Klutz PublishingAssociate Art Director
Feb. 2008 - Jan. 2011Palo Alto, California, United StatesKlutz Publishing is a children’s “books plus” publishing company creating interactive and instructional books about crafts, games, science and humor. In this role, I created design and style approach for up to 6-8 book titles per year, including details such as graphic style, typography, illustration style and selection, photography, packaging design, and product development and design. *Teamwork & Creative Process: Collaborated with creative, copy writing, editorial or sales department members to discuss and review the current and develop potential projects. *Cost Control: Managed and tracked budgets and time lines for multiple and consecutive projects. Helped determine appropriate budgets for projects and consistently successful in meeting proposed budgets, preventing cost overruns. * Design: Created custom design for at least half of my assigned titles. * Art Direction: Hired, directed, and managed 5+ freelance designers, illustrators, photographers, production designers, and other creative experts. Planned and art directed all photoshoots for assigned titles including model selection, location selection, wardrobe, props, and assistants. *Print Design: Inspected and prepared all files for printing. *Key projects: Make Your Own Monsters, Clothespin Cars, Fuzzy Monkeys, Fuzzimals, The Natural, Beauty Book, Super Simple Sewing, Foam Rockets, Good Growing, Fingerprint Fabulous.