John W. Tomac Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, N.Y.

I create smart, clean and bold art for clients like:American Banker, Benefits Selling, The Boston Globe, Cascade Brewery Co., The Chicago Tribune, Chico News & Review, Collins, Dallas Observer, FOLIO:, Fordham University, Gawker.com, Governing, Government Executive, Grantland.com, Haymarket Media, Hanley Wood Media, Inside Counsel, Ladies' Home Journal, Las Vegas City Life, Mother Jones, National Underwriter, Natural Resource Defense Council, The New York Times, Observer Media Group, Runner's World, Santa Fe Reporter, The Society for Human Resource Management, Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, Stanford University, Stanton & Co., University of Rochester, USAA Magazine, The Village Voice, and Washington Post.My work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts and American Illustration. It also won Cascade Brewery Co. a Cannes Cyber-Lion for illustration & design.

New York, N.Y.

As a member of the nine-person art and photo department at Dow Jones’ weekly business magazine, I designed pages for the magazine and its special, pull-out sections. Other times I shot and edit video for Barrons.com.

I was a member of seven-person art department at North Jersey Media Group’s flagship publication, The Record. Colloquially known as The Bergen Record, it is the second-highest circulated newspaper in the Garden State. I illustrated many business and feature stories while employed here. Some were picked up for syndication by McClatchy-Tribune News Service. On occasion I filled in for the A1 designer.

I was a one-man art department at Ithaca, N.Y.'s daily newspaper. In addition to designing pages and creating charts, tables, maps and illustrations for stories, I helped install new pagination aoftware and trained my co-workers in its use. I also reformatted the paper as it moved to a smaller, 48-inch web. My work here was recognized by the New York Newspaper Publisher’s Association.