Daryl Tate

Background

About Daryl Tate

For the pass twenty years, I’ve been helping businesses of all shapes and sizes create beautiful and usable things. Having started my career as a pen and ink illustrator, I used pen and ink to draw a piece of art and then quickly transfer it into the digital environment using software like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, and others. Early on through professional experience and freelance work. I’ve had the opportunity to learn and collaborate with the best companies like Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, where usability and accessibility are top priority. I broadened my experience working as a technical illustrator at O’Neil and Associates and MCM Learning both independent contractors for the United States military. In each of these positions, I created technical illustrations for printed service manuals and interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs) for military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan. The IETMs format allow me to understand the end user need for rapid information, such as soldiers on the battlefield. In 2015, I decided to dedicate my professional time to working with my own clients. I love having the opportunity to learn about what my clients are passionate about, and help them visualize what they’d like to portray to their audiences. From military to automotive industry, non profits and small start-ups, diversity is what makes my job amazing. Not only are my clients diverse, but their projects are, as well. As an freelance designer I can take on projects of all kinds, which allows me to tap into all of the experience I’ve accrued through the years. I design brochures, menus, business cards, books, annual reports and Powerpoint presentations. My professional experience (listed below) help me take on projects of any size.