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This is the digital portfolio of Nicholas Barone. I am a 2006 graduate of Canisius College, in Buffalo, New York with extensive knowledge of web design, graphic design, motion graphics, and video production. Come inside and see some of my work. The site is designed for a 1024x768 resolution monitor, but will work at an 800x600 resolution monitor. It also requries the Adobe Flash Player

Resume

Employment/Internships

• October 2007-present: Blowtorch Entertainment, Design Director
• October 2006-September 2007: Hyperlocal Media, Art Director
• February 2006-September 2006: Schneider Digital, web programmer Programming valid web pages in HTML and CSS
• 2005-2006: Paragon Advertising, web specialist Created websites for clients; created text animation for broadcast TV commercials
• 2005 (Fall): Paragon Advertising, intern Created websites for clients; Created motion Graphics for broadcast TV commercials; responsible for organizing media library of agency; worked on design and ideas for print and TV ads
• 2005 (Summer): Buffalo News, graphic designer Design and layout ads for the next days issue of The Buffalo News
• 2002-2006: Canisius College, The Griffin, art director/layout editor Responsible for layout/design and completely redesigned the newspaper
• 2004 (Summer): Full Circle Studios, intern Provided assistance on video shoots; boom mic operator; 2nd camera operator
• 1999-2004: Crag Burn Golf Club, caddy

Related Experience/Freelance

• 2007: Think Financial Business Card and letterhead design in addition to banner design for national advertising campaigns. Think Financial is a startup company located in Buffalo, New York. They specialize in private student loans and student loans.
• 2006: The Airview (band), web design and programming
• 2005 (February): Video Resource Associates, freelance text animation work
• 2003 (Summer): Success Stories, created a 30-minute video of interviews to be used by the company’s president at a health care presentation

Education

• May 2006: B.S. in digital media arts at Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
• 2002: Graduated from Canisius High School, Buffalo, New York

Summary of Qualifications

• Employment at The Griffin, the weekly Canisius newspaper, as an image specialist (2002-2003) and an art director and layout editor (2003-2006)
• Two projects for the Canisius College Video Institute producing videos for Journey’s End Refugee Services and Guitars for Hope, a public art project to benefit WNED, Hunter’s Hope and Kelly for Kids
• Freelance video, animation and web work for several clients in the Buffalo area
• Proficient in Macintosh, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, XHTML and CSS, After Effects and Final Cut Pro, as well as experience with Director, Quark and Cinema 4D

Portfolio

Graphic Design

• Case Study for Oreo developing a new identity and packaging for a new product called Oreos-On-The-Go. Actually it wasn't for Oreo it was only a school project but it could have been.
  • Oreos-On-the-Go Billboard
  • Print design of cover for ads that run in magazines
  • Oreos-On-the-Go Print ad 1
  • Oreos-On-the-Go Print ad 2
  • Oreos-On-the-Go Print ad 3
• Case Study involving the development of a product and with a brand identity. The result was Gogh Soap a new soap product that is aimed at young adults. The bars of soap contain fine art, the flags of nations, as well as bright complimentary colors. The ads play with the idea of young people representing themselves with certain images. Think of how many frat houses across the country have a Union Jack pinned up on the wall or a Van Gogh print on the wall. Young people today visualize themselves as a conglomeration of ideas, images, and trends, and this idea capitalizes on that.
  • Examples of the product's design
  • The final logo for Gogh Soap
  • Logo ideas for Gogh Soap
  • Gogh Soap Print ad 1
  • Gogh Soap Print ad 2
• Miscellaneous design projects
  • Skoobits logo design
  • Poster design for an imaginary art exhibit at the Albright Knox Art Gallery.
  • Poster design for the Guitars for Hope video premiere, a documentary I shot and edited through the Canisius College Video Institute.
  • Ticket Design for a Golf/Disco dance party event
  • Logo design for a new mobile phone company.
  • An abstract image of San Francisco
  • Basic banner design for the blog Rust Belt on Hollywood-Elsewhere.com

Web Design

• Various projects working with Schneider Digital
• ChickenBeak.com- ChickenBeak.com was founded in 2006 by Nicholas Barone, Mike Spencer, and Chris Buryta. ChickenBeak was founded to offer design tutorials in all digital mediums as well as offer articles about the present and future of our field as we see it.
• ReadySetStyle.com (work in progress)
• The Airview.com-The Buffalo Band, The Airview, approached me and asked if I could create a flash website for them based on a template they had thrown together. I took their template and added a picture frame and wallpaper making the site look more dynamic. Next i programmed the site for them with actionscript in a short period since they needed a relatively short turn around time.

Video and Motion Graphics Design

best viewed through my Flash portfolio page.

• Demo Reel from 2002-2004
• Demo Reel from 2005-2006
• iPhones Tv commercial
• Motion Graphics for the Documentary, Guitars for Hope
• Tv spot for the Gogh Soap ad campaign
• An exercise in editing an interview with a feel for blending and abstraction.

Contact

• Nicholas Barone
• 19 Old Farm Road
• Orchard Park, New York 14127
• (716) 912-9163
• barone.nicholas@gmail.com