Artist Owner at Computergraphic Vistas
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Artist Owner at Computergraphic Vistas
- Past
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- Full-time consultant at Hudson Global Resources
- Freelance web media designer & writer at self-employed
- Freelance designer & multi-Image Programmer at self-employed
- Senior production artist and multi-image programmer at Design Spectrum Productions, Inc.
- Education
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- Knox College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Media Production
- Websites
Walter Myers’s Summary
With nearly 30 years experience in various media, photographic and graphics related industries, my focus is on astronomical and natural science illustration for print, web, film and television.
My work has been published and exhibited the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Clients include:
• Adler Planetarium, Chicago
• Astronomy Magazine
• Capstone Press
• Cassini Imaging
• Discovery Channel
• Hadley Rille Books
• Hearst Art Gallery
• Hearth & Home
• ITV Granada
• Macmillan Publishing
• Montréal Botanical Garden
• NASA
• National Geographic Channel
• National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
• Oxford University Press
• Pearson Education
• The Planetary Society
• Popular Mechanics
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
• SPIKE TV
• SynMusic
• Tucson Botanical Gardens
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• WGBH/NOVA
Walter Myers’s Specialties:
• Computer graphic illustration
• Digital photo retouching and restoration
• MIDI music composition
• Technical writing
Walter Myers’s Experience
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Artist Owner
Computergraphic Vistas
(Graphic Design industry)
January 1998 — Present (11 years 11 months)
Astronomical and natural sciences art and illustration.
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Full-time consultant
Hudson Global Resources
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; HHGP; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
October 1996 — February 2003 (6 years 5 months)
• Participated in development of corporate intranet and online training for Customer Service division of Fortune 100 client.
• Designed and developed online learning and performance support web sites for corporate intranet with a user base of approximately 5,000 customer service representatives.
• Online content included text, graphics, audio, and video.
• Technical writing for online documentation and interactive online training.
• Management and maintenance of several intranet websites comprising approximately 80,000 files. -
Freelance web media designer & writer
self-employed
(Media Production industry)
December 1994 — October 1996 (1 year 11 months)
• Web site design and HTML authoring.
• Web and presentation graphics.
• Presentation graphics and desktop publishing.
• Interactive multimedia design and programming. -
Freelance designer & multi-Image Programmer
self-employed
(Media Production industry)
October 1988 — December 1994 (6 years 3 months)
• Consulting, design, and production for projected visuals for use in live industrial theater, dramatic theater, and opera.
• Multi-image audio-visual computer programming.
• Venues included corporations and theaters across the United States and Europe.
• Worked extensively as production assistant and multi-image AVL computer programmer for projection designer John Boesche. -
Senior production artist and multi-image programmer
Design Spectrum Productions, Inc.
(Media Production industry)
January 1984 — October 1988 (4 years 10 months)
• Designed and rendered art for multi-image and speaker support slides and print.
• Programmed animated multi-image slide shows using the AVL programming system.
• Purchased and managed IBM personal computers for business management and interfacing with photo-typesetting system.
Walter Myers’s Education
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Knox College
None , Creative Writing, Philosophy , 1976 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- Reading, writing, drawing, and guitar playing.
Additional Information
Walter Myers’s Websites:
Walter Myers’s Interests:
Astronomy, natural sciences, aerospace and space development
Walter Myers’s Groups:
International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), The National Space Society
Walter Myers’s Honors:
- Awarded 2nd Place in the 2007 National Space Society Space Settlement Art Calendar Contest.
- Awarded 2nd Place at The Arts Alliance Center At Clear Lake 2000 Digital Space Art Competition.
- Received Honorable Mention at The Arts Alliance Center At Clear Lake 1999 Digital Space Art Competition.
Walter Myers’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
