Name: Alec Helwig
Profile: Designer
Email: alechelwig.ah@gmail.com
Skill Proficiency
Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator 95%Hi there! My name's Alec, and I'm a graphic/production designer born, raised, and currently based in Detroit, Michigan. Welcome to my portfolio site! This site was put together to give you an idea of my creative chops, the experience I have, and the kind of designer I am. And of course, a little insight into the kind of person you'll (hopefully) be hiring!
I'm an expressive individual who always needs to be creating. Whether it's drawing, writing, clicking, coding, singing, or playing... creativity is a big part of who I am and what drives my passions in life. I've found that because my passions bleed so heavily into my career aspirations, I'm able to put forth honest, genuine work that I'm proud of whether it's at home or in the office.
Below you'll find a few of my talents, some examples of my work, and a handful ways to contact me. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to hear from you soon!
Here are some of the things that I can bring to the table.
I've been Photoshopping, InDesigning, and Illustrating for quite a long time, and I still do it every day. Graphic design is one of my passions.
From helping small businesses refresh their look to maintaining a larger brand, I have extensive experience in the branding world.
I know my way around a matte room. From print production to digital asset delivery, designing with production in mind is part of my DNA.
From designing my own websites to creating and maintaining live sites for multiple brands, designing for the web is something I'm very familiar with.
With a firm understanding of "mobile-first" design and the responsive design sandbox, my process relies heavily on knowing where my designs will show up and how to optimize their time in those spaces.
I can speak HTML and CSS very fluently, and I dabble in java, PHP, and jquery as well. I'd call myself a designer first and foremost, but my coding knowledge has bolstered my design work.
With a background in Flash and experience in Premier and After Effects, I know how to create and optimize animations for the web.
I have years of experience in editing and mixing audio and I understand the process well. My video editing skills are still growing, but I do have experience in creating and curating video content.
From reshaping existing processes to creating brand new ones on the fly, a lot of how I work revolves around nailing down an efficient way of getting there.
A collection of projects I've either created or contributed to creating.
"Alec continues to work through challenges with a level head, cool demeanor and helpful attitude. Alec also relishes the rewards and seems to enjoy solving problems, fixing systems and sharing knowledge."
"(Alec) always has a level head, cool demeanor and professional (but upbeat) attitude. He always comes to the table with solutions, rather than shooting down a request that may not be feasible. He's a workhorse."
"(Alec) is consistently available day or night to handle any assigned tasks, and will reliably add value to projects. He is proactive with a knack for finding just the right information to complete jobs with accuracy and on time. Alec is known to be knowledgeable and helpful to our whole team, consistently sharing gained knowledge and training. He shows great capacity for taking on even more responsibility."
"Alec jumped in and helped me with printing needs when I was working from home. His help is always offered with a can do attitude and smile. His teamwork is always appreciated."
"Alec, on the drop of a hat, basically rebuilt an entire EM (a super complex one too) layout so it can be more palatable for our developers to code. He did it super quick and flawless too. And did I add - this was not even his project originally!! Just a beautiful gift from a teammate. Because of the work he put in on this, our future 2018 deploys of this EM are going to be gravy for us (so long as the client doesn't do anything crazy). Alec for president!"
"Alec creates quality creative work based on a solid foundation of reasoning and strategy. He has always been someone I (and many, many others) want to work with. He is caring, diligent, genuine, flexible, smart, and creative. Most of all he is a great team player; he always manages to lift your mood and brighten the room."