E. Andrew Bartel
Art Director

Before I get going, here's my latest commercial, 'Mirror', for Above The Influence.

I created the initial concept and served as art director. It's currently airing on TV nationally as well as theatrically.

The Basics

My name's Andrew Bartel. I'm an art director / graphic designer. If you don't want to read this whole thing, feel free to click on the links to the left to see samples of my work. For those of you that like the whole spiel, read on.

The Concept

This is a freelance thing; I'm currently employed by a mighty fine advertising agency during the day. My goal here is an introduction to me of sorts. A "here's why you should pay me" kind of thing. Or maybe a "yes, I'm a professional" kind of thing.

Here's the deal; there's a dry list of stuff I do below, but up here I'm going to write about something a bit more abstract. We talk and then I create stuff on my computer. "That's not very abstract," you're probably thinking. There is an intersection between what you need and what I can imagine at which something new is created. You provide an impetus and I provide a concept and execution. Something purely functional pulled from threads of conversation. Maybe you have a vision, but you need it realized. I can do that. Or maybe you don't know what you want. I can help you see it. Either way, we make something together: something new, something good and, most importantly, something useful.

The Lists

Here's the promised list of stuff. As with any list, I probably forgot something, so feel free to inquire about other skills and/or knowledge. A few clients I've done work with: Verizon Wireless, Wal-Mart, Partnership for a Drug Free America, Option One Mortgage and Mitsubishi Electric. Over thirteen years art direction and graphic design experience, including;advertising campaigns, major photo shoot art direction, branding & logos, collateral design (brochures, catalogs, newsletters & circulars), book design & layout, web site design & animation, presentation animation, music composition & recording, television art direction, team management & planning, and photo retouching. Experience in managing production jobs from "concept to completion" utilizing the following: job planning, design, layout, photo & art direction, photography, print management, production tracking, proofing, and press check.

If that wasn't boring enough, here's a few of the programs I know. I've got advanced knowledge of current digital art software on both Mac and IBM platforms such as: Adobe – Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat; QuarkXPress; Microsoft – Aw, do I really need to list those?; etc.

The Wrap-up

Anyway, if you need help developing your advertising and promotion, give me a call and we can chat. Thanks for swinging by.

Andrew Bartel - Art Director
714 404 9799
eabartel@aol.com