MICHAEL ORTIZ
graphic designer
illustrator
OBJECTIVE
To dedicate my passion in a highly artistic and challenging design industry by utilizing my strong conceptual thinking and design skills in illustration and print.
EDUCATION
1998-2002 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Associate of Arts, major Graphic Design
1993-1998 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts, major Illustration
SKILLS
Digital Illustration, Traditional Illustration, Product Design, and Sketching/Rendering Adobe Creative Suite, Freehand, Quark X Press, Microsoft Office. Fluent in Spanish
EXPERIENCE
Bright Ideas Unlimited, Freelance Designer 04/2005-09/2005
Designed merchandise and giftware featuring popular licensed characters for Betty Boop and Elvis Presley. Responsible for designing new products, packaging, and catalog artwork.
Suspender Factory, Senior Designer 04/2005-09/2005
Designed and illustrated suspenders, fine gentlemen’s braces, and belts. Duties included preparing customer files for in-house and outsourced sublimation printing. Designed products for Craftman Tools, Harley Davidson, Home Depot, ASI, and Cal Berkeley.
Wild Planet Toys, Freelance Production Artist 03/2005
Designed instruction sheets (in B&W) for Spy Gear toys. Created and edited technical digital illustrations. Designed call-outs, for toy products sold at Target and Gap stores.
Pottery Barn Kids, Freelance Textile Designer 09/2004-10/2004
Assisted designers in producing artwork for children bedding products using style, theme, color, and mood. Translated trends into concepts that respond to business needs. Responsible for color schemes, fabrication, designing repeats, and specifications as needed for Fall 2005.
Elsa L Inc. Production Artist/Illustrator 06/2003-09/200
Responsible for all aspects of projects, including concept development, for innovative new products for the tabletop and home decor industry. Developed effective design solutions to be used on various mediums such as metal, ceramic, acrylic, rubber, wood, and pleather. Designed and illustrated products for Target, Borders, Picture People, Aaron Brothers, and Kohl’s.
FREELANCE CLIENTS
J. Walter Thompson, Firewood Advertising, Smith Novelty, Carlton Cards, Magenta Inc., HAVOC Publishing, Marcel Shurman, Gap Inc., Boudin Bakery, Aquent, Artisan Creative
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
American Greetings Design Internship 2001, Illustrator Specialist
REFERENCES
Available upon request
420 Rolph Street • San Francisco CA 94112 • mike.ortiz@comcast.net • tel 415 587 2894 CELL 415 307 2894
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