DEANE NETTLES|PARTNERS
Organizations
Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington
Great meetings. Great people. An ideal place to find out what is happening in Washington, DC graphic design. Join their Board to network and learn a lot about project management.
www.adcmw.org
SHAG — Society for History and Graphics
An organization producing programs on the history of graphic design. Great comraderie and a good way to find out where we've been.
shag.squarespace.com
Ad Club DC
Find out what is happening in DC advertising. Also throws ADWKDC every year.
www.adclubdc.com
Ad Club Seattle
Great meetings. Great people. An ideal place to find out what is happening in Seattle advertising.
www.adclubseattle.com
Designers
Chris Christiansen
Chris is a multi-talented designer with over 40 years' experience in advertising and direct mail, and he a wonderful calligrapher and creator of illustrated characters for logos.
drmchris@mindspring.com
Patrick Howe
Patrick has years of experience in art direction, design and illustration in the Seattle area. Currently working as a painter and illustrator, you can see his amazing work at:
www.patrickhowe.com
Photographers
David Sharpe
Excellent Maryland-based studio photographer, always adds a little bit of elegance to any shoot.
www.davidsharpe.com
Rick Dahms
Excellent, excellent location portrait photographer, based in Seattle.
www.rickdahms.com
Peter Krogh
An excellent Maryland-based candid photographer and studio shooter. Has also made a name for himself as an expert in raw file production workflow.
www.peterkrogh.com
Illustrators
Annie & Linda Lunsford
Great illustrators from Washington, D.C. Creative, fun, with a sophisticated color palette and corporate feel.
annielunsford.com
Copywriters
Eric Stewart
Snappy headline-writer and all-around good guy.
escopy@comcast.net
Write Ideas
If you are looking for an experienced freelance writer who can take the load off your staff, or complete a one-time project, Stacy's the writer for you. She’ll use all of her copywriting experience, management background and sales skills to give you the professional, persuasive writing that you need. Stacy is particularly good with copy for outdoor goods.
www.writeideas.net