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Permalink Reply by Jennie Doran on July 17, 2008 at 9:51pm

Hello!
My name is Jennie Doran. I'm an in-house graphic designer at the Print Services & Distribution Association. I've been a designer for 12 years now, not including my college years. Yikes! Time flies. I love my job. I get to create great stuff in print as well as on the web. I am looking forward to meeting more of the designers and creative-types on this site!

On a personal note, I was a fine arts major in college so I definitely enjoy making my own art. Mainly painting, but I've dabbled in some jewelry making too. I have a husband who's also quite creative (he's a carpenter) and a 10 month old daughter. She's our coolest creation yet!

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Permalink Reply by Scott Gordon - A Knowledge Broker on July 17, 2008 at 10:44pm

Great to meet you Jennie. My office is right around the corner from PSDA near St.Elmos. If you ever want to brainstorm or comlplain about the design world, come over for coffee.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Kollitz on July 17, 2008 at 11:34pm

Howdy all!

I'm Alex Kollitz, I run MyPrintSite.com, an online trade only print site. I have ten years in marketing related jobs running the gamut from apparel, promotional products, tradeshow exhibits, signage, large format, a little bit in web tech :) and of course printing. Prior to that I had about the same time in hi-tech. I graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Venture Management and a minor in Art. My strength is in innovation, problem solving and unique insights into issues. I choose to apply these traits in the print industry and am having a blast doing it!

For fun I like to go trail riding with my family on quads, when I want serious adrenaline, I go by myself to the track :) Other than being a print junkie, I am also a motorhead. Too many vices...not enough time!

I have a lovely wife and two kids age 10 and 13, brilliant and perfect in every way.

My goal with my business is to help small to medium print brokers and other print resellers dramatically increase their revenue while reducing their time required to achieve it.

I am absolutely delighted to be here and to meet people in our industry such as yourself and others in this group!

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Permalink Reply by Frances Metcalf on July 18, 2008 at 12:50am

Hi! I'm Frances Metcalf, a former direct mail fundraiser (clients included US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Marine Museum at Quantico, and the National Museum of the American Indian). Now, I'm a full time fine arts printmaker. I easily made the transition from using all kinds of commercial printing to hand printing. It's fun, and I wouldn't be able to do what I do now without all the years I spent checking bluelines and wondering when we were going to get on press. I wasn't the production person, just the account exec.

Until I get my etching press (a dream of mine) I work out of the Torpedo Factory in Old Town.. Right now, you can see one of my prints hanging in the Art League Gallery on the first floor (until August 5th.)

I'm married to the most wonderful, supportive man on the Earth, have 2 black cats, 1 and 1/2 German Shepherds (the other half is Labrador) and live in Springfield. When not making prints, I can be found in my garden, watching baseball, knitting, and thinking about the next monotype I'm going to do.

I've attached a couple of samples of my work, and would love your comments and reactions.

And gee, we all ought to me at St. Elmo's for coffee, soon.

Frances

PS For those of you who care, "Madonna of Wenham" was created using three separate polyester plates. Plate 1 was a photo manipulated in Photoshop, plate 2 was a background, and plate 3 was created by painting directly on the poly using Johnson's wax with ink mixed in. We used Litho inks, on a hand driven etching press, and cleaned up using Wesson Oil and Simple Green. Not quite the same as 100,000 copies on a web press, is it? It took me an entire week to create an edition of seven prints.

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