Drew . Mac Operator

Drew . Mac Operator

Senior
Specialties - Finished Art, Typography, Print Production, Packaging, Colour Separation.

I once owned 70 pairs of rare trainers. I sold 67 of them to move to Auckland. The trainer collection may be gone, but my creative artwork portfolio still reflects my love of branding, good design and respect for function.

When it comes to finished art I’m meticulous, mathematical and I work fast. I know all about colour and about how substrates alter the finish. I know when a 60 percent cyan booster will give a punchy solid black and how to create the perfect gradient with a vignetted overprint. Whether it’s working with one colour on a flexo-corrugated press, or CMYK plus three specials on a litho press, I have the experience to solve tricky technical problems and the people skills to ensure designers and account handlers agree on the detail.

I’ve spent eight years creating finished art and I have a design and illustration degree to boot. So if you need someone who can whip up an illustration, or lay out a brochure, I can also turn my Wacom to that. Fonterra, Associated British Foods, Goodman Fielder, Heinz Wattie’s, Coke Cola, Griffin’s and Coles Australia are a few of the big accounts I’ve worked on. And I started out in print, so I can talk plates and minimum dot until the ink on the cliché dries.

Key skills

- In-depth knowledge of print and production process
- Production and project management experience
- Client liaison

Software I know well

- Illustrator +++++
- Photoshop ++++
- InDesign ++++
- Acrobat Pro ++++

3 recent places I've worked

- Dow Design
- Brian R Richards Ltd

- Redcactus

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