My name is Anthony M. Grimaldi of JourneyManDesigns: Illustrator & Graphic Designer. I am a resident of New York City, a metropolis of successful and starving artists of every stripe and persuasion. I am content to be either, but never to be neither.
As an accomplished artist, professional graphic designer and published illustrator, I possess 15 successful years using vector graphics to create original logos, posters, web graphics, flyers, and advertisements for a variety of professional clients, and using pencil, colored pencil, pen & ink, and digital art to create custom illustrations for writers and publishers. My ability in using such a variety of digital tools and art mediums to create with makes my versatility an invaluable asset, and my technique of blending illustration with digital art enables me to design with unlimited creativity and visual imagination. I am adaptable and flexible to encompass different creative visions and ideas and to correctly interpret the preferences and specifications that a client may request. My experience of collaborating on projects with a variety of clients makes me a seasoned team player who understands the process of working with others. I can submit finished projects online through email and cloud based file transfer services, easily allowing me to work remotely if ever necessary or required.
If you may conduct an online search of JourneyManDesigns, you will readily notice I possess a ubiquitous online presence as a legitimate freelancer, am a member of major social media and portfolio sites, and I am willing to utilize those resources to market, promote, and advertise all projects I may be directly involved with.
Projects
- I, Black PharaohAuthor/African Historian Emmanuel Kulu, Jr's. novel brings light to the accurate imagery of African kings never seen before by the western world. It is a powerful historical fiction thriller story based on the rise of the Queen Pharaoh, “Hatshepsut” and the life of the greatest expansionist Warrior Pharaoh, “Thutmose III”. I created all the artwork thru a process that included combining hand drawn illustration, digital art, 3D design, and PNG images.
- I'm Thinking About Something in My Aquarium'I'm Thinking About Something In My Aquarium' is an alphabet based children's book written by Josette Mimi Stanton and illustrated/designed by Anthony M. Grimaldi. The book and the entire series are a reading and guessing game where each letter of the alphabet begins with the phrase 'I'm Thinking About Something In My Aquarium That Begins With The Letter ...', whereupon the child is given several written clues, but must choose the correct word, then find the correct item within the corresponding
- A Tale From A Foxhound Beagle Named Bailey: Are We Going To The Lake?Children's book written by Kristina Dreisbach, an award-winning Christian Children's Book Author. Illustrated by Anthony M. Grimaldi of JourneyManDesigns. Every illustration is a combination of hand-drawn, colored pencil artwork blended with digital art & design.
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Work history
Illustrator and Graphic DesignerJourneyManDesigns
New York, United StatesFreelance
• Create and digitally design custom graphics for original logos, icons, advertisements, posters, banners, flyers, web graphics, and t-shirts according to the exact preferences and specifications of professional clients.
• Create custom illustrations using a variety of artistic mediums including pencil, colored pencil, colored marker, charcoal, chalk, pastel, and pen & ink according to the exact preferences and specifications of professional authors, writers and publishers.
• Clients include:
Amelia Picklewiggle, BDP Design, Dark Ink Pictures, Beer Without Borders, The Angelika Film Center, TunaHAKI, The Essex House, Capri Pizza, The Quad Cinema, CUNY Summer Institute, U.S. Navy, La Vigna Restaurant, Circle of Friends, African Food Initiative, Raven Commercial Real Estate, Balcony 7 Media & Publishing, Eschar Publications, Innovations in Creative Arts & Martial Arts, Inc.
Illustrated Children's Books & Publications:
• A Tale From A Foxhound Beagle Named Bailey: Are We Going To The Lake? (Illustrated Children's Book) - Published February 10, 2019, by Beyond Publishing.
https://tinyurl.com/yxrfslg6
• Sophie and Mimi (Illustrated Children's Book Series) - I'm Thinking About Something in My Refrigerator / I'm Thinking About Something Under My Christmas Tree / I'm Thinking About Something in My Classroom / I'm Thinking About Something in My Garden / I'm Thinking About Something in My Aquarium - Published July 17, 2015 - Oct. 18, 2018, by Kindle Direct Publishing.
http://www.sophieandmimi.com
• Red Riding Hood and The Wolf (Illustrated Children's Book) - Published November 19, 2014, by CreateSpace Publishing.
https://tinyurl.com/y7fscr3v
• Faith, the Ugly Dog (Illustrated Children's Book) - Published December 8, 2014.
http://faiththeuglydog.com/
As the Founder/CEO of JourneyManDesigns I also perform a variety of many administrative functions which includes creating, managing, and updating for the company an extensive and ubiquitous online presence on social media, professional networking and marketing sites, and online portfolio sites. This online presence serves as the company's main source of advertising to be used for marketing, networking, and promoting the company.
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Mass Communications SpecialistUnited States Navy
- Norfolk, United StatesFull Time
I served 2 Years Active Duty with the United States Navy as a Mass Communications Specialist, 3rd Class, aboard the USS Saipan. My duties and functions included utilizing Adobe CS4 to create and digitally design custom graphics for original posters, promotions, awards, notices, and advertisements that were distributed onboard to all departments. I also created and digitally designed the page layout, text, banners, graphics, and photo corrections for the USS Saipan yearbook.
I served 2 Years Active Reserve Duty drilling one full weekend a month, 2 full weeks a year with FFG-39-Navy Active Reserve Drill Unit. My duties and functions included creating and digitally designing custom graphics for original posters, promotions, awards, notices, and advertisements for FFG-39/Navy Active Reserve Drill Unit.
Skills
- Childrens Illustration
- Adobe Illustrator/photoshop/indesign
- Graphic Designer
- Vector Design
- Logo Design
- Colored Pencils
- Pen Ink
- Charcoal Drawing
- Cartooning
- Advertisement Design
Education
Certificate of AttendanceThe Art Institute
- Pittsburgh, United States
I studied Web Design & Interactive Media including Adobe Flash & Dreamweaver, HTML, XHTML, PHP, & CSS.
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MS Office Specialist Certification / MS Excel Specialist CertificationThe Institute for New Age Training
- New York, United States
I studied MS Office 2007 including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Acces & Quickbooks. I received an MS Office Specialist Certification / MS Excel Specialist Certification.
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Awards
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Certificate of ExcellenceArtAvita
On January 8, 2019, I was granted a 'Certificate of Excellence' from Artavita for artwork submitted in Artavita's 30th Online Art Contest.A
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Certificate of ExcellenceArtAvita
On Aug. 13, 2019, I was one of 1,287 artists out of 3,962 artworks to be granted a 'Certificate of Excellence' from Artavita for artwork submitted in Artavita's 33rd Online Art Contest Competing For Exhibition at Spectrum Miami Art Fair.+ Show more