Daniel Thomas Williams ~ Resumé & Art History:

5/99 - Present   Dan Williams Graphics - Graphic design and illustration consultant, Architectural Rendering and design consultant, digital imaging, hand drawn illustrations and illustrator vector, page layout, typesetting, photo editing and simulation, logo design, cartooning, web design, custom clip art, ad campaigns, menu design, product packaging, brochure and flyer design, trade show booth design, and real estate/architectural illustration, web graphics and multimedia.

1986 - Present   Dan Williams Architectural Rendering - Architectural illustration, architectural design/remodel, Auto CAD and ArchiCAD drafting.

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5/97 - 5/99    The Graphic and Production Artist  for the Seal Beach Sun Newspaper consisting of local and state editorial. My duties included: All merchant ad and editorial typesetting, design and illustration. And final weekly production, involving: Modeming front page (4 color), completing directories and final paste-up.

4/96 - 11/96    Production Artist  for Mattel's Packaging Department under contract for Tech-Aid, a Carson based Technical/creative placement agency. Duties included final packaging production involving engineering, design and copy for camera ready.

8/92 - 2/96    Graphic Designer  for ADVO Inc. L.A. Sales Dept.the largest national direct advertising company. Worked directly with the sales reps, manager and clients. Designing all ads, ad campaigns and sales presentations.

• Designing and illustrating for ADVO's top clients: Ralph's, Alpha Beta, all Tune & Lube,

     Glamour Shots, Linden Optometry, plus many more.

• All designs for All Tune & Lube go nationally.

• Designing color and black & white ads that are printed weekly in the millions.

6/88 - 1/91    Graphic Designer and Production Artist, B.J. Design, Downey CA.  Duties included typesetting, illustration, darkroom production and color separation for silkscreen Design.

1983 - 1988    Art Director for Fast Graphics Service, a Long Beach based advertising agency specializing in ad and catalog design, illustration and cartooning for national motor sports and local publications including:

• National Dragster and Circle Track - National weekly motor sports magazines

• Press Telegram, Grunion Gazette and Seabreeze - Long Beach daily and weekly newspapers

• Orange Coast Magazine and Restaurant Row - Entertainment guides

• South Coast Business and Long Beach Business - Monthly business community magazines

Music video and corporate slide presentation storyboarding and illustration graphics for:

• Capital Records, Columbia Records, CBS Records (Los Angeles),

      Killingsworth Presentations (Long Beach)

• Real Estate architectural illustration for members of Long Beach

     and Orange County's Realtors Association