Professional Profile

Melissa Lawton provides professional graphic design and production services for clients needing:

• Publication design
• Signage
• Custom identity
• Packaging

Melissa is a senior-level art director and graphic designer. She can bring to bear years of experience to meet the demanding production schedules of corporate and other clients.

Strong, deep roots in traditional media enable Melissa to deliver superior digital art and digital pre-press production services.  

Melissa's style is distinguished by its clean, well-executed design, with an practical emphasis on clarity and ease of use.  

M. Lawton Design is a fully-equipped digital and traditional design studio, on the Macintosh platform with broadband access to the Net.

Typical Engagement

• Meet client; define needs
• Establish criteria or scope of work
• Develop priced proposal, including vendors bids
• Develop preliminary design
• Presentation for review and comments
• Refine designs for approval
• Pre-flight electronic files for printing
• Manage all vendor deliveries
• Manage pre-press activities
• Check press runs