Andy
Carpenter
Senior Designer
One of Media II's creative designers, Andy brings
nearly 25 years of commercial artistic experience to the agency,
with expertise in high-end photo illustration, graphic design,
multimedia development, and concepting. Prior to joining Media
II, Andy was owner of Spiral Designs, a Euclid, Ohio-based firm
specializing in graphics for print, multimedia, and web page
design. Spiral Designs was instrumental in producing the graphic
design and content of the Rockwell Automation, Reliance Electric
brand web site.
Andy
worked 13 years for Avid Communications, an internal business
group of Reliance Electric, as a graphic artist. He also worked
for three years for Edcom Productions, Inc., as a graphic designer
and production coordinator, where he prepared presentation graphics
and multimedia presentations, as well as interface designs for
CD ROMs.
"Andy
bolsters our graphic design and electronic publishing capabilities,"
according to Roy Harry, Media II's president. "Also, his
20 years of business-to-business experience is a real benefit
to our customers."
Education:
Bowling
Green State University - Bachelor of Fine Arts and Teacher Certification
Continuing
Education - Has completed work toward a master's degree in graphic
design and instructional design.
et
cetera:
"With
greater emphasis on the electronic side of the agency business,
especially the Internet," Andy says, "it's interesting
to watch the changes in the business, as well as the integration
of this technology into daily life." Andy's curious about
the impact of online advertising, entertainment, commerce, and
training.
As
a former teacher, he's especially interested in training because
"as the technology offers more alternatives, businesses
expect instant results," Andy explains. "The technology
also gets more complex and training will become integral to
its successful use."
"Even
though electronic technology offers wonderful tools for the
agency business, it will never replace creativity," Andy
says. "Very creative writers, artists, and production people
make it happen, not the technology."
Andy
is an avid outdoors person. He is a long-distance cyclist, enjoys
hiking, and spending time with his family.
