Contact

Matt Hornsby

Columbus, OH

matt (at) 36linescreen.com

Educational

B.A. (Cum Laude), dual degree in Studio Art and Anthropology

Pittsburgh, PA April, 2000

Studio Arts focus in two dimensional representation and design. Anthropological emphasis in cultural studies.

Supplemental courses in Advertising and Typography taken at CCAD.

Professional

Graphic Designer

Groveport, OH 2004-present

Along with another designer, produced all in-store signage, direct mail and newspaper ads. Designed each of the semimonthly circulars since their use was begun in the summer of 2004. Create supplemental art for the corporate website and intranet.

Advertising/Production/Graphic Design

Suburban News Publications

Columbus, OH 2001-present

Construct, and design covers for, special sections (Best of Dublin, Fitness & Nutrition, Parade of Homes, Memorial Tournament among others). Single and multiple page promotional aides for distribution and ads. Prepress work for outside produced advertisements. Design of ads both before and after the sale to assist the assist the retail sales staff in reaching new customers.

Illustrator

Principessa June 2002

After doing illustrations for Principessa, a Grandview, OH boutique for SNP ads, the owner requested that I expand one for use in a promotional postcard.

Picture Framer

Hobby Lobby

Dublin, OH Winter 2000 to Spring 2001

Assist customers in selection of framing and matting appropriate for the given image, then create matting and assemble the finished piece.

Graphics Assistant

Pitt News

Pittsburgh, PA Spring 2000

Duties included scanning, cropping (from prints, slides and negatives) and regular graphics creation relating to entertainment stories.

Intern

Sweetwater Center for the Arts

Swickely, PA Summer, 1999

Worked as a teaching assistant in summer arts program, with children ages five through eighteen. Operated projection and audio equipment for summer film series.

Experiential

Skilled in Adobe Photoshop™, Illustrator™ & InDesign™ and Macromedia Dreamweaver™ QuarkXpress™ on both Windows™ and Macintosh™ platforms. Experience with Adobe PageMaker™, Macromedia Freehand™ (though both are antiquated and I avoid them like the plague).

Bunk/Arts & Crafts Counselor

Island Lake Sports and Arts Center

Starrucca, PA Summer 2000

Days spent in A&C department teaching courses in painting, drawing, printmaking, and others to campers seven to seventeen years old. Evenings and meals spent with bunk of eleven and twelve year-olds.

University of Pittsburgh Track and Cross Country Teams

1996-2000

Four years of varsity competition at the division one level in the Big East conference. Seven time Athletic deans list. Athletic Department Award of Academic Distinction.

Semester At Sea

Fall 1998.

Three and a half months aboard the SS Universe Explorer with stops of four to five days in Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Israel, Italy, and Morocco. The rest of the time, aboard ship, was filled with accredited courses which related to the port nations.