Bio

Bio and Initiative  |  My name is Duane Smith. I’m a graphic communicator
from Albany, NY with a Bachelors of Fine Arts 01 in Communication Media Arts
from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and a Master’s in Illustration from F.I.T. 07
(The Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York City. I born and raised in
Albany, New York, my focus has always been art driven. As a  graphic
communicator, illustrator, educator, civil service engineer: with expertise in
graphic design for print,website front-end develop-ment and education media
development within non-profitsincluding museum communications efforts. 
As a graphic media designer I've designeda number of works for a variety
of markets. Beginning with 1997 Gretchen Bellinger Incin  Albany, N.Y.,
as a : fulltime Sample Designer where I designed showroom layouts
for Gretchen Bellinger Inc showrooms both national and international and
developing sample kits to Oberlander Design in 1999 in Albany, New York
as a fulltime junior designer where I designed and produced brochures, invitations
for various New York City Ballet clients to BookLight Inc 2000-0, New York, New York,
as a graphic design to  T.R. Nimen Inc in 2001-2003  New York, New York:
as a graphic designer to Groundswell Community Mural Project in 2004-2009
in Brooklyn, New York as Lead Muralist | Instructor and Weeksville Heritage
{ Museum } in 2006-2010 in Brooklyn, New York as graphic educator | draftsman.
I've also been an art & design instructor for a number of organizations in New York
City. Beginning as an instructor in the 2001 Summer Design Program with
Pratt InstituteI hope to continue to create curriculae to inspire young people
to think conceptually as well as independently through books and program initiatives.

*Proficiency in the following programs include: QuarkXPress, Adobe CS5,
Blogger tech, Flash, HTML (CSS), XHTML, Java, Microsoft Office Programs,
and field drafting. I continue working and study communications
and architecture today seeking a fulltime position in my field
with a | 7 to 10 | year job perpective and looking to relocate
if needed.