matt touchard |
matt
touchard
New Orleans LA: New Orleans Magazine names Matt Touchard
one of the city's "People to Watch in 2005."
Touchard is creative director at Zermatt Design, a creative
firm with offices in New Orleans and Los Angeles. An
award-winning designer, he has been honored with a Clio,
a Telly and an ADDY, as well as with recognition by
Graphic Design usa in our annual American Graphic Design
Awards. When asked by New Orleans Magazine about his
goals for 2005, Touchard said, "There has been
a cyclical shift once again where consumers are demanding
more for their hard-earned cash. I see the same thing
with clients. Most want and expect solid solutions to
their marketing and advertising dilemmas, albeit their
budgets are tight. So, my focus will be to engage the
client with faster solutions that take less time, thus
less money. That gives me carte blanche to do more personal
projects..." Touchard's clients include Pat Benatar,
Cirque du Soleil and EMI Records. He is currently writing
and designing a hardcover book about guitar collections
across the U.S.A., entitled GuitArsonists.
michelle georgilas |
michelle
georgilas
Las Vegas NV: Michelle Georgilas, senior designer at
Creative Dynamics, is selected to serve as a panel member
for the National Designing a Curriculum (DACUM) forum
for Art Institute. Georgilas is well-suited to serve
on the panel: she has spent the last year and a half
working with teachers, students and community leaders
to improve the quality and quantity of design education
in Las Vegas. Reflecting on her contributions to the
panel, Georgilas said she "wanted to stress how
crucial it is to have classes that focus strictly on
the conceptual side of graphic design. When it comes
time to develop strategic solutions, the ability to
think more abstractly is key."
steve reeves |
steve
reeves
Alpharetta GA: Red House Global Brand Architects invites
Steve Reeves to head new brand development at the firm.
In this position, Reeves will be responsible for identifying
and growing brands that can benefit from Red House's
integrated marketing model. He will also contribute
his broad online media knowledge to benefit existing
Red House clients. Prior to joining Red House, Reeves
worked for Cox Enterprises, a top-ten nationally ranked
media network, where he held various management positions.
He was also manager of online sales at Cox Newspapers
and Cox Television.
sara southworth |
sara
southworth
Los Angeles CA: Chase Design Group hires Sara Southworth
as production manager. She will work on projects for
Mattel, Target and Kama Sutra, among others, for the
firm. Prior to joining Chase, Southworth spent several
years as a production artist and production manager,
first at Vaughan & Company in San Francisco, and
then at Satterwhite Design in Portland, followed by
three years as a studio manager and producer for Lars
Topelmann Photography. A graduate of Colgate University,
Southworth served for several years in the Peace Corp,
and has studied Arabic, several Tunisian dialects and
Mandarin Chinese. She is certified in apiculture and
once taught beekeeping – yes, beekeeping –
in Tunisia.
bryan durnant |
bryan
durnan
Cherry Hill NJ: The DeSimone Group assigns Bryan Durnan
to the post of art director. Durnan is now responsible
for all graphic art layouts for the DeSimone Auto Dealerships
account, including DeSimone Cadillac, DeSimone BMW Automobiles
and BMW Motorcycles of Cherry Hill. He will also assist
DeSimone Group's other divisions, including marketing,
advertising and a unique entertainment division, which
produces large and small corporate events, concerts,
tv shows, films and commercials. Durnan previously worked
for the Courier Post Newspaper, a Gannett Publication.
michael matascik, mandy marger
Canton GA: Grant Design Collaborative adds Michael Matascik
as a design content director and Mandy Marger as a designer.
The additions will allow Grant to meet an increased
demand for research and analysis, strategic brand development
and graphic design services. For nearly a decade, Matascik
served as vice president, creative operations, and senior
designer at Thinkhouse Creative in Atlanta. He has worked
on projects for AGL Resources, EMS Wireless and Georgia-Pacific,
among others. Marger is a recent graduate of the Portfolio
Center in Atlanta, where she was twice awarded scholarships
for her academic performance and service to the school.
Prior to design school, Marger was a professional equestrian.
charlie greiner
Memphis TN: Charles H. Greiner, Jr., retires from International
Paper, where, for the last year, he served as senior
vice president, commercial development, printing papers.
Greiner was in the printing papers business for 32 years,
starting at Union Camp and rising to senior vice president
and executive vice president posts with that company.
Following its merger with International Paper in 1999,
Greiner was named senior vice president of printing
and commercial papers at IP, a post he continued to
hold until 2003. For the past year, he has worked to
improve customer relations and support initiatives within
IP's other printing paper businesses. Greiner was recently
honored by the National Paper Trade Association, receiving
its Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award. Active
in industry affairs, he has served as chairman of the
American Forest and Paper Association Printing and Writing
Paper Division and the Paper Distribution Council, as
well as director of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation.
He is currently an industry advisor for the Commerce
Department.
siri korsgren
Norwalk CT: Tom Fowler, Inc., adds a new designer to
their creative team. Siri Korsgren is an award-winning
designer with 23 years' experience in the health and
beauty, technology and food and beverage industries.
She holds a B.S. in industrial design from the Philadelphia
College of Art.
elise burroughs
Providence RI: The Society for News Design appoints
Elise Burroughs as its new executive director. SND is
a global advocacy organization representing more that
2600 members if 50 countries. Prior to joining SND,
Burroughs was the director of technology conferences
for the Newspaper Association of America, where she
played a key role in organizing the education program
for NEXPO. She was also the manager of NAA's New Media
Federation and executive editor of NAA's Presstime magazine.
Burroughs holds a journalism degree from the University
of Wisconsin.
jordan brough, jeff hinkle
Cincinnati OH: Libby Perszyk Kathman, one of the largest
independent design consultancies in the U.S., hires
Jordan Brough as a designer and promotes Jeff Hinkle
to the position of senior design director. Brough is
a graduate of the University of Utah and holds a degree
in art direction. Hinkle was hired in 1996 as a junior
designer. He is a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinatti
and holds a B.F.A. in graphic design. In his new role,
Hinkle assumes additional design leadership responsibilities
for brands including Intuit QuickBooks and Hershey Bubble
Yum.
brian felgar, hill bechtler
Las Vegas NV: Creative Dynamics, Inc., welcomes Brian
Felgar and Hill Bechtler. Felgar will serve as a graphic
designer. He brings over eight years of design experience
to CDI, having previously worked as a freelance designer
in Sacramento, where he garnered several Addys as well
winning a district championship in the American Advertising
Federation's Student Advertising Competition. Bechtler,
now a production artist, graduated from James Madison
University with a B.F.A. in graphic design. He quickly
became a sought-after freelancer before joining CDI.
The hiring announcement was made by CDI creative director
Victoria Hart.
ken lowden
Wilmington DE: Ken Lowden, the much-respected marketing
and industry relations manager for DuPont Imaging Technologies,
retired on June 30, after more than 35 years of service.
Lowden's contributions to the business were characterized
by dedication to customer focus and participation in
various associations and industry groups working to
promote the growth of flexography and commercial printing.
He was recently awarded the IPA (Association of Graphic
Solution Providers) Leonard Holziger Award in recognition
of his distinguished leadership and unselfish contributions
of time, talent and energy to the printing industry.
Lowden is on the board of directors of the IPA and the
National Association of Printing Leaders. In 2000, he
was elected to the NAPL's honor organization, The Walter
Soderstom Society.
staci katz, nicole santucci
Philadelphia PA: Art director Staci Katz and copywriter
Nicole Santucci join SFGT. The pair are teamed up to
work on the American Education Services and Point Roll
accounts. Katz was previously a junior art director
at Gillespie Advertising in New Jersey, where she worked
on the Educational Testing Services, Cendant Mortgage
and ING Direct accounts. She holds a B.F.A. in graphic
design from The College of New Jersey. Santucci has
freelanced for several agencies, including the Brownstein
Group and 160 Over 90. She holds degrees in communication
from Temple University and in copywriting from the VCU
AdCenter.
matt noa
Omaha NE: Ad agency Bozell & Jacobs expands its
creative staff with the addition of a new designer,
Matt Noa. Noa will work on creative and production for
Bozell's College World Series of Omaha, Skylark Meats
and First National Bank accounts, as well as several
others. Before joining Bozell, Noa was a graphic designer
at Renze Display, where he developed internal marketing
pieces and graphics for tradeshow booths. A graduate
of The Creative Center in Omaha with an Associate Degree
in occupational studies, Noa once held an art director
internship at Bozell & Jacobs.
robert troutman
Newport RI: Robert Troutman is the newest member of
Fleming & Roskelly's creative team. The art director
and designer brings more than a decade of experience
in branding, print, interactive, packaging and broadcast
design to the firm. Troutman was previously a senior
designer and art director at Big Blue Dot, where his
accounts included The Ringling Brothers' Circus, Oxygen,
Nickelodeon, Gillett, PBS and Noggin. A graduate of
RISD in graphic design, he also holds a degree in political
science from Penn State.
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