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John Carimando
john@tornotlukin.com
718.216.9995
Background
Talented graphic designer and artist with multi-platform experience in print, web, apparel, animation and game design
Education
School of Visual Arts (New York NY) 1999
BFA, Graphic Design & Multimedia
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Experience
Changes (Glendale, NY) 2007-Present
Senior Graphic Artist
- Sole graphic designer of licensed t-shirts, sweatshirts, print and accessories for national retail outlets
- Licenses include: Nintendo, DC, Simpsons, Family Guy, Microsoft, Halo 3, Sony, Metal Gear Solid 4, Namco-Bandai, Activision, Peanuts, Adult Swim, Metalapocolypse, Happy Tree Friends
- Produced signage and print materials for various company-wide projects including annual Magic convention
SciMedMedia (New York, NY) 2006-2007
Senior Production Designer
- Designed CME-accredited, Flash-interactive tools for medical doctors
- Created interfaces for multimedia projects and websites
- Designed print materials and packaging for various projects including pharmaceutical drug trial marketing materials for HPV vaccination
Yellowman (New York, NY) 2005-2006
Apparel Graphic Designer
- Men’s clothing graphic artist utilizing tattoo art from select talented, globally-based artists
- Created elaborate clothing applications from original, detailed tattoo paintings, concepts and designs
- Collaborated directly with owner to conceptualize new graphic designs
- Production training to help artists refine their knowledge of Adobe suite
- Created a system for graphic resources based on the needs of sales and artists
Hypnotic Hats (New York, NY) 2005-2006
Freelance Graphic Artist
- Created designs utilizing specialty licenses, including Napoleon Dynamite & Sweetypuss
- Coordinated directly with Lead Designer to conceptualize new graphic designs
- Conducted training sessions and helped streamline workflow for artists and departments
Yellowman (New York, NY) 2005-2006
Freelance Apparel Graphic Designer
- Men’s clothing graphic artist utilizing tattoo art from select talented, globally-based artists in this highly specialized field
- Created elaborate clothing applications from original, detailed tattoo paintings, concepts & designs
- Collaborated directly with owner to conceptualize new graphic designs
- Production training to help artists refine their knowledge of the Adobe art programs
- Created an organization system for graphic resources based on the needs of sales and artists
Kids Headquarters, Inc (New York, NY) 2003-2005
Apparel Graphic Designer 2004-2005
- Young boys’ clothing graphic artist utilizing company-specific style guides
- Clients: Marvel Comics, LucasArts (Star Wars), Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, Disney
- Coordinated with designers, merchandisers and salespersons to complete lengthy and complex assignments on extremely tight deadlines
In-House Instructor 2003-2004
- Trained 130+ apparel merchandisers, designers and graphic artists
- Departments included: ECKO, Rocawear, Timberland, Sketchers, Kenneth Cole, Marvel, Disney, Nickelodeon
- Integral member of in-house team of trainers and IT support
- Provided training seminars on all design programs; led to lateral promotion to Apparel Graphic Designer
Freelance Clients
- Fresh Fruit Bouquet Company (2007), Jekyll & Hyde Club/Eerie Entertainment (2005-2007), Hypnotic Hats (2005-2006), Briefly Stated (2005), American Basics (2005), Band2Web.com (2002-2004), Happy Kids (2002-2003), Chimera Media (2000), MgM & Partners (1999-2000)
Skills
- Expert: Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Mac OSX, Windows XP/2000/Vista
- Proficient: Flash, QuarkXPress, Premiere, After Effects, Cleaner, digital/traditional animation, web production (photo compression and optimization)
- Familiar: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ActionScript and Lingo programming/implementation, HTML fundamentals, Modern Greek
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