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I would like to introduce myself. Hello, I’m Michael McCatty an experienced Graphic Designer. If you need someone that can do great design quickly, follow your instructions and your feedback, look no further.

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Magazines

September 9, 2020

About 80% of my work at my last job was magazine creation. I was responsible for the graphic design of these 7 magazines:   Home

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Websites

September 9, 2020

I was responsible for websites creating, maintaining, and adding new content to the sites. A few magazines placed every article online. Others would just place

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Logos and artwork

September 8, 2020

All the images for EJIW (East Jordan Iron Works) were illustrated by me. It was much cheaper to have me draw them than hire a

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Commercial work

September 7, 2020

Along with magazine design work, I was often asked to do design work for other clients. Through the years, I’ve had many commercial clients. One

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Skills

This is my assessment of my comfort and ability with these skills. I spent most of my time working with the skills that have the highest ratings. The others I just didn’t spend quite as much time using those skills. But could get there quickly if needed.

Indesign
99.5%
Photoshop
99%
illustrator
71%
wordpress
90%
Typesetting
99%
Communication
99.5%

Contact

Like to hear from you!

I’m looking for work please contact me if you think I could help you and your team.

Email: mmccatty@charter.net

"Mike is a talented visual designer. With an eye for detail, Mike is highly efficient and produces excellent quality and accurate work. I’ve never seen him settle for less than his personal best, and he’s always working to raise his own bar. Mike’s innovative creativity and drive make him a pleasure to work with.” – Kelly Wagner, Prior Machinist Workshop Managing Editor
"I’ve worked with Michael for a number of years as the designer of our organization’s 52-page bi-monthly magazine. I appreciate his creativity, positive attitude and willingness to go the extra mile to turn out a quality project. There were times that all he had to work with was lemons and he always managed to turn it into lemonade!” – Dianne White, Editor, Executive Director, MMOPA
"Having had the privilege of working with Michael over the last 15 years, I can say without hesitation that his dedication and attention to detail is second to none. He has worked with a wide variety of clients and always delivered creativity and concepts that go above and beyond what the client has requested." – Matt Kenny, Business Development Manager, VP Demand Creation Services
"I really appreciated Michael’s ability to listen to clients needs and enthusiastically strive to exceed their expectations. From a company perspective, Michael was continuously looking for ways to improve and streamline our design process. Great team player. ” – Scott Lizenby, Prior Owner of Village Press
"Michael redesigned my association’s magazine. He listened to my ideas and asked lots of questions. His excellent new design is both contemporary and respectful of our vintage subject matter. Michael is easy to work with and works quickly." – Cheryl Stubbendieck, Editor, The Journal of the L.C. Smith
"As Managing Editor for our special-interest magazine for 10-plus years, I have worked with Michael off and on for much of that time, but exclusively since January, 2019. Michael has always provided a well-designed product that continually garners rave reviews from our readers. Our many thanks to Michael." – Barbara Roush, Managing Editor, Spruce Creek Fly-In Update
"I had the pleasure of working with Mike McCatty for over 20 years. He is a talented graphic and web designer with a multitude of skills. His desire to explore and master the latest tools of the trade made him an indispensable member of our team. His willingness and ability to work with others is one of his many strengths." – Joe McGurn Senior Graphic Designer (retired)
"Michael and I worked at Village Press for over 20 years together. He is knowledgeable and efficient on Adobe software, as well as, web design software. I found him eager to help with projects requiring group input. Mike was very patient with helping clients and co-workers with web sites and software issues. He is talented and will be an asset. Mike was eager to give and receive design advise when working with others.” – Luana Dueweke, 1977-2018 graphic designer
"Michael always has a smile on his face and is a very pleasant person. He would do anything to help you out with anything and is a very talented person and I enjoyed working with him.” – Debbie Wakefield, Client Success Manager
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Other Jobs

September 8, 2020

T.E.A.M. This was the elementary sports program for all of the Traverse City School district. Featuring track, cross country, basketball, and volleyball. I started in

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Personal Interests

September 3, 2020

Guitar I like to make loud noise:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKleIuZDLKM Banjo  This is my previous banjo, but I did the artwork on it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXvFoOk-nNM Running.  I run every other day.www.runmi5k.com

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Non Design