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Print Production and Retouching
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MHL Ice Cold

Finish Line Be Heard program (under construction)
Upshot
Retouching and illustration


Retouching and extension work (including some illustrative components) for Finish Line’s acclaimed Be Heard campaign, Upshot’s first for the account.

Motorsports 2007

Miller Motorsports 2007 program (under construction)
Upshot
Production and retouching


Production work (including some retouching on various photos) on part of Miller’s massive, annual Motorsports campaign. See also, The Source in the Publication Design and Production section, below.

Promise

Promise Heart Health photos
Upshot
Retouching


General retouching on a set of photos featuring Leeza Gibbons for use in print ads and other collateral for Promise’s Heart Health program.

Disney Vacation Club

Disney Vacation Club photo
Upshot
Retouching


General retouching on a photo for use in multiple print pieces for the Disney Vacation Club.

MHL Ice Cold

Miller High Life Ice Cold logos (under construction)
Upshot
Retouching/digital illustration


Creation of “frosted-over” versions of the Miller High Life and Miller High Life Light logos, along with some additional elements, for use in the Miller High Life Ice Cold program.

Miller Music

Miller Lite Music candid photo
Upshot
Retouching


Retouching work on a candid photo for use on several elements in a Miller Music promotion.

College Hoops

Miller Lite College Hoops 2007 (under construction)
Upshot
Retouching


Retouching and extension work on studio-shot photo for the College Hoops promotion.

Hometown Hotties

Icehouse/MAXIM Hometown Hotties posters
Upshot
Retouching


Retouching work on studio-shot photos for a pair of “girl posters” (and other printed pieces) for an Icehouse/MAXIM cross-promotion.

Decor by Stiffel

Decor by Stiffel Lowes packaging
Chicago Catalog Group
Production


General production work on packaging for Salton’s Decor by Stiffel line of lighting fixtures and lamps, sold exclusively at Lowes.

Publication Design and Production


Miller "Source" Book

Miller Motorsports 2007 The Source book
Upshot
Production


Production work (including some light retouching and color correction) on The Source, an 84-page promotional book tied into the Miller Motorsports 2007 campaign, about Kurt Busch and the #2 car’s pit crew.

The Hidden Jury Cover

The Hidden Jury
Sourcebooks
Design and production


Cover design and production for the non-fiction title, The Hidden Jury.

Sourcebooks Cover Concepts

Sourcebooks Cover Concepts
Sourcebooks
Design


Cover concepts for George Washington’s War and Rebels at the Gate.

M1T Christmas Stories

My First Treasury: Christmas Stories
Publications International, Ltd.
Design and production


Design and production for a 38-page, “My First Treasury” board book, including providing freelance illustrations with thumbnails for the book’s all-new illustrations.

Animal Adventures Sticker Fun

Sticker Fun: Animal Adventures and My Wipe-Off Book: Tonka Number Power
Publications International, Ltd.
Design and production


Concept development, design and production on a variety of board activity books.

MBBQ&A Dinosaurs

My First Big Book of Questions & Answers: Dinosaurs
Publications International, Ltd.
Design and production


Cover and interior design and production, including detailed drawing of thumbnails for original, commissioned illustrations and some minor retouching/image editing as needed.

Spider-Man Look & Find

Look and Find series (various titles)
Publications International, Ltd.
Design and production


Design and production for covers and interiors for the Look and Find series for properties including Spider-Man, Pixar’s Finding Nemo, Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh and Disney’s Treasure Planet. Some projects involved minor retouching work for color accuracy (to licensors’ specifications).