THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

ARTIST'S STATEMENT - IMAGE MANIPULATION
	With my background in design, it was inevitable I would find my way to computer maniuplation of images. I'd been designing my own publicity materials and business cards for years, moved into website design, did the look and the layout of my first book, and then began to play with some more artistic pieces.
	I rely heavily on Adobe Photoshop and Quark XPress, and to a lesser degree, Adobe Illustrator... and I learn by doing. There are books to give ideas and tips, but I don't take classes in these things - I just make my own mistakes, and go on from there.
	With the program covers, I found the publicity people - anywhere, not just at the Opera - almost always want some kind of unified look for the entire season, part of the "branding" they like to talk about. But I was very conscious of the fact that most people attending the operas do not, in fact, go to an entire season's worth. They might go to two or three, or just one opera. And that person's experience should be entirely cohesive for that performance. In my college days, the head of the Theatre Department was adamant that every single element that drew someone in to see a performance should contribute to the whole experience. Thus, the design of the poster, the advertising, the way the programs looked - all were as much a part of the audience member's understanding of the play he or she was about to witness as anything that happened on stage or behind the scenes. That professor's name was Jim Cavanaugh, and I've never forgotten those lessons... nor have I ever worked in any other theatre where they were carried out so completely.

PROGRAM COVERS  1998	1
PROGRAM COVERS 1999	2

 

 

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