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Jupiter, FL
United States
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My most recent illustration: The Encore cover, Palm Beach Daily News

I'm a designer, illustrator, editorial cartoonist, writer and I've even done a stint as the editor-in-chief of a magazine. I have the background and experience to take a concept to its fullest. Let me know how I can help you. Download sample (pdf) magazine feature articles I have written here.

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Title:
Designer, Writer, Illustrator, Cartoonist
Company:
David Willson Design
Company Website:
http://homepage.mac.com/dwillson
Media Type:
Publishing, Newspaper
Media Realm:
Consumer Media, Business Media, Associations, City & Regional, Niche/Enthusiast, Creative Agency
Home Region:
South
Past Companies & Brands
American Media Inc.
Soap Opera Magazine
Country Weekly Magazine
Weekly World News
Startling Detective
Detective Cases
NewsMax.com
ValueRich magazine
The Corporate Real Estate Executive
Perspectives
I'm Looking For:
Networking, Business Partners, Jobs, Inspiration
Professional Background: (Resume)
• Editor/Writer: Senior editor and writer with specialties in publications launch and redesign
• Creative Director: Advertising campaigns and corporate identity design, art direction, graphic design, photo retouching, illustration (traditional or computer) and editorial cartooning.
• Expert in: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign (CS3), Quark, Painter, Microsoft Word. I illustrate and retouch using a WACOM tablet stylus.
• Management: Mac technology, project and staff leadership, photo direction, prepress, press check.
• Additional skills: public speaking and presentation.

Work Experience
9/2003 to 1/2008: ValueRich Magazine - West Palm Beach, Florida
I launched, and was editor-in-chief of a nationally distributed Wall Street financial magazine.

9/2000 - 7/2001: NewsMax - West Palm Beach, Florida
Hired under contract to redesign the newsletter of a political website as a news magazine for general distribution and rack sales.

2/2000 - 7/2000: American Media Inc. – Boca Raton, FL
Art Director for six crime magazine titles acquired in the purchase of Globe Communications.

9/1993 - 2/2000: NACORE International - West Palm Beach
Creative Director for the International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (NACORE). Art director of the Corporate Real Estate Executive magazine. Creative director of association web site; collateral and marketing design for tradeshows, brochures, advertisements and signage.

3/1992 – Present: Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach, Florida
Editorial cartoonist for the Palm Beach Daily News. I have received three annual “Excellence in Editorial Cartooning” awards from the Florida Press Club.

8/1991 - 9/1993: American Media Inc. (AMI) - Lantana, FL
Design editor for weekly fan magazines including Soap Opera Magazine and Country Weekly. Part of the start-up team that developed a prototype all-digital production path that was later implemented throughout all AMI owned operations.

6/1985 - 8/1991: David Willson's Artmasters, Inc. - Jupiter, FL
Founder, President and Creative Director of a full-service advertising design studio.

Prior to 1985
Various positions as creative director, agency art director, technical illustrator, photo technician, textile design artist, freelance designer and illustrator.

Awards and Career Highlights
• My design work for NACORE International's Executive magazine received recognition and awards from these organizations:
- American Society of Business Press Editors, Excellence - Publication Redesign
- American Society of Association Executives
- Association Trends
- Florida Magazine Association, Charlie Awards
- Communication Concepts, APEX Award for Excellence
- Publishing & Production Executive and Printing Impressions, Gold Ink Awards
- Printing Industries of America, excellence in 4-color magazine
• Author of articles on the early history of the Palm Beaches for local books and newspapers.
• City of West Palm Beach Centennial Celebration logo design, 1993
• Currator: exhibition of historical photographs and illustrations from the 1880's for the West Palm Beach Centennial, 1993.
• Numerous Addy Awards in both Palm Beach and Broward County competitions
• Two Bronze Awards for Newspaper and Magazine Advertisement, 28th Annual International Hotel Sales & Marketing Association's Advertising Awards.

Community
• Twice past-president Rotary Club of West Palm Beach — Sunrise
• Twice past-president The Lake Worth Pioneers’ Association
• Public speaker on historical Palm Beach County
Personal Interests
Books, music, fine art, illustration, Web, design, writing, guitar, cartooning, opinion
Education:
East Carolina University, Commercial art major with a minor in painting. Managing editor of The Fountainhead student news and Vice President of Sigma Chi Delta fraternity.
Other Web Profile or Personal Web Site
http://homepage.mac.com/dwillson
My LinkedIn
My Facebook
Other Web Profile URL or Personal Web Site
http://synonumb.blogspot.com/
Relationship Status:
Married

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All got for Christmas was this boring stock image


There was recently a discussion on another professional social networking site that I haunt about stock photography — an invitation to those in the stock industry to form a group, “to help each other in this difficult business. With such a lot of images available it is hard to find tContinue

Posted on December 18, 2008 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

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At 5:24pm on September 10, 2008, Bob Andelman said…
David,
That must be one big damn mailbox!
Bob
At 7:00pm on September 9, 2008, Bob Andelman said…
The Nemo collection looks awesome! We saw the "Masters" exhibition in Milwaukee and the original pages were amazing.
At 12:06pm on August 25, 2008, Cable Neuhaus said…
Good seeing you -- and your wife -- in Orlando at the FMAs.
At 10:43am on August 22, 2008, Melis said…
Hi David, I hope all is well at FMA! Hopefully you were able to say hi to Cyndy or Brian at our booth. Have a great day. ~ Melis
At 11:34am on August 8, 2008, Vincent Hunt said…
Good to meet you David!! Awesome works!
At 9:02am on June 13, 2008, Christina Wood said…
I haven't had much luck with things like the FMA but would be willing to give it another try if there's an event that you think just cries out for a freelance writer. Happy Friday!
At 1:58pm on June 10, 2008, Christina Wood said…
Greetings from South County, David. I'm down in Delray Beach.

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