Alexander R. Vermillion Alex Vermillion Illustration Seattle, WA www.alex-vermillion.com illustration@alex-vermillion.com 206-352-3855 Objective Execute the perfect illustration for a client commission while enjoying the creative and technical challenge Experience Illustration ¥ Traditional Mediums, Computer, and Hybrid Styles ¥ Children's Projects: Educational, Literary Interpretation, Full Color, and Line Drawing ¥ Other Projects: Caricatures, Self-Promotion, Branding, Full Color, and Line Drawing ¥ Technical Drawing: Manuals, Product Packaging, and Instructions Sheets Graphic Design ¥ Conceptualization ¥ Branding ¥ Catalog Cover Design ¥ Logo and Icon Design ¥ Photo Direction and Photo-Shoot Coordination (Studio and Location) Production ¥ Layout and Design Reproduction (Catalog, Book) ¥ Template Design and Implementation ¥ PDF Workflow Management (Images and Layout) ¥ Catalog Management Software ¥ Color Correction ¥ Mock-up Production ¥ Press Check / Bindery Employment Alex Vermillion Illustration (January 2007 - Present), Seattle, WA Freelance Illustrator and Stay-at-Home Dad Uline (May 2005 - January 2007), Waukegan, IL Catalog Production Designer Aquent (March 2005 - June 2006), Chicago, IL Production Design, Graphic Design, and Illustration Placed at Cognitive Concepts, Evanston, IL Conney Safety Products (November 2000 - April 2004), Madison, WI Catalog Graphic Designer Freelance (2000 - Present) Illustrator and Graphic Designer Alexander R. Vermillion Alex Vermillion Illustration Seattle, WA www.alex-vermillion.com illustration@alex-vermillion.com 206-352-3855 Media and Skills Traditional ¥ Pencil ¥ Pen and Ink ¥ Colored-Pencil ¥ Watercolor ¥ Metal Computer ¥ Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Acrobat) ¥ QuarkXPress ¥ Pindar Catalog Management System ¥ HTML ¥ CSS ¥ Microsoft Office ¥ PC, Mac, and Some UNIX. Other ¥ Conversational Spanish Education University of California, San Diego (1996 - 2000) Bachelor of the Arts, Visual Arts Studio Minor in Spanish Literature