Swann Art, Ad & Design

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Introduction: I am a gifted artist and design just comes naturally. I have worked for big and small design firms, catalog companies and printing companies. I had schooling at Silver Lake College and Dynamic Graphics Foundation in Peoria, IL. I have worked on design projects for Harley Davidson, Newell Rubbermaid, The Sheboygan Water Utility and numerous other companies both large and small. I do great design and have a prepress background so when I send files out to a printer they will not need any extra prepping. I was trained by Kodak to do color correcting of photos and have been told by some professionals that I do the best photo retouching they have ever seen. I love graphic design and working with the client so that they love what the final product is. Sometimes that involves meeting with them at their house or business. Working on the design together allows the client to pick colors they like and make sure they are getting just what they want. I find this reduces the time it takes to finish a project and greatly reduces the expense. It is always a success story and that is why I love my work.

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Hired 2 times

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35 years in business

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Tracy A.

Feb 25, 2014

I would highly recommend using Swann Art, Ad & Design. I have used Carol multiple times now and will continue going back to her for any future needs. She was extremely professional and after asking detailed questions, came up with a design each time that was exactly what I wanted!!! She has my highest recommendation!

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Thanks Tracy, it is always a pleasure to work with you. We've done some beautiful projects together and always have a great time while we are at it. Love working with you! Carol

Jack P.

Feb 28, 2014

Carol has done design work for me. Print ready and all work was Top Quality and fast service with Great Communications. We will be using Carol's Service for years to come.

Joe T.

Jan 27, 2015

Carol has produced our annual report for many years. She manages both layout and production of the report in a very professional manner and is a pleasure to work with. Carol works in a timely fashion and demonstrates good creativity as well. Highly recommended.

Colette R.

Feb 5, 2015

I have used Carol to create the graphics for at least five different projects and I have been happy with her work. Some of these projects included logos for two new businesses, a woven label, and several hand drawings for instructional pages on the web. Carol has a good eye and fresh, creative ideas. Not only is she good at computer drawing but very good at free hand drawing as well. She was cheerful and patient, and she worked with me until I got exactly what I wanted. She was prompt in responding to my emails and phone messages and completed my project in a timely manner. I will use Carol again.

FAQs

What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have the latest software and there is always the new learning curve with updates. I have a full understanding of all aspects of my field. Some exciting things are the new printers that run about $70,000. You can store repeat jobs to them in folders for your company or different sales people. Or if you do a proposal and certain pages are the same, you can print those off with a touch of a button. They also staple and fold booklets and brochures while allowing for different types of paper stock yet rendering beautiful print quality.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I took some of my artwork to an ad agency and they told me I needed to learn the printing side of graphics. I went to Silver Lake College and took courses in Graphic Design and Art and then went to further schooling at Dynamic Graphics Foundation in Peoria. There I would spend a week and also evening hours for each class. The teachers were the top graphics people in the industry. I took almost every course they offered. For example I took the Electronic Prepress from Bob Schaffel, the President and Executive Director of the Professional Prepress Alliance (PPA), a trade organization of pioneering PostScript prepress service providers which adopted the technology in its infancy in 1985. I took Advanced Illustration courses from Bill Vahn, who has more than 35 national and regional awards for his work and has Anheuser-Busch, IBM, 7-UP, Coca Cola, United Airlines, Southwestern Bell and other big name companies as his clients. I took eight courses in all: Desktop Publishing, Web-Page Design, Electronic Design & Illustration I and ll, Electronic Prepress, Airbrush Illustration Techniques, and Advanced Illustration. These pricey classes were technically far beyond what college classes had to offer.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Logo design, graphics for their website, business cards and stationery for their business. Things usually progress into outdoor signage, brochures, ads, catalogs, Power Point presentations etc.