
self-employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
Clients include: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH Preservation Alliance, New Futures, NH Housing Authority, Louis Karno & Co, and others.
In 2006, launched new business--Fresh Start Creative--with my wife, delivering a broad-range of design, marketing and business strategy services. -
Graphic Designer
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years )
Sole graphic designer for large medical center. responsible for all aspects of graphic design and production for multiple publications and myriad other design projects.
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Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator
The Proper Pup Studio
(Graphic Design industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Clients include: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Yankee Publishing, Advanstar Publishing, Church & Main Advertising, Littleton Hospital, L. Karno & Co. Communications, and others.
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Graphic Artist
Church & Main Advertising
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Involvement in all aspects of design, production and technology with small, successful advertising firm in Keene, NH. Responsibilities also included web design and programming.
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Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator
self-employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
Various design and illustration projects, including some web page design and beta-testing for QuarkImmedia, a new multimedia authoring tool. Clients include: Yankee Publishing, Helmers Publishing, Church & Main Advertising, and others.
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Design Director - BYTE magazine
McGraw-Hill
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MHP; Publishing industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years )
Planned and implemented the merging of separate art and production departments into a single team. Restructured department, re-described all positions, and guided the 8-person department through to increased morale and job satisfaction. Revamped the overall workflow process to make the most efficient use of desktop-publishing technology.
Oversaw design of entire magazine. Developed original design for special products and new departments. Working closely with the editorial management team, I provided concepts for all covers; then designed and implemented covers, cover stories, and special projects. On three occasions during my tenure as Design Director, newsstand sales reached numbers never before seen in BYTE’s 20-year history.
Managed design and production budget for 110 editorial pages monthly. Implemented new cost-cutting measures, saving more than 25% in the art and photo budget alone. -
Graphics Manager - BYTE Magazine
McGraw-Hill
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MHP; Publishing industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year )
Managed BYTE’s transition from traditional to desktop publishing. Created Quark templates for the entire magazine, and developed written instructional materials for their use. Provided training for the design and production staff in desktop publishing with Quark XPress. Helped develop and new sections and create templates. Responsible for keeping all the template and collateral material current.
Developed new standards for creation and presentation of infographics. Created most or all of the internal graphics (charts, graphs, infographs, etc.) for the magazine. -
Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator
self-employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
1990 — 1992 (2 years )
Provided graphic-design services for various products, including PCGames magazine. Did consulting and training in desktop publishing for several publications.
Clients included IDG Communications; BYTE magazine; Yankee Publishing; Dartmouth Alumni magazine; Campus Crossroads, Inc. -
Art Director - inCider/A+ and PCGames magazines
IDG Communications
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
1989 — 1990 (1 year )
Converted inCider/A+ and PCGames from traditional (paste-up and mechanicals) publishing methods to Macintosh-based desktop publishing with QuarkXPress. Created templates, trained and managed a two-person design staff, and established workflow process for desktop production. Oversaw all design, photography and illustration for both magazines, and managed design budget.
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Assistant Art Director - AmigaWorld magazine
IDG Communications
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
1988 — 1989 (1 year )
Responsibilities included design for features and departments, creating graphics on Amiga and troubleshooting system. Also worked with photographers and illustrators, and developed concepts for art.
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Graphic Designer - AmigaWorld magazine
IDG Communications
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
1985 — 1988 (3 years )
Hired to create digital artwork for the magazine, I added the responsibilities of page layout, design, and assigning illustration and photography. Contributed conceptual input for covers and article illustration; created original artwork for three covers. Provided technical support for the design department.
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Residence Aide
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
February 1980 — May 1981 (1 year 4 months)
provided support and assistance to deaf-blind clientele, including reinforcement of Daily Living Skills training, recreational activities, and off-site field trips.
Roger Goode’s Education
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Art Students League of NY
oil painting 1977 — 1979
• Awarded Merit Scholarship for 1978 – 79 school term
• Awarded Art Students League Purchase Prize - 1979 -
Stevenson Academy of Traditional Painting
Anatomy, life-drawing, and oil painting 1974 — 1977
Additional Information
Roger Goode’s Websites:
Roger Goode’s Interests:
oil painting (realistic/impressionistic), Apple/Mac technology, graphic design, web design
Roger Goode’s Groups:
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New Hampshire Creative Club
Roger Goode’s Honors:
1977: Knickerbocker Exhibition, NYC - Windsor and Newton Materials Prize
1979: Salmagundi Scholarship Show, NYC - Award of Merit
1979: Art Students League of NY Concourse Show - Art Students League Purchase Prize
1986: Allied Artists of America juried exhibition - John Young-Hunter Memorial Award
1986: Sharon Arts Center juried exhibition - Award of Merit for oil painting
Roger Goode’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
