Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.″
—André Gide


life.
et me introduce myself. I love to solve problems for complex people using creative ideas. Over the past 10 years, my work has let me experience art and technology change the world.

My work for Samaritan's Purse has been one of my most rewarding achievements. Over the past 6 years I have helped www.samaritanspurse.org raise over $60 million for the hurting people in over 90 countries. We are currently in the final stages of our 5th redesign for 2009.

Please call me or send an email if you are interested in learning more about my work.



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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
freelance Designer
Ruth Bell Graham Memorial
www.billygraham.org

KIOSK INTERFACE DESIGNER
The Billy Graham Library

Over the past 6 years, I have led the design and development of multiple internet / intranet websites, and interactive kiosks for Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. I’ve been able to lead our five person web team through exponential growth and a completely new user experience using my creative skills and personal communication abilities. The Samaritan’s Purse website had almost $2 million donated prior to 2003, since then, we have raised over $60 million for hurting people in over 90 countries.

official 2005 webby honoree




46

creator / partner
www.46nyc.com

46 is a special project I founded with two college friends. Our intent was to benefit children's charities around the world. I created the business and branding strategy, artwork design, market penetration, e-commerce design, and physical production. Since creation, we have been featured in the Washington Post, The New Yorker, US Weekly, People magazine and ABC television.

www.grahambunn.com



Samaritan's Purse
Senior Designer
www.samaritanspurse.org www.samaritanspurse.tv (beta)

Over the past 6 years, I have led the design and development of multiple internet / intranet websites, and interactive kiosks for Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. I’ve been able to lead our five person web team through exponential growth and a completely new user experience using my creative skills and personal communication abilities. The Samaritan’s Purse website had almost $2 million donated prior to 2003, since then, we have raised over $60 million for hurting people in over 90 countries.

official 2006 webby honoree






THE MCGINN COMPANY
OWNER & DESIGNER
www.mcginncompany.com
Diamond Creek Golf Club
Chrishell Stause (chrishell.com)
High Country Dirt
SailVentures
Carolina Outdoorsmen
Jurgensen & Company
Dockbook (prototype)
Mountain Places
MP Land Development

Through my freelance design company, I have built and sustained relationships with many businesses across the southeast. In each one of these projects I have organized strategic branding, interactive development and data visualization.









ps: I love photography, here are a few of my favorites pictures.



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Experience:

2007 - Present | 46 NYC | Creator / Partner

46 is a special project I founded with two college friends. Our intent was to benefit children's charities around the world. I created the business and branding strategy, artwork design, market penetration, e-commerce design, and physical production. Since creation, we have been featured in the Washington Post, The New Yorker, US Weekly, People magazine and ABC television.
2003 - Present | Samaritan's Purse, BGEA | Senior Internet Designer
Over the past 6 years, I have led the design and development of multiple internet / intranet websites, and interactive kiosks for Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. I’ve been able to lead our five person web team through exponential growth and a completely new user experience using my creative skills and personal communication abilities. The Samaritan’s Purse website had almost $2 million donated prior to 2003, since then, we have raised over $60 million for hurting people in over 90 countries.
1999 - Present | The McGinn Company | Owner
Through my freelance design company, I have built and sustained relationships with many businesses across the southeast. In each one of these projects I have organized strategic branding, interactive development and data visualization.

Conferences & Workshops



Design by Committee

by Sharon Fischer

Hooked on Classics: Learn Lettering from Traditional Type
by Ken Barber

Open Your Mind to Greater Creative Thinking
by Tom Monahan

HOW Conference Chicago 2005
Multiple Workshops by leaders in the interactive / creative field

Designing the Brand Experience
by Brian Collins

Wilde Thinking
Richard Wilde


EDUCATION


1986-1999 K-12
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Boone, NC

1999-2001
GENERAL STUDIES, inc. Art & Drafting Courses
Caldwell Community College

2003-Current
HUSBAND & FATHER of TWO
Learning new things everyday!



CERTIFICATIONS












design Abilities


Design Leadership
Design Methodologies
Research Methodologies
Communication Design
Online Communities
Small-screen Design
Data Visualization
Viral Workflows
Goals Analysis
Persona Design
Heuristic Evaluation
Cognitive Walkthrough
Pruning/Refactoring
Cross-platform compatibility


technical Skills:


Document Object Model:
xHTML, dHTML, XML, CSS1,2,3, RSS2

Database Interaction

MySQL, SQL

Dynamic Scripting

PHP, cASP (basic .NET familiarity)
Flash Actionscript 1 & 2

Javascript Libraries & Scripts
Script.aculo.us, JQuery + ThickBox, MooTools

Rich Internet Applications and CMS
s
Brightcove Studio, Wordpress, Ning, ExpressionEngine, Facebook, Basecamp

Applications
Dreamweaver
Flash
Photoshop
Illustrator
OmniGraffle
Fireworks
Quicktime
AfterEffects
Office / Sharepoint
MacOS





contact.
Thank you for taking time to browse my work, I hope that you enjoyed your time here. Come back often as I will continue to publish my latest work




john s. mcginn
creative designer
148 Grady Winkler Rd.
Boone NC, 28607
(828) 719-8891
j@mcginncompany.com
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© 2009 John McGinn,
Macbook photo courtesy of Apple computer
Train photo and telephone pole photos courtesy of Creative Commons