about ...a snap shot of my work philosophy and experience.
Brief Bio
I graduated with an AA degree in photojournalism and served as photographer in the US Army.
Afterwards came a career as a graphic artist that has continued to the present. My experience ranged from print (catalogs, direct mail) to garment design and now, thanks to vocational training, to web design. I created this on-line portfolio, as well as other websites.
Recently I've presented collage workshops at the Los Angeles Public Library. I collaborated with Sybil Blazej and did the Photoshop work for our children's books about the rescue of cats and dogs. View site.
For fun, I like to read murder mysteries and play at drum circles. Artwise, I enjoy creating collages. My new passion is creating and trading Artists Trading Cards. View cards.
I never get tired of graphic design. Even today, I still get a thrill out of seeing my work go before the public – whether it's 50 baseball caps or 500,000 copies of a catalog.
Resume
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I graduated with an AA degree in photojournalism and served as photographer in the US Army.
Afterwards came a career as a graphic artist that has continued to the present. My experience ranged from print (catalogs, direct mail) to garment design and now, thanks to vocational training, to web design. I created this on-line portfolio, as well as other websites.
Recently I've presented collage workshops at the Los Angeles Public Library. I collaborated with Sybil Blazej and did the Photoshop work for our children's books about the rescue of cats and dogs. View site.
For fun, I like to read murder mysteries and play at drum circles. Artwise, I enjoy creating collages. My new passion is creating and trading Artists Trading Cards. View cards.
I never get tired of graphic design. Even today, I still get a thrill out of seeing my work go before the public – whether it's 50 baseball caps or 500,000 copies of a catalog.
Resume
Click to download.
Words to Live By
Design
Good design should have the 3 -ables.
• The art should be read-able at the distance that it was designed for. If viewers have to work to understand the design, you risk losing them.
• It should be do-able. Imagine telling your client a design can't be done after they have approved it.
• The art should be sell-able. It must be compelling to the consumer.
Work
“Lead, follow or get out of the way.”
Thomas Paine
Deadline
“What good is a Father's Day catalog after Father's Day?”
Gary Venturini
Design
Good design should have the 3 -ables.
• The art should be read-able at the distance that it was designed for. If viewers have to work to understand the design, you risk losing them.
• It should be do-able. Imagine telling your client a design can't be done after they have approved it.
• The art should be sell-able. It must be compelling to the consumer.
Work
“Lead, follow or get out of the way.”
Thomas Paine
Deadline
“What good is a Father's Day catalog after Father's Day?”
Gary Venturini
Testimonials
“Tally was a key person in solving enormous challenges and constructing processes to accomplish more catalog production,
in less time, with much less labor costs. Tally is mature, stable, experienced and highly productive. He can be counted on to achieve his assignments, solve complex problems, and do so with high integrity and complete honesty. (He's) a valuable asset to any company.”
Irwin Helford
Chairman Emeritus
Viking Office Products/Office Depot
“Tally went beyond his job description to take me under his wing... passing on to me production techniques and shortcuts, project routing/approval information, and developing the necessary problem-solving mentality that proved to be highly beneficial to both myself as well as to the department. ... I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.”
Henry Lin
Graphic Designer/Web Artist
Viking Office Products/Office Depot.
“Tally is a very skilled individual, and I would recommend his creative talent to interested organizations.”
Jeff Medve
Director in Creative Services, (Pre-Press.)
Viking Office Products/Office Depot.
“...I relied heavily on (Tally's) assistance. We never missed a
deadline and our accuracy level was at 100%.”
Peter Park
IT/Design Manager
Viking Office Products/Office Depot.
“Tally is great to work with and can be counted on to keep his head under the pressures of deadlines. He gets the job done.”
Courtney Abercrombie
Senior Graphic Designer
Viking Office Products/Office Depot
“...When our customers decided they needed photo images for their websites, Tally set up a photo studio from scratch on the tiniest budget imaginable. That little setup has cranked out over 12,000 images and
it still works well to this day.”
Susan Aldrich
Senior Artist/Photographer
Merge Left, Inc.
“Tally was an organized and forward thinking manager. His department's efforts were extremely helpful in securing several new pieces of business.”
John Hinkel
National Sales Manager
Merge Left, Inc.
“to collaborate with Tally and his visionary abilities to bring the
website to fruition in different phases was a pleasure.!”
Steve Dardarian, CPCC
Life Coach
“The website Tally built for us has increased our business!”
Kumar
Owner
Chandni Indian Restaurant.
“Tally was a key person in solving enormous challenges and constructing processes to accomplish more catalog production,
in less time, with much less labor costs. Tally is mature, stable, experienced and highly productive. He can be counted on to achieve his assignments, solve complex problems, and do so with high integrity and complete honesty. (He's) a valuable asset to any company.”
Irwin Helford
Chairman Emeritus
Viking Office Products/Office Depot
“Tally went beyond his job description to take me under his wing... passing on to me production techniques and shortcuts, project routing/approval information, and developing the necessary problem-solving mentality that proved to be highly beneficial to both myself as well as to the department. ... I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.”
Henry Lin
Graphic Designer/Web Artist
Viking Office Products/Office Depot.
“Tally is a very skilled individual, and I would recommend his creative talent to interested organizations.”
Jeff Medve
Director in Creative Services, (Pre-Press.)
Viking Office Products/Office Depot.
“...I relied heavily on (Tally's) assistance. We never missed a
deadline and our accuracy level was at 100%.”
Peter Park
IT/Design Manager
Viking Office Products/Office Depot.
“Tally is great to work with and can be counted on to keep his head under the pressures of deadlines. He gets the job done.”
Courtney Abercrombie
Senior Graphic Designer
Viking Office Products/Office Depot
“...When our customers decided they needed photo images for their websites, Tally set up a photo studio from scratch on the tiniest budget imaginable. That little setup has cranked out over 12,000 images and
it still works well to this day.”
Susan Aldrich
Senior Artist/Photographer
Merge Left, Inc.
“Tally was an organized and forward thinking manager. His department's efforts were extremely helpful in securing several new pieces of business.”
John Hinkel
National Sales Manager
Merge Left, Inc.
“to collaborate with Tally and his visionary abilities to bring the
website to fruition in different phases was a pleasure.!”
Steve Dardarian, CPCC
Life Coach
“The website Tally built for us has increased our business!”
Kumar
Owner
Chandni Indian Restaurant.