at Freelance
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Current
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- Creative Director at Freelance (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Art Director at The Miami Herald
- Art Director at The Ad Team
- Art Director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky
- Art Director at Turkel Schwartz Advertising
- Art Director / Asst. Studio Manager at Houston Effler Herstek Favat
- Print Production at Ingalls Quinn and Johnson
- Mechanical Artist / Stat Camera Operator at Cabot Advertising
- Mechanical Artist at Platform Studios
- Graphic Designer at That's Entertainment Inc.
- Education
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- Massachusetts College of Art
- Connections
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connections
- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Ashley Swanson’s Summary
something like this:
Graphic design practice embraces a range of cognitive skills, aesthetics and crafts, including typography, visual arts and page layout. Like other forms of design, graphic design often refers to both the process (designing) by which the communication is created and the products (designs) which are generated.
(and make the client happy.)
Ashley Swanson’s Specialties:
Can stay within the lines, but usually doesn't.
Ashley Swanson’s Experience
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Creative Director
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
a little bit of everything ... designing VIP passes, hotel www, security for the oldest bar on Miami Beach, Mac "logic" and tutoring, WordPress devotee and general creative input for all projects that involve a press (plate or digital).
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Art Director
The Miami Herald
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; KRI; Newspapers industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years )
Worked at The Miami Herlad (Knight/Ridder) in a department called "Herald Creative". It was basically an ad agency attached to The Miami Herald - Good times, won some Addy's, creative crew.
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Art Director
The Ad Team
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
The Ad Team (Zev Auerbach & Co.) 11900 Biscayne Blvd.
I handled Lennar (www.lennar.com) - West Coast Division - created all marketing/advertising materials for Lennar in California. (i.e.: Bel FLora, Alta Vista, Mendicino, etc.) ... What an adventure!
Designed, created and submitted all the ads, created/modified floorplans and artists renderings ... everything, really. -
Art Director
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
Crispin Porter (or was it 97-98?)
Did a little of everything there (as a freelancer) ... fun place too.
This was just before Alex got added to the marquee and Gail Barker (aka: Ma Barker) ran "the studio". They even had a "stat camera" there! Wow, how many peeps remember those? * ... and, yes, I'm the one who originally put the "Serif/Sans-Serif" signs on the bathroom doors. -
Art Director
Turkel Schwartz Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
Fun little ad agency located in Coconut Grove - cool building too! (now gone)
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Art Director / Asst. Studio Manager
Houston Effler Herstek Favat
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years )
aka: Houston Effler. Houston Herstek Favat, Houston Effler & Partners, Houston, Effler, Hampel and Stefanides
worked here during the "golden" years (i.e.: Anti-Tobacco, NEC, Convere, Fidelity.) Tons of fun! 3 floors on top of "Tower Records" (now gone) - corner of Newbury & Mass Ave. We even had a house/agency band that rehearsed in dougs office!
R.I.P. Doug
(bandleader!)
agency portfolio:
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Print Production
Ingalls Quinn and Johnson
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1991 — 1994 (3 years )
IQ&J - worked here during the "Connelly Creative" years, lots of fun - great crew. Piranhas in the boss's office, Larry for security, weekly booze-ups in the conference room, and convientiently located on Boylston St.
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Mechanical Artist / Stat Camera Operator
Cabot Advertising
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 1988 — April 1990 (2 years 2 months)
One of my first "Ad Agency" jobs ... great fun!
Located in Charlestown, MA.
Clients: Prime Computers, Fidelity and ...Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant! -
Mechanical Artist
Platform Studios
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 1987 — February 1988 (1 year 1 month)
Kenmore Sq./Boston, MA - Platform Studios in Kenmore Square, Boston
worked with a bunch of creatiive types and musicians (moose and the mudbugs/the outlets) - good times. -
Graphic Designer
That's Entertainment Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
1985 — 1986 (1 year )
Boston MA - Mike & Kevin ran the Art Dept for Spit/Metro/DV8 (Lyons Group) - all the night clubs along Landsdowne St. in Boston. They gave me an internship after my stint at the South End News. Creative folk who taught me the basics. Sheena, Patrick, Anthony, etc., ... Great times!
Ashley Swanson’s Education
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Massachusetts College of Art
Silkscreening 1990 — 1991
Additional Information
Ashley Swanson’s Websites:
Ashley Swanson’s Honors:
Regional FL Addy's
Voted "Best Dancer" in 7th Grade
Won a couple of bike races when I was on a local team in Kennenbunkport.
(i.e.: "Breaking Away")
Ashley Swanson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
