Joseph Solo  
GRAPHICS       WEB      DESIGN        ILLUSTRATION

Phone: (323) 466 - 0167
Email joesolo1@gmail.com 
Portfolio:   http://www.solostudios.net 
                            
Summary

A high performing design professional with tremendous experience, talent and skills with a great attitude and sense of humor. A strong background in a variety of artistic endeavors in computer graphics. My professional experience includes custom T-shirt, graphic design, management, creative concepts, logo and branding identities, illustration, Strong typography skills, website design and development. Born in New York currently resides in Hollywood California.  
Creator of  Solostudios.net drawing and creating designs for as long as I can remember Art is my passion, be it Web, drawing, painting, T-shirt designing, traditional art, modern art, or anything else. I live to create.

Design Skills 
* Specialized in conceptualizing ideas into reality.
* Deep understanding of design principles and theory. 
* Experienced in designing for Internet including interface design, usability, over all
   look and content structure. 
* Understanding of online design styles, trends and branding identities. 
* Flexibility in personal design style and deep understanding of clients’ needs. 
* Extensive experience in working with large projects. 
* Ability to effectively communicate with client and solve any design related problem. 
* Experienced with presentations, instructional/informational materials, job aids, 
   line sheets and firm-wide publications.

Artist Skills 

* Tremendous talent and abilities with illustration, digital imaging, T-shirt design, color separation. 
* Strong skills with conceptual art, interactive art. 
* Strong background with graphic design and production including layout and
   typography of printed media and apparel. 
* Lifetime experience with Traditional Art and over 10 years experience in Computer Art
  & Multimedia.(PC and Mac format)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

* PC or Mac format
* Adobe Photoshop CS4
* Adobe Image Ready
* Adobe In Design CS4 
* Adobe Illustrator CS4
* Adobe Fireworks CS4
* Adobe Acrobat
* Macromedia flash 
* Corel Draw
* Freehand 8
* RIPKIT: thermal film printing for silkscreen printing
  and color separation Oyo XE2800
  and Ecopro (thermal Image setter)
* Poser
* Bryce
* CO2 Laser engraving & Cutting
* Heat Transfers, spot color correction
* Word, Outlook, Acrobat, Works, OMS
* Website Custom Design & Flash intros
* My space pages
* Dream weaver Java script & HTML.CCS

Other Skills:
* Freehand Artwork
* Painting
* Digital Photography
* Editing photos, layouts,
* Composing line sheets
* Corporate I.D., Logo Design
* Prepare artwork for small
   and large scale format
* Animation
* Management
* Sales
* Training staff
* Conceptualizing ideas into web and print

WORK HISTORY

2003 - 2011
Solostudios.net
Freelance T-shirt Design, Website, branding/identity , Catalogs, flyers, line sheets, 
Banners, social networks, Pocket folders, News Letters, animations and more!
all Promotion and printed materials, Jewelry Designs, DVD Artwork, & Product Photography 

2007 - 2008
MBS Love Unlimited world wide
Head of art dept
Supervising, heat transfer silkscreen printing, modifying existing designs, artwork correction, color separation, spot color correction, artwork placement, film alignment, making sure all finished products are boxed and shipped on time. Oyo and Ecopro thermal film Image setter printing and maintenance.
concepts and research, creation of new T-shirt designs in adult, youth and mini sizes.

2006 - 2007
Perfectmatch.us 
Emblematic Jewelry & Products 
CO2 Laser engraving & Cutting.

2004 - 2006
Astral Imaging
Manager, Sales, Training, Customer service

Freelance Highlights:

Hollywood Stars Talent Competition
Executive Promotions Coordinator, Consultant, 
Logo design, T shirts, graphic design, website/my space design, 
other social media marketing, promo video and animations. 

Hu Energy Fashion 
company logo, branding/identity , 
Catalogs, flyers, line sheets, Website, 
Banners, my space, Pocket folders, News 
Letter & all Promotion materials 
T-shirt Designs , Jewelry Designs,
DVD Artwork, Animation & Photography 

Xtreme Fusion Catering
complete branding identity, logo, website, printed advertising and vehicle wrap