Profile
John is an award-winning graphic designer with over 30 years of multidisciplinary expertise in graphic design, pre-press/print production, web design, video post-production, motion graphics, 3D modeling/texturing, and interactive asset creation—including entrepreneurial success founding an online art business with global collectors on six continents.Awards
Unity Creator Award – Best Cybersecurity Visualization Application in Government & Aerospace - Issued by Unity; contributed 2D/3D assets to Ingalls Information Security's Viewpoint project
Two Best of Interactive ADDY® Awards for Web Design – Issued by American Advertising Federation of Shreveport-Bossier (CenturyTel Center website, Shreveport-Bossier Advertising Federation website)
Judges Award for Usability & Accessibility – Issued by American Advertising Federation of Shreveport-Bossier (Music for Business website)
Multiple Gold ADDY® Awards – Web Design & Branding Categories - Issued by American Advertising Federation of Shreveport-Bossier (e.g., Sci-Port website, CHRISTUS Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital website, Pixel Fusion logo)
Top Website – The Strand Theatre website - Issued by Accrisoft Corporation
Technical Skills & Proficiencies
Graphic Design & Print Production
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, print production, color management (CMYK/RGB/proofing), pre-press workflows
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, print production, color management (CMYK/RGB/proofing), pre-press workflows
Video Post-Production & Motion Graphics
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, motion design, VFX compositing, animation principles, color grading
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, motion design, VFX compositing, animation principles, color grading
3D Modeling, Texturing & Rendering
Autodesk Maya, Blender, Adobe Substance 3D Painter, photorealistic rendering, UV mapping, PBR workflows
Autodesk Maya, Blender, Adobe Substance 3D Painter, photorealistic rendering, UV mapping, PBR workflows
Web Design & Development Basics
HubSpot, Shopify, Squarespace, WordPress, Accrisoft CMS customization, Adobe Dreamweaver, responsive design fundamentals, basic HTML/CSS
HubSpot, Shopify, Squarespace, WordPress, Accrisoft CMS customization, Adobe Dreamweaver, responsive design fundamentals, basic HTML/CSS
Additional Tools
Adobe Dimension, Microsoft Office 365 (advanced Excel/PowerPoint for presentations & asset management)
Adobe Dimension, Microsoft Office 365 (advanced Excel/PowerPoint for presentations & asset management)