Second Degree

 1. Sibley Peteet Design, Dallas

 2. Ad Directors, small shop owned by Jack Reed and Tom Melnichek.
1974. Junior Designer

 3. Stan Richards - The Richards Group
Bob Dennard - Dennard Creative
Rex Peteet, partner Sibley Peteet Design
Steve Connatser - Ad Directors
Jim Hradecky - The Richards Group
David Beck - Sibley Peteet Design

 4. Geoff German

 5. "Yeah, but is it good enough for CA?"

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Second Degree

1. Where do you work now?

Um ... my time is currently spread amongst 3 revenue sources ...
60% commercial photography (food & architecture)
25% freelance design services & brand consulting
15% DogBark.com internet hosting services

2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work there and what was your title?

There are really three places that all melded together in a short period of time ...
Freelance/Internship: Sullivan Perkins: Spring 1992
Freelance: RBMM: Summer 1992
Designer/Art Director: American Way Magazine: Fall 1992 - Spring 1996

3. Name 6 people that you’ve worked with / work with that inspired you / taught you / influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

Art Garcia: Worked together at Sullivan Perkins. Art lent me his sage and soft spoken advice many times to me as a eager neophyte in the world of design ... always asking "what if ..."

Allisan Dixon Marshall: Hired me and ultimately to assume her position at American Way Magazine. Allisan helped me truly appreciate excellence in photography. Rather than forcing my idea/direction I learned to let the photographer bring their creative to the table – making for better results all around.

Dick Patrick: Hired as photographer. Outstanding and intentional approach to photography with a strong sense of design. A craftsman. All around fun guy to work with and be around.

Scott Feaster: Co-designers at American Way Magazine. Enjoyed pushing each other in our design approaches to feature stories. Fought the corporate establishment together. Juggling duo over our cubicle walls.

Eric Ligon: Professor of my first design class (typography) at UNT. Eric instilled in me an obsessive appreciation for typography. I can't spell worth a flip but I can tell you the face a line of text is set in and critically analyze the kerning.

Jon Flaming: Worked together at Sullivan Perkins. Jon showed how a designer could work until 6 pm and go home and be an excellent dad to his kids and husband to his wife. He kept things in perspective ... all the while consistently blowing everyone away with award winning creative. A quiet creative master.

4. Name 1 person — who you may have taught / influenced / someone you worked with that was more junior than you — that might have taught / inspired / influenced / impressed you in return.

I must be lame ... I can't think of anyone. I know I've been inspired by those I've taught but there's not one person that really stands out. I guess that's what happens when you get old ... what was the question again?

5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people mentioned in question #3 / #4.

Art Garcia: "How come because?" This was a quote from Art's toddler son at the time (1992). I became somewhat of a mantra while working together. It bodes well for Art's approach to design ... always asking and looking for a better and unexpected approach.

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Second Degree

1. Where do you work now?

I'm self-employed as a freelance creative director and copywriter.

2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work there and what was your title?

My first job in design was at Dennard Creative (now Dennard Lacey & Associates or DLA). August of 1993 to July of 1995. Art Director.

3. Name 6 people that you’ve worked with / work with that inspired you / taught you / influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

Kyle Dreier: Classmate at UNT. Owner of Dreier Design (among other things). Collaborator on creative projects. Business mentor and life coach.

Chuck Johnson: Creative Director at Brainstorm.

Brandon Murphy: Classmate at UNT. Creative Director at Squires & Company. Principal, Caliber Creative.

The UNT Communication Design Faculty, specifically Jack Sprague, Eric Ligon and Bill Ford: Educators and fellow instructors.

Jeff Barfoot: Principal, Barfoot Worldwide. Collaborator on creative projects.

Michael and Meta Newhouse: Principals, Newhouse Design. Collaborators on creative projects. Fellow instructors.

4. Name 1 person — who you may have taught / influenced / someone you worked with that was more junior than you — that might have taught / inspired / influenced / impressed you in return.

Butler Looney. Teaching mentee. Former sole proprietor. Collaborator on creative projects.

5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people mentioned in question #3 / #4.

Kyle Dreier: Fees are not negotiable. The amount of time spent on a project is negotiable.

RSW Creative

Eisenberg And Associates. I worked there twice. From 89-93 as Art Director and Creative Manager. From 96-99 as Creative Director.

1) Arthur Eisenberg, Owner @ Eisenberg, 2) Cap Pannell, Partner/CD @ Eisenberg, 3) Carol St. George, Partner/Copywriter @ Eisenberg, (4-6 were all A.D.s at Eisenberg) 4) Brent Anderson, 5) Todd Hart, 6) Bruce Wynne-Jones

Person I may have influenced: Ben Rush. Someone more junior than me who might have influenced me: Ean Scheussler

We were in a pitch meeting with a big client and the client asked about our experience writing themelines. So, Arthur Eisenberg said “Well, you know that themeline, “You’ll love the way we fly”? The client said, “Yes, of course”, and Arthur said “Well, we didn’t write that.” I learned that if you can’t impress the client with your experience, at least be entertaining.

1. Where do you work now?

 SullivanPerkins

 2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work
there and what was your title?

 Responded to writer-wanted ad in Harvard's career office (snuck in while
visiting a smart friend) in 1994 and have worked for SP ever since.

 3. Name 5 people that you¹ve worked with/work with that inspired you/taught
you/influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you
worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

 Mark Perkins, SP principal, convinced me the words in a subhead should be
chosen as carefully as those in a sonnet.

 Ron Sullivan, SP principal, introduced me to the ideas that both risotto and
graphic design were legitimate art forms.

 Rob Wilson, SP creative director, taught me that my verbal brilliance was
only part of an ideal solution, and that I needed to help him come up with
visual brilliance as well.

 Art Garcia, former senior designer at SP, taught me a lot about the correct
composition of menudo and annual report layouts.

 Kelly Allen opened my eyes to the power of illustration and the glory of
Hank Williams.

 4. Name 1 person - whom you may have taught/influenced/someone you worked
with that was more junior than you--that might have
taught/inspired/influenced/impressed you in return.

 I schooled a kid named Chris Ault on my office dartboard many times, and he
has gone on to inspire me with music, animation and general brilliance
since.

 5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people
mentioned in questions #3/#4:

 A few weeks after I started, an SP designer had a run of personal bad luck,
including a flooded apartment. My colleagues decided the first thing to do
was to make her a giant card, with a picture of her in a boat. The plentiful
fish around the boat were real twenty dollar bills. "A Little Something to
Keep You Afloat" was the headline. That showed me the sort of people I was
working with: kind, generous and possessed of a belief in the power of
graphic design to deliver real benefits. There's that memory, and the one of
reciting Wallace Stevens' "The Idea of Order in Key West" from memory after
my boss had made an offhand allusion to it. But we've all done that.

Rob Wilson
SullivanPerkins

  

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1. Where do you work now?

 SullivanPerkins

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 2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work
there and what was your title?

 SullivanPerkins, hired out of college in 1990, and still there. My titles
over the years include: stat boy, designer, creative director.

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 3. Name 6 people that you¹ve worked with/work with that inspired you/taught
you/influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you
worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

 - Ron Sullivan & Mark Perkins - principals, SullivanPerkins

 - Linda Helton, Art Garcia, Jon Flaming - designers, SullivanPerkins

 - Michael Langley - writer, SullivanPerkins

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 4. Name 1 person - whom you may have taught/influenced/someone you worked
with that was more junior than you--that might have
taught/inspired/influenced/impressed you in return.

 - Dan Richards - former designer at SullivanPerkins

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 5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people
mentioned in questions #3/#4:

 "Dude, do you think you're finished with that layout?" - Art Garcia

  

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Second Degree

Where do you work now? Rovillo + Reitmayer

Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? 2cdesign When did you work there and what was your title? 1999-2001, intern, lead designer

Name 6 people that you’ve worked with / work with that inspired you / taught you / influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

Chris Rovillo: R+R, boss, partner, creative director >> taught me too much to put in a short sentence. Much about elevating my design to a luxury level.

Ann Livingston: 2cdesign, designer, college >> taught me again much about design aesthetic, we're very much kindred spirits in our design work

Jeff Barfoot: DSVC, designer >> helped me wrap my head around conceptual thinking and boiling an idea down to something simple and approachable

Emily Charette: R+R, designer >> taught me about writing and focusing more on that aspect of design. It can really enhance what you are working on...not headlines but truly copy

Ken Downing: Neiman Marcus, Vice President of Corporate Public Relations >> Ken taught me to look at materials differently and not be afraid to mail out something crazy - like a piece of carpet

Geoff German: 2cdesign, senior designer >> taught me about pushing the envelope with interactive while not loosing sight of beautiful and functional design during a time when everyone was just going nuts with the technical side of things

Name 1 person — who you may have taught / influenced / someone you worked with that was more junior than you — that might have taught / inspired / influenced / impressed you in return.

Emily Charette: R+R, designer >> taught me about writing and focusing more on that aspect of design. It can really enhance what you are working on...not headlines but truly copy

Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people mentioned in question #3 / #4.
Chris Rovillo: "you've just got to let that one go..."

 

1. Where do you work now?

Hill Creative Group - Dallas, Texas - Owner & Creative Director.

 2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work there and what was your title?

Eisenberg Inc. - 1987 - Designer

 3. Name 6 people that you’ve worked with / work with that inspired you / taught you / influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

Don Arday - Don was my first Creative Director at Eisenberg Inc. - he also hired me for my first professional internship.

Linda Eissler Unger - I worked with Linda at Eisenberg Inc. - she allowed me to assist with my first professional project - The Dallas Junior League Cookbook "South of the Fork" which was a great learning experience.

Brent Anderson - I worked with Brent at Eisenberg Inc. - Brent and I were both Designers.

David Carter - David Cater Design Associates - David was the president and hired me to his firm where I worked for 11 years.

Bruce Wynne-Jones - Luminant Worldwide - Creative Director.

Richard Klein - Richard Klein Photography - I worked with Rich as an Art Director from DCDA on selected international projects.

 4. Name 1 person — who you may have taught / influenced / someone you worked with that was more junior than you — that might have taught / inspired / influenced / impressed you in return.

Mario Frick - Luminant Worldwide, Designer

 5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people mentioned in question #3 / #4.

Favorite Memories are of the David Carter Holiday Party - every year is better than the last!

Thank You David & Cynthia Carter for being the ultimate host and hostess and for being great people to work for.

    

 

 

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Third Degree

1. Where do you work now?
       Schippel Design - an Interior Design studio based outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  Although I started out as a graphic designer, by fluke, I now design model home interiors for builders.  It's the perfect marriage of marketing, design and communication.  And, as a working/stay-at-home mom, it allows me to have a creative outlet, make great money and keep a flexible schedule.  I love being the boss of me!

2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work there and what was your title?
       Eisenberg Inc., fresh out of school at Texas Tech in 1988, B.C. (before computers).  Does anyone remember mechanicals and typesetting?  Anywho, I was thrilled to have the title of Art Director - it sounded so important.  I quickly found out that it sounded much more glamorous than it actually was.

3. Name 6 people that you’ve worked with / work with that inspired you / taught you / influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

Keith Owens and  Sheryl Haler - My brilliant professors at Texas Tech University.  Keith  and Sheryl opened my eyes to the wide world of design.  They showed  me that it IS possible to build a career around something that you love to  do.  

Arthur Eisenberg -  Owner and King of Eisenberg Inc., and my very first boss.  Arthur is one  of the most energetic and enthusiastic people that I've ever met.  He  always made the work environment a fun and exciting place - which was a good  thing, because I was there twenty-four hours a day for that first year.   He took a leap of faith and hired me straight out of school.  I was  honored and scared to death to immediately jump in and start working on  creative for some of his big, scary clients.  I couldn't have asked  for a better start in the business.  

Cap Pannell -  Partner and Creative Director of Eisenberg, Pannell, St. George.   Cap was my creative director and mentor.  He made me want to be  great and he made me believe that I could do it.  He inspired me to have  design integrity  - to do each and every job to the very best of my  ability.  He expected it and I sure didn't want to let him  down.  I still have so much respect for Cap - as a person and a  designer.

Linda Helton -  Designer, Illustrator.  Linda always amazed me with her endless talent,  whimsical illustrations, and great ideas.  The work that she was doing  back in the 80s and 90s still looks fresh today.  Standing the test of  time says a lot about Linda's abilities.  

Cindy Slayton -  Owner CS Creative.  Cindy was the first person who had total confidence  in me as a designer and creative mind.  Because of her, I have had the  confidence to branch out into other creative forays over the years.   

My family -  My Mom who  encouraged me to major in design in college because it was something that I  loved.  My Dad who always supported me in whatever I did.   My husband, kids and dear friends who inspire me and make me laugh every  day.  

4. Name 1 person — who you may have taught / influenced / someone you worked with that was more junior than you — that might have taught / inspired / influenced / impressed you in return.
Kami Janke - who came to me when we were freshman in college because she hated her math class and couldn't bear to take the years of math classes that she had ahead of her.  I talked her into changing her major to my major, which was 'Design Communication.'  Design Communication majors only had to take one math class.  Today she is a brilliant designer who has a successful studio with her husband in Austin and has worked all over the country.

5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people mentioned in question #3 / #4.
I have so many great memories!  

-Chili Cook-Offs.  Does anyone remember Eisenberg's Slim Fast Chili?  That was the year that I cooked 25 pounds of ground beef in my efficiency apartment. The smell of cooking beef still turns my stomach.  

-Art Auctions.  Some of my favorite peices of art came from those art auctions in the early 90s.  Does anyone know who ended up with my beloved velvet Elvis?

-The most expensive haircut that I ever had (1988).  Arthur unwittingly sent me to his hair dresser - and I was horrified to find out that my haircut cost most of my salary for that month.

-The big surprise!  After a late night dinner out, Tiffany Taylor and I returned to our Oak Lawn office and stumbled upon one of our fellow designers, who was nude in his office. You know who you are!

-The Mickey Mantle incident. If you don't know, don't ask.  I've still got the pictures.

-And finally, the multitudes of all-nighters that were filled with creativity and delirious laughter.

Second Degree

1. Where do you work now?
Freelancing and currently looking

2. Where was the first place that you worked in Dallas? When did you work there and what was your title?
Publicis Mid-America. June 2003-September 2005, Designer

3. Name 6 people that you’ve worked with / work with that inspired you / taught you / influenced the way you work and design. If possible, name where you worked with them or what capacity you might have worked with them.

Duane King: Duane was Creative Director at Focus 2. When I was an intern, he took me under his wing and helped me fine tune my creative process and taught me how to listen. During my time working with him later in my career, he continued to teach me on a daily basis. He was and is a true mentor to me.

Todd Hart: Is the owner of Focus 2 and his work has inspired me from when I was in school and through today.

Jeff Barfoot: I worked with Jeff mainly through the DSVC but he has always amazed me with his ability to take so much on and still deliver outstanding work.

Wayne Geyer: He has always had a great way to bring ideas into words. He has time and time again made me wish I was a better writer.

Eric Ligon: Eric was the most influential design teacher I had in school.

John Swieter: Design Director Range. I was a senior designer there. I was always amazed at his ability to keep a positive attitude no matter what the situation. He also has the uncanny ability to sell design. He always knew what to say.

4. Name 1 person — who you may have taught / influenced / someone you worked with that was more junior than you — that might have taught / inspired / influenced / impressed you in return.
Adam Holmes: He was an intern at Focus 2. He has a great ability to keep a positive attitude no matter what. That is something everyone can take a lesson from.

5. Favorite memory or saying or quote you have from any of the people mentioned in question #3 / #4.
“Fucking Google it” -Duane King when asked questions that could be easily answered online.