Greetings!
I'm Erin Farrell, the "E" in Factor E Creative—a graphics gal with more than twenty years experience in design. I really love designing and laying out books, but I enjoy working on other artsy stuff too. When I'm not turning the creative gears on the job, I'm an avid cyclist, out-n-out music junkie, art geek, and lover of ink on paper ... all things that, in one way or another, influence my approach to design.
A little back story . . .
With a grandfather who engineered offset newspaper printing presses around the world, and a father who was a talented studio, advertising and landscape photographer, it's no surprise that art and the printed word runs in my veins. I worked in the family business while I was growing up, surrounded by photographs, art directors, deadlines, and day-old donuts. It would be a sign of things to come.
I attended art school for interior design (a field I still love), and found my true calling when my college art professor propelled me toward graphic design. I began my career at Denver's Westword News and Arts Weekly as Assistant Art Director, designing feature layouts and advertisements; later moonlighting with a boutique design firm where I tried my chops on logos, identity, branding (and day-old donuts); and from there, I was asked to come aboard the Boulder, CO-based bike racing journal, VeloNews, where I spent the next six years—the first three as a senior designer for the magazine, and the latter three as Art Director for VeloPress books and VeloGear catalog. I set down roots of my own own in 1999 and have since continued doing freelance design of covers and interiors for sports, travel, medical, and professional niche trade publications/periodicals, first-time fiction and non-fiction authors and other miscellany. I also do photo styling and like to get my fingers dirty with music posters, album covers, and screen printing adventures thrown in for good measure.
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I am passionate about print design and would love to help take your project where you want it to go. I'm located in Denver, Colorado, but can work with you wherever you are. Contact me if you'd like to explore how we can work together to create something great!
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Factor E Creative, Inc.