John Boyle
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I am currently a Graphic Design student at Watkins College of Art&Design in Nashville, TN. I will recieve my Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in December 2005.

Education:
Franklin High School - graduated May of 2000
Middle Tennessee State University - August 2000 – December 2002
Watkins College of Art&Design - January 2003 – present

Course Work:
Typography with emphasis on letterforms, fonts and type usage. I recently created my own magazine, entitled Ennui, the Art of Apathy. You can find pages from the magazine in the Print section.

Graphic Design with emphasis on basic design principles, advertising and corporate identity. I have created ads for Dodge Ram, Stonehaus Winery, and Stratos Sunglasses. Examples of each are in the Ads section. I also created a complete identity package for Black Sail Records, which you can find in the Print section.

Graphic Design Production in which I took a complete identity package from conception to print. I did multiple pieces for the architectural design firm Anderson & Oh, including a new logo, business cards, ads and brochures. Examples of the A&Oh work are in the Print section.

Multimedia with emphasis on how to write HTML code as well as what the code means, and creating websites using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks. I created a banner ad for the Scion tC and a complete website for a CD, Thursday's War All The Time. Those are in the Multimedia section.

Photography I have taken a black and white photography class and have persued color in both 35mm and digital formats on my own. I have done most of the photography for my work.

Software/Hardware Skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
QuarkXpress
Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks
Mac OS X and 9
Scanners, Printers, Digit