Whether researching, training or producing, I utilize a variety of technologies and software tools.
Adobe XD Certification Underway
A robust course for certification in Adobe XD (Experience Design) The online training is the StackSkills learning platform, very intuitive, and offers the certification upon completion of five hefty areas.
Creative Technology
Graphic Arts
Creating sketches and elements that become crisp and vibrant digital graphics
Graphic Design
Corporate designer demands are met with multifaceted knowledge and with creative direction, project leadership, peer training and corporate culture
Web Design
Assisting individuals, small businesses and corporations in bringing their brand offerings, training technology and corporate messages to the web
Interactions & Activity Development
Developing interactive learning experiences with storytelling and animation, variable scripting and interactive learning scenarios
Video Editing
Determining content and footage necessary for presentation, social messaging and storytelling objectives; incorporating motion design and character animation; rendering .mp4 videos for training, messaging, and presentation
UI/UX Design
Sketches, wireframes, mockups and prototypes created with Adobe XD, Tumult Hype, Articulate Storyline, WordPress and Elementor, Adobe Illustrator
Digital Illustration
Sketches rendered to vector graphics, visual art concepts, background and backdrop graphics, marker murals, Bring Your Child To Work day artist host with classes for kids (& parents!)
Branding & Innovation
Proactive idea provider, with mockups and prototypes, art libraries and social messaging graphics, morale and inspiration builder
Task Leadership & Mentoring
Teaching methods, sharing technologies and tools with the team, learning from peers, leading instruction designers and lecture SMEs to project victories!
Brand-Booster Wally
“Technical skills and character traits that any company appreciates”
Representing brands
Producing graphics
Creating look & feel
Facilitating & training
Storyboarding support
Risen Phoenix
A phoenix mascot was created as an idea to lead a video presentation when travel restrictions affected the Subject Matter Expert. He had planned to visit our studio and record the training, but could not. Immediately, I resorted to sketching the school’s phoenix mascot for an option.
Drummers Activity Books
Currently I am producing some Drummers Word Search puzzle books. Word grids and illustrated portraits for 48 drummers in each of the first two editions.