Anthony M Grimaldi

My name is Anthony M. Grimaldi, a resident of New York City, a metropolis of successful and starving artists of every stripe and persuasion. I am content to be either, but never to be neither.


I am a born artist and illustrator, with a fierce creative drive. To earn a living as a young man, I engaged in many creative pursuits, including theater, acting, drumming, and cooking. As my twenties ended, I decided to pursue an artistic career more determinedly, so in 2000 I attended the Katherine Gibbs School and acquired an Associate's Degree in Visual Communications.


After graduating, I submitted my resume and portfolio to almost every graphic design studio in New York City. With little experience, I was not hired as quickly as I had hoped, so in 2005 I joined the US Navy as a Mass Communications Specialist where I was fully able to realize my design potential and utilize my talents for 2 years by designing posters, promotions, and advertisements aboard the USS Saipan and designed layout, banners, text and photo corrections for its yearbook.


After my honorable discharge in 2007, I decided to promote and market myself as JourneyManDesigns: Graphic Design Artist & Illustrator with the intent of freelancing and acquiring a c...

5/08 - 6/10
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online 420 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, P.A. 15219
Adobe Creative Suite 4
• Attended - Visual Communications/Web Design and Interactive Media

11/07 - 3/08
The Institute for New Age Training 500 8th Avenue, N.Y. 10018
MS Office 2007 / QuickBooks
• MS Office Specialist Certification / MS Excel Specialist Certification
• Clerical / Computerized office administration and bookkeeping

4/00 - 2/03
Katherine Gibbs 50 West 40th Street, NY, 10018
Visual Communications/Graphic Design/Illustration
• AS - Visual Communications/Graphic Design/Illustration