Full Portfolio July10

}Sam Powell

IllustrationHigh School Portrait

done in ‘06from a photo

}for fun

IllustrationsTop - Tommy

done in ‘06Tommy’s wascreated froma photo.

Bottom - Kayla

you’ll noticetwo

different

styles

done in ‘06

}JK PhotographyIllustrations

For customers of a from photoscreative photographer.Created in ‘10.

}AJWC Createdthese illustrations

from photosof AJWC members from the playsin ‘09

and

‘10

}for fun

my imaginationCastles fromin ‘05

}Katie Driscoll

Engagedto be married, this couple

they loved it!

create their save-the-date card. After getting to know their personality and style, I suggested this idea.

hired me to

SleepingBeauty

presents

March 19, 7pm March 20 at 11am & 2pm

&Aurora Junior Woman’s ClubAurora Children’s Dental Services

$5 non-refundableWest Aurora High Auditorium

For tickets call Laurie (630) 897-5880 or Margaret (630) 400-7993

Illustrations & designs by Mary Weis: illustrativemusings.com | cyberdimmensions.com

aurorajuniorwomansclub.org

All proceeds benefit Aurora Childrens Dental Services, an organization which strives to improve the lives of local children.

}AJWC

created in‘08, ‘09 & ‘10

Illustrations

for non-profit

}Marc Rowe

Inventorof a different style PS2 gun

illustrate this for him. I created different views, colors, etc which he then took to production.

hired me to

Garlic Functions

Solid to

Peel

Slice

Dice

Crush

Garlic Press

© 2009 Pat Bruno

Slices

Dices

Crushes

Garlic

Function

Pad

5”

4.25”

6”

4”

1”Tray extends

for easy

cleaning

Egg Poacher

Egg pods with �ip up tops

Egg pods with �ip up tops

Pot Top Viewsize actual© 2009 Pat Bruno

Stem

}Pat BrunoTechnicalhave been done repeatedly

Top - Bagel SlicerMiddle - Egg PoacherBottom - Garlic Press

for this client.

illustrations

}Pat Bruno

One of the bestI receive the product once it’s out of production!

perks?

}Mike Andersonhas an award design company. He has hired me from time to time to create detailed illustrations.

Retired cop

}animals

Animalillustrations

a variety of companies and purposes. See the little pig? That’s my son’s favorite stuffed toy.

created for

}other’s workis the best form of flattery.

Copying

These are notmy original ideas. They are however my illustrations. I can illustrate anything with Adobe!

}mcfroo.com

Characterdevelopment

are my ideas born of a conversation with the client describing what she wanted. In just a few discussions, I developed and perfected them to her desire.

All of these

}artistic illustration

from a photograph. Creative licence was taken.

Illustrated

}logos

}logos

}logos

}logos

}logos

ACDSAurora Children’s

Dental Service

}logos

non profit

non-profitoperate differently than

perfected

in that these types of decisions are done by committee. While this is more challenging to work with, I daresay I have

public sector companies

the art of working by committee~}

}transportation

graphics and wire-frames

Front-end

createdfor this off-shore company. This site is entirely database driven. Worked very closely with the programming team.

}financial

The challengein working with companies in the

is they often have difficulty in expressing their desires for designs. To overcome this, I ask many questions and be sure my communication is precise.

financial industry

}alternativethose in alternative medicine and alternative fitness industries

By contrast,

desirevery creative designs and have good communication, but like to be part of the design process. I work well with this type of client too.

}designI can’t begin to tell you how many times I have revised my own website. Current revision uses Flash.

}consultingmade as a 24/7 brochure.

Vanilla websites

}dance

Databasedriven

...not very commonly seen. Also, this customer was located out of state adding a level of complexity.

with a highly creative design

}photographyportfolio site

Flash

insurance

Flashwebsite with a lot of information to be placed on the site

revision for this client.this is my 3rd

}

education

was the challenge.

Again, lots of content

organization!

The key to overcoming this issue is

}

database driven

Different industries, different databases, different functions. On all of these I worked with a team of developers.

On some, they were offshore... India, China, Russia, Germany.

}

database driven

created in‘08, ‘09 & ‘10

Common theme?

I was the Project Manager as well as the Designer..

}

}letterhead

}posters

&Aurora Junior Woman’s ClubAurora Children’s Dental Services

&SnowWhite the

Present

Proceeds will benefit Aurora Children’s Dental Services, a program that provides free dental care to low-income children in the Aurora area.

Friday, March 20, 2009 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2009 11 am & 2 pmWest Aurora High School Auditorium

$5.00 non-refundable

For tickets contact:Diane (630) 897-6690 or

Pat (630) 897-2835

Illustrations & layout by AJWC member Mary Weis: illustrativemusings.com | cyberdimmensions.com

Seven Dwarfs

SleepingBeauty

presents

March 19, 7pm March 20 at 11am & 2pm

&Aurora Junior Woman’s ClubAurora Children’s Dental Services

$5 non-refundableWest Aurora High Auditorium

For tickets call Laurie (630) 897-5880 or Margaret (630) 400-7993

Illustrations & designs by Mary Weis: illustrativemusings.com | cyberdimmensions.com

aurorajuniorwomansclub.org

All proceeds benefit Aurora Childrens Dental Services, an organization which strives to improve the lives of local children.

}ad pieces

}brochures

}showing off

Creativityis key to this industry.

can type out a brochure for you.

A trained monkey

}my creativity

will that brochure have the right message and do the right job for you?

The question is

I will.

home: 630.966.0748 | cell: 630.740.5279located in Aurora, IL

EducationFeb 04 - AIU, BA Visual Communications, Deans List all 4 semestersSep 04 - ELCA Theosophical Education. Graduated & Ordained as DeaconessJan 96 - COD, AA Graphic Arts PrePressSep 87 - Kaiser College, AA Computer Management

ExperienceIndustry relatedCyber Dimmensions - Jan 95 to current - Illustrator | Graphic Artist | Web DesignerPerformed Project Management duties for completion of several large scale web projects. Created print materials, websites, logos and more for many customers. Supervised sales force. Performed sales, accounting and nur-tured client relationships.Washington Middle School - Feb 10 to current - Creative DirectorCast and directed 38 children. Performed all technical direction including promotional materials, scrim creation, costuming, prop design. Saw project from start to completion.Aurora Junior Woman’s Club - May 09 to current - Communications ChairpersonCreated branding materials and plan for organization including logo, website, brochures, posters, cards. Educated all members on usage of marketing materials.

OtherBlast Communications - Sept 07 to June 09 - No title, many dutiesPerformed Office Manager tasks for a small business including project management, web maintenance, accounting, scheduling, customer service and product procurement.

Traditional DigitalDrawingWatercolor / oil paintingRenderingCartooningTypographyScript WritingActingJewelry MakingSculpting

PC/MACCS4 Programs: Illustrator,PhotoShop, In Design, Dreamweaver, Acrobat,Flash, FireworksHTML, CSS, ASPJavaScript, ActionScriptOffice, Claris, Corel, JascSocial NetworkingHardware familiarityPeer to peer networks

Personal ConceptualCreativeProject ManagementTime ManagementOrganizedSelf StarterTeam playerLeadership skillsDependableGreat client relationshipsStrong negotiation skillsSpanish semi-fluency

Strategic brainstormingBrandingCreative executionConcept developmentStory boardingWebsite managementCreative writingPublication designPrint productionTheatrical effectsDirecting

Portfolio can be viewed at http://www.illustrativemusings.com