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Client list: Good Housekeeping, Optometry Today, Panthion Books, Men's Health, The New York Law Journal, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Old Westbury Gardens, The Georgia Guardian, Port of Savannah, Folio Magazine, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Savannah Magazine, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, US Banker, The Wall Street Journal, Westlake Apartments, Connect Savannah.

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________Hugh G. MacKay _______ ILLUSTRATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN Illustratorsouth@aol.com www.hughmackay.net 2846 Cedarbrook Dr. Marietta, GA 30066 (770)792-7849 cell(770)401-1407 OBJECTIVE: To retrain the eye to see as it has never seen before and to inspire the young artist to be able to reproduce beauty hidden within. HIGHLIGHTS: Illustrator/Artist with over 14 year experience. Published Freelance Illustrator in The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, The Wallstreet Journal, and Men’s Health. SKILLS: Scratchboard, Oil and Acrylic Painting, Pen and Ink, and Watercolor. Letterpress Printing; design, layout, and production. Computer Software knowledge: Photoshop, Corel Draw, Quark, and Illustrator EXPERIENCE: Henry Graphics, Buford, GA GRAPHIC DESIGNER June 2008- Current Conceptual Design for residential and commercial architectural signs; development of wayfinding systems for sign packages. Greene Square Letterpress, GA OWNER/DESIGNER July 1999- Current Owner and operator of an antique letterpress; Letterpress for Wedding invitations, custom stationary, and specialty printing. Involves consulting with clients, design and business management. DeNyseSigns, Douglasville, GA GRAPHIC DESIGNER October 2007-June 2008 Layout sign packages for garden style and high-rise residential developments. TGMSigns/MGD, Marietta, GA GRAPHIC DESIGNER February 2004-Sept. 2007 Primary Designer for numerous clients including Carmike Cinemas, created a branding sign concept used in numerous theaters in the US. Jasper County High School, Ridgeland, SC ART TEACHER August 1999- June 1999 Sole art teacher for a school with over 1,000 students. Lesson plans and theories based on the philosophies of Betty Edwards. TEACHING INTERSHIPS: Professor assistant for Materials and Techniques Class- Responsibilities included attendance records and discussion critiques. Assisted in Foundations Class for figurative drawing. EDUCATION: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA MFA, Illustration; August 1999 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI BFA, Illustration; February 1994