about me
I am a graphic designer that currently lives and works in the desert of southern Utah. In the past, I've used my design skills at a TV station creating their on-air graphics, managing their website, and producing video content for commercials and the news. I've run a web design and development company where I worked on projects big and small. I currently work as the graphic and web designer for a government agency.
To do all these things, I tend to use Adobe's Illustrator and Photoshop daily. When occasion calls, I can be also found using Flash, InDesign, Apple's Final Cut Suite. The handcoded xHTML and CSS I write for web projects strives to meet web standards.
In my spare time I teach graphic design at the local college, run the occasional triathlon, and spend time with the fam.
Resumé
Experience
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH - ST. GEORGE, UT (2005 - present)
Instructor (Adjunct), Visual Technologies
Create curriculum pertaining to Visual Technology program. Instruct classes, maintain grading structures, and guide students to understand the concepts of graphic design as well as competency with various software packages on both the Mac and PC environment. Prepare students to enter employment in the graphic design field.
WASHINGTON COUNTY - ST. GEORGE, UT (2006 - present)
Web Designer/Web Developer
Design, coordinate, and maintain any and all web sites under the umbrella of the Washington County Government system. Work with various department heads to create content and designs to fill needs. Create supplemental print materials for County projects.
testMonkey designs - ST. GEORGE, UT (2004 - 2005)
Lead Designer/Owner
Provide full service design solutions for small to medium sized companies. This includes web design and development services, identity design, brand development, and ad layout.
KCSG TV - ST. GEORGE, UT (2004 - 2005)
Graphics Producer/Webmaster/Video Producer
Create appropriate graphics for daily newscasts in a time-sensitive manner. Unify the look and feel of the station’s web site, on-air graphics, promotional videos, and marketing materials. Produce video content for news and commercials.
FORMER LIFE
Whitewater river guide, special education mentor, line cook, bike shop mechanic, outdoor gear salesman, warehouse shipper, Portuguese-speaking missionary (in Brazil)
Education
BS/Computer Information Technology with emphasis in Visual TechnologiesDixie State College of Utah, 2004
Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe ImageReady
Final Cut Pro
DVD Studio Pro
Soundtrack
QuarkXpress
Flash
Stata 3D
xHTML
CSS
PHP
MySQL
Contact me
If you'd like to contact me about any of the work you've seen here and/or just because I'm a really nice guy, feel free. Please note that I am not much in the mood to do freelance work these days; however, if you really really need help with a project, keep in mind that I can be easily bribed for donuts.
If you are spam, please don't be offended if I delete you. I mean, no body likes spam (the "meat" or the email).
Oh, and my friends call me J (not Jon).
email: jmaxfield (at) gmail (dot-diggity) com
voice: 435.467.4795
AIM: jmaxfield8505