BENJAMIN GODFREY: Founder, CEO in Hinsdale, IL

• Create illustrations for large corporate clients of various clothing outfits and logotype graphics strictly for television commercials. • Develop and implement complete graphic and web/interactive design solutions for various clients from inception to implementation, as well as offer solutions for print, branding, logo, and marketing collateral design. • Illustrate apparel and apparel graphics for television commercials. • Create complex visual and interactive animations and e-learning applications for large corporate clients across various industries (food service, dentistry, higher education, and telecommunications). • Consult with clients to determine the efficiency of technical or creative work processes or visual content of a project and advise accordingly. • Responsible for the full management of the business, including business strategy and day-to-day operations, such as contract negotiations, client consultations, marketing and business development.

• Designed graphics for apparel and skateboard veneer art and prepared all files for screen-printing. • Developed, designed, and produced the company’s merchandise catalog. • Provided support for ASR tradeshow planning and coordination, including production of related booth design, collateral, and giveaways. • Designed company web site design and maintained its functionality. • Designed all company print ads for placement in major skateboard magazines including The Skateboard Mag and Thrasher Magazine.

Comprised part of a small team that designed a 2,074-page color catalog selling a wide range of name-brand tools and supplies. Built pages using Quark X-Press, including full design and layout of text, image, formatting.

• Created all advertisements for MetroParent, MetroBaby, African American Family, Partybook, Healthy Families, Going Places, and Best of Times magazines. • Designed all sales sheets and marketing collateral for all of the magazines. • Designed special events materials for MetroParent sponsored events, (clothing logos, and advertisements).