My design career began in first grade.
I won second place in a poster design contest for an anti-littering campaign. The recognition was addictive!

After graduating college with a degree in graphic design, I began working in the art department of Florafax International in Tulsa. From there I went to work managing the art department for a local type house (back in the day when all artists knew what a type house was). Two years out of college, I took the plunge and started freelancing. My clients were many and included Hood Hope and Associates, Brothers and Company, AAPG, Hilti International, Zebco and others. In 1990, I was offered a position in the creative department at CITGO Petroleum Corporation. Fifteen years later, when CITGO relocated to Houston, I left my position of senior art director for CITGO and started my own freelance business again, but this time with much more experience and a lot of new technology.

So here I am. Since 2005, I've
operated Donathan Design and have had the pleasure of serving a number of wonderful clients. My experience includes design, strategy art direction, process management, well... check out the portfolio

I have a reputation for being a strategic thinker. I take my work seriously but, I like to have fun too. I see my role as, first and foremost, a problem solver. Let me know how I can help you with your communications challenges. I'm considerably more talented than I was in the second grade!

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