BENJAMIN GODFREY

Founder, CEO

Hinsdale | United States

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In my own words

— BENJAMIN

I am a graphic/web designer who has been practicing in the field for over 20 years.

He was raised in Michigan and moved to Chicago where he completed a BFA in Visual Communications at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He moved back to Michigan where he worked as a designer, then returned to Chicago where he pursued a second BFA in Interactive Multimedia and Web Design at the Illinois Institute of Art. He has always been inspired by city life in both Chicago and Detroit. In 2009 he established Godfrey Creative LLC., the umbrella from which under he has been designing ever since. He offers complete solutions for print, identity, logo, and web design. For more information or a quote, please visit www.godfreycreative.com.

Specialties: Graphic/print design, apparel design, logo design, web design, interactive multimedia, brand identity solutions, e-learning & marketing solutions.

Trajectory

Jun 2009 — Now

Founder, CEO · Godfrey Creative LLC.

• Create illustrations for large corporate clients of various clothing outfits and logotype graphics strictly for television commercials. • Develop and implement complete graphic and web/interactive design solutions for various clients from inception to implementation, as well as offer solutions for print, branding, logo, and marketing collateral design. • Illustrate apparel and apparel graphics for television commercials. • Create complex visual and interactive animations and e-learning applications for large corporate clients across various industries (food service, dentistry, higher education, and telecommunications). • Consult with clients to determine the efficiency of technical or creative work processes or visual content of a project and advise accordingly. • Responsible for the full management of the business, including business strategy and day-to-day operations, such as contract negotiations, client consultations, marketing and business development.

Nov 2005 — Jan 2009

Art Director and Lead Graphic Designer · Affiliate Skateboard Company

• Designed graphics for apparel and skateboard veneer art and prepared all files for screen-printing. • Developed, designed, and produced the company’s merchandise catalog. • Provided support for ASR tradeshow planning and coordination, including production of related booth design, collateral, and giveaways. • Designed company web site design and maintained its functionality. • Designed all company print ads for placement in major skateboard magazines including The Skateboard Mag and Thrasher Magazine.

Apr 2005 — Oct 2005

Graphic Designer · J&L Industrial Supply

Comprised part of a small team that designed a 2,074-page color catalog selling a wide range of name-brand tools and supplies. Built pages using Quark X-Press, including full design and layout of text, image, formatting.

Jan 2004 — Feb 2005

Advertising Graphic Designer · Metroparent Publishing Group

• Created all advertisements for MetroParent, MetroBaby, African American Family, Partybook, Healthy Families, Going Places, and Best of Times magazines. • Designed all sales sheets and marketing collateral for all of the magazines. • Designed special events materials for MetroParent sponsored events, (clothing logos, and advertisements).