AntAesthetic Design is built upon the understanding that clients and businesses are themselves built upon individuals' aspirations, dreams, and passions. To treat a client solely like a business contact is to detach yourself from the people behind it all. So with this in mind, AntAesthetic Design strives to find the roots of the client and nurture a design project that extends forth and flourishes appropriately. Every client comes from a different background, has different needs and goals, and thus each project must be tailored differently.

In fact, designing for a client is much like building an addition to a building or residence. The rest of the house has a history and a sense of "home," and building an addition requires a sensitivity to what will make the home feel the most natural and complete. It would be inappropriate to come into a house that exudes an old world style and build a living room that comes from a Modern aesthetic. The goal of AntAesthetic is to build something beautiful, appropriate, functional, and helpful, no matter the client, and to not forget that clients are, first and foremost, people with dreams. In the end, it all comes down to creative problem solving and being flexible at every new turn.

The use of color and artistic elements creates a new point of interest and gets the attention of a viewer. On the other hand, if the rest of the design doesn't communicate, then perhaps the intended message will be missed completely. AntAesthetic strives to produce genuine Visual Communication, finding that often tricky bridge between aesthetics and practicality in order to develop design that really works. (and works for you!) Good design also builds new audiences for clients by approaching old problems with innovative solutions.

AntAesthetic can offer all of this at a competitive price, ensuring that you will get what you pay for, without the overhead from a design firm. Antaesthetic does not work with templates, and can ensure you that your design will be original, one-of-a-kind, and dedicated to your goals.

 

Print design: (see portfolio)

- Advertisements
- Booklets/Brochures
- Business cards and other business materials
- CD/DVD artwork
- Folders/Pocket Folders
- Menus
- Mail items: Direct Mail, Postcards, Fliers, ...
- Packaging
- Signage: Banners, Posters, Signs
- Stationary: Cards, Notecards, Letterheads etc.

And many more!

Digital design:

- Editorial graphics
- Illustration (see portfolio)
- Logos/Identity projects (see portfolio)
- Photo editing and touchups
- Websites / Web Graphics
ask about others!

Artistic/Craft Design:
- murals & paintings (coming soon to the gallery)
- in development!

Education:

Associate of Arts Degree in Visual Communications
Collins College - Tempe, AZ
Skills & Programs:

Trained on Macs but works mostly with PCs.

QuarkXPress 6.0
Adobe Creative Suite CS2, including:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe ImageReady

Macromedia Flash
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Microsoft Office, including Word, Access, & Excel
HTML Programming

- Illustration with various media.
- Photography.
- Creative visualization and interpretation.
- Music mixing & composition with various programs.
- Various fine arts & media. Mural design & painting.
- Writing. Proofreading & Copy Writing.