Professional Experience
Graphic Arts Professional
My general skill set in design an production includes use of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator; Quark Xpress, on MAC OSX. I use Adobe products for file preparation and various file transfer utilities to move press-ready files to printer. My illustration skills include pen & ink, scratchboard, watercolor and oil painting.
Employment
Asheville BookWorks
June 2009 - present
Book Arts studio, teaching facility
Studio Manager, part-time
Design brochures, ads, e-news and marketing materials
Office management, emails, phones, manage volunteers, customer service
Plan, prepare and organize for events and classes
Assist with in-house letterpress print projects
Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC
August 1999 - January 2009
Production and Design Manager
Production/layout of 70-page alt-weekly newspaper including:
Design/supervise graphics, covers and general layout of newspaper
Responsible for design, production and transmission of files for the weekly paper
Supervised the 2003 transition to electronic prepress and file transfer
Supervised production and design of the various supplements produced
by the Mountain Xpress such as annual restaurant, film, green building and festival guides
Managed a 4-5 person department, including necessary freelance assistance
Scheduled all production of weekly product and other supplements
J. A. Jones Management Services - USDA/SRRC, New Orleans, LA
Sept. 1997 - July 1999
Graphic Designer - part-time
Design and production of posters, graphics for administrative and scientific depts
Henderson & Associates, New Orleans, LA
May 1992 - February 1997
Art Director
Design, production and management of brochures, logos, advertising, etc
Alan Stone Creative Services, Van Nuys, CA
July 1988 - January 1992
Company produced full color packaging, product graphics, advertising, brochures.
Supervised freelance and small staff, maintained client and vendor relations and
coordination of all jobs from design through pre-press
Managed the transition to computers from conventional design and production procedures
Yohon Graphic Arts
I operate my own studio in conjunction with various part-time and temporary jobs.
I have worked continuously with Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities since 1994. Although primarily a designer, my work also involves managing projects, production and illustration.
I am also a book artist and have binding and letterpress printing skills as well.
Following is a list of clients present and past:
SpiderCloud Wireless, San Jose, CA
Technical illustration for manuals
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, New Orleans, LA
design & production of articles for quarterly magazine, Cultural Vistas,
annual reports and posters
Audubon Quarterly, New Orleans, LA
illustrations for magazine, Audubon Quarterly
Pontalba Press, New Orleans, LA
design & production of photo essay book Obituary Cocktail by Kerri McCaffety
Longue Vue House & Gardens, New Orleans, LA
design & production of brochures and exhibit materials
New Orleans Ballet Association, New Orleans, LA
design & production of ballet season materials
Ad agency support - design & production of various materials
Bauerlein Inc., New Orleans, LA
The Pertuit Group, New Orleans, LA
Keating Magee Advertising, New Orleans, LA
ZIGZAG Design Studio, New Orleans, LA
Education
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA • June 1985
Associate Degree - Visual Communications
Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA • 1993
Drawing
AB Technical School, Asheville, NC • 2000, 2006, 2007
Painting, Spanish, InDesign
Paper Book Intensive, Oxbow, MI • 2013
Leather, Letterpress
Awards & Volunteering
New Orleans Press Club -
Awards for design and illustration of Cultural Vistas • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012
Art Directors & Designers Association - Award of Excellence - Poster • 1995
Art Institute of Philadelphia - Permanent Collection Awards • 1985
Louisiana Children’s Museum – volunteer • 1993
Aquarium of the Americas - volunteer naturalist • 1994-96
Mountin’ Hopes - volunteer help with therapeutic horseback riding • 2003-04
Carolina Barn Dance - winning logo design • 2006
Buffalo Field Campaign – logo contest – second place • 2012
References available upon request
