Online portfolio of Mike Stickney, web and graphic designer in CT

Contact:

mike@spitshine-design.com

Website:

www.spitshine-design.com

Additional PDF Samples Available Upon Request:

Logo/Identity/Iconography
Consumer brochures
Newsletters
Stationary
BRC's
Direct mail pieces
Envelopes/Carrieres
Sell-sheets
Flyers
Vector graphic illustration

Spitshine Design is an online project of Mike Stickney, a graphic and Web designer based in Fairfield County CT. With over 10 years in commercial printing and another 6 years in Web design, Mike Stickney can bring a unique perspective to any graphic design, online marketing or Website design project.

Professional Experience :

Currently employed as Interactive Designer within the Creative Department for a large online marketing company

Member of "Special Projects Team"
Design banner ads for new business inititatives
Design new landing page creatives for both existing and new business initiatives
Flash animation for online banner advertising

5+ years working within the Creative Department of a leading luxury international travel company.

Was highly involved in the rebuilding and redesign of consumer Web site (www.tauck.com)
Managed all content and ongoing maintenance of b2c and b2b Web sites
Lead designer and prodution artist for company several consumer Web sites
Designer and production artist for online marketing including emails, banner ads and directory marketing listings

10+ years in the commercial printing industry

2+ years in bindery and finishing
7+ years as lead press operator on 2-color to 6-color printing presses
1+ years as pre-press mac operator

Computer Skills

QuarkXpress
Adobe Creative Suite (CS2 and CS3)
Macromedia Studio (now Adobe CS3)
Microsoft Office Suite
HTML
PHP
CSS
FTP Transfer programs
Internet Browser constraints
SEO recommendations
Concrete (Web content management system)
Mac and PC operating platforms

Education

Associate of Arts in Graphic Design, May 2002
Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
GPA 3.6

In addition to core curriculum for a degree in graphic design, completed college level courses in Web Programming, Internet Commerce Technology, Business & Marketing and Advanced Graphic and Web Design.

Personal Comments

I am constantly striving to advance my knowledge and understanding of not only the creative aspects of the industry, but also how it relates to adverstising and marketing and their combined impact on the end-user or customer. A self-proclaimed “jack-of-all-trades” when it comes to graphic design, I am comfortable handling the simplest of items such as image optimization for the Web or creating PDFs for approval purposes, to managing large-scale projects such as desinging a full sales brochure or an entire Web site. Although I consider myself a designer first, I also have the technical understanding of what is necessary for the completion of a project whether it be for print or the Web. With an extensive background in commercial printing, combined with assignments in print design and production, and experience re-designing a large-scale Web site, Ifeel I have the ability to look at projects from several points-of-view and provide valuable input to find the best solution for the initial task and beyond.

For more information, email me at contact@spitshine-design.com