Offering over 18 years of agency & corporate experience.
Branding, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, displays, newsletters, posters, packaging, trade show booths & more!
Website design and development, email newsletters, slash pages, web blast & more!
Successfully created new corporate identity for this global leader in the aviation parts industry. Gave their identity a more modern typeface and new colors. Also created second logo for their helicopter division.
Created display panels for Georgia Pacific's Dixie Cup division. Tasks included concept, design, typography, photo manipulation and creative retouching.
Acted as project coordinator and production artist customizing this full page ad for newspapers across the United States. Tasks included customizing text, resizing ads, pre-press, and delivering those custom ads to the respective newspaper in digital high res PDF format.
Design, Layout, HTML, and CSS.
Software Adobe Illustrator
Design, typography and brand management for Delta Air Lines annual Employee Survey. (Large Outdoor Gate Banner and Poster shown)
Hands on Production Manager. Layout, retouching, and pre-press Created custom die.
Design, typography, created charts, tables and some photo retouching. (Thumbnail shows cover design.)
SoftwareAdobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator & Photoshop
Design and development of an internal voting page for an employee photo contest. Worked concurrently with programmers to bring this interactive page to life.
Successfully developed new internal brand identity for Delta's new Human Resources transformation. Concept, design and typography.
Design, layout, typography and brand management. Also used HTML coding to allow end users to customize the menu boards through Coca-Cola's Design Machine.
Hands on production manager. Layout, photo manipulation and creative retouching, typography and pre-press. Created custom dies. Also contributed as project manager and designer.
Production Manager. Tasked included liaison between sales staff and design/production, quality control and press check. Also contributed as production artist.
Lead Production Artist for Coca-Cola's CMS Design Machine. Confidently and effectively shared feedback with both nontechnical and technical clients. Built customizable POS templates using HTML, PDF technology and Adobe Illustrator. Also worked closely with Coca-Cola and the site developers to create site standards and provide input to better the end user experience.
Successfully developed new brand identity and business collateral for a Georgia mortgage finance firm. Also created custom die cut corporate pocket folder. Concept, design, typography and art creation.
Design, Layout and Pre-press
Concept, design, layout and typography of digital signage for Delta Air Lines internal close circuit TV called Deltavision.
Successfully managed, designed and produced a monthly corporate 24 page newsletter for The Home Depot.
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop
Design and development of new website using HTML, CSS, Java Script. Also included so photo retouching.
Successfully concept and created two new product identities for American owned global leader in the stock food industry, International Stock Food. Concept, design, typography and custom icon creation.
Designed point of sale kit for Washington State Fair which included a Case Card, Shelf Talker & Ticket. Layout, typography and photo retouching.
Hands on production manager. Layout, photo manipulation and creative retouching, typography and pre-press. Created custom dies. Also contributed as project manager and designer.
Design, layout, typography, project management, photo retouching and pre-press.
SoftwareAdobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator & Photoshop
Design and development of new website using HTML, CSS, Java Script. Also included photo manipulation and retouching.
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator and Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop & Email Software
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator and InDesign
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator & Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator & Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator & Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator & Photoshop
SoftwareAdobe Illustrator
Hire Me!
Currently seeking full time, long term contract, or contract to perm employment. Download a current copy of my resume below.
Talented hybrid graphic artist for both print and web with many years experience. Efficient in balancing imagination with design sense for quality print and web production. Achieved expert level in most Adobe CS software (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Fireworks). Creative with acute attention to detail. Highly efficient with time management, work flow, and quality control. Deadline-driven with excellent communication skills. Confidently and effectively share feedback with both nontechnical and technical clients. Pragmatic while striving for perfection. Experienced in both agency and corporate environments. Flexible with work environments, excelling as a lone designer or as a leader of a team. Experienced enough to mentor other designers and production personnel. Constantly staying abreast of the latest computer technology.
Skills:
Can operate both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Expert level in the following programs:
Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe CS & CC (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Fireworks) MS Office Suite (Word, Excell & Power Point) & Quark Xpress
Working knowledge:
HTML, CSS, Azure, Balsamiq & Word Press
Familiar with:
Adobe CS Flash, iRise, MS Visio, CMS and some JAVA Script.
“Barry and Howard Rush Design are the best business relationship Afterburner has ever had.”
“Barry is bright, dependable and a hard worker. He has excellent, wide-ranging experience including graphic design and beyond.”
“I trusted Barry to handle the most important projects from a production and design aspect — not only because of his quick and precise computer skills — but also because of his dedication and client-focused attitude.”
"Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away"
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Serving the Greater Atlanta, GA Area for more than 18 years.
770.601.1018
