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Alyson Steakley
I grew up playing under my mom's drawing board while she worked on newspaper
ads and magazine paste-ups, so it seemed natural to gravitate toward
the design field.
When I left Austin to attend the University of North Texas, I got my
first Mac computer and started a typing service. I then started experimenting
with a page layout program, and I was hooked!
After graduating from college, I worked for 5 years as a designer at
Persidea, a full-service design firm, where I learned the nuts and bolts
of design, production, printing and electronic file
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preparation. During this time
I became highly proficient in industry-standard programs such as QuarkXpress
and Adobe programs -- Illustrator, Photoshop and more recently, InDesign.
Becoming a freelance designer in 1999 gave me the opportunity to pursue
a variety of clients and projects.
In 2004, my mom and I combined my focus on print media and logos with
her prowess in web design and formed Firefly Creatives, LLC. |
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Cheri Stringer
I love creating and organizing -- web design gives me the opportunity
to do both!
After earning a degree in Graphic Design, I worked at a variety of jobs,
including fashion illustrator, advertising artist for a national jewelry
chain, art director for an advertising agency, newspaper ad sales and
graphic designer for a major oil corporation.
Upon moving to Austin in 1973, I began freelancing and made the transition
to designing on the computer in 1987.
Seeking to become more proficient led me to advanced classes in
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computers, web design, html and software such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop
and Illustrator.
Combining forces with my daughter, Alyson, has been a winning combination
-- it allows us to create seamless marketing via print and web for our
clients.
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