Blair Buttke

An international producer of prestige bath/body products, fragrances, and gift sets.

My role is to design consumer packaging and create production artwork for a broad array of skincare and fragrance products. Work with packaging visuals product development.

A producer of licensed artwork for children’s school supplies, crafts, clothing and accessories.

I produced and composed color artwork and graphic designs. Coordinated and produced consumer packaging artwork.

A design studio focusing on corporate and product branding, package design, point of purchase, print promotional, web design and print coordination. More recently, creating virtual prototypes as a cost effective concept/design tool.
My role as director was to create high-level graphic designs and/or concept development and provide direction and oversight to our creative team. As director, I was responsible for contracting and managing outside creative professionals as well as other design resources to cost-effectively achieve our client’s goals. I established brand style guides for cohesive branding and coached clients on its importance. I produced high quality mock-ups both physically and digitally. I used my 3D modeling and rendering skills as a cost effective tool to explore and test consumer products in the retail environment. I have developed product animation for use on the web and competitive shelf setting for testing and marketing. I designed and coordinated artwork for all promotional collateral in accordance with established brand guidelines. I conferred with clients and conducted design presentations. I used my expert understanding of all consumer goods printing processes to eliminate waste thus saving time and money. My contributions and involvement in pre-production meeting have proved to be both insightful and creative. I adapted quickly to changing deadlines and budgets and consistently delivered innovative solutions. Worked with diverse teams of creative and non-creative associates. Clients include: The Dial Corporation, Banquet Foods, Armour Foods, Chung King, Dole Foods, H.E.B grocery and Poore Brothers.

Producer of nationally licensed airbrushed art for children. Illustrated children’s art and created mock-ups for various licensing merchandise. Assisted in darkroom procedures including stripping and type modification.