Bruce Williams Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Ct

Principal, Creative DirectorIndependent studio specializing in graphic design and digital photography, providing extensive freelance and consulting services to the trade in both pre-press and photo-retouching services. Oversee projects from concept to completion, handling initial client contact and creative requirements, to final printing and delivery on time and on budget.• Advanced mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud, predominately Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.• Long-term experience with analog and digital photography for use in both commercial and fine art applications.• Managing projects throughout entire process including: design, estimating, printing, bindery, and shipping.• Working remotely with designers, photographers, and printers throughout the United States and abroad.Current and major projects:- Manipulation and file prep of images for use in professional video presentation for watch company. Part of a team, working for over a month to producefinal project for sales and marketing event.- Poster design for humanities department of a major university for use online and print. Extension of department branding incorporated into new collateral.- Restoration of extensively damaged photographs for client. Complete rebuild of scanned images for archival print reproduction.- Managing visual components for furniture catalog. Working remotely with creative director preparing images for inclusion. Responsible for the quality and flawlessness of photos for publication.- Major contributor to the branding and image of multiple Harvard departments and divisions. Influenced the design standards of The Humanities Center that included 5 years of its annual report, The History Department, The English Institute, and CHCI (Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes).

Norwich, Vermont

Freelance, Designer, and Pre-Press SpecialistFlannel, Inc. is a bicoastal design agency having a diverse clientele with a central focus on education. I am a long-term freelancer and consultant contributing expertise and support for pre-press and technical situations primarily on publishing and printing issues. Work with creative directors to find solutions for newand ongoing projects. Recommend technological solutions when possible.Current and major projects:- Assisting on various Tuck and Dartmouth student and alumni magazines and other related publications. Responsible for contributing design, layout, andphoto-retouching skills, as well as final production and press checks for projects.- Active team member working on campaigns for Okemo Ski Mountain. Involved in full range of needs, primarily photographic manipulation and final pre-pressof files to be delivered to vendors.- Package design and layout for food industry. Working with creative director and photographers to develop multiple line extensions for new and existing products. Building concepts as well as final production files. Extensive version tracking of many products simultaneously.Clients: Tuck, Dartmouth, Okemo, GoPicnic, Stonehouse 27, Ibex Clothing, King Arthur Flour, Motophoria

Cambridge, Ma / Woodstock, Vt

Co-Owner, Designer, and Technical DirectorDesign studio specializing in the needs of clients in both the education and commercial fields. Developed marketing and branding solutions to aid in the growth of the client through compelling graphic design and advertising campaigns.Projects:- Designed and helped photograph catalogs and marketing material for Ibex Clothing. Agency successfully branded the clothing company in its infancy as ahigh-end lifestyle and active outdoor clothing company. Expanded its impact and success in the marketplace.- Produced all collateral and marketing for PIRI, an educational consulting firm. Helping to increase conference attendance for their events into the thousands.- Designed highly technical catalog for start-up motorcycle clothing company Motophoria. Printed piece showcased embossing, varnishes, and specialty printing techniques and similar complex design components to express the quality of the products.Clients: Harvard, MIT, Radcliff, King Arthur Flour, Ibex Clothing, Motophoria, Fox25 News, PIRI

New Britain, Ct

Pre-Press SpecialistColor Systems was a mid-size printer until sold in 1996. Worked as a designer and color retoucher responsible for the preparation and manipulation of digital files for press. This included pre-flighting client files and preparing files for print workflow, creating imposition layouts for multi-page documents. Also performed extensive photo retouching changes to supplied images. Color balanced, corrected, and archived photos for catalog work.Projects:- Created method for colorizing drawings and comics for TOPPS trading cards. Helped create technique utilizing scanning and early versions of Photoshop to create digital files that could then be used for embossing and multi-colored plates and colors.- Extensive masking and color-correcting of products for Danbury Mint. Client required many revisions of changes that needed to be logged and revised on a regular basis for hundreds of images.Clients: Danbury Mint, Sikorsky, United Technology, TOPPS

Manchester, Ct

Pre-Press SpecialistAllied is a commercial printer serving the Greater New England region. Worked as a designer and color retoucher responsible for the preparation and manipulation of digital files for press. Responsible for overseeing client projects from supplied files to press, pre-flight client files, and prepare files for print workflow. Output and checked film negatives from Agfa plotter. Prepared files on Scitex Dolev system prior to film output.Clients: First Brands, CL&P, Stanley, Aetna

Bfa, Graphic Design, 3.86 In Major

Activities and Societies: AIGA, American Institute of Graphic Arts CADC, Connecticut Art Directors Club Hartford Adobe User Group.

Bfa, Graphic Design