Colby Palmer
based in San Francisco Bay Area, CA
tele:   (415) 335-4520
web:   www.colbypalmer.com




skills

  • cutting-edge design
  • striking graphics
  • XHTML/CSS standards
  • elegant GUI
  • Ajax interactivity
  • Flash ActionScript
  • Flash animation/video
  • PHP/MySQL CMS
  • Mac OS X or Windows


education

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Web, Video, Animation
San Francisco Art Institute,
1996 - 2000
Earlier Arts Studies
English, Arts, Music
University of Colorado,
1994 - 1996



leadership

Project Management
The Illusion Factory
2006 - 2007
Project coordinator for large-scale
Web advertisement campaigns
between clients and companies around the globe.
Military Security
U.S. Air Force Academy
2004 - 2005
Manager of the high-tech access control system and ID badging at this
military base and university.

summary

I am a creative designer for the Web and interactive media. I specialize in XHTML/CSS design using the best and newest technology of the Web.

I am a project manager who leads creative teams for many different types of multimedia and Web projects...from retail to entertainment to business.

employment history

Creative Designer
February 2006 - present

The Illusion Factory is a creative interactive media company based in Woodland Hills, CA. I contribute to the group in graphic design, webdesign and development, interactive marketing and project management. Clients include CWTV Network, Warner Bros., John Carpenter, Steve Oedekirk, Paramount Studios, and more.

Production Artist
March 2006 - June 2006
Spark Networks plc is an online dating company in Beverly Hills, CA. While there, I created Web banners, maintained articles and surveys, and worked on the design of their message boards across all their sites, including the Webby Award-winning JDate.com.
Web and Graphic Designer
January 2006 - March 2006
Applica is a computer company in Burbank, CA. As their lead Web and Graphic Designer, I completely redesigned their website and logo, as well as their print material, product packaging, and software icons.
Various Companies
January 2003 - present
As a freelance creative designer I have created Web and print projects for many companies. Here are a few client sites that I have built or worked on: