Name: E.K. Weaver
Occupation: Illustrator, Graphic Artist/Designer
Portfolio: http://www.big-big-truck.com

ART SPECIALTY:
Illustration
Print design & layout
Photo retouching, restoration, and alteration
Portraiture
Caricature
Cartooning and comics

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

I work well with both Macintosh (OS 7 through 10.5) and Windows (95 through Windows 7) operating systems.
My design philosophy for both web and print is "clarity and accessibility before bells and whistles."

AVAILABILITY:
I am currently working full time as a technical illustrator, and working on commissioned pieces and a comic project in my off hours. Availability is very limited.
Please feel free to e-mail me at ek @ big-big-truck.com with any inquiries.

WORK HISTORY:
2009 - Present: (Current employer redacted for privacy) - Graphic Design and Technical Illustration

2007 - Present: Big Big Truck Productions (DBA)
Logo design and corporate collateral, web graphics, website maintenance, illustration, photo retouching, and portraiture for multple clients.

2006 - 2007: HBMG, Inc. / HBMG Foundation - Illustration and Design
Created graphic design work and illustrations for multiple clients, including AT&T, The Texas Department of Transportation, CAMPO, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, and more.
Contract: Illustration, design, photo retouching for trade show and catalog graphics at Golfsmith, Inc.

2004 - 2005: Despair, Inc. - Illustration and Design
Interior cover design for book, full color digital illustration, T-shirt and gift card design. Created graphics and built code for www.demotivation.com.

2001 - 2004: University of Texas at Austin - Advertising Design and Illustration
Illustrated and designed posters, fliers, postcards, t-shirts, vinyl banners, brochures, catalog covers, etc. promoting student / University-sponsored events and classes.

2001: Netspend.com - Created character illustrations to appeal to Netspend’s target audience (highschool/college age teens); design and layout for promotional materials for web and print
Short-term contract: Graphic design, catalog, newspaper/magazine ad, and in-store display design for Balfour/Artcarved, Inc.
Book cover illustration for Anime Explosion!, published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
2000: Phoenix Multimedia - Basic Flash character animation and illustration for educational web programs; design and illustration for magazine articles and advertisements
2000: Homecity.com – Created banner ads, buttons, web page layout and site graphic materials in Photoshop for web-based real estate affiliate.
1999: Graphic Design, Photo Retouch, and UI Design at Teledyne Brown Engineering.
1998: Graphic Design and Illustration at StudioNine, Inc.
1997: Arts & Crafts Activities Director at Camp McDowell.
1996: Part-time spot illustration & layout at Hometown Press Magazine.