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sylvia<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Masek is a freelance illustrator who has been creating art for over 25 years creating art that is friendly, approachable and engages people of all ages. Her career as an illustrator and designer has lead her artistic journey down many paths including public art, children\u2019s books, greeting cards, advertising, and branding. She approaches art and design with a professional, modern technique, infused with fun and playful energy. Sylvia lives in Lakewood, Ohio with her super-cool husband, 2 teenagers, 2 dogs, 2 cats and a menagerie of other animals for inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Illustrators for Hire
<\/strong>2020\u2013present
Member<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


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The Power of Whodo
<\/strong>1996\u2013present
Multi-disciplined Artist & Owner<\/em>
Responsible for all areas of illustration, graphic design, branding and art direction, depending\u00a0on the client needs. Some clients include Salesforce, American Greetings, Everstream, Creativity for Kids,\u00a0Joann Fabrics, Darice, Zig Marketing, Starbucks Chicago Roastery, and Boeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyse Advertising<\/strong>
1998\u20132003
Art Director for Wyse Design<\/em>
Responsibilities included logo design, brochure design, packaging design, ad campaigns,\u00a0in-store promotions and give-aways. Conducted photo shoots and rebranding campaigns.\u00a0Clients included Holden Arborteum, AtomicBox.com, Krylon, Sherwin-Williams,\u00a0Sterling Trucks, Omnova and PolyOne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A<\/strong>merican Greetings
<\/strong>1996\u20131998
Digital Graphic Assembler
<\/em>Electronically assemble and prepare all past and current designs for printing.\u00a0Responsible for quality control of all digitized designs as well as keeping the integrity\u00a0of the original design by utilizing techniques necessary in color correction, dot gain\u00a0control and printability of any type of artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kent State University<\/strong>
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Arts<\/em>
Minor in Illustration, 1996<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Very proficient and highly skilled in CSS Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.\u00a0Also very proficient in PowerPoint design and template making. Very proficient in acrylics, watercolor, pen & ink, and vector art.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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sylvia Sylvia Masek is a freelance illustrator who has been creating art for over 25 years creating art that is friendly, approachable and engages people of all ages. Her career as an illustrator and designer has lead her artistic journey down many paths including public art, children\u2019s books, greeting cards, advertising, and branding. She approaches art and design with a professional, modern technique, infused with fun and playful energy. Sylvia lives in Lakewood, Ohio with her super-cool husband, 2 teenagers, 2 dogs, 2 cats and a menagerie of other animals for inspiration. Illustrators for Hire2020\u2013presentMember The Power of Whodo1996\u2013presentMulti-disciplined Artist & OwnerResponsible for all areas of illustration, graphic design, branding and art direction, depending\u00a0on the client needs. Some clients include Salesforce, American Greetings, Everstream, Creativity for Kids,\u00a0Joann Fabrics, Darice, Zig Marketing, Starbucks Chicago Roastery, and Boeing. Wyse Advertising1998\u20132003Art Director for Wyse DesignResponsibilities included logo design, brochure design, packaging design, ad campaigns,\u00a0in-store promotions and give-aways. Conducted photo shoots and rebranding campaigns.\u00a0Clients included Holden Arborteum, AtomicBox.com, Krylon, Sherwin-Williams,\u00a0Sterling Trucks, Omnova and PolyOne. American Greetings1996\u20131998Digital Graphic AssemblerElectronically assemble and prepare all past and current designs for printing.\u00a0Responsible for quality control of all digitized designs as well as keeping the integrity\u00a0of the original design by utilizing techniques necessary in color correction, dot gain\u00a0control and printability of any type of artwork. Kent State UniversityBachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication ArtsMinor in Illustration, 1996 skills Very proficient and highly skilled in CSS Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.\u00a0Also very proficient in PowerPoint design and template making. Very proficient in acrylics, watercolor, pen & ink, and vector art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-121","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":998,"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions\/998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepowerofwhodo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}