STEWART HARTSFIELD
4862 SW Indian Creek Ct., Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(503) 684-0411
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SUMMARY
Stewart Hartsfield is a gifted artist and designer who also enjoys abilities as a commercial illustrator, graphic designer, creative consultant, art director, art educator, project manager and webmaster. His design skills spring from intensive training in the traditional visual arts, refined by commercial application of that training in the digital arena. His strong communication skills make him an excellent supervisor, consultant, tutor and teacher. His experience as a sole proprietor has provided firm grounding in project management and oversight.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
SOFTWARE – Over 20 years experience with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Quark XPress, with supplemental experience using other illustration/design applications, plus numerous additional graphics and production utilities.
PRINT – Solid understanding of digital preparations for offset printing, including color management; experience with many types of print projects from both creative as well as production positions.
WEB – Over 15 years experience working with selected clients to design and implement websites, then update both look & content to reflect changing client needs, always augmenting experience & expertise to meet the evolving client demands with current technology.
MANAGEMENT – Ability to grasp and oversee large, complex projects, or, to handle multiple projects within the same timeframe; organized, attentive to details without losing sight of overall objectives; capable of sharing information and training others.
SELF EMPLOYMENT
STEWORKS is a sole proprietorship providing high-end digital illustration & design commercially on a project basis (full-time since 6/94), with recent emphasis on agency-quality Photoshop image compositing & retouching and on website work. Additional energies have been applied to teaching and curriculum development (PNCA, Fall ‘01 – Fall ‘05) and to cover illustration & production management for early editions of the ReDirect Guide (Spring ‘02 – Spring ‘03). Stewart helped his partner launch her website, earthincommon.com (Fall '05), an e-commerce site using an open-source shopping cart solution.
Ongoing Projects include handling duties as webmaster (and all-around illustrator/graphic designer) for prodesigned.com (1995 - present) and ntptalk.com (4/09 – present).
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT
STEWORKS – 5/84 to 6/94, part-time, concurrent with employment listed below; full-time after 6/94 (see above).
Early incarnation of the sole proprietorship offering a broad range of services to companies as well as private individuals.
Computer illustration & graphics production; conceive, design and execute print & display projects (both digital and traditional media); private computer training/consulting/tutoring; Macintosh System grooming.
Computer Graphic Technologies – 9/93 to 6/94, left to pursue freelance projects full-time.
High-end color separation and prepress house.
Major role in company startup; client file intervention to trap, color break, and facilitate correct film output; file creation and illustration; received production training on high-end color pre-press workstations.
Black Rogers Sullivan Goodnight – 5/92 to 9/93, recruited away to join startup of Computer Graphic Technologies.
Advertising agency, ranked 4th largest (at the time) in metropolitan area, Houston.
File creation and illustration; minor art direction and design; production file work on print and outdoor media projects.
KHOU TV – 12/91 to 3/92, long-term temporary assignment ended.
CBS network affiliate television station, Houston.
File creation and illustration; on-air logo design and execution; print media and collateral file production.
Wetmore & Company – 3/91 to 10/91, economic downturn resulted in layoff.
One of the region’s largest quality commercial printing plants, Houston.
Client file intervention to trap, color break and output; file creation and illustration.
Houston Community College – 1/90 to 1/91, elected not to continue in part-time position.
Network of continuing education campuses located throughout greater Houston area.
Develop and teach desktop publishing courses: Introductory, Layout and Design, Graphics Generation.
Chroma Copy – 5/85 to 6/88, left to pursue freelance and greater teaching responsibilities.
International photographic color and display service center, Houston.
Create (non-digital) support graphics for display package quotes; display department management; color photographic lab work.
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – 8/85 to 3/91, concurrent with HCC and Chroma Copy (above).
Magnet school for gifted children, Houston.
Develop and teach art and design courses: Drawing, Design, Color, Photography, Printmaking, Advanced/Independent Studio Seminars.
University of Illinois – 8/82 to 5/84, concurrent with Master’s degree program studies and candidacy.
Largest land-grant university in Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Develop and teach courses in beginning photography; visual research lab assistant with traditional typesetting and camera equipment.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF FINE ARTS, Photography/Printmaking, May 1984
School of Art and Design, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, Photography/Printmaking, May 1982
School of Fine Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE, Visual Arts Department, May 1978
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, Texas