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Art Director

I've been in the graphic arts game for over 20 years now.  I began in a garage silk screen company (Crazy Eights) in 1990 with a roommate located in Santa Barbara.  The duties there included:  design, separations, screening, sales & distribution.  Eventually my talents carried me to bigger pastures.  I always had to start over again (production art-at that time, we were still separating with a horizontal camera & film trays).  Through diligence and hard work, I worked my way up to "blackliner/inker" for a multi-million dollar corporation (Fortune Fashions).  When things became stale (no more challenge), I became bored & found an opening at Porn Star Clothing in my hometown.  Within 3 years, I was promoted to Art Director & I relished it.  Designing, pricing, sampling, contacting freelance artists, creating catalogs/linesheets  and holding meetings for the future of the brand was where I was comfortable.  It didn't last long, as we fell to the ultimate crash of the economy.  I have always held the Art Director title since that time, working for NC17, Neal Feay & Green Room.
I have the ability & experience to produce anything you ask of me on time, on budget & without stress.  I know the business & all its ins and outs.  Give me a chance and you'll look like a genius...well, smart anyway. 

-  Handle all art related media from flyers, business cards and employee badges to banners, signs and magazine advertisements.

-  Contact, research & price products from Alibaba.

-  Run weekly reports of product sales and reorder based on trends and season.  I try to take advantage of closeouts whenever possible.

-  Recently I'm working with the Teikametrics software (as it pertains to Amazon). 

-  Responsible for screen print artwork on anodised aluminum surfaces.

-  Production art.

-  Liaison to artists' contracted to create on aluminum.  I advised renowned artists' Peter Alexander, Logan Hicks and Miya Ando, on how to achieve their outcome       using the anodised aluminum process' (to name a few).

Find out detailed information about Craig Takahashi, Art Director in Newport Beach, CA

Craig Takahashi: Art Director in Newport Beach, CA

Craig Takahashi: Art Director in Newport Beach, CA

Craig Takahashi

The Green Room

Neal Feay Co.