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| A Little About Me… |
| The majority of my personal and work life has revolved around art. My educational background is in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. I survived eight years at a print shop where I learned the 'hows' of getting the job done ... done right and done fast.
For over 15 years, I've been a happy freelancer enjoying the advantages of personal creativity and expression ... making decisions about the 'whys' and 'whats.'
I now answer to my clients and have had the good fortune of a wide circle of wonderful ones ... local, but mostly long distance. I LOVE what I do and find great satisfaction in helping others put together art they like, art they relate to ... and art that is creatively, intelligently, and strategically effective.
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| My Educational Background… |
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Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design; Gainesville, FL; University of Florida [UF]
Graduated Magna Cum Laude [great honors]; 1982 |
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Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts; Gainesville, FL; University of Florida [UF]
Graduated Summa Cum Laude [highest honors]; 1980
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Marilyn Simpson’s Academy of Fine Art; Ft. Walton Beach, FL; oil, pastel, charcoal, and acrylic still-life and figure painting / sketching
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Life-Long Learning; Winter Park Tech; Orlando, FL
Courses in: Adobe Photoshop I-II-Adv. — Advanced Quark XPress — Adobe Illustrator I-II-Adv. — Microsoft PowerPoint — Internet — HTML — Dreamweaver — FileMaker Pro — Quicken — GraphicConverter
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| My Work History… |
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Freelance Graphic Designer [Print] / Web Designer; Central FL; 1992 to present |
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Graphic Designer and Co-Founder; Diversity ArtWorks!; 2004 to present
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Graphic Designer / Pre-Press; Express Printing; Central FL; 1988–1996
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Library Assistant II [Resident Artist / Children’s Department]; Alachua County Library District; Gainesville, FL; 1978–1987
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Recreation Specialist [Arts & Crafts]; U.S. Army Base; Ansbach, West Germany; 1976–1978 |
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| My Skills… |
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Well-versed in many software programs including: QuarkXPress; Adobe PhotoShop; Adobe ImageReady; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe GoLive; Adobe Acrobat; Adobe InDesign; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Word; Quicktime Pro; FileMaker Pro; iMovie; HandBrake; Fetch; Transmit |
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Well-balanced perfectionist, just shy of obsessive-compulsive, with strong attention to detail and possessing the ability to work well, and calmly, under pressure
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Knowledge of ancillary skills: I know how to spell [and use spell-checker], conjugate, punctuate, and make my verbs play well with their objects and subjects — and if I don't know it off-hand, I know how to look it up!
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— Judy Leslie
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