Owner, PaperSpecs
San Francisco Bay Area
Owner, PaperSpecs
San Francisco Bay Area
• Graphic designer aiming to help other designers, print buyers and printers to find the best printing paper for their projects
• Publish weekly e-newsletter about paper related news, tips and insights
• Facilitate Webinars on Sustainability and general paper related issues
• Frequently write articles for various industry publications and also speak on paper issues and educational topics related to the paper industry
Learn more about PaperSpecs at:
http://www.paperspecspro.com/paperspecs/site/admin/new_subscription.php
Commercial printing papers
Paper properties and insights
Graphic design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
January 2003 — Present (7 years )
PaperSpecs is the first - all in one - online swatchbook for commercial printing papers. With access to information on more than 4,400 papers from over 70 mills, the latest promotions and mill swatchbooks, PaperSpecs has been titled "THE Paper resource" by Frank Romano, Prof Emeritus RIT.
(Graphic Design industry)
1998 — January 2003 (5 years )
Graphic design studio based in Australia with emphasis on marketing materials and special events for IT companies - Oracle, JD Edwards and the likes
(Graphic Design industry)
1991 — 1998 (7 years )
Freelance designer, production manager, print buyer at agencies in the San Francisco area like Austin Knight Advertising, Jacobs Fulton Design Group, Lena Chow Advertising, 1185 design
(Graphic Design industry)
1984 — 1991 (7 years )
Co-founder of Public Design design studio in Frankfurt, Germany. We were the first studio to use Mac's in Germany and bring DTP into the business world.
* concept and design of CI, presentation, events, and printed matters in general
Marketing, Strategic Planning, Design, Fine Arts, Architecture, Travel, Writing,
AIGA, PINC
Judge for Xerox PIXI awards in 2005, 2006, 2007
Judge PINC competition of Printing Excellence 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008