Our partners

Graphic designers for print and Web

www.kayodesign.com Kayo Parsons-Korn SAMPLES

Kayo has worked as a graphic designer since graduating from Portland State University in 1981. She is incredibly versatile, capable of producing logos, trade show banners, technical illustrations, interactive media and complete Web sites. She has won multiple awards for both print and Web work from the Society of Technical Communications. Over the years, we've come to rely on Kayo's dependably beautiful work for both print and Web projects.

Greg Epkes SAMPLES

Greg offers our clients the unique perspective of an artist, illustrator and graphic designer (some of his vivid art can be seen at hedgereps.com). His career in advertising agencies and newspapers has taken him from Kansas City to San Francisco to Anchorage before settling in Portland. During this time, he has won eight awards from the Society of News Design for both design and illustration and has worked with well-known names such as Charles Schultz, Cirque Du Soliel, the Los Angeles Times, the World Wild Life Fund and the Wall Street Journal. Recently, he was honored by the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators "Illustration West 43" show.

www.kezarcreative.com Traci Kezar SAMPLES

After honing her skills as Art Director for corporate and advertising companies such as JK Advertising, The Coates Agency, Sonus and MarketPlace Design, Traci launched her own graphic design business. Winner of an American Graphic Design award, she is proficient at designing logos, sales materials, trade show displays and catalogs, guiding design projects from conception to production. Need to show off your products? We rely on Traci's experience at sketching out product layouts and directing the resulting photo shoots. Like some of our other designers, Traci straddles the worlds of fine art and design, painting canvases for friends and family.

Other specialties

www.maloneillustration.com Dave Malone—3D illustrations SAMPLES

Even if you never have need for Dave's skills, you should visit his Web site just to see the fantastic 3D illustrations he creates. His current specialties are in photo retouching and 3D illustrations, but during his career he has travelled the breadth of graphic design, often pioneering in interactive design. His client list includes MGM Home Entertainment, Disney Studios, Fine Line Cinema, Coke, Columbia Tri Star, Fox, Adidas International, Nike, Tripwire, HP, Intel and Lacie.

Before the age of computer illustration, he was a master of airbrush work. He founded The National Society of Airbrush Arts and his work was featured in many books and magazines. He wrote for commercial art material market magazines and organized lecture and seminar tours that were presented in over one hundred universities across the United States. A look at his current work shows how well he transferred his skills into the high tech arena.

Bev Arnoldy—Usability

We rely on Bev for her expertise in usability testing and training. Over the last eight years, she has conducted usability tests for a wide variety of software and Web sites. In particular, she has experience evaluating Web sites accessibility for people with disabilities.

Her background spans twenty-five years of software and systems development as well as usability analysis and training at such market leaders as Intel, Argonne Laboratories, Honeywell, Schlumberger, and Mentor Graphics. Bev holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Usability Professionals Association.