General Production Studio, San Rafael, CA 94901

Graphic design for Marin, the Bay Area, an the Planet since 1996.

Web Design/ E-commerce/ FLASH: Full service and worry-free with SEO

I building customized web sites that stand out from the crowd. Everything is hand-created to suit your needs, and my innovative technologies provide flexibility to change and evolve your web site as your needs grow. ASP.Net, PHP, FLASH, e-commerce, social networking, or any combination of these technologies will be completed in-house and on-budget.

  • Marin Treks

    Identity, logo, merchandise, website, and start-up business consulting for a successful family oriented outdoor science education and adventure company.

  • Core Furniture

    Identity, logo, website, content writing, and consulting for a successful manufacturer and provider of furniture for elite audiophiles.

  • Summit Bicycles

    Web and flash-gimmick design for successful bicycle store in the birthplace of mountain bikes. Features THE CALL-UP, a store- and customer-based social network (in the style of myspace or facebook). PHP

  • Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy

    Website for industry-leading aromatherapy educational company. (e-commerce)

  • Original Swiss Aromatics

    Website for industry-leading Essential Oil MOTO company. (e-commerce)

  • Viz Communications (1997-2000)

    Website for industry-defining manga and anime company, responsible for such well-known titles as POKEMON, YugiOh, Shonen JUMP, and Naruto. At the time of POKEMON release, site served some 40k hits daily.

  • Scottyswine.com (1997)

    E-commerce site developed to compete with Wine.com, only to be abandoned by the company around the same time Wine.com went belly-up. Oh, the good ol' days of the young web...

  • Kopitiam Restaurant

    Fully FLASH site for very successful Malaysian cafe in Lafayette, CA. Recently voted #2 on SFGate.com BEST ASIAN RESTAURANTS OF THE BAY AREA. Site, web promotion and SEO completed during the grand opening.

  • Gas Lock, Inc.

    Simple yellow-page-type business site to promote the sales and installation of gas safety equipment in the greater Bay Area. PENDING UPDATE

  • Thermal Shipping Solutions

    B2B resource for thermal shipping containers. PENDING UPDATE

  • Pink Propaganda

    Retailer of eccentric fashions for eccentric people. PENDING UPDATE

  • Academic Chess

    Design, illustration, and layout of educational books. Consulting on overseas web development and PHP. Various illustrations and projects.

  • Werbayne Mcintyre OBE (Order British Empire) of AM Consultancy

    Consulting for international web design, including: Revlon South Africa, Namco UK, and the British Milk Marketing Board (before its dissolution in 2002). Designs for AM Consultancy website.

Animation: Traditional, 3D, and Flash-based

Trained for 3 years by lead animators from PIXAR and ILM, I bring a level of skill and experience unheard of in a contracting professional. Principles of animation need not be compromised by the needs of technology.

    Seminars/ Speaking Engagements/ Teaching: Teaching and Commentary

    Neon Genesis Evangelion. How to Talk to Girls. The Principles of Animation... Public speaking is more than a job, it is a calling at venues across the country and animation conventions. Teaching chess to kindergarteners... that is work!

    • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum DVD Set

      DVD commentary describing (in real time) the philosophical and artistic implications of the defining Japanese animation of the 1990's, still regarded as the most influential work in recent Japanese entertainment. Recorded in Houston, TX at the ADV Films studio.

    • Academic Chess

      Classroom teaching for K-5 students in basic and advanced chess. Class sizes range from 9 (Kindergarten) to 16 (4th+ grade).

    • Fanimecon

      10 years of hosting educational panels on Introduction to Animation, cel painting, How to Talk to Girls, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Animated Screenwriting, Anime Industry Inside Info, How to Illustrate, etc... At my peak, I would speak for 16 hours over a 4 day period with 4 hours of sleep.

    Print Design: From Paste-Up to Photoshop

    Respected in work both digital and paste-up since before Photoshop had an "undo" button, I have done work for Coca-Cola, Playboy, Nabisco, and more than forty published books. I may have made the menu at your favorite restaurant...

    • Marin Treks

      Identity, logo, merchandise, website, and start-up business consulting for a successful family oriented outdoor science education and adventure company.

    • Shonen JUMP (vol 1 issue 1 through vol 1 issue 8)

      Graphic design/production assistant for popular manga magazine featuring the most popular comics from the original Japanese edition. Each issue of SHONEN JUMP contains over 300 pages of manga, plus artist interviews, card games, video games, toys and anime information.

    • PIA Masters Series: Aromatherapy Lifestyle

      Editing and layout for a educational volume guiding the reader through the precautions granting safe and effective applications of essential oils.

    • Quick Reference Guide for 114 Essential Oils

      Editing and layout for a reference book and promotional materials.

    • Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy & Original Swiss Aromatics

      Various publications, promotional materials, direct mail, seminar materials, CD packaging and production, product design and other graphic resources for industry-leading aromatherapy educational company and their sister MOTO/e-commerce business. Includes several websites (ASP, .NET AJAX, SQL, etc).

    • Pink Propaganda

      Illustration, marketing, manufacture, and retailing of an eccentric line of clothing for eccentric people, primarily via Anime conventions.

    • Academic Chess

      Design, illustration, and layout of educational books. Consulting on overseas web development and PHP. Various illustrations and projects.

    Writing/ Editing/ Localization: Patience misspelled...

    Idiomatic expressions translated and repaired; a task which "polishes my arms" (Ude o Migaku, meaning it forever demands that I improve my skill). What does the Chicago Manual of Style say to do? No matter, I write articles for publications and prepare publications for english-speaking audiences.


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