Member Profile: Studio Alchemy, Inc.

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Name	Studio Alchemy, Inc.
Professional Status	Full Professional
Year established	01/01/1993
Tagline	Digital Multimedia and Illustration with a focus on technology and science backed by industry experience and education in science and design.
Creative Area/s	Discipline/s
Multimedia	3D Graphic Design

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Contact Details
Name	Studio Alchemy, Inc.
Address	5017 Picardy Place. Raleigh, NC
Post/Zip Code	27612
Country	USA
E-mail Address	studioalchemy@earthlink.net
Phone Number	1-919-787-9749
Mobile Phone	(Omitted)
Web Address	http://www.studioalchemy.com
Fax Number	(Omitted)
Member Information
Status	Small Company (4 or less full time creatives)
Computer/s Used	Apple Mac
Work Undertaken	Projects have included illustration and graphic design for a book on things work (over 160 illustrations), 3D digital models for photorealistic illustrations of medical and industrial products, animations of product features and benefits, interactive educational applications for environmental interpretive centers, space station support design for NASA as well as corporate communications projects in which graphic design, illustration and web development were provided.
Biography	Currently run design and communications firm providing illustration, graphic design and interactive media services to clients such as high technology companies, educational institutions, advertising agencies, design studios, government and publishing houses. Company incorporated in 2000. Taught product design studios, drawing classes and computer-aided design courses as a Visiting Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. Studio environment provided students with directed projects in problem solving, aesthetics, materials applications and presentation. Drawing classes consisted of instruction in perspective, basic drawing, marker sketching, presentation techniques and concept generation methods. Computer classes provided instruction in Macintosh basics as well as advanced techniques for industrial designers in CADD, modeling, rendering and animation. Employed as account designer with Houston based high-technology industrial design firm which provided product development, engineering and computer-aided design services to regional and international firms. Projects ranged from lap-top computers and medical equipment to International Space Station support design for NASA. N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DESIGN Masters degree in Product Design. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO Baccalaureate of the Fine Arts with double major in Painting and Biology.
Awards and Nominations	1984 Graduate Assistant Award for Teaching. 1987 Bronze Addy for Westinghouse Contract Furniture Brochure 1989 Honorable mention for Home Care Bed from the American Society on Aging. 1989 Second Place in IDEA awards in Exploration division NASA Crew Emergency Return Vehicle Project. 1989 ID Magazine Annual Design Review Honorable Mention for Home Care Bed.
Industry Associations	(Omitted)
Creative Activity
Creative Areas		Discipline/s
Multimedia		3D Graphic Design
Genre/s	Technical, representative, conceptual, some editorial
Object Specialism/s	(Omitted)
Physical Material/s	Computer and graphics/3D software, pencil, pen and ink, marker
Regional Style/s	(Omitted)
Computing Skill/s	Digital Illustration and graphic design techniques for print, web and interactive applications including proficiency with Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Quark Xpress® and Adobe Golive®. Three dimensional digital modeling and illustration techniques using Form-Z® , Strata-Pro®, Cinema 4DXL® and Adobe Aftereffects® for print, animation and interactive applications. Interactive applications development using Macromedia Director®.
Design Skill/s	Design Methodologies for problem solving and concept generation. Technical and market research. Project management. Traditional two dimensional drawing and illustration techniques including colored pencil, airbrush, oil/acrylic painting and marker.
Practical Skill/s	Traditional two dimensional drawing and illustration techniques.
Theme/s	Technology, science, science fiction, aviation, aerospace, industrial.
Business Practice
Terms and Conditions	None Available
Deposit Required	No
Special Payment Terms	No
Pricing Policy	Case by case
Ownership Policy	Copyright maintained
Ownership Policy Explained	Usually negotiate rights. In many cases, work produced is so specific that there little usage that could be derived in the general marketplace.

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Previous Clients Coca-Cola Dialog Information Services Target Technologies Video Conferencing Systems MTS Robotic Sensors Division Cadmus Interactive North Carolina Parks and Recreation How Stuff Works AVX/Kyocera Nortel Examples of Work (Omitted) Work on the Internet (links open in new browser window) http://www.studioalchemy.com Samples of Work • To view a large version of the samples below click on an image and a new window will open   Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Sample 4