Graphic Designer Roberto Blake

Roberto Blake is a Freelance Graphic Designer and Digital Artist from Brooklyn New York. This website showcases Roberto Blake and his abilities in: Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital Print Production and Layout Design, Typography, and Branding, Digital Art, Illustration, and Flash.
Roberto Blake is available for commissions and freelance Graphic Design projects.

"For nearly my entire life I have pursued art in some form or fashion. My earliest background is that of an Illustrator, not a day goes by that I do not practice this craft; a growing interest in computers eventually lead me to Digital Illustration and Graphic Design, as well as Web Design."

My greatest strengths are that of a Graphics and Web Designer, as I have the most experience at those types of projects, and a vast knowledge of the principles, standards, and trends associated with them. I have been developing websites from an early age, and have followed the evolution of website design for the past decade.
My own skills have grown to complement that evolution as I developed the skills to not only code well formed HTML/XHTML and CSS, but learned to work within Content Management Systems (CMS) and Databases like MySQL. Working with web programmers and developers I also learned about PHP.

With regard to Graphic Design and Digital Illustration, I honed my skills by learning an array of advanced level techniques and workflow's. Given my background as an Illustrator, color theory, composition, and layout were things that came very naturally to me; since I had prior knowledge and experience with these concepts.
I went on to learn about Typography, and Digital Print Production using programs like Adobe® Illustrator® and Adobe InDesign®. I continue to work as a Digital Photographer, a background that has enhanced my skills in: advanced photo-manipulation, retouching, color corrections, and vivid commercial effects.

Book: ARTFUL MANIPULATIONS

In Spring of 2010 I self published my first book "ARTFUL MANIPULATIONS" which is ultimately a collection of my best digital art and designs up to this point. I really enjoyed working on this particular project and learned a great deal from the process. I have plans to work on several other self published projects in the very near future, and am even feeling request for collaboration work for my next book.

You can preview or purchase ARTFUL MANIPULATIONS on blurb.com

Interviews/Features/Awards/Recognition

In my career I have had the good fortuned to have had my worked featured by several online communities and magazines (particularly in the UK) such as Advanced Photoshop Magazine.

Photoshop Creative Top 50 Most Viewed Galleries
Photoshop Creative Top 25 Most Commented Galleries
Photoshop Creative Featured Gallery
Advanced Photoshop Top 100 Most Viewed Galleries
Advanced Photoshop Top 25 Most Commented Galleries

Feature- Photoshop Creative Magazine 60 May/June 2010
Feature- Advanced Photoshop Magazine 67 March/April 2010
Feature- Photoshop Creative Magazine 54 November/December 2009
Award- ILoveDesign Design of the Week 03/22/10
Interview- GraphicEsence
Interview- GwagDesigns
Feature- Design Juices
Feature- Miniverty
Freature- NewEvolutionDesigns.com
Feature- Bkmacdaddy
Feature- Web Design Core

View my 2010 Portfolio [PDF]

Guest Blogger/Writer

My articles and tutorials have been featured by several blogs in the online design the community.

CreativeNerds.co.uk -
DesignJuices.co.uk -
Inkwest.net -
MyInkBlog.com-

Professional Skills

Ability to develop vivid commercial effects.
Proficient in developing and optimizing graphics for web.
Understanding of Typography and Typefaces and applying them.
Traditional and Vector Illustration.
Understanding of Identity, Logo Design, and Branding.
Proficient in Layout Design, Grid, and Page Arrangement.
Understanding of Pre-Press Process and standards.
Advanced Photo-manipulation and Photo-retouching.
Proficient in Interface and Informational Design.
Fluent in HTML/XHTML with extensive knowledge of CSS.
Experience in Adobe® Flash®, Actionscript 2 and Actionscript 3.”
Ability to produce and edit video for web.
Advanced Understanding of SEO and Social Media Marketing practices and trends.
High Level Presentation, Public Speaking and Communication Skills

Certifications

Inbound Marketing Certified Professional presented by IMU