Steve Garson

Current

• Owner at Garson Design Services (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Art Director - Freelance at West End Studios
• Art Director at Austin Knight Advertising
• Art Director at BSA Advertising

• Assistant Art Director at Bernard Hodes Group
• Camera Operator at Rudy Gomez Photostats
• Illustrator, Airframe Repair, Aircraft Armament Repair at US Army

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Education

• Academy of Art University
• University of San Francisco
• Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

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Connections

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Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Company
• Our Company's Linkedin Page

Steve Garson’s Summary

Full-service graphic design studio to include the items listed at bottom of this resume. Specializing in being able to quickly perceive client needs, define the creative challenge, appropriate design solutions and the provide the expertise and equipment to take through final production. Clients: Bank of America, Budweiser, California Academy of Science, City of Fairfield, Clif Bar, Fairfield Cycle Center, FF/SS Chamber of Commerce, Galaxy 8 Cinemas, Hilton Hotel, Kaiser Hospital, Lucasfilm, Microgenics, Pacific Bell, Specialty Brands, Target Stores, Travis AFB, etc.

Steve Garson’s Specialties:

Graphic Design, Web Design, Photography, Photo Retouch

Steve Garson’s Experience

• Owner

  Garson Design Services (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Graphic Design industry)

  August 1992 — Present (17 years)

  Own and manage a small full-service graphic design studio in Solano County. Have staff designers, photographer and accounting. Specializing in being able to quickly perceive client needs, define the creative challenge, appropriate design solutions and the provide the expertise and equipment to take through final production. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/garson-design-services

• Art Director - Freelance

  West End Studios

  (Public Company; Graphic Design industry)

  1992 — 1992 (less than a year)

• Art Director

  Austin Knight Advertising

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 1986 — July 1992 (6 years 3 months)

  Similar work as with BSA but higher level and volume. Set up and purchased national agency DTP system. Hired staff and trained to design and produce everything from small space B/W ads to 4/C separated film for posters in-house. Pushed envelope for Mac design, illustration, and production. Worked closely with clients/sales to come up with creative concepts and cost estimates to work within their budgets. Clients: Bank of America, Novell, Tandem, UCSF, City of Palo Alto, TRW, Varian, Group Health, etc.

• Art Director

  BSA Advertising

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1983 — May 1986 (3 years 5 months)

  Developed full service art, stat and typesetting departments and managed staff. Serviced a wide range of clients for employee communication and recruitment needs. Concepts, from rough to finish, newspaper, trade magazine, and printed collateral pieces. Worked closely with copywriters, illustrators, photographers, and production personnel. Utilized strong indication skills when appropriate. Clients: Best Foods, Kimberly-Clark, Smith-Kline Diagnostics, Convergent Technologies

• Assistant Art Director

  Bernard Hodes Group

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  October 1979 — August 1982 (2 years 11 months)

  Integrally involved in all phases of design and production work for advertising and graphic design. Under tight deadlines, concepted and produced a wide range of ads and collateral for clients. Clients: Bank of America, Federal Reserve Bank, Washoe Medical Center, Kaiser Engineers

• Camera Operator

  Rudy Gomez Photostats

  (Photography industry)

  February 1979 — October 1979 (9 months)

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• Illustrator, Airframe Repair, Aircraft Armament Repair

  US Army

  (Government Agency; USA; Military industry)

  December 1975 — December 1978 (3 years 1 month)

  • Illustrator (MOS 81E) for the battalion, • Airframe Repair (MOS 68G20) sheet metal work on mostly on helicopters – Hueys and Cobras, • Aircraft Armament Repair (MOS 45J2T) electrical and armaments systems on Cobra helicopters.

Steve Garson’s Education

• Academy of Art University

  BFA , Advertising and Graphic Design , 1979 — 1985

• University of San Francisco

  BFA , Liberal Arts and Science , 1979 — 1985

• Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

  Assoc. of Tech. , Liberal Arts and Fine Arts , 1976 — 1978

  Known as Fort Steilacoom Community College when I attended. In 1986 became Pierce College Fort Steilacoom.
  www.pierce.ctc.edu/whatis/history.php3
  Attended while I was stationed at Fort Lewis

Additional Information

Steve Garson’s Websites:

• My Company
• Our Company's Linkedin Page

Steve Garson’s Interests:

Fine Art, Photography, Carpentry, Hiking, Koi Fish

Steve Garson’s Groups:

Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce, Vacaville Chamber of Commerce, Vallejo Chamber of Commerce

•    Academy of Art University Alumni
•    University of San Francisco Alumni Association
•    Communication Arts
•    Academy of Art San Francisco
•    PRINT PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS
•    Graphic Designers Professional Group
•    Print Buyers International

Steve Garson’s Honors:

West Awards: Varian Broch, Amdahl & Novell Booths and U.S Bank Employee Referral Program
Advantage Awards: Nike and DHL ads
American Graphic Design Award: Gaw Van Male, Engelhart Gourmet Foods, Range Brothers, Elko Convention & Visitors Authority

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