tim sposato

owner

About

I am an illustrator whose work reflects my love of intense color and light combined with a stylized graphic sensibility. A traditionally trained artist, I combine traditional techniques with today’s digital technology to create eye-catching images that entice and capture the viewer’s interest. 25 years of experience in the visual communications industry. Experience with food, beverage, retail packaging, publishing, corporate communications, non-profits and start-ups. Specialties: Design concepts and development. Identities, representational images in realistic and graphic styles. Character development. Print-ready digital art, in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and InDesign.

Country

united states

City

portland

Industry

graphic design

Skill

graphic design, illustration, graphics, brochures, visual communication, logo design, photoshop, illustrator, adobe creative suite, posters, painting, logos, mac, direct mail, indesign, digital illustration, catalogs, creative direction, layout, magazines, publishing, adobe photoshop

Experience

designer and assistant studio manager

glassman design associates nyc

1988-12 - 1989-9 · 10 mos

studio manager

donaldson, lufkin & jenrette

1989-9 - 1990-10 · 1 yr 2 mos

Managed in-house corporate graphics department of 6 artists for Wall Street investment firm.

owner

tim sposato illustration & design

1995-1 - Present · 31 yrs 9 mos

Full service Illustration and Graphic Design, from concept to finished digital art, and anything in between.

graphics production director

association of brewers boulder

1990-12 - 1995-6 · 4 yrs 7 mos

* Director of the Graphics and Production department of a non-profit association that promotes beer and brewing. Created and implemented systems and procedures to produce, track and process jobs more efficiently. Responsibilities included scheduling, trafficking, and supervising production of over 350 projects annually * Creative direction and photo direction * Hiring, training, managing and supervising staff * Hiring, managing and supervising freelancers, photographers, illustrators, and other vendors * Negotiating annual print contracts. Types of projects include: magazines, books, direct mail, brochures, catalogs, flyers, conference support material, stationery, ads and t-shirts, all produced predominantly on the Macintosh.