Richard Quinn Designer

Design Experiences include: 

• Web Design 
• Web Banner Design 
• Copy Writing for the Web 
• Photography and Photo Editing
• Branding 
• Logos 
• Stationery 
• Brochures and Catalogues
• Newsletters 
• Posters
• Postcards 
• Corporate Print Collateral 
• Package Design 

Education:
Denison University, Ohio
California Institute of the Arts

Most Recent Projects:

Graphic Design and extensive product and marketing photography for Planet Organics, Sonoma California.
Photographed and prepared images for the E-Commerce Website, (about 2200 products), and styled images as well as using ad/media photographs. Also designed event signage and designs for the whole fleet of Planet Organic’s delivery vans.

Designed E-Commerce site for petlovers-gifts.com, as well as a set of banner ads.

Book cover design, complete identity branding, and web design for Rita George,
Strategic Consultant and Author, Northern California.

Design and Photography with Photo TLC, Petaluma California.
Image Production, Photography and Project Management with the Marketing Team at PhotoTLC. 2006.  I worked on over 850 designs with them in every conceivable format.

Photography, Design and Art Direction with Laurel Burch Studio, Novato, California.
   Laurel Burch, Internationally known artist whose work is translated into products worldwide.
   Archiving, digital preparation and storage of her massive library of images generated over 29 years.
   Product design and accompanying PMS color specs documents.
   Brochure designs, hand tag designs, box designs
   Digital Photography and photo preparation for magazine articles 
   Collage work involving the re-purposing of designs into new works
   Web Design: www.laurelburch.com, I was responsible for all primary interface designs and set-up of online shop     for all Laurel Burch products.
   July 2004-November 2005
   Contact: Laurel Burch or Studio Manager: Rick Sara at 415-898-2290
     www.laurelburch.com

Photographer and Designer for Wine Things Unlimited, Sonoma, California
    Responsible for the design of 3 major lines of ceramics; product designs, proofs, product documents and
     box designs as  well as all support material for trade shows –such as large posters and hanging displays.
    Design and photo-preparation for 500 online item product line.
     www.winethings.com
     November 2003- December 2005
     Contact: CEO David Lieberstein at 800 447-3983

Design with Noren Schmitt, San Rafael, California
     Noren Schmidt: Award Winning Catalogue Designer
     Responsible for various design projects: Web, Print, Posters and Catalogues
     http://innovativedesignsolution.com
     2002-2004 Contact: Noren Schmitt at 415-455-9092

Graphic and Web Designer with Steven Hoffman, Executive Consultant, Mill Valley, California
     Responsible for the all-Flash Website design and implementation.
     www.humansynergy.com
     Also designed many support documents and executive presentation materials, such as large training
     posters and flash training presentations.
     2001-2003 Contact: Steve Hoffman 415-380-3828

  
 
Skills:
- Concept Design 
- Fine Art background 
- Punctual and able to meet deadlines 
- Multi-tasking 
- Team Player 
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut   Pro, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Flash
- Easy to work with and a great sense of humor 
- Love to learn and share knowledge with others 
- Design Program Skills on both PC and Mac platforms:
- Digital and Film Photography: 12 years experience and training.
- Extensive scanning experience and image file preparations for multiple uses. 
  
 
 
  Fine Art:

Richard Quinn believes that Art is the "language" of the unknown.
He has a distinguished record of solo exhibitions in: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, Miami, La Jolla, Sausalito, Las Vegas and Carmel.

 
 


Richard Quinn's corporate collectors include:

Time Inc., Christian Dior, AT&T, GM, IBM, The New York Times, Calvin Klein, Johnson & Johnson, Smith Barney, Prudential, Pfizer, CBS, NBC, American Savings, Lipton,
New York Telephone, Rose Pharmaceutical, Holiday Inn - Time Square, and UPS.

  
 


Richard was born in Ohio and studied at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the California Institute of the Arts. He is trained in theater and music as well as painting. He brings a multifaceted sensibility to his creations. His strong interest in Eastern and Western cultures are evident in the ceremonial and meditative aspects of his work, whose mediums include acrylic and oil on canvas or wood, pastel and ink on paper and sculptural pieces made from various clays.

Richard Quinn’s online painting gallery.

http://richardquinnfineart.com/Q_gallery1/