Kevin Johnson
SCHComics@hotmail.com
Metairie, Louisiana
Professional Summary
B.A. graduate with a record of success in the graphic design and visual arts fields. Able to work well with a sales force and customers on local, regional and national levels. Creative and open minded and willing to work as part of a team. Computer literate and capable of picking up on new software quickly.
• Graphic Designer - Firm background in the graphic design field, working as part of a team and as a freelancer. Capable of resolving technical problems and able to meet deadlines. Open communication with customers and sales force in order to keep work flowing without delay.
• Goals - To work in an environment that is creative as well as artistic with a team oriented creative group. To provide my artistic and graphic design talents to a company in order to help them as well as myself to grow and prosper. To become more knowledgeable of the graphic design field in every aspect including computers, design elements and artistic achievement.
B.A. graduate with a record of success in the graphic design and visual arts fields. Able to work well with a sales force and customers on local, regional and national levels. Creative and open minded and willing to work as part of a team. Computer literate and capable of picking up on new software quickly.
• Graphic Designer - Firm background in the graphic design field, working as part of a team and as a freelancer. Capable of resolving technical problems and able to meet deadlines. Open communication with customers and sales force in order to keep work flowing without delay.
• Goals - To work in an environment that is creative as well as artistic with a team oriented creative group. To provide my artistic and graphic design talents to a company in order to help them as well as myself to grow and prosper. To become more knowledgeable of the graphic design field in every aspect including computers, design elements and artistic achievement.
Experience
Art Director
Pelican Publishing Company
August 2013 - Present • Gretna, Louisiana
Includes designing book covers and dust jackets for many books distributed throughout the United States and the World and aquiring artist for children's books.
Includes designing book covers and dust jackets for many books distributed throughout the United States and the World and aquiring artist for children's books.
Typesetter/Graphic Designer
Pelican Publishing Company
April 2004 - Present • Gretna, Louisiana
Typesetting and designing interiors, dust jackets and covers of many books distributed throughout the United States and the World, including Creole Gumbo and All That Jazz, Cajun Low Carb, Meanwhile at Cafe Du Monde, Brownies To Die For, The Prime Grill Cookbook and many others.
Artist, Graphic Designer
self employed
January 2003 – Present • Metairie, Louisiana
Self representing artist selling art, comic books and graphic design on eBay, Etsy, Cafe Press, and at conventions. Has done freelance graphic design and artwork for the NO/AIDS Taskforce, Louisiana Conference On Human Resources, BayouCon Convention and other smaller companies. Has appeared at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, BayouCon, Magic Mini-Con, CONtraflow, and NOLA Comic-Con. Has created, organized, coordinated the event and compiled a group of artist for the Magic Mini-Con event.
Graphic Designer
www.customweddingprograms.com
September 2004 - July 2006 and January 2009 - March 2011 • Mandeville, Louisiana
Designing custom wedding programs distributed throughout the United States.
Graphic Designer
The Daily Star
March 2004 - April 2004 • Hammond, LA
Temporary Graphic Designer. Designed ad’s and special sections for newspaper.
Graphic Artist
Magnolia Marketing Company
September 1998 - August 2003 • New Orleans, LA
graphic designer – includes work for many Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Arizona area restaurants, bars, grocers and other locations. Paper and menu supply advisor, color and black and white copier maintenance. Design work includes menu’s, table tent’s, posters, banners, CD labels, shelf talkers, business cards, and other specialty projects.
Graphic Artist
Slidell Sentry-News
June 1997 - August 1997 • Slidell, LA
Graphic Designer – included designing advertisements and laying out pages of the newspaper.
Cake Artist
Tammie’s Cakes
October 1996 - April 1997 • Mandeville, LA
Job included drawing and airbrushing pictures on cakes by customer request, helping in the production of cakes, cashier, cleaning, and stocking duties were also included.
Education
Southeastern Louisiana University
1998 Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts
Skills
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint
Quark Express
Graphic Design Technical Skills
Painting, Drawing, Cartoon/Comic Book Illustration
