THIS IS MY
STORY
Growing up, my favorite pastime was drawing. My Grandmother kept an ENTIRE cupboard set aside and filled with paper, pencils, markers and anything I could ever desire. This cupboard was well used. Later on when needing rent & grocery money, my talents provided work in doing spot illustrations, newspaper ads and painting commercial building signs. The advent of computers and Wacom tablets changed EVERYTHING so that by 1997 my work flow went nearly 100% digital. SECRET: I still begin each project with a pencil and paper sketch. Don't tell.
Jeffery Plummer, Graphic Designer + Multimedia Creative.
WHAT I OFFER
Proven industry background in design and layout, commercial art, marketing and project management, web and print advertising, promotional content, direct mail, social media, and broadcast media for TV, radio and Internet. Add to this experience designing static and interactive displays, content writing, screen print design as well as exacting pre-press and print preparation. Digital campaign savvy with Google Ads and Google My Business set up and maintenance, custom web site and CMS authoring, Word Press and associated web site SEO and optimization chops.
Track record of strategic thinking and achievement — all the while serving up unique graphic art solutions, expanding applicable media knowledge, volunteering experience, and being selected for positions of leadership, training and responsibility within the commercial arts industry. Art is such an integral part of our humanity, offering person to person connectivity for a shared experience. Visual art conveys the tone, feel and intent of the event, person, product or service it represents. There should be no distinction between arts designed for print, for the web or as a static gallery display- it must tell a story that is easily understood by all.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Primary tools used daily:
Adobe CC - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat DC Pro, Muse, Animate. Word Press, FreeHand. Office 365 – Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Outlook, Coffee.
Secondary tools used as needed:
Autodesk AutoCAD LT, Ipswich WS-FTP, Adobe Spark, Fireworks, Hootsuite, Vegas Pro, Canva, Sketch, AfterEffects & MORE Coffee.
ABOUT ME
PROFESSIONAL ME
For more than two decades, I’ve been helping clients of all shapes and sizes create beautiful and usable things. Having started my career in illustration and print design, I learned how to design for the web and to code websites early on through professional experience and freelance work. I’ve had the opportunity to learn and collaborate with some of the best minds in the Pacific Northwest.
I love having the opportunity to learn what my clients are passionate about, and to help them visualize what they’d like to portray to their audiences. Not only are my clients diverse, but their projects are as well. As an independent designer I’ve been able to take on projects of all kinds, allowing me to draw from the experiences accrued through the years. I design and offer affordable printing of brochures, menus, business cards, books, and a bevy of sign products. And yes - Power Point presentations, responsive websites, applications—anything my clients need. If there is a project that is beyond my scope, a wonderful quiver of professional partners can step in for projects of any size. I’m here to help.
PERSONAL ME
What else gets me going in the morning; besides coffee? I have a passion for connecting with and gaining insight from those I encounter every day. My heart is for people. Life can be very challenging, and we all need a hand occasionally. My faith in Christ drives my walk to be the hand that reaches out for the assist, as He leads. Find me living for the day, set apart to simply BE love.
Other key life interests are mountain biking, hiking, spelunking, kayaking, and pretty much anything that gets me outside under an open sky. Can't forget to mention local music! Hearing the amazing talent all around this city is such bliss. Nod to Rebecca Webb and the staff at Portland Radio Project PRP.FM
As a writer, my joy is found expressing the way God interacts with His creation. A website under my name shares these notes with all who desire to read along. In the coming year I hope to rekindle an affair with pen and ink, painting and the non-digital arts that got me started in the first place.WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO?
In late summer 2015 I joined with two business colleagues to bring a new home building company to market. This was an all-encompassing venture, and I chose to place Plummer Design on hiatus. Over the next 4 years my passions were directed to growing the new businesses of Stafford Homes and Land, New Home Realty, Tumwater Vineyard and Stafford Land Company. It was great to run this hard and to see stats confirming these efforts were fruitful. At the 4-year mark and after much contemplation, I felt led to move into a new direction and stepped away. Then we began a PANDEMIC. My time and talents have been used to assist local non-profits, community services, small business needs, and hands-on help for people in need. As a bonus, I applied my skills to restore a historic 98-year-old Volga German church in N.E. Portland. I have designed and built a combined landscape / hardscape project. There have been several vector projects created to share with the designer community. A builder needed new home renderings and floor plans, and then the same for an apartment project. Illustration simplified creates informative infographics for biomedical and professional purposes. My skills were pressed to learn cartography and Eris/GIS data application. Then to reacquaint my hand and pencil to draw the human anatomy. As a follower of Christ, my developer chops were applied to the testimonial website bearing my name which has been finding readers worldwide. Adding to this, in late 2021 Make it Holy was launched, fully trademarked and delivering a life affirming message. For 2023 I am working for the State of Oregon-Secretary of State to deliver their graphic and media needs. (April 2023)
SUMMARY
Since 1996, I have operated as owner and creative in a full service B2B production-design studio providing graphics and marketing solutions to ad agencies, publishers, broadcasters, printers, and web masters. Many of the firms I have developed materials for already had an in-house art department. My contracted role being to bring creative, original concepts and ideas in from the ground up. This ability to create from a spark of thought is where my services have found repeated - and profitable purpose. It has been a true joy to be of use to so many!
For full details of my professional experience, please visit my profile on LinkedIn.
Career resume available on request.
Music is not only a soundtrack but also an extension of who we are within.
It can bring us to tears, carry us into deep prayer and bounce us onto the dance floor. Music has always been part of my being. The textures and soundscapes crafted by those who know how to do so have permeated my brain, memories and emotions. Rather than melt into a drizzle of eulogy for every band or artist that has informed my thoughts, please allow me to note that there are artists on deck today who are just as amazing as those of decades past.
The Pacific Northwest has a wealth of wonderful music for the ears. From Portland, Oregon we have Parson Redheads, The High Violets, Camp Crush, and Shy Honey . Driving a little farther for Gold Star, Good in the Dark, and Briana Marela. Support local arts and music; go, see and do! After the show, take part in community outreach efforts. There is a lot we can do to make this world a better place.
logos + branding | web development | html5 display ads | brochure + packaging layouts | interactive documents | design + illustration | social media | Google Ads and marketing campaigns | affordable print services | signs
Serving up design + multimedia since 1996