About

Hello. I’m Billy Barker, a Graphic Designer.

My portfolio consists of an array of work completed for myself, contracted clients, and while working as a professional designer.

Background

  • I grew up in Aurora, Colorado, USA and currently live in sunny Arizona, USA (I reference USA because I’m international like that)
  • Art has always been a part of my life, I can remember drawing cartoon characters as a kid and I first started designing on a computer at age 13
  • I’m huge in Japan!

Education

  • B.A. Graphic Design & Multimedia – Completed Degree with 3.98 GPA

Tools

  • Hardware: 24″ iMac running Mac OS X 10.6, 3G iPod Touch, Wacom, Lacie Ext. HDD
  • Software: Adobe CS4

Testimonials

Billy has a pure passion for his career. He is one of the hardest working designers I’ve had the pleasure to be around. I’ve been in this industry for almost 20 years, and rarely do you come accross a great person like Billy that also has the passion and talent for the arts like he does. I would recommend Billy to anyone who is looking for a talented designer, and an all around nice and dependable guy.
-Rich Nortnik Jr., Senior Illustrator/Visualization Artist at The Shaw Group, Inc.

Billy’s quality of work is second to none. He is very dedicated and his attention to detail ensures his success on any project he’s working on.
-Emrys Roberts, Owner at Rough Edit Productions, LLC.

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Featured

  • 1 design piece featured in issue 11 of InFocus on creativestem.com (June 2009)
  • 1 design piece featured in “Retro Rainbow Tutorials and Design Showcase” on smashingmagazine.com (April 2009)
  • 1 design piece featured in “35 Beautiful High Resolution Wallpaper Collection” on 1stwebdesigner.com (Nov 2008)
  • 6 design pieces featured in Grafikal Magazine (Aug 2008)
  • 1 design piece featured in Windows 100 Magazine (Japan) (May 2008)
  • 4 design pieces featured in ArtzMania (April 2008)
  • 1 design piece featured as Daily Deviant on deviantart.com (Feb 2008)
  • 18 design pieces featured in issues of Phirebrush (2007)
  • 3 design pieces featured in Layers Magazine (July/Aug 2007)