VICTOR ARRE

Design | Production

Creative | Inspiring | Graphic Design — Fast | Concise | Exact Production

Graphic designer and production artist with 40 + years of experience in the graphic arts. From print to digital to mobile and everything in between. Publishers to printers, design to marketing, banners to branding, brochures to billboards, packaging to mock ups, and a whole lot more. My varied and extensive experience combined with my fast and accurate skills are what my clients appreciate the most about me. So what's your idea and how can I help you make it come to life? Good chance I've done it before and if not…well then, let's talk. because I'm always eager for the next, new challenge.

Love what you do, and you'll do it well

Graphic Design

Design is what inspires. It's what communicates. Design will make you think, or make you think differently. Design can change the way you live. Design is all around us. It affects everything in your daily life. You just don't think about it. Design is Universal. It crossess borders and barriers and doesn't require language to work. Can design change the world? It already has and will
continue do so in the future.

Production

It's a great design idea, but how do we get it to actually work? RGB? CMYK? Bleeds? Trim? Work & turn? Work & tumble? Offset? DTP? DPI? Dot gain? Spot colors? It can all be a bit confusing. You've got a great idea and a great look to go with it, but how do you get it to that next step? That's where I come in. 30+ years of production work dealing with this kind of stuff makes me sort of an expert.

Everything Else

They have a term in baseball for a player who can play many positions. He's called a Utility Infielder, though he may actually play outfield and catcher as well. That's how I describe myself when it comes to my role in the graphic arts. I've played a lot of graphics "positions" over the past 30+ years. This extensive and varied experience gives me an edge in whatever the project may be. Put me in coach,
I'm ready to play!

  • Graphic Design Specialist

    Graphic design is the process of visual communication, and problem-solving through the use of type, space, image and color.

    Graphic design often refers to both the process (designing) by which the communication is created and the products (designs) which are generated.

    specialist |ˈspeSHəlist|
    noun
    a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.

  • Production Specialist

    A Print Production Artist takes from a designer a "comp", and creates a mechanical — a complete digital file or combination of files that's problem-free when it goes out to the printer.

    specialist |ˈspeSHəlist|
    noun
    a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.


Portfolio and Samples

  • Advertising

    Trade Ads, Consumer Ads, Library Book Ads, Newspaper Ads

    Marketing & Collateral

    Brochures, Presentation Folders, Banners, Marketing Kits, Data Sheets, Direct Mail, Etc.

    Logos & Identity

    Logo Designs & Exploration, Branding, Identity

  • Book Covers

    Book Cover Design and Production

    Photoshop & Retouching

    Color Correction, Retouching, Compositiong, 3D Rendering, Special Effects, Oulining & Knockouts, Batch Image Processing

    Illustration

    Vector Art Illustration

  • Packaging

    Consumer Products Packaging Design & Production

    Political

    Political Advertising, Direct Mail, Handouts & Campaign Literature

    Web & Social Media

    Web Design, Production, Banner Ads, Microsites, Landing Pages, Social Media Graphics & Page Design

  • Trade Shows • Catalogs

    Trade Show Banners, Displays, Marketing, Signage, Catalog Design & Production

    Posters • Cards • Direct Mail

    Retail Signage, Posters, Direct Mail Postcards, Fliers, Handouts, Doorhangers, Etc.

    Miscellaneous

    Everything else that doesn't fit under other categories.

More about me…

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    Employers & Freelance

    Past Employers and Staffing
    Agencies I've Worked for:

    • Abelson - Taylor
    • Ace Designing Company
    • American Medical Association
    • Archer Design
    • Aspen Graphics
    • Aquent
    • Capitalist Agency
    • Chicago Creative Group
    • Condon Schaefer Carter
    • Creative Circle
    • Energy BBDO
    • Express Quality Printing
    • Fabrizio & Assocites
    • Gams Communications
    • Havas Chicago
    • Jewish Child & Family Services
    • Jonson Pedersen Hinrichs & Shakery
    • Lanig Associates
    • Levy Restaurants Group
    • McGraw Hill Publishing
    • NewControl
    • Pentagram Design
    • Sonic Solutions
    • The Creative Group


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    Clients

    R Graphics Freelance Clients:

    • Absolute Consulting Group
    • ALDI
    • Amazon
    • Andrew Larsen Design
    • A Piece of the Game
    • B Graphics
    • Bakken Creative
    • Canepa Design
    • Cellkeeper
    • Charter Fitness
    • Chicago Children's Museum
    • Citibank
    • Clef Notes Magazine
    • Comcast Spotlight
    • Corporate Suites Network
    • Cost Plus Workld Market
    • Doug Wolens - Filmmaker
    • Fluidance Jewelry Design
    • Grace Cathedral Chicago
    • Hand-In-Hand Jewelry Design
    • Harborlight Press
    • Hot Shots Sports
    • Illinois PIRG
    • I-maginemedia
    • It's Yoga
    • Judi Bedrosian - Stylist/Photographer
    • KD Mailing Corp
    • King Koil
    • Kinter Corporation
    • Knockout Design
    • Legacy Capital Group
    • Lohrbach Management Group
    • M Corp
    • M&R Strategic
    • Manor Realty
    • Miles Group Chicago
    • Multipearl Imports
    • National Brownfield Associates
    • Oak Street Health
    • Opportunity Financial
    • Paragon Technology Group
    • Precision Wind
    • Provenna St. Joseph Hospital
    • Revoluton Weight Loss Centers
    • Riverside Publishing
    • Roosevelt Media
    • Sage Software
    • San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
    • San Francisco Marathon
    • San Jose Mercury News 5K/10K Run
    • Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Sybex Publishing
    • Think Studios
    • Universal Health Institute
    • "We Got Game" Youth Athletics
    • West End Management
    • Wiley Publishing
    • Wuensche USA
    • Zebra Graphics


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    Skills & Specialties

    Specific Areas & Specialty Skills:

    DESIGN
    • Print Advertising & Marketing
    • Corporate Collateral
    • Brochures
    • Annual Reports
    • Logos & Identity
    • Consumer Packaging & Dielines
    • Catalogs & Direct Mail
    • Powerpoint Presentations & Decks
    • Storyboards
    • Social Media Graphics
    • Web Updates
    • Banners
    • Web Ads
    • Email Blasts & Marketing
    • Tradeshow Displays & Materials

    PRODUCTION
    • Image Retouching
    • Color Correction
    • Compositing & Rendering
    • Product Environment Mock-Ups
    • Masking and Clipping Paths
    • Special Effects
    • Batch Processing
    • 3D Rendering
    • HTML Coding & Website Maintenance
    • Presentation & Packaging Mock-Ups
    • File Preparation for Print
    • Image Searchs
    • File Archival & Management
    • Vendor Coordination
    • Press Checks
    • Client Liaison

    SOFTWARE
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • Indesign
    • Dreamweaver
    • Acrobat
    • Word
    • Excel
    • Powerpoint
    • Publisher
    • FTP
    • Content Management Systems
    • Misc Proprietary Systems

    OTHER
    • Brainstorming Skills
    • Copywriting Skills
    • Dielines & Mock-Ups
    • Excellent Communication Skills
    • Excellent Listening Skills
    • Excellent Problem Solver
    • Fast Worker - Fast Learner
    • Photography Skills
    • Proofreading Skills

     


Drop ME a line

Address

3655 N. Kimball Ave. #2 Chicago IL, 60618

Phone

773-756-8256