Artist Illustrator: John Potter’s self-employment title is Escape Key Graphics.I do a diverse range of work, but map illustration/design and regular illustration account for over half of the work I do as Escape Key Graphics.Clients include Tingdene Marinas, The City of Pembroke Pines, Florida, Informa Markets, The Catamaran Company, Boca Grove Golf and Tennis Club and more. Also of note are illustrated map designs for boat shows including The Fort Lauderdale, Newport, Palm Beach and Miami International Boat Shows and many more.Winner of the 2012 W3 Gold Award from The International Academy of the Visual Arts based on creativity, usability, navigation, functionality, visual design and ease of use for my contribution to the project as the map illustrator and designer.Some Software Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Sketchup, InDesign, AfterEffects, FTP, Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordpressProgramming Used: HTML, CSSSome Project Categories: Illustration, Map Design and Illustration, Book cover Illustration and Design, Magazine Illustration, Page layout, Ad Design, Exhibit Design, Website Design and Creation, Magazine Page Layout, Site plan Design, Architectural Rendering, Album Cover Art, Email Marketing, Logo Design, Photo Retouching, Street Art

Illustration, Design, Map DesignSketchup, Illustrator, PhotoshopDesign and illustration of maps for numerous residential parks and marinas

Illustration, DesignSketchup, Kerkythea, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesignProgram cover illustrations and illustrations for advertising and marketing.Designed and illustrated maps for * The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (the largest boat show in the world by many measures) * The Miami Yacht Show, The Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show and Yachts Miami Beach* The St Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show* The Palm Beach International Boat Show* The Suncoast Boat Show

ResponsibilitiesDesigned and developed websites. Created and prepared art and layouts for print including brochures and magazine ads. Created and prepared art for boat shows. Shot photographs of boats for print and web advertising. Introduced virtual tours using panoramic photography as a marketing tool.I also operated a large format Roland vinyl printer and cutter and installed much of the vinyl myself. This included boat names and logos, vehicle wraps and more.AccomplishmentsDespite a rocky departure The Catamaran Company is now an ongoing client of Escape Key Graphics and our relationship is very positive.Some Software Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Visio, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPointProgramming Used: HTML, CSSSome Project Categories: Illustration, Website Design and Creation, Page layout, FTP, Ad Design, Large Format Printing, Exhibit Design

ResponsibilitiesEstablished an art department. Managed other artists, designed and builtwebsites, prepared print ads, designed graphics for trade shows.AccomplishmentsEstablished an art department. Managed other artists, designed and built websites, prepared print ads, designed graphics for trade shows. Administrated IIS web servers from time to time.I was a small part of a large group that designed and produced an online multiple listing service for the yacht brokerage and charter industry.Some Software Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, IIS, Flash, 3D Studio Max, FTP, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPointProgramming Used: HTML, CSSSome Project Categories: Illustration, Website Design and Creation, Page layout, Ad Design

Design of computer game characters and environments for PC based first person shooters. Heavy use of 3D StudioAccomplishmentsDesigned most maps for Witchaven and Witchaven 2 and many characters for each.Designed maps and props for William Shatner's Tekwar.Projects: Fate, Tekwar, Witchaven, Witchaven2Some Software Used: 3D Studio, Windows and DOS, proprietary softwareSome Project Categories: Game Map Design, Game Texture Design, Game Character Design, Game prop Design, Illustration, Design, some PC HardwareThe company no longer exists

Working for IFAS (The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) doing design and layout of books, brochures, and flyers, illustration and exhibit design.