Associate Professor, IRSC • AAF Treasure Coast President
AAF Addy Judge • Creative Director
Big Highlights in VisCom at IRSC
Amber Watson
Emmy Award - NASA IRSC Design Grad |
Denis Potvin Foundation
AAF Addy Award Hockey Identity |
Jimmy JJ Walker
Sunrise Theatre Blackbox Comedy Corner |
Michael Winslow
Hutchinson Island Comedy Corner |
Dustin Knotek
Adobe Award Winner Tony Hawk Competition |
New York Boulders
Shawn Reilly, CEO NY Baseball Club |
AAF TC Leadership Conf.
November 13-15, 2020 Stuart, Florida |
Marcus Grant
Batt School - Juno, FL IRSC Design Grad |
Allman Betts Band
Gold Addy Award Sunrise Theatre |
BK Jackson
Gold Addy Award Sunrise Theatre |
Holly Grundel
Sablewood Paper Co. Seattle, washington |
Manatee Center
Annual Report Fort Pierce, Florida |
Dr. Yasser Shatlawi
UN Ambassador Istanbul, Turkey |
Max Feurer
UX/UI Designer - Amazon Atlanta, Georgia |
Hosting the 4AAF Fall Leadership Conference with AAF Treasure Coast - November 13-15, 2020
283 American Advertising Federation IRSC Student Addy Awards in 11 years
Approval for up to $30,000 in Design Contracts for the City of West Palm Beach, FL
Over 1,000 posters for the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, FL
Identity Design for Denis Potvin & the Potvin Family Foundation
Newsletter for Project Lift in Palm City, FL
10 VisCom graduates in the Seattle Area
10 VisCom graduates in California
IRSC Grad Dustin Knotek won Adobe's International, Global Contest - Tony Hawk Competition
IRSC's Amber Watson won an Emmy Award in 2019 for team work on a NASA video
IRSC Grad Holly Grundel appeared in Martha Stewart's Magazine & won Awards in Seattle Mag.
15 IRSC Design students went to UCF to get a Bachelor's Degree in VisCom & they all came back
Designed the first Manatee Center Annual Report with Rachel Tennant
2019 Admerica National Conference Committee at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, FL
Designed Treasure Coast Business Magazine for the State of Florida SBDC
283 American Advertising Federation IRSC Student Addy Awards in 11 years
Approval for up to $30,000 in Design Contracts for the City of West Palm Beach, FL
Over 1,000 posters for the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, FL
Identity Design for Denis Potvin & the Potvin Family Foundation
Newsletter for Project Lift in Palm City, FL
10 VisCom graduates in the Seattle Area
10 VisCom graduates in California
IRSC Grad Dustin Knotek won Adobe's International, Global Contest - Tony Hawk Competition
IRSC's Amber Watson won an Emmy Award in 2019 for team work on a NASA video
IRSC Grad Holly Grundel appeared in Martha Stewart's Magazine & won Awards in Seattle Mag.
15 IRSC Design students went to UCF to get a Bachelor's Degree in VisCom & they all came back
Designed the first Manatee Center Annual Report with Rachel Tennant
2019 Admerica National Conference Committee at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, FL
Designed Treasure Coast Business Magazine for the State of Florida SBDC
Leadership Is All About Design Professionalism
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It's All About Faculty Teaching All the Right Concepts, Projects, Typographic Design & Professional Practice. There is a Big Difference in Teaching at the Top Design Schools and a Community College Mentality. Credentialed Faculty Teach Idea Development, Techniques & Professional Practice That Prepares Them Properly for Today's Communication Marketplace. They also give professional projects that helps them understand the Creative Process and dealing with Professional Clients - it's work well for me for over 35 years!
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The Kight Center at Indian River State College
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2020 4AAF ONLINE CONFERENCE • AUGUST 1, 2020
A 6-Hour Conference for 4AAF District Presidents
Walt Hines, President • AAF Treasure Coast
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The 4th District of Florida is working constantly on Facebook for its Professional Material. WordPress & Elementor and Divi are the primary web building platforms for creating contemporary websites. They have made web design simple and easy with all kinds of flexibility. The key to success with web is to stay current with software, and be as helpful as you can. I have several students at IRSC who can work on any platform, set up pay sites and design within multiple programs. I designed AAFTreasureCoast.org in WordPess and Elementor. I've worked with my student, Kasey Bonilla, a scholarship student from New York for the past 2 years on multiple websites for a variety of clients! The Student Success in Design at IRSC is incredible - 10 students in Seattle, WA - 10 in California and all around the country with great salaries. Kasey will be our next SuperStar.
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AAF Treasure Coast Board Meeting - July 31, 2020
AAF Treasure Coast Board Meeting - Walt Hines, President
VP - Barry Marsh, BGM Creative
VP - Victoria Racine, BlueFly.Design
VP - Gail Goldy, Florida Heathcare
Kasey Bonilla, IRSC Student Representative
VP - Barry Marsh, BGM Creative
VP - Victoria Racine, BlueFly.Design
VP - Gail Goldy, Florida Heathcare
Kasey Bonilla, IRSC Student Representative
The VisCom Program E-Book
Featuring the Latest Design & Digital Media Projects
(Click on the Book - FlipSnack)
Advanced Typography • Summer B • 2020
Howard Beauchamp
English Designer Cannes Film Festival Winner New York City, NY 
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Victoria Racine
BlueFly.Design 2020 Folio Award Winner Hutchinson Island, FL 
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A Big Thank You to Victoria Racine, Creative Director and Howard Beauchamp for spending two hours with my Advanced Typography Class online giving advice and feedback on their typographic solutions for Creativity 2020, Digital Media, VisCom and legibility and creative discussions on concept, professional practice, as well as details about spacing and continuity! Vicki produces about 12 major magazines per year over on Hutchinson Island, FL. My students really enjoyed their constructive comments about their work. Howard recently moved to New York City from PSL!
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GRA1129 - Visualization Basics - Summer B, 2020
Doug Chilton
Senior Graphic Designer Florida Power & Light Juno Beach, Florida (25 years) 
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A Big Thank You to Doug Chilton, Senior Graphic Designer at FLP in Juno Beach, Florida for speaking in my GRA1129 class about drawing, professional practice and commitment to excellence. He's worked at FP&L for 25 years on all kinds of unique presentations for the company including collateral, fleet design and videos for their secondary businesses in Florida. I presented Doug's drawings while at IRSC and you can see a superb artist, creative problem-solver and an articulate ambassador for FPL.
Drawings by Doug Chilton
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My Clients on the Treasure Coast Include:
Economic Development Council & Pete Tesch • The SLC Chamber of Commerce • Sunrise Theatre • Navy-UDT Seal Museum • The Galleria of Pierce Harbor • Grand Harbor • Oak Harbor • Adams Ranch • Bluebird Productions • TRW Law • PCW Manufacturing • Barwis • Mz Perky's Cold Brew Coffee • MycoTea • Main Street Fort Pierce • Treasure Coast Manufacturing Association • Comedy Corner • Indian River Golf Foundation • Leathered Pearls • Cotton & Company • Southern Eagle • TAMCO • Indian River Magazine • City of Port St. Lucie • City of Fort Pierce • Treasures of Fort Pierce • VisitStLucie.com • HealthyStLucie.com • Rupert J. Smith Law Library • Manatee Center
Professional Clients/Events in Marketing, Design & Advertising
• 2020 - Business Marketing Plan - A Design Presentation for the Community Redevelopment Agency - West Palm Beach, FL
• 2020 - Animation & Logo for the New York Boulders in Rockland, NY
• 2020 - New WordPress & Elementor Pro Website for Bluebird Productions
• 2020 - New Identity Design for Project Vision - Helping Colleges Innovate for Dr. Kevin Cooper
• 2020 - New Identity Design & Website for Merrimack Capital Partners - Management & Investment Business
• 2020 - Baunovo/Bautech Engineering - Sergio Prahl / Megan Smith / Laura Mendoza - Brochure - Okeechobee, FL
• 2020 - Friendly Passages Magazine - 80-pages -Jim Walker/Carolyn Fabrizio - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2020 - Manatee Center Annual Report - 32-pages - Rachel Tennant - Fort Pierce, FL - $1,000
• 2020 - Project LIFT Newsletter - 8-pages - Bob Zaccheo - Palm City, FL
• 2020 - Treasures of Fort Pierce - Plythe Freedman's Website promoting Fort Pierce (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2020 - YouthBuild Promotion Brochure - Dr. Pamela Welmon - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2020 - Roasting Darryl Bey/BlueBird Educational Foundation - Collateral - $20,000 Fundraiser - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2020 - Southern Soul Society - Poster Design - Will Vaughn - Fort Pierce
• 2020 - Club Med Academies - Social Media/Advertising/Sports Events - Port St. Lucie, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2020 - Treasures of Fort Pierce/Plythe Freedman - Website - Fort Pierce, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2020 - MycoTea - Freddie Munoz/Giuliano Melluso - 12 Bottle Labels / Photography - Vero Beach, FL - $1,500
• 2020 - Southern Eagle - Philip Busch/Ahmad Toom - Revolt CBD Project - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - New York Boulders/Shawn Reilly - Design/Media Guides/Ads/Signage/Banners - Pomona, NY - $2,500
• 2019-2020 - Indian River Golf Foundation - Roger Van Dyke - Website/Collateral - Vero Beach, FL - $1,500
• 2019-2020 - Sunrise Theatre - 100 Season Performance Posters - Fort Pierce, FL - $5,000
• 2019-2020 - Comedy Corner - 25 Season Performance Posters - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - BlueBird Productions - 20 Season Performance Posters & E-Blasts - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Treasure Coast Economic Development Council - Pete Tesch - Marketing - Port St. Lucie, FL
• 2019-2020 - KendraDelano.com - Website - Stuart, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2019-2020 - Heathcote Botanical Gardens - Diana Kimes - Fort Pierce, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2019-2020 - Digital Media Student Exhibitions - Posters / Entry Forms - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Digital Media Portfolio Exhibitions (4) - Posters / Social Media - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Digital Media Portfolio Exhibitions (2) - Promotional Brochures - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Cattleman's Dance Poster - Adams Ranch - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Adams Ranch - Auction Catalog - Robbie Adams - Fort Pierce, FL - $7,500
• 2019-2020 - AAFTreasureCoast.org - Website - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - Ellen Lupton Lecture, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt - Norton Museum - WPB, FL
• 2019 - Fort Pierce History Festival - Greg Enns - Posters for the Event - Downtown Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - HealthyStLucie FitFest - Logo/Poster/Photography - Jennifer Harris - Port St. Lucie, FL
• 2019 - Barwis - Jade Wright - Marketing - Port St. Lucie, FL
• 2019 - Indian River Magazine - Greg Enns - Website - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - SBDC / Indian River Magazine / Tom Kindred / Greg Enns - Treasure Coast Business Magazine - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - MycoTea - Trade Show Booth - Palm Springs, CA
• 2020 - Animation & Logo for the New York Boulders in Rockland, NY
• 2020 - New WordPress & Elementor Pro Website for Bluebird Productions
• 2020 - New Identity Design for Project Vision - Helping Colleges Innovate for Dr. Kevin Cooper
• 2020 - New Identity Design & Website for Merrimack Capital Partners - Management & Investment Business
• 2020 - Baunovo/Bautech Engineering - Sergio Prahl / Megan Smith / Laura Mendoza - Brochure - Okeechobee, FL
• 2020 - Friendly Passages Magazine - 80-pages -Jim Walker/Carolyn Fabrizio - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2020 - Manatee Center Annual Report - 32-pages - Rachel Tennant - Fort Pierce, FL - $1,000
• 2020 - Project LIFT Newsletter - 8-pages - Bob Zaccheo - Palm City, FL
• 2020 - Treasures of Fort Pierce - Plythe Freedman's Website promoting Fort Pierce (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2020 - YouthBuild Promotion Brochure - Dr. Pamela Welmon - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2020 - Roasting Darryl Bey/BlueBird Educational Foundation - Collateral - $20,000 Fundraiser - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2020 - Southern Soul Society - Poster Design - Will Vaughn - Fort Pierce
• 2020 - Club Med Academies - Social Media/Advertising/Sports Events - Port St. Lucie, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2020 - Treasures of Fort Pierce/Plythe Freedman - Website - Fort Pierce, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2020 - MycoTea - Freddie Munoz/Giuliano Melluso - 12 Bottle Labels / Photography - Vero Beach, FL - $1,500
• 2020 - Southern Eagle - Philip Busch/Ahmad Toom - Revolt CBD Project - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - New York Boulders/Shawn Reilly - Design/Media Guides/Ads/Signage/Banners - Pomona, NY - $2,500
• 2019-2020 - Indian River Golf Foundation - Roger Van Dyke - Website/Collateral - Vero Beach, FL - $1,500
• 2019-2020 - Sunrise Theatre - 100 Season Performance Posters - Fort Pierce, FL - $5,000
• 2019-2020 - Comedy Corner - 25 Season Performance Posters - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - BlueBird Productions - 20 Season Performance Posters & E-Blasts - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Treasure Coast Economic Development Council - Pete Tesch - Marketing - Port St. Lucie, FL
• 2019-2020 - KendraDelano.com - Website - Stuart, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2019-2020 - Heathcote Botanical Gardens - Diana Kimes - Fort Pierce, FL (Kasey Bonilla)
• 2019-2020 - Digital Media Student Exhibitions - Posters / Entry Forms - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Digital Media Portfolio Exhibitions (4) - Posters / Social Media - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Digital Media Portfolio Exhibitions (2) - Promotional Brochures - IRSC - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Cattleman's Dance Poster - Adams Ranch - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019-2020 - Adams Ranch - Auction Catalog - Robbie Adams - Fort Pierce, FL - $7,500
• 2019-2020 - AAFTreasureCoast.org - Website - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - Ellen Lupton Lecture, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt - Norton Museum - WPB, FL
• 2019 - Fort Pierce History Festival - Greg Enns - Posters for the Event - Downtown Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - HealthyStLucie FitFest - Logo/Poster/Photography - Jennifer Harris - Port St. Lucie, FL
• 2019 - Barwis - Jade Wright - Marketing - Port St. Lucie, FL
• 2019 - Indian River Magazine - Greg Enns - Website - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - SBDC / Indian River Magazine / Tom Kindred / Greg Enns - Treasure Coast Business Magazine - Fort Pierce, FL
• 2019 - MycoTea - Trade Show Booth - Palm Springs, CA
AAF Events, Conferences & Seminars 2017-2020
AAF Treasure Coast
• 2020 4AAF Regional Leadership Conference - AAF Treasure Coast, FL (November 13-15, 2020)
• 2020 4AAF Conference - Spark Conference - Fort Myers, FL (Live Conference) (September 25-27, 2020)
• 2020 4AAF Conference - President's Leadership Conference (Online) (August 1, 2020)
• 2020 National Admerica Adjusted Conference (Online) (June, 2020)
• 2020 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - (Online) Orlando, FL
• 2020 AAF Treasure Coast Addy Gala Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2020 AAF Treasure Coast Seminar - Women in Design - Fort Pierce, FL (IRSC)
• 2019 4AAF Advertising Day - Tallahassee, FL (Innovation Hub - FSU) (Official Photographer)
• 2019 4AAF Beach Clean-Up Day - Stuart, FL (Indian River Waterfront)
• 2019 AAF Treasure Coast Footloose Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2019 AAFTreasureCoast.org - Website - Stuart, FL
• 2019 4AAF Regional Conference - Melbourne, FL (Official Photographer)
• 2019 4AAF Regional Conference - Daytona Beach, FL (Official Photographer)
• 2019 4AAF Leadership Conference - Crystal River Plantation - Crystal River, FL
• 2019 National Admerica Conference - Hollywood, FL (Committee Member - Marketing Materials)
• 2019 4AAF Aditude Conference - Disney B Hotel - Orlando, FL (5 Speakers)
• 2019 4AAF Regional Conference - Orlando, FL (Disney & Universal Art Director)
• 2019 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - Orlando, FL (IRSC Student Joseph Murray - Regional Winner)
• 2019 AAF Treasure Coast Seminar - Fort Pierce, FL - Jay Krier, Federico Sandoval (IRSC)
• 2018 4AAF Regional Conference - Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2018 AAF Treasure Coast Adlympics Addy Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2018 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - Orlando, FL
• 2018 AAF National Admerica Conference - Chicago, IL
• 2018 AAF Treasure Coast Seminar - Howard Beauchamp, British Designer (Cannes Film Fest. Winner)
• 2017 AAF Treasure Coast Addy Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2017 4AAF Regional Conference - Miami, FL
• 2017 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - Orlando, FL
• 2017 National Admerica Conference - New Orleans, LA - (Achiever's Award)
• 2020 4AAF Conference - Spark Conference - Fort Myers, FL (Live Conference) (September 25-27, 2020)
• 2020 4AAF Conference - President's Leadership Conference (Online) (August 1, 2020)
• 2020 National Admerica Adjusted Conference (Online) (June, 2020)
• 2020 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - (Online) Orlando, FL
• 2020 AAF Treasure Coast Addy Gala Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2020 AAF Treasure Coast Seminar - Women in Design - Fort Pierce, FL (IRSC)
• 2019 4AAF Advertising Day - Tallahassee, FL (Innovation Hub - FSU) (Official Photographer)
• 2019 4AAF Beach Clean-Up Day - Stuart, FL (Indian River Waterfront)
• 2019 AAF Treasure Coast Footloose Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2019 AAFTreasureCoast.org - Website - Stuart, FL
• 2019 4AAF Regional Conference - Melbourne, FL (Official Photographer)
• 2019 4AAF Regional Conference - Daytona Beach, FL (Official Photographer)
• 2019 4AAF Leadership Conference - Crystal River Plantation - Crystal River, FL
• 2019 National Admerica Conference - Hollywood, FL (Committee Member - Marketing Materials)
• 2019 4AAF Aditude Conference - Disney B Hotel - Orlando, FL (5 Speakers)
• 2019 4AAF Regional Conference - Orlando, FL (Disney & Universal Art Director)
• 2019 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - Orlando, FL (IRSC Student Joseph Murray - Regional Winner)
• 2019 AAF Treasure Coast Seminar - Fort Pierce, FL - Jay Krier, Federico Sandoval (IRSC)
• 2018 4AAF Regional Conference - Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2018 AAF Treasure Coast Adlympics Addy Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2018 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - Orlando, FL
• 2018 AAF National Admerica Conference - Chicago, IL
• 2018 AAF Treasure Coast Seminar - Howard Beauchamp, British Designer (Cannes Film Fest. Winner)
• 2017 AAF Treasure Coast Addy Awards - Stuart, FL
• 2017 4AAF Regional Conference - Miami, FL
• 2017 4AAF Regional Addy Awards - Orlando, FL
• 2017 National Admerica Conference - New Orleans, LA - (Achiever's Award)
Traveling • Networking • Marketing
With AAF • 2017 - 2020
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The past 3 years have been exciting & rewarding especially with Heather Christman, originally from Vero Beach, as the New Governor of the 4th District AdFed of Florida! She took classes at IRSC many years ago and recently was a Judge for the 2020 AAF Treasure Coast Addy Awards • This past year we had lectures by the Arts Directors of Disney & Universal • Innovators like Ken Bauldauf of the Innovation Hub at Florida State University • Ellen Lupton of the Cooper Hewitt Gallery in New York City and MICA in Baltimore, as well as Steve Pacheco, the AAF National President • As you can see in the diagram, I've been networking all over the country with AAF, as the President of AAF Treasure Coast. I'm the official photographer most events with Jim Clark.
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American Advertising Federation
National Achiever's Award • AAF Treasure Coast
E V E N T S & S P E A K E R S
Creative Colleagues & Close Friends in Design
Dr. William Kolomyjec
Web & Interactive Media Art Institute of Tampa Tampa, Florida Pixar - 10 Yrs - Marketing Mgr (Colleague at NIU for 5 yrs) |
Maggie Cuesta
Dean, School of Visual Arts New World School of the Arts Miami, Florida (AIGA Fellowship Award) (AIGA Board Members) |
Lawrence Kasdan
Writer, Director, Producer Star Wars, Body Heat, Big Chill, Raiders of the Lost Arc (University of Michigan) (Graduated together) |
David Carson
Awardwinning Designer The Art Director of the Era The Most influential Designer of Our Time (Worked Together-QuickSilver) |
Dr. James K. O'Grady
Emeritus Professor Industrial Design University of Calgary (5 College degrees) (NIU Design Chair - 5 Yrs) |
Sports Marketing Clients
These Are the Clients Who Trust Me for Quality
& Professionalism in Design, Marketing & Advertising
at the Local, Regional & National Level
& Professionalism in Design, Marketing & Advertising
at the Local, Regional & National Level
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Adams Ranch
American Advertising Federation Sunrise Theatre Bluebird Productions The Comedy Corner Baunovo/Bautech Adams Ranch New York Boulders Baseball Club Manatee Center - Fort Pierce Project LIFT Society for Marketing Advances Islamorada Beer IRSC - SBDC Mz Perky's - Cold Brew Coffee Barwis Rupert J. Smith Law Library TRW Law Nathaniel Pryor Reed KendraDelano.com Denis Potvin Foundation The Galleria of Pierce Harbor SLC - Economic Development Council Community Redevelopment Agency - WPB VisitStLucie.com HealthyStLucie.com Navy UDT-Seal Museum Treasure Coast Manufacturers Assn. IRSC - Advanced Technology Brown Family Farm Oak Harbor Golf Club Grand Harbor Golf Club Dylan Investments |
Executive Sports
Exclusive Sports Marketing Physician Corporation of America On Demand Internet Media DV8 Sports Leather Golf SubAcute Care Associates, Inc. Treasure Coast Life & Leisure The Light of Hope - Pink Tie Friends Fine Arts Conservancy Fort Pierce Police Dept - Lock It/Lose It Tile of Spain The Racquet Club of Memphis Royal International Trading Co., LTD Hotel Broadcasting Corporation Media Club of North Carolina ICreatives Cotton & Company Sven Tumba Johansson Treasure Coast Video AIGA - Miami Norwegian Cruiselines SLC Public Schools Watson Publications Northern Illinois University Athletics Big Ten Conference Mid Continent Conference Mid American Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference First Plus Sports Marketing Evert Seguso Bassett Tennis Center National Geographic |
Sports Marketing - Cardale Jones FB Camp
AAF - Treasure Coast & National Indian River County Sheriff's Office Treasure Coast International Film Festival PCW Manufacturing Lincoln Park Career Pathways Youth Build - IRSC St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce Heathcote Botanical Gardens MycoTea Greg Enns & Indian River Publishing City of Port St. Lucie City of Fort Pierce Main Street Fort Pierce Yacht Watchman Ecotourism on the Treasure Coast TheHighwaymenTrail.com The ARC of Martin County Conservation Alliance of SLC County The United Way Tradition, Florida - E-Books American Society of Plastic Surgeons Solar Energy Loan Fund University of Miami - International Studies Palm Beach State College The Dario Gallery National Painting, Drawing, Print Exhibition Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute SLC - Billion Step Challenge Treasure Coast EDC SLC Wildlife Boat Tours Rotary of St. Lucie County |
Professional Projects & Student Success
When I am asked to work on Professional Projects, I involve my students for their Design Skills and Fresh Ideas and the chance to get Experience on their Resumes before they graduate.
Every year for 13 years I've paid for all the Student Addy Awards here at IRSC, and this past year I paid for several professionals to enter and win awards because several of our best agencies had nothing to present - so I called several professionals - and paid their fees and they entered their best work to keep up the momentum of quality work here on the Treasure Coast. I explained this to Heather Christman, 4AAF Governor of Florida, and she was extremely impressed by our Design Membership and the quality of the work at the 2020 Treasure Coast Addy Judging.
It's a very self-serving world now - but I keep our students at the forefront of everything I do - I'm rewarded with comments from my students all over the country - it makes all the hard work worth every minute.
Every year for 13 years I've paid for all the Student Addy Awards here at IRSC, and this past year I paid for several professionals to enter and win awards because several of our best agencies had nothing to present - so I called several professionals - and paid their fees and they entered their best work to keep up the momentum of quality work here on the Treasure Coast. I explained this to Heather Christman, 4AAF Governor of Florida, and she was extremely impressed by our Design Membership and the quality of the work at the 2020 Treasure Coast Addy Judging.
It's a very self-serving world now - but I keep our students at the forefront of everything I do - I'm rewarded with comments from my students all over the country - it makes all the hard work worth every minute.
Thank you my friend for all you do that keeps the fire burning in all of us!
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Michael Visconti, CEO
FC Edge Marketing Port St. Lucie, Florida 25-Year Sterling Award Winner Digital Media Advisory Board |
Appreciate you Walt! You do amazing things for your students!
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Christina Ibanez, Designer
FC Edge Marketing Port St. Lucie, Florida |
That's why you are the best and only produce the best!
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Ahmad Toom
Creative Director Southern Eagle Fort Pierce, Florida AAF National Charlie Award AAF Treasure Coast VP |
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Walt, the comments above just underscore why you are so admired, respected and appreciated for all the hard work and joy (mutual) that you have brought to so many over your career. It would be fitting that everyone that studied and or worked alongside you at any point in their own career should include it in their resumes as an asset!
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Cheers and Best, My Friend
John Wilkes, Executive Director Sunrise Theatre Kravis Center, WPB Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Sarasota Board Member, Ringling School of the Arts |
Kendra Delano's website has unique handmade jewelry and accessories, e-books of six distinctive styles including models displaying fashion with combinations of her work!
Kasey Bonilla and Kelsey Bougard have done a spectacular job on Kendra's Website!
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Walt, I am thrilled that the website has been published. Thank you
for staying with me over the years! It's fun to see that all of the Leathered Pearls, LLC needs have been met. Should you have students who need/want further projects (such as create packaging for the wedding earrings, make more graphics for social media posts, additional website slides, etc) I am open to a continued relationship with IRSC. We'll be in touch should you need recommendations for your program and/or work opportunities.
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During This Difficult Time, I Continually Bring In Projects
to the Y225 Design Lab Where My Designers Are Well Paid for Their Creative Skills - It's Important for Their Careers!
Kasey Bonilla
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Tiffany Nugent
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Alyssa Karwecki
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Matthew Stone
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Nick Giordano
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Kasey Bonilla, Alyssa Karwecki, Matthew Stone, Tiffany Nugent and Nick Giordano Have Been Compensated Very Well for Their Skills! Currently, We Are Working With the Following Clients
and Organizations: Merrimack Capital Partners - Identity Treasures of Fort Pierce - Website Community Redevelopment Agency - WPB - Presentations Sunrise Theatre - Membership Poster New York Boulders Baseball Team - Logos & Animations Rupert J. Smith Law Library - Friendly Passages magazine Baunovo/Bautech Engineering 4AAF AdFed of Florida Comedy Corner Heathcote Botanical Gardens |
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283 Student Addy Awards
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Recent Student Success in Digital Media at IRSC
Congratulations to Joya Jones Who Has Joined Victoria
Racine at BlueFly.Design on Hutchinson Island, FL
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Joya Jones
Designer Morningstar Apparel/BlueFly.Design Vero Beach/Hutchinson Island, Florida Joya is a 2019 graduate of the Digital Media program in Advanced Technology at Indian River State College. She has been working as a Graphic Designer/Screen Printer for over two years at GraFx in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was hired recently at Morningstar Apparel in Vero Beach, FL. In addition, Joya who majored in Digital Media is now designing Publications with Victoria Racine at BlueFly.Design on Hutchinson Island. I love that Joya is searching for a career and dedicating herself to a new challenge. Vickie is the perfect person to teach Publication Design, Marketing & Advertising - she graduated from IRSC but studied design at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA - one of the top programs in the country. Vickie is an Award Winning Designer and Joya will learn and grow with this great teacher of Design. She has 12 publications a year that she does all the Creative Design and Advertising. |
2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0
Design: Problem Solving Is a Matter of Taste
I Take My Client Ideas and Turn Them Into Quality Design Concepts
These Are Samples of What I Was Given and What I Produced! Taste & Professionalism!
B E F O R E & A F T E R
I've Brought in $84,000 in Funded Projects
Supporting Student Success in the VisCom Program Over 13 years
Design Resources for Students • Student Design Experience • Fonts • Mock-Ups • Paper & Ink
AAF Support • Stock Photography • Web Templates • Hosting • Student Websites • Supplies
Paying Students for Design • Student & Professional Addy Awards • New Software Applications
Professional Projects in the Y225 Design Lab with Student Experience
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$60,000 - Sunrise Theatre
$7,500 - Adams Ranch $6,000 - City of Fort Pierce - Ecotourism $5,000 - MycoTea $2,500 - New York Boulders $2,000 - City of Fort Pierce - Highwaymen Project $1,500 - State of Florida - Healthy St. Lucie $1,500 - Indian River Golf Foundation $1,000 - Manatee Center Annual Report $500 - SLC - Economic Development Council Dr. Kevin Cooper - Projects Supporting Student Success $5,000 - GoNuke.com Website Project - Melissa Rogolino $5,000 - Women in the Work Place - Jay Krier $5,000 - Advanced Technology Logo - Annie Mayer |
Sunrise Theatre Is Rescheduling Performances
in the Coming Weeks for the 2020-2021 Season
With the 2019 - $5,000 Check from the Sunrise Theatre It Marks 13 Years & $60,000 Helping Our IRSC Design Students. The following students have worked as Designers, Photographers, Social Media Designers and Illustrators at the Theatre: Mike Poolt, Stacy Givens, Dustin Knotek, Francesco Avitto, Kimberly Graef, Michael Monti, Catherine Valinote, Megan Thomas, Matthew Stone, Donnie Nilsson, Jake Dunn, Rebecca Mitchell, Lesley Driver and Brandon Sellers.
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Walt, the Sunrise Theatre is blessed
to have you and your students as hands on supporters and creative partners. You are unsung heroes of the Sunrise Theatre.
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Congratulations to Sharon Engel, Executive Director of the Sunrise Theatre for Having Safe, Well-Planned Events
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Congratulations to Sharon Engel, Executive Director of the Sunrise Theatre and the BlackBox Theatre for having well-planned and careful comedy events at the BlackBox. Everyone wore a mask, safe distancing, all staff wore masks, you could take off the mask after you sat down - you had to wear a mask when you moved around (going to the rest room) and all food and drink were served by waiters and waitresses with masks. The Dean Napolitano, LA Hardy and Kevin Farley events were very successful and carefully planned. They turned the atmosphere into a nightclub venue. I am the official photographer for all these events! Sharon is online weekly with 50 other Executive Directors of Performing Arts Centers discussing and sharing ideas every week. Great job Sharon Engel, Anne Satterlee, Ted Geiger, Savannah Richmond and Karen Skidmore!
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The 1st Virtual Digital Media Portfolio Exhibition
04/23/2020 • DMPEGO.com • With Celebrities
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Walt, I did enjoy reviewing the student’s work. I plan to go back through all the links and take a another look at everything. There is some really nice work no doubt. Thanks for inviting me to participate!
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Barry Wallace
AAF National Brand Manager Tampa, Florida |
walthines@gmail.com • whines@irsc.edu
772.359.8214 • 772.462.7918
772.359.8214 • 772.462.7918