Apollo Publishing & Design

	victoria westphal – owner/creative director qualification summary After fifteen years in the graphic design field, Victoria has a broad range of experience in the creation and production management of national and international marketing materials. Her designs are clean and communicative, while keeping a stylish edge. As a creative director, she has a unique combination of artistic expertise and project management experience. Those skills have been honed through many years of working with clients on developing marketing and sales objectives, then translating those objectives into creative strategies. what that means for you Victoria is able to understand your unique design needs and propose innovative solutions. From that, she can lead any team necessary to implement your chosen solution in a way which will give you the best results possible.
	leiza syverson – lead illustrator qualification summary Leiza’s professional background includes art and creative direction, consulting, graphic design, advertising direction and illustration. Her work ranges from video and TV graphics to corporate identities, financial publications, package design and editorial illustration. Special projects include: television graphics for a 14-minute TV promotional video loop for Good Money Reports — a half-hour weekly television magazine for consumers and investors; design and illustration for First Aid for Children Today, an international educational campaign for the National American Red Cross; and the development and implementation of interdisciplinary seminars in the visual arts throughout the United States. Leiza has received several awards for her work, including the American Advertising Award and the NYC Society of Illustrators award. what that means for you Leiza’s unique perspective as a designer and fine artist will inspire you with new ways of approaching your graphic design needs. Her style is based on the integration of visual elements with typographical design, giving an identity to pieces that you can truly call your own.
	janet doughty– editor/writer qualification summary Versatility of perspective is one of the primary assets Janet has developed over a long academic and professional career combining literature, science education publishing, performing arts and graphic design, in both corporate and not-for-profit settings. Armed with an undergraduate degree in English literature and a graduate degree in music, she "never quit her day job," developing a publishing career in parallel with her longtime participation in the San Jose area classical music scene. During an extended stint as the Publications Coordinator for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, a non-profit professional and public education organization dedicated to the popularization of astronomy, she handled the editing, design and production of educational brochures and booklets, a bi-monthly magazine, membership and fundraising materials, and mail-order catalogs. More recently she has gained a perspective on the corporate world as an editor, writer and production artist for the in-house Creative Group at Robert Half International. what that means for you Janet has experience in many disciplines, but she is at her most creative capturing ideas and feelings in words. As a classical violist, she's fanatic about getting it right - but she's just as committed to making it beautiful and fun, too. Whether the project involves working with pre-existing material or developing new copy herself, with her broad background she is comfortable in any setting and delights in wrapping her brain around your special situation.