Hello ... Prior to owning my graphic design business, I worked for a non-profit educational association for almost two decades.
I put a graphic design team together, brainstormed with marketing, created with publishing, worked with sales, printed and mailed large press runs with production, and strategized with executive staff.
We evolved the brands for the National Association of Secondary School Principal's, which included The National Honor Society and the National Association of Student Councils. Our team managed millions in print production while juggling tons of projects for multiple departments. We were award-winning with all the brands and published materials.
When you work with me, you will not only find solutions for your design … whatever the project is… it may be difficult to choose your favorite design. I bring just the right combination of experience — technically you get a Creative Director at the price of a Freelance Graphic Designer, and at your pace. I work with you from start to finish, or pick up the pieces in the middle.
Let’s create something you love. Just drop me an email, or call, and we can get started.
CLIENTS A–Z
37MMG Agency
ASBO: Association of School Business Officials
ASCRS: American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (+ JCRS Journal)
Better World Strategies & NonprofitCoach™
BHI: Better Hearing Institute
BlueTree Digital Agency
Cascades Laser Pain Center
Country's Best Log Homes
Clarion Management Resources:
AWLP: Alliance for Work-Life Progress
BPW: Business & Professional Women's Foundation
ERA/EDPM Roofing Association
NSEE: National Society for Experiential Education
Teamsters
EurekaFacts, LLC
Eyedea Studio Agency
Fundraiser: Help Freddie Walk
John Callaghan Novels
(Amazon Print-On-Demand):
The T.O.A.D.S., The Virgin of the Adirondacks,
and The Architecture of Dreams & Other Stories
Jose's Tree Service
JZ Bounce
Legacy Video Service
Lisa Speet Photography
Military Heritage Magazine
NAELA: National Academy of Elder Law
NCRA: National Court Reporters Association
NEH: Natural Element Homes (Magazine)
Parker Interiors
PMA: Property Management Association
Raheen Law Group
RarefiedAir Crafts
Seneff Heating & Air
SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management
Sovereign Media: Sci-Fi Channel
Sci-Fi Entertainment Magazine
Sci-Fi Universe, Star Trek Special Issue,
Guest Art Director
Strive3 Agency
Silver Beacon Marketing
School Board Candidate Promotionals:
Anthony Stacy
2 For Seder
Water Street Design Agency
(Client: Lowe's Hardware)
Whispering Winds Myotherapy
Young America's Foundation
WORK HISTORY
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Associate Director Graphic Services (1996–2014) NASSP
(National Association of Secondary School Principals);
Led Graphics & Production team; Hired as a Graphic Designer
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Graphic Designer Fraser Wallace Advertising Agency (1996)
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Advertising Designer The Breeze, JMU College Newspaper (1995)
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Advertising Specialist Weider History Group (1990–1994);
(Empire Press Magazines / Cowles History Group).
Hired as an Advertising Assistant, promoted to Production Planner,
and Advertising Specialist
SKILLS
Graphic Design, Logo Design: Brand, Corporate Identity, Print Design: Brochures, Postcards, Signage, Ads, Publications, Magazines, Presentations, Web Template Design, Video, Animation
SOFTWARE
Design: Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro - Video; Quark, Adobe Dimensions, MiniCad, Model Pro, Renderman, Artist XP-Pen
Project Management: Basecamp, FastTrack, Toggl Time, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Web: Wix.com & Wordpress.com, beginner Joomla
Music: GarageBand
HOBBIES
Brands I created are:
Little Mouse & Midnight Mustard
HEALTH TIPS
https://tapplebella.wixsite.com/oils
Medical research, tips, essential oils.
STORIES / WRITINGS
http://www.writerscafe.org/littlemouse
Poetry, ideas, stories.
PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/LittleMouse3
I submitted a few photos to iStock photos
MUSIC
https://tapplebella.wixsite.com/littlemouse
I set up a home music studio with a digital piano, MIDI connection, and USB microphone
to layer music tracks, voice and effects to produce the CD: Find Your Way (by Little Mouse); designed, burned & printed the CD and sent to CDBaby for digital distribution, released to various digital platforms iTunes/Spotify, etc.
My music can be found various places,
some is monetized, but mostly for free:
https://open.spotify.com/artist
Little Mouse
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/littlemouse
Myspace music: (original launch) http://www.myspace.com/littlemouse3
Track 8 contains voice clips from salvaged cassette tape media (sent by my father Gary during a wartime era), converted to MP3, see the song: "when I was six"; track 8.
My song "Plant the Trees" is now played in music classes as "Name that mystery singer!" (at my son's school). It is easy to be famous when you are known as 'so and so's' "Mom". ... as well as occasionally substitute for music and art classes.
My music production was an exercise to show that all things are possible. Follow your passion or let me help you create it!
