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	Barbara Bryan Cooper Gleason Barbara Gleason, designer and illustrator for BGleason Design & Illustration, LLC, has been designing printed materials, logos, creating company identity materials and helping small to medium-sized companies establish their unique "look" for over 25 years. Clients include sole proprietors, small entrepreneurial companies, educational organizations from nature centers to universities, nonprofit groups, government agencies, restaurants and retail stores from children's book and toy stores to neighborhood grocery markets. College courses in design, typography, and illustration at Drexel University and Franconia College, were followed by studies in metal and fiber craft at arts and crafts centers in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. After moving to the West Coast, she studied at Pacific Northwest College of Art, and at the University of Oregon's computer/web-graphics and book arts programs. In the 80s she discovered scientific illustration and studied at GNSI (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators) intensives in Seattle. Her career has included work with design, type, and ad agencies, publishers, printers and manufacturers from Boston to San Francisco. Dan Gleason Barbara is joined by her husband, Dan, who recently retired from his position as biology staff instructor (University of Oregon, 30 years). His experience gives them a strong base in biology, and he specialized in ornithology (birds), and continues to teach the Field Ornithology class at the UO during summer term. This biological background combined with expertise in photography and database development, give them good complementary skills as they work together in their studio in Eugene's south hills. Dan's background in photography, along with his superb skills using Photoshop, give them outstanding capabilities in doing photo restoration work. Together, we specialize in work with small to medium businesses, government agencies and other organizations needing customized creative help with graphic design, illustration and book publishing. Click here to request a resume/vitae for either Barbara or Dan.
	Illustration & Project Management Barbara creates illustration using black and white and colored media: pen and ink, carbon dust, watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic or oil paint, and computer. We're comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously, providing graphic design, consultation, illustration, graphic production management, and even writing, editing and proofreading. We have a number of off-site team members we regularly work with in many related areas, so we can find the perfect members of a team for your project!
	BGleason Design & Illustration Client List Lane Council of Governments USDA Forest Service State of Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, and Division of State Lands Oregon SeaGrant Program, Oregon State University University of Oregon Biology Department Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon Lane Community College Biology Department Oregon Research Institute Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Handbook Authors of textbooks, hiking and general interest books Marketing firms, advertising agencies, graphic design studios Manufacturers: bicycle equipment, medical equipment, herbal products, metalwork, wood products Utility companies, medical and fitness companies, small service and procut businesses Professsional Affiliations Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, national and local chapters Graphic Arts Guild
	Publications and Published Illustration 2003 West Eugene Wetlands Guide, and West Eugene Wetlands Educator's Workbook, published by the West Eugene Wetland Partners: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, City of Eugene, The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, McKenzie River Trust, 2003 ”Illustrating for a Consortium of Diverse Agencies.” Guild of Natural Science Illustrators newsletter, Vol 2003, No. 7: 10-11 2002 “My Very Own Book About Me, Personal Safety Book,” written by Jo Stowell, M.A., M. Ed., and Mary Dietzel, R.N., M.S.W., Act for Kids, Spokane Sexual Asscualt Center, Spokane Washington, 2000 Birds! From the Inside Out, by Daniel Gleason, illustrated by Barbara Gleason, 2000 ”Landowner's Guide to Creating Grassland Habitat for the Western Meadowlark and Oregon's Other Grassland Birds,” Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife 2000 ”Enough Snuff: A Guide for Quitting Smokeless Tobacco,” Herbert H. Severson, PhD, Judith S. Gordon, PhD, Applied Behavior Science Press, 6th Edition. Exhibitions 2000 Exhibit: Sight and INsight, University of Oregon Museum of Natural History, Eugene, Oregon 1999 Exhibit: Backyard Birds, University of Oregon Museum of Natural History, Eugene Barbara's Education 2005–University of Oregon Book Arts Program, Children's book design and illustration 2003–Sitka Center for Art & Ecology: illustration for tile-making, paper light fixtures ongoing from 1990s-present – Lane Community College: business management, accounting, web design, writing, biology (ornithology, mycology, marine biology), chemistry, mathematics 2002 – Indexing: introductory, intermediate courses taught by Sherry Smith, of American Society of Indexers 1988-1991– Pacific Northwest College of Art, University of Oregon computer-based graphic program studies 1988 – Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Intensive, Seattle, scientific illustration techniques 1970s and 80s — Franconia College, Drexel University, BA; independent weaving, fiber arts and metalwork study at craft centers in New England and New York