Roger D. Blanton
902 Ashley Rd. Apt#141
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 975-0319
me@rogerblanton.com
www.rogerblanton.com


OBJECTIVE
	To use my experience in a position where I can express my creativity and have the opportunity to purify my craft as a graphic designer.


EXPERIENCE
01/01 -  07/01 		Flash Animator/Artist Be Smart Kids, Inc. 
Developed computer software for pre-school children designed to teach the alphabet, numbers, and speech.
Illustrated graphics for interactive lessons
Utilized Macromedia Flash as a computer animator to create character animations and interactive interfaces that were optimized for the internet

12/00 - 01/01		Graphic Designer Universal Companies, Inc.  
Designed and created the 2001 Spa Equipment and Supplies catalog layout using Quark and Photoshop.
Recreated and improved company logos for spa labels using Macromedia Freehand


05/99 - 11/00		Graphic Designer Grafik Touch Advertising Agency
Designed direct mail pieces, created static and animated web pages
Created logos, laid out monthly newsletters, and designed newspaper ads
E-mailed proofs to clients, and set up pre press work for 2-color and 4-color printing.


01/99 - 05/99		Graphic Designer Graphic Design Workshop
Graphic Design Workshop is a college course for Graphic Design majors at East Tennessee State University.  It gave me the opportunity to work in a “real-world” environment with non-profit organizations with real deadlines. I also had the privilege to work on the award winning annual publication of Art and Literature called “Mockingbird.” We won an Addy Citation of Excellence.


SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, & Illustrator
Macromedia Freehand & Flash
Macromedia Dreamweaver & Fireworks
QuarkXpress
Mac/PC
Studio Photography
Professional Illustrations

EDUCATION						
East Tennessee State University				
BFA in Graphic Design/Illustration 			
140 Credit Hours GPA 3.0				
100% Self-Financed