Bio

Tony.psd's Biography

Currently residing in Solano County, Tony was originally from San Jose, CA in which his experience as a Graphic Artist had developed and opportunity had come knocking. Tony had attended Mission College in Santa Clara for 4 years and took full advantage of the wonderful Graphic Arts program they offered from experienced Teachers directly from the industry. With classes overbooked in San Jose State, Tony spent an extra 2 years in Mission College and took as much classes as possible to prepare himself in the real world. He also gained hands on experience doing freelance jobs and working in companies that offered internships. In 1998, while Tony was taking his College courses, he started building his clientele doing freelance work for "Free" to local business (like restaurants and boutiques) and local Bands in need of cover designs and promotions. The opportunity of handling real world design tasks would build his reputation up with word spreading and people in need of a Designer requesting his assistance. Tony rarely advertises, everything he provides is through word of mouth.

Freelance and Professional Career.

Tony spent more time doing freelance work within the Hip-Hop community outside of his day job. Throughout the past 10 years, Tony has had the opportunity to work alongside Hip-Hop icons like Tha Alkaholiks, KanYe West's GLC, The Finger Bangerz Crew, Silent John, (Guerilla Union, Full Dose) Esoin Tha Esoteric Being, Clever MC, D&C Affiliates Style Misia and The Bash Bros. (L.E.F.T. and Piseas) the Sacramento duo Paw Ray and various DJ's releasing exclusive material. On Tony's Professional side, He started his career as a Desktop Publisher for Fry's Electronics, (2000-2004) in which he produced weekly News Paper ads. The San Jose Sabercats (and Saber Kittens) (2002-2004) and is currently a fPublisher/ Technical Illustrator for Maxim-IC based in Sunnyvale, CA. (2004-present.) Tony is also a contributing Illustrator and Designer for Golden State of Mind, a Warriors based blog site featuring Golden State Warriors news and interviews

Working for The other Maxim...

The Golden State Warriors.

The 2006-07 season for the Golden State Warriors was truly inspiring. It was the first time in over a decade the team has returned to the post season and to make things sweeter, they defeated a 1st seed team (The Dallas Mavericks) as an 8th seed. I wanted to show my support by drawing a sign with my signature touch. building it with Adobe Illustrator. I figure so many people were getting on TV with hand written signs, so I went all out andillustrated the Warriors for Glory...!

Stephen Jackson approved

Golden State Warriors Mikael Pietrus

After the Warriors advanced to the second round of the playoffs, I had produced more signs each with a different theme for the occasion during the playoffs. Even though we didn't advance past the second round, the appreciation for my work paid off. Players like Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson asked for my work. I was acknowledged by the staff and the fans around the Arena. It landed me a satisfying job at Golden State of Mind and most importantly, it brought smiles to everyones face.

My goal for the 07-08 season if not every season is to make a new sign for each game I go to. It's the type of dedication that helps me escape the real world and brings satisfaction to the work I do.

Behind the scenes with Tony.psd

"We Still Believe" was featured on the front cover of the Contra Costa Times during the start of the 07-08 Season

"Baron 300" rally sign featured throughout various sports pages including Yahoo Sports and NBA.com

Footage taken from FSN Bay Area
Introduction of the starting 5 with the Kirelenko "Flat Top" sign design in the backdrop.

Wife and I during the shoot around.
Monta Ellis appreciating the signage.

Golden State Warriors Center Austin Croshere