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Darrell Goza
Art Director for AT Magazine
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Biography
DIGITAL: Gibbs College - Teacher of Computer Graphics, Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design and Typography. I was Responsible for creating the link between digital platforms and traditional graphic study, and for training the artists and designers of tomorrow. Casio Watch, Dover, N.J. - Graphic designer responsible for store displays and in store promotional displays and ads. Created graphics for watch debuts and designed the graphic press release for the G-Shock watch debut at 'Limelight' in NYC. Darrell's Graphic Arts Studio created to handle freelance artistic workload. Clients included: American Towman - My function as Creative Director was to redesign the magazine and give it a more consistent industrial look. Also Art Directed American Towman's towing industry newspaper called The Road Service News. Beatnik Productions - As Art Director, I created a look for their line of books and a mechanism for freelance artists to be a part of their formation without having to live in the area. Additionally, did penciling, inking, lettering (using computer software), and some coloring by computer (using Photoshop) to keep the books on deadline. Was responsible for setting dates with printers for the solicitations, promotions, and printing of the books. Designed company house ads and established their placement in industry trade publications and developed budgets for contracted freelance artists. I also enlisted printers for jobs completion. The Advocate. Did ad design, and editorial imposition for the Christian newspaper. El Diario. Editorial design and Ad design for the Spanish language newspaper. COMMERCIAL GRAPHICS with DIGITAL assist: Additional Freelance Clients - Heroic Comics; Camel Cigarettes; Polaroid Cameras; Mercedes Benz; Subaru; Anderson Consulting; Pan Am; Starlight Express; Gordon's Gin; Courvoisier; Pepsi; Diet Pepsi; Coke; Diet Coke; Cherry Coke; Konica Film; Winston Cigarettes; Columbia Pictures (Ghostbusters II); Blackthorne Color Comics; Technics; Vantage Cigarettes; Morgan Stanley Investments; Jockey Sportswear; Reebok; IBM; Cannon Copiers; Americomics; New York University; Alpha Presentations; Continuity Associates; CorPlan; Beatnik Productions; Louis Scott Advertising; Barcardi Light Rum; Lintas Worldwide; Gothic Cabinet Craft; BBDO, NYC; Toshiba; IBM; & Hosposible Products, Inc.; Y & R.; Women of Color; Dark Horse Comics, and Blackthone Color Comics.

Contact Information
Darrell Goza
Easton-Allentown, Pennsylvania
United States

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Darrell Goza
Voice: 610 844-8868

Recent Clients
Alpha Presentations
Beatnik Productions
Gibbs College
Rutgers University
Dreadlockedninja Publications

Awards
Creation Convention Best in Show 2nd Place 1979 NYC
Creation Convention Best in Show 3rd Place 1979 NYC
Hororable mention, 2005: Best Web Site from Peoples ComicBook Newsletter
Specializations
Advertising
Corporate
Education
Media
Packaged Goods
Publishing

Software
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe In-Design
Adobe Photoshop
FreeHand
Macromedia Dreamweaver
QuarkXPress
 
 
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