About Beth Services
Beth Levine, providing Freelance Graphic Design Services. Originally from the NJ/NY area, I now live in Taos, NM. I still maintain some of my NY clients. Telecommuting is not a problem. I find with e-mail, the web, PDF files, phone calls, it is seamless to work with clients from all over the country
I have been working in the field of Graphic Design for over 30 years, doing both Print and Web work.
- Web work: WordPress Websites with some customization using CSS, Custom Websites: Designing a website that doesn’t start from a template or theme and working with a Programmer & WordPress Website Maintenance & Production.
- Print work: Corporate Identity: Logo Development, Business Cards & Other Marketing Materials, Newsletters & Magazine Design & Layout.
- Publishing: Self Publishing Company: Levine Mesa Press. I act as a “project manager” working directly with the author to turn their manuscript into a printed book or eBook. I offer both Cover and Interior Designs. Traditional & Self-Publishing experience. Hardcover, Jacketed Hardcover, Paperback, and eBooks. Books can either be printed through Offset or Print-On-Demand. Print-On-Demand books can be listed on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. Services provided as needed: Proofreading, Copy Editing, Cover & Interior Designs, Websites and More.
- Corporate Identity: Logo Development, Business Cards, Brochures, Ads, Websites, Newsletters, Signs and more.
Education: SUNY Purchase, B.F.A. with a major in Design, 1990.
Experience:
First full time graphic design job after college was with a division of Young & Rubicam, the Advertising firm, in NYC. I designed slides for presentations.
Next, as a Book Cover Designer for a College Press, M.E. Sharpe in Armonk, NY for 7 years, I designed book covers for all of the divisions. Working directly with the managers of those divisions. This mainly included: Asian Studies, Economics, and Russian Studies.
I then moved onto Freelance Graphic Design work where I was able to gain experience in many other areas. Medical Publishing, Corporate Identity, Advertising, Package Design, Greeting cards, Broadway shows and Magazine Design. After gaining enough experience and confidence, I then created my own business.
I have worked with other: Graphic Design Freelancers/Illustrators, Programmers, and Web Developers. Working with other skilled people has allowed me to give my clients more options. For example, a Freelance Illustrator helped create a hand painted image for the cover of a book. A skilled Web Developer helped create a Custom Database Driven Website with Responsive Web Design and Administrative Access. WordPress now allows me to do a lot of website projects without the need to hire a web developer. It also gives the clients the ability to update the page text of their sites themselves.
I also maintain Websites that have already been previously designed, but need some regular updates and maintenance.
In 2010 I co-founded a self publishing company Levine Mesa Press with my publishing partner. Helping authors publish their books. Kind of a “full circle” back to my publishing days. I design the book covers and interiors, working with the authors directly on their designs. I also work with proofreaders, copy writers, and illustrators. Books can be print-on-demand and listed on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Some authors choose to use offset printing and print a specific amount of books. I work with offset printers, copy writers, proof the materials, and provide general support.
For any Graphic Design Services, please contact: Beth@BethLevine.com or 575-751-0205
