Tim Wygal Graphic Designer,
Signmaker & Illustrator
1772 Prairie Circle, Lexington, KY 40515
859-
Email: wygal@insightbb.com
Website: http://www.timsartcreations.com/
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/timwygal
CURRENTLY:
• Computer graphics, website design, & illustration.
• Logo design & development.
• Signs & vehicle wraps.
• Sign prototype development, building, & production.
• Murals & Special effects painting.
• Digital photo restoration, and photography (digital+film).
PRIMARY SKILLS:
• Corel Draw (15 yr.), Adobe Illustrator CS2-
• Adobe PhotoShop (version 4-
• Adobe Illustrator-
• Signmaking software Flexi-
• Vinyl graphics cutting and installation for over 20 yrs.
• Lighting, backlighting, neon, fluorescent & LED knowledge.
• Large format printing for retail displays, vehicle wraps, and signs.
• Office software, Email, Internet, MS Word, .PDF, Power Point, Excel.
• Surveys combined with CAD. In field, collected and blueprint.
• Able to manage and train personnel.
• CNC Router plates for cutting various materials into letters and structures.
• Computer maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Windows, prior experience with Mac.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Excellent drawing and concept skills, realistic, perspective, illustrations. Artistic painting in any style from primitive to photographic quality.
Silk-
Designed signs and structures for presentation and production showing internal workings with measurements to scale.
Photography for presentation, documentation, weddings & portrait. 35 mm & digital.
Consulting and training for various aspects of sign making, airbrush, pictorial painting & design.
Sales experience, pricing, ordering materials, production & job installation.
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:
International Calligraphy seminar LetterForum in Washington DC.
Two Mike Stevens Design three-
Letterheads (Sign trade organization), national and regional trade meets spanning over twenty years.
Hosted several locally.
Noel Webber’s Glass & Gold Leaf workshop in Lansing MI.
Lexington Computer Club.
Many trade & specialized training workshops for painted finishes, large format printing & graphic computer applications.
PUBLISHED:
Contributor to SignCraft Magazine and was profiled in November 1992.
Designed Award-
Placed in national Signs of the Times magazine twice.
Pictures and mentions in Sign Business Magazine.
Two painted reproductions in Signs of the Times and published with other contributors’ work in the book
Atkinson's Plates Reproduced in Color. Originals donated to American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, OH.
OVERSEEN:
Active participant or director in numerous art projects including:
Graphics at opening of Children’s Museum in Lexington.
Contracted to paint realistic cloud painting at Hyatt Regency in Memphis, TN.
Traveled to Saratoga, NY, Hialeah and Miami, FL to do race track and
Horse sales related sign and graphic work.
Many on site paintings billboards, murals and special faux finishes for businesses and
residences locally, New York, Florida, Atlanta, GA, Tennessee.
EDUCATION:
Graduate of New Albany high school 1970. President of art club.
Louisville School of Art scholarship, attended one year.
Advanced photography classes through Lafayette Adult Education.
Club member of New Horizons computer training center for two years.
Advanced classes in Corel, Adobe PhotoShop, MS Word, Excel, Internet, Macintosh, and others.
WORK:
• A vehicle wrap and sign company in Kentucky_______ Present
• Admart Custom Signage_________________________2007 -
• Ruggles Sign Co.______________________________ 2001 -
• Alpha Sign & Art (Self)__________________________2000 -
• Dimensional Signs______________________________1997 -
• Eventions Party Planning/Compugraphics ___________1994 -
• Eagle Signs___________________________________1993-
• Popeye Signs__________________________________1989-
• 1973-
Apollo Signs in Nashville TN, and White Signs.
View my pictures, portfolio and resume in person or
preview electronically. Special
requests for photos of particular types of work.