Mark Duebner Design - My Story

M S O YY T R

M A R K D U E B N E R D E S I G N

A collection of dreams, fun facts, items of interest, history, professional achievements, milestones,anecdotes & observations.

We all have many stories to tell. Here is mine.

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© 2014 Mark Duebner Design. All rights reserved.

I was born on November 28, 1960

(Hey! Mom & Dad! What’s with the creepy doll?)

and am the oldest of six kids.

Every so often my birthday

falls on Thanksgiving.

TURKEYSWEET POTATOESSTUFFINGCORNGREEN BEAN CASSEROLEGRAVYCRANBERRY SAUCECORN BREADAPPLE PIE

And it is my meal!

I can draw.

I created my own comic book characters in the 1970s.

Probably my first real graphic design/illustration project: my senior yearbook cover.

John Hersey High SchoolArlington Heights, ILYes, our colors were orange and brownand we were the Hersey Huskies.

John Hersey (1914–1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer and journalist. In 1946 The New Yorker published his 31,000-word article Hiroshima which dealt with the atomic bomb dropped on that Japanese city on August 6, 1945, and its effects on six Japanese citizens. The article took up the entire issue of the magazine — something The New Yorker had never done before, nor has it since. It was later published as a book by Alfred A. Knopf.

The class of 1978 was the school’s 10th graduating class. John Hersey actually came and spoke at our graduation.

My yearbook was the only one he signed because I designed the cover!

I have always been pretty evenly split between left- and right-brain thinking and have always enjoyed both science and the arts. In fact, I originally enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a medical illustration major —the perfect combination of both of my worlds. But I did change my focus to graphic design my sophomore year and have been able to engage the other side of my brain by working with a variety of medical and health care clients throughout my career.

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MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT MY DAD AND I LOOK A LOT ALIKE.

GILBERT L. DUEBNER WHO PASSED ON JUNE 16, 2005 AT THE AGE OF 69. I MISS YOU EVERY DAY.

BUT I MAY BE A BIT MORE COLORFUL!

MarvelMacDogsSausagePepsi

ButtercreamChunky

DC

PC

Cats

Pepperoni

Coke

Whipcream

Creamy

Yes, I am a big Disney geek. Disney animation, that is.

The first major purchase I ever made was the book, The Art of Walt Disney. It was over 450 pages, weighed 8 lbs. and cost over $75. It was 1973. I was 13 years old. I still have that book. It is pretty beat up.

My dream job was to be an animator for Disney but when I was college age, the animation department was floundering until their renaissance in 1989 starting with The Little Mermaid.

One of the extra bedrooms in our home in Illinois was the “Disney Room.” It was filled with wall art, figurines, stuffed animals, collector dolls in boxes, DVDs, books and CDs.

My collection prominently featured the classic Disney villains. They were always much more interesting.

Actual size: 26 3/4"

In the fall of 1994 I directed and designed (yes, I painted every single dot on the set) a production of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine

musical Sunday in the Park with George for The Tempo Players. This experience changed my life.

Within weeks of the closing performance I quit my senior designer job and decided to start my own graphic design business.

Look, I made a hat where there never was a hat.

Art isn’t easy.Every minor detail is a major decision.Have to keep things in scale,have to hold to your vision. I want to move on.

I want to explore the light.I want to know how to get through,through to something new,something of my own.

Give us more to see.

White.A blank page or canvas.His favorite.So many possibilities.

Order.Design.Composition.Tone.Form.Symmetry.Balance.

1995Mark Duebner Design opened for business in January 1995.

1995 My original identitywas selected to appear inLetterhead & Logo Design 4Rockport Publishers 1996(And yes, back then I designed in QuarkXPress.)

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1995 2000

I officially open my doors.No email address back then!

New identity when we moved to Naperville.

M A R K D U E B N E R D E S I G N I N C .

2847 Fairhauser Court

Naperville, Illinois 60564

T 630.904.8449

F 630.904.8419

[email protected]

duebnerdesign.com


1660 E El Alameda

Palm Springs CA 92262

760.464.0622

[email protected]

duebnerdesign.com

2009 2014

Rebrand and the launch of my website.

New bright color palette to celebrate our move to Palm Springs.

No more fax number.

When yOu invite me

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PleAse

DO nOt seRve me...

For over 25 years I have designed the posters for the Nazareth Academy Theatre Department.

on august 23 , 2008 keith & i celebrated 25 years together .

wHAT A party!

The invitation I designed for this amazing event was accepted into the

2008 American Graphic Design Awards Annual.

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SPARKY EFFIE

She was our first dog and our first cocker spaniel. She was named after the famous Disney character, Lady from Lady and the Tramp. She passed away at the age of 12 in 2000, two months after we moved to Naperville.

He joined our family in 2004 as a puppy. If we enjoyed two dogs, why not three? He was named after the character that Keith played in the musical Forever Plaid that we were both in for quite awhile in 2003. Sparky was the stepbrother of one of the other characters in the show.

She joined our family in 2007 as a puppy when TiMoune passed away. She was named after Effie White, played by Jennifer Holiday, the larger-than-life diva from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls and then by Jennifer Hudson in the film version. Effie was our little “diva” who passed away too young in 2011.

TIMOUNE PUMBAA

CAMERON& MITCHELL

She was our next dog in a long line of cocker spaniels and was a year old when we brought her home. Though most people think she was named after the meerkat character (Timon) in Disney’s The Lion King, she was named after the main character in a sweet little musical called Once On This Island which I directed in 1996.

We got Pumbaa as a puppy. He was the stepbrother of TiMoune (they had the same mother but were born a year apart). We got Pumbaa and TiMoune at the same time in the fall of 2000. He was named after the warthog character in Disney’s The Lion King. They were the beginning of us having more than one dog at the same time. He passed away in 2008.

We adopted these two “brothers” from the Naperville Animal Shelter in 2010. They came from the same home and needed to be adopted together. We renamed them after the hysterical couple from the TV comedy, Modern Family. Mitchell is a long-haired dachshund. What? Not a cocker?!

Published work

2011 New Year self-promotion

2011 Graphic Design USA American Graphic Design Awards

Joint Commission Resources software brochure with punch-out cube


James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami Airport and thought about life and death.Ian Fleming GOLDFINGER

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.Franz Kafka THE METAMORPHOSIS

A business can be transformed with a captivating story.A great story fires the imagination and demands a collaboration of creative ideas, words and visuals which lead to amazing communication opportunities. A great story isn’t confined to just one vehicle. Brochures, direct marketing, the web, announcements and advertisements can all work in harmony to tell the complete story.

Together, let’s tell the world yours.

M A R K D U E B N E R D E S I G N I N C . 2847 Fairhauser Court Naperville Illinois 60564

T 630.904.8449F [email protected]

duebnerdesign.com

M A R K D U E B N E R D E S I G N I N C .

Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.Virginia WoolfMRS. DALLOWAY

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

THE BIBLE

All children, except one, grow up.J. M. Barrie PETER PAN

Self- promotion postcard series


Bright Ideas in Graphic Design from Around the World Volume 1, Bright Books

More published work

Daily Bakery identity

Master Library Book 4, Logo Lounge

Scat That! Vocal Jazz Ensemble Glenbrook South High School

Bright Ideas in Logo Design from Around the World Volume 1, Bright Books

Chandler Museum identityChandler, Arizona

Bright Ideas in Logo Design from Around the World Volume 1, Bright Books

My Story self-promotion (original version)


And even more

Joint Commission International Quality Management Diploma Program


Joint Commission International 2014 Viewbook


Joint Commission Resources 2014 educational events calendar


I Don’t plaY

ViDeo games.

But I do enjoy cookies & milk.

IL MO TX OKSTARTNaperville, IllinoisFriday, January 25, 20136:30 am (CST)

As I pulled out of the garage the first snow of the season was lightly falling.

OBSERVATIONS

This was the first time I was ever in Oklahoma, Texas (bedsides layovers at the Dallas airport) and New Mexico.

The Golden Arches are EVERYWHERE!

The green mile markers count up from one end of the state to the other end. And they correspond with the exit numbers.

Texas is monotonous and insanely flat.

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(THREE DAYS - 2,021 MILES - SEVEN STATES - TWO DOGS)

NM AZ CAFINISHPalm Springs, CaliforniaSunday, January 27, 20133:30 pm (PST)

I was greeted by palm trees and sunshine. Paradise.

Long-haired dachshunds prefer grass over desert landscaping. The gravel and stones hurt their little paws.

Fill up. Fill up often. Never assume there will be a gas station or oasis just up the road.

Who knew that the 26-foot Marilyn statue would start off in Chicago and end up in Palm Springs. Just like me.

THE VIEW FROM MY OFFICE WINDOW

YES, I BOUGHT A PRIUS.

Now that you’ve had a chance to read my story, let me help you create your unique and exciting story to tell the world.

A story that defines you and your business and sets you apart from the crowd.

A great story isn’t confined to just one vehicle. Branding, brochures, direct marketing, the Web, social media and ads can all work together to tell your complete story.

Let’s chat! 760.464.0622 or [email protected].

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Together, let’s tell the world your story.

Together, let’s tell the world your story.


1660 E El Alameda

Palm Springs CA 92262

760.464.0622

[email protected]

duebnerdesign.com

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