MICHAEL R. MARTIN, SEGD

ASSOCIATE, SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Frank A. Speney

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Martin serves as a senior graphic designer for KMA Design. His responsibilities include the graphic development of design concepts and ideas, for both environmental graphic design (signage), and traditional graphic design (websites, logos, print and collateral material) projects.

From the development of an original idea to construction documents for approved signage, the translation of a client’s desired look for graphic material, Martin serves as a link between KMA and clients / fabricators in bringing an abstract concept to reality.

Understanding that each environment is different, Martin believes that each project has its own strengths, values, and surroundings and that each should be taken into account while designing. This allows the final signage design to become part of the environment…accenting what is important while being aesthetically pleasing and cohesive architecturally.

He also understands the importance of typography in graphic design. The use of the right letterforms and spacing increase visibility and legibility, allowing the design to easily communicate the information necessary.

Martin blends a modern graphic design sensibility with the more classic rules of fine art and architecture, creating programs that appeal to both conservative and ultra-modern tastes alike.

Education

Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Technology

Operating Systems

  • Apple OSX Leopard
  • Windows XP, Vista

Applications

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Powerpoint
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3
  • Adobe Illustrator CS3
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
  • Adobe In-Design CS3

Project Experience

  • Alcosan, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Alle-Kiski Regional Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
  • Andrews Industrial Control, Inc., Carnegie, PA
  • Andrews Process System Solutions, Latrobe, PA
  • Butler Township Municipal Building, Lyndora, PA
  • City of Shawnee, Shawnee, OK
  • City of Durango, Durango, CO
  • Dane County Courthouse, Madison, WI
  • David L. Lawrence Convention Center
  • Fairfield University
  • Forum Health, Youngstown, OH
  • Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, Indiana, PA
  • Mt. Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA
  • Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA
  • Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, East Stroudsburg, PA
  • National Park Service
  • Penn Enforcers, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh Vipers, Pittsburgh, PA
  • PNC Park Light Rail Station, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Port Authority of Pittsburgh
  • Prince William Health System, Manassas, VA
  • Prudential Realty, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Quonset Development Corporation, N. Kingston, RI
  • The Radisson at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV
  • Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA
  • Radford University
  • Seminole Community College, Sanford., FL
  • Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
  • Southwest Florida International Airport
  • Midfield Terminal Complex & Terminal
  • Building, Fort Myers, FL
  • SUNY at Old Westbury, NY
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV
  • Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA
  • Western Connecticut University, CT
  • West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, WV