July 1998-Present
HessArts / Visual Communications Designer
Clients include Lighthouse Mortgage Brokers, Inc.; Passionfruit Publishing, Inc.; Buonpane Productions; Tyler-James Event Management; California Alliance Concerned with School Age Parenting and Pregnancy Prevention; Mayor’s Office of Art, Culture and Film—Denver; Zonta Club of Denver; Shalkey and Team, landscape architects; Colorado Card & Curiosity; Lynne Rienner Publishing; CorporateGreetings, Inc.; Mt. San Rafael Hospital; Advanced Digital Strategies; Old World Lighting; Trinidad & Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce; Trinidad and Las Animas County Economic Development; Old Pass Gallery; City of Trinidad Tourism Board; A.R. Mitchell Museum; Trinidad History Museum; Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre; Century Financial Group; First Street Gallery; Victoria Ann's Chocolates; John Finch Design Studio; Skyline Art Services—Houston; Painters ProShop; Trinidad State Junior College.
1990-98
Planning and Development Office, City and County of Denver / Graphic Designer
An eight-year, hands-on education in urban design and planning practices. Projects included design and production of maps, models, exhibits, signage programs, posters, and government documents for all city departments. Art-directed mayor’s promotions for Denver
Summit of the Eight.
1990-91
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design / Instructor, Mechanicals II
1984-90
Mark Hess Designs / Design Consultant and Owner
Independent studio engaged in product development and design, corporate identity, collateral and advertising design. Clients include Coors, Dynavex, Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research, Hotsy Corporation, Somatogenetics, Jay Roulier Interests, Chase Banks, WmOhs Kitchens, Dean Buick, Marlborough Galleries NYC.
1982-84
Unigraphics, Inc. / Staff Designer
Identity development, annual reports, collateral and advertising design and production. Clients include Amax, Norpac, Central Bank for Cooperatives, Genro, Aspenwood Planking, Lloyds Furs, Solarium, Texas Nature Conservancy.
1981-84
Colorado Institute of Art / Instructor, Graphic Production
Grant Street Art Center / Instructor, Graphic Production
Dr. PasteUp / Freelance Instructor, Graphic Production
1979-80
Multimedia Productions / Design Director
Clients include U.S. Forest Service, Price Waterhouse, Farmers Insurance, Rocky Mountain Banknote, Intrel Corporation, Citicorp.
1978-79
Communications by Design / Consultant
Clients include Solar Energy Research Institute, Multi-List McGraw Hill, Jolly Rancher Candies, Capitolife Insurance, Rocky Mountain Magazine.
1976-78
Ratio: Communications Design / Design Director and Co-owner
Clients include Federal Energy Corporation, Lazy J Bar S Ranch, Lender's Mortgage Corp., Colorado Housing Finance Authority, Vannoy Talent, Mahoney & Company Realtors.
1973-76
Mixed Media Advertising / Art Director, Creative Director
Clients include The Falls Condominiums, Dawson & Company Realtors,
Lakeside Dairies, Sioux Falls Development Foundation, Sioux Falls
Chamber of Commerce, Raven Industries, Home Federal S&L, Sexauer Seed
Company, Rushmore Insurance.
1972-73
Graphicsystems / Design Director and Co-owner
Clients include Universal Trampolines, Tumbleweed Records, ListenUp Inc., Precision Acoustics Corporation, Pollution Control Journal, Straight Creek Journal.
1969-71
Colorado Institute of Art / Student
24-month course of study in advertising, design and communications, and fine arts classes supported by frequent freelance art jobs.
1967-68
Apprenticeships in small ad agency and two sign shops while attending high school.
