I’m a freelance illustrator, designer, and caricature artist working out of Champaign Illinois.

Illustration: Yeah, I'm pretty darn drawesome. I’ve done book, editorial, and commercial illustration for a wide variety of clients.

Design and advertising: I call it dansign, and have done a lot of it. Ranging from three years of design at an ad agency to being the art director for a billboard company. Now I’m the Senior Graphic Designer at Carle Clinic Association and doing freelance design and marketing consultanting.

Caricature: I make other people look funny - and have been caricaturing at events and parties for around 10 years. Visit the caricature section of my site to see my quick draw and commissioned caricatures.

OBJECTIVE:
I am available for freelance projects, marketing consulting, and caricaturing at parties and events.

2000 - Current: Illustrator, graphic designer, and caricaturist.
· Caricatures · Print and web design · Print publications · Commercial Illustration · Digital Photography

Employment:
Oct 2005 – Current: Carle Clinic Marketing Department Senior Designer
· Graphic design · Marketing

Feb 2005 – Aug 2005: AmPride Communications: Design and photography
· Caricatures · Design · Illustration · Digital Photography

Sept 2003 – Jan 2005: Adams Outdoor Advertising: Art Director
· Writing Ad Copy · Design · Digital Photography · Illustration

2000 – Sept. 2003: River City Reader Weekly Newspaper: Illustrator
· Created illustrations for covers and articles

2000 – Feb. 2003: Oh Frenzy! Advertising Agency: Designer
·Digital Photography · Print · Web management and design · Illustration

1999 – 2000: Color Works Screen Printing · Graphic Design · Illustration · Photography
1998 – 2000: Marycrest International University Newspaper · Staff Artist · Photographer · Writer
1996 – 1997: Black Hawk College Newspaper · Staff Cartoonist · Special features writer

Education:
Marycrest International University, Bachelor of Arts (Computer Graphics/Multimedia)
Black Hawk College, Liberal Arts Degree

Awards and honors:
2004 Champaign-Urbana Ad Club: CHAAMP Winner. Category: Outdoor/Display Advertising. Client: El Toro Mexican Restaurant. Campaign: “Mexican Food. Local Water.” Employer: Adams Outdoor Advertising. Job Title: Art Director.
2004 Champaign-Urbana Ad Club: CHAAMP finalists. Category: Outdoor/Display Advertising. Client: Espresso Royale. Campaign. “Love your coffee.” Employer: Adams Outdoor Advertising. Job Title: Art Director.
2003 Champaign-Urbana Ad Club: CHAAMP finalists. Category: Outdoor/Display Advertising. Client: Homeworks retail store. Campaign: N/A. Employer: Adams Outdoor Advertising. Job Title: Art Director.

Software experience:
· Comfortable with Mac and PC platforms
· OFFICE - Microsoft Office
· GRAPHICS - Quark Express · Adobe Family · Freehand
· 2D ANIMATION – Experience in Flash, Adobe Premier and After Effects
· 3D ANIMATION – Limited experience with 3D MAX
· WEB DESIGN – Dreamweaver · FTP Software

I have created the following sites:
www.danwild.com: design, coded and maintain.
www.homehdw.com: designed, partially coded, no longer maintain.
www.victorianrosebandb.net: design, coded and maintain.
www.hummingbirdschool.com: designed, coded and maintain.

References: Available upon request.