Christopher Tibbetts
P.O. Box 600365
St. Paul MN. 55106
651-776-5300
e-mail:
ctib@ctib.com
I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator living in St. Paul Minnesota. I have
over 10 years in Print Design and 4 years in New Media Design. I have solid
experience in every aspect of product launches including interface design,
packaging, promotional and instructional material.
Accomplishments
- Designed numerous web sites for both the general
population and business to business.
- Designed, illustrated and produced packaging for
Musicland, Simitar Videos, and Collier's Encyclopedia CD-ROM.
- Wrote, illustrated, designed, produced and
successfully published the book COFFEE DREAMER.
- Successfully designed graphics for best selling Mylar
Balloons, AirWalkers and other 3-dimensional shapes.
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Expert in Adobe Illustrator, Quark Express, and Adobe Photoshop. Ten years
of Macintosh experience.
Christopher Tibbetts Design, CTIB, Third Monkey
Press
(Since April 96)
Print and New Media design and illustration. I specialize in
clean, high impact design for anyone with a need for agency
quality without agency prices. Most people find me extremely
easy to work with as well as economical.
Creative Director for ArtWorks,
Minneapolis MN.
Provided creative direction in all endeavors of this
advertising agency in Eden Prairie. Projects included Video and
Software packaging to Corporate Identity packets. Heavy use of
photo illustration. Client list included Nordic Track,
Collier's Encyclopedia, Musicland, Magtek, K-Mart, Stearns and
others. Produced own designs including illustrations. Directed
photoshoots, attended press checks and maintained Macintosh
system (Feb 95 to April 96).
Design, Illustration and Production for
Freelance Professionals, Minneapolis MN.
Various assignments for 3M (product
illustration), Digital Impressions (design of
promotional and instructional materials) and other local
companies (June 94 to Feb 95).
Art Director for Portable Products, St.
Paul MN.
Set up Computer Graphics department. Produced all
packaging and P.O.P. Heavy design input. Contact with venders,
press checks, purchasing equipment and training assistants
(April 93 to June 94).
Freelance
Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum, McCoy & Carey, Ltd.
(Illustrations for courtroom). Fingerhut (Product
catalogs). Aardvark Graphics (designs/art) (Sept 92 to
April 93).
Graphic Artist for Anagram International,
Inc., Eden Prairie MN.
Product Development and Design. Initial concepts
through final art. Also, marker comps and airbrushed product
mock ups. Heavy involvement with licensed designs for
Disney, Warner Bros. and Sesame Street. On
Macintosh: All Ad Slicks. Color mock ups for new packaging and
product designs. Final art for new products (July 90 to Sept
1992) .
Graphic Artist for Benchmark, Minneapolis
MN.
Varied production/design assignments (March 1990 to
March 1991).
Desktop Publisher for Burgess
International.
Designed college textbooks (Jan 89 to March 90).
Computer Artist for Creative Visuals,
Minneapolis MN.
Business slide presentations (July 88 to Dec 88).
Education
Minneapolis Technical Institute 1986 to 1988.
Graduate two year program in commercial art.
Internships at M V P and Litho
Specialties, Inc.
University of Wisconsin, River Falls 1976 to
1981. B.S. Double major: Sociology/Studio Art.
Periodic training updates at Electronic Easel
and Science Museum.
©1997 Christopher Tibbetts, CTIB
DESIGN, THIRD MONKEY PRESS. All rights reserved.
E-mail to:
ctib@ctib.com
P.O. Box 600365 St. Paul MN 55106.