I've recently relocated to Austin, Texas (mainly for the clouds!), and am now seeking full-time employment as an art director / graphic designer. Below are a few samples of my work, along with my résumé and a link to some of my photos. If you think I would be a good fit for your company, you should probably get in touch with me!
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I built these 3D models in Blender for a Sony PlayStation campaign. (Mouseover image to view large)
Flash ad for Fleming's; I built the flash from another designer's original layout.
DVD intro animation, created with Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Album cover art; I constructed the paper figures and took the photo. (Mouseover image to view large)
A series of icons I designed in Illustrator and Photoshop for PeoplePC Online. (Mouseover image to view large)
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association website. Weirdly, pretty much every element on this website was designed by me. (Mouseover image to view large)
One of my blog designs. The banner image is from one of my photos. (Mouseover image to view large)
Sony PlayStation email. (Mouseover image to view large)
These three Flash ads for PeoplePC Online were part of the same DSL campaign.
A couple of fun little animated GIFs for Howard Jarvis.
Internal poster for PeoplePC Online. (Mouseover image to view large)
Cover of the 2007 Sony PlayStation 3 Holiday mailer. I mostly did Photoshop work on this, creating a dozen or so versions of the smoke swirls in the background. (Mouseover image to view large)
Front page of a free-standing insert for Xoom. (Mouseover image to view large)
E-newsletter for Bowflex. Layout from an existing design. (Mouseover image to view large)
Email for PeoplePC Online. (Mouseover image to view large)
Another email for Sony PlayStation. (Mouseover image to view large)
Summary of qualifications
Art director / graphic designer, working in a variety of media, including print, online, email, billboard, packaging, etc.
Expert at photo retouching, color-correction.
Expert in QuarkXpress, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Proficient in Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, Encore DVD, After Effects, Premiere, Acrobat, etc.
Other skills include: pre-press, photography, illustration, animation, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
Professional experience
Oct. 2000 – Oct. 2008
Direct Partners
Marina del Rey, CA
Art Director (Mar. 2006 - Oct. 2008)
Clients included: Sony Computer Entertainment America, Fleming's, EarthLink, Anthem, Nautilus, and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
Responsible for creating and overseeing production of direct marketing materials including direct mail, rich-content email, websites, and web banners.
Worked closely with creative directors and copywriters in development of campaigns.
Worked with production and studio staff to determine material specifications. Reviewed and approved work during routing phases.
Responsible for agency new-business materials, including development of PDF whitepapers, emails, web pages, and direct mail campaigns. Redesigned agency DVD and created new intro animation using Adobe After Effects and Encore.
Created campaign artwork for other art directors and creative directors.
Resident software expert.
In-house photographer.
Graphic Artist (Oct. 2000 - Mar. 2006)
Responsible for editing and creating layouts using QuarkXpress and InDesign, finalizing files for delivery to press, reviewing and approving press proofs.
Collaborated with creative team to build and prepare materials for client presentations.
Helped maintain and organize server files and archives.
Produced in-house procedural guides.
Managed production studio staff and freelance workers during VP Studio Operations absences.
May 2000 - Sep. 2000
Aquent
Los Angeles, CA
Production Artist
Short-term clients included Belkin Components, Reverb, and Direct Partners.
Responsibilities included package design, image manipulation, creating layouts using QuarkXpress, font management, and pre-press file preparation.
Nov. 1999 - Apr. 2000
Hispanex, Inc.
Boston, MA
Page Formatter
Edited and created documents for publishing.
Edited and created artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
July 1999
Victory Productions
Buxton, MA
Production Editor / Designer
Edited and created documents for publishing, created templates using QuarkXPress.
Edited and created artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
michael.tangent 
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