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With more than twenty years experience in graphic design, production and service bureau work, I have produced everything from business cards to books. I primarily produce finished disk files to a design created by the client, with occasional design work for select clients.
I have been an online user since joining Compuserve in 1989. I have been building and maintaining websites since 1998. While I can produce bandwidth-hungry sites to your specification, as a designer I favor a lean, content-driven approach, using Dreamweaver or Silverstripe CMS.
The written word still plays a primary role in communication. My experience as a journalist and commercial copywriter complements my graphic skills. Whether created from a brief and original research, or a major re-write of existing copy, I can promise professional results.
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On-Site TrainingI've been providing on-site small group or one-on-one training in advanced and intermediate digital pre-press software for designers, service bureaus and Mac operators since 1988.
I specialize in on-site training so that you get the benefit of learning in the computing environment you need to know best; we can work together on actual jobs so you get a productive result as well as developing your skills.
I also offer custom-tailored tutoring to suit your requirements.
Learn advanced production techniques of the pros, including master pages, style sheets, customizing H&Js, style tags, and hanging indents.
Intermediate and advanced methods: layers and layer masks, alpha channels, filters, repetitive task automation with Command palette, power selection techniques with QuickMask, plus Effects and Adjustment Layers. Also covers how to get the most from your scanner.
Tackle these top-drawer programs with confidence: you'll learn all the basics plus advanced topics such as masking, compound paths, creating gradients, blending, and many other useful skills.
Font management. Hard disk maintenance and recovery. Backup. Network printing and file sharing. System upgrade and installation. So many minor tasks can become major headaches if you don't know the ropes when it comes to keeping your system shipshape. Learn Retrospect, TechTool Pro, Extensis Suitcase, plus Mac system software extras.
EPS or TIFF? GIF? What about BMP or WMF? Get under the hood and learn what you need to know about the many graphic file formats with which today's professional Mac operator must be familiar. Convert, compress, reduce and enlarge, without fear of failure.
How it works. Why you need to know it. And how to do it right, in every major program: Illustrator, FreeHand, and Photoshop.
Save money and time by learning all the tricks and traps of film output: make sure your files are right the first time with correct colour specification, fonts and graphics, page size and format; give your service bureau or printer what they need and nothing more.
I also offer beginning and intermediate training in Adobe Acrobat and InDesign, Claris Filemaker Pro, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Microsoft Excel.
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Box 592 Nelson, New Zealand 7010
021 655 016 mobile • 021 218 6016 fax