Court Batson
504-621-1297
316 Pine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Mississippi State University
3d Animation and Multimedia Design.
Graduated December 1997.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design
Illustration.
Graduated December 1992.

Experience

Multimedia Designer, Bent Media, Inc.
www.bentmedia.com
Responsibilities include art direction, storyboarding, design, programming, animation and production of web sites and rich media areas using PHP, mySQL, Shockwave, Flash, screen savers, digital video and QuickTimeVR for a variety of web sites including, Tabasco, Oreck, Tulane University, Nolalive, MardiGras.com, Nevilles.com, Zatarains.com and Kikkoman. Creating information architecture documents, CD ROMs and informational kiosks, acting as technical consultant for interactive media and performing client relations.
New Orleans, LA.
January 1998 to Present.

Freelance Designer/Web Programmer.
www.cbdesignstudio.com
Worked on several interactive projects including dynamic php/mySQL web sites, flash and shockwave games, rich media sales presentations, print and QuickTimeVR for various clients including the New Orleans Convention Center, advertising agencies, the Durham Bull's minor league team and others. Tasks include programming, animation, design, photography, information architecture, and production.
January 1998 to Present.

Instructor, Introduction to Computer Illustration.
Basic issues of illustration, using the computer as a drawing tool. Students were introduced to both creative and professional applications of technology to drawing, color theory and systems, and computer-based artistic production with design software. The course examines the role of digital illustration in art history and addresses the application of classroom knowledge to solving problems in desktop publishing.
University College of Tulane, Media Arts.
June - August 2003.

Instructor, Introduction to Graphic Design.
Introducing graphic design through color theory, typography, advertising techniques, layout, poster design, logo design and presentation. Students were introduced to Quark Xpress and used more traditional techniques.
University College of Tulane, Media Arts.
April - June 2003.

Instructor, Introduction to Multimedia for Artists and Designers.
Teaching Macromedia Director, Flash, Premiere, After Effects and HTML for graphic designers' and artists' exploration of new media.
Mississippi State University, Department of Art.
January - May 1997.

Interface Designer/Video Artist.
Part of a six-person team that produced a CD-ROM project on the early history of the greater Mississippi Delta region for the National Department of the Interior and MSU Department of Art.
June - December 1996.

Instructor, Introduction to Computers for Artists and Designers.
Teaching Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand and Quark Xpress for graphic design, multimedia and computer animation course work.
Mississippi State University, Department of Art.
January - December 1996.

Skills
PHP, mySQL, Director, Flash, Animation, QuickTimeVR, Javascript, XML, Cascading Style Sheets, Typography, Photography, BBEdit, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, Quark Express.

URL's and references available upon request.