Staff Profile : Marlene Viola

Art Director

Art Institute of Philadelphia: Visual Communications, Associate's Degree is Specialized Technology, Specialization in Advertising/Marketing and Graphic Design
University of the Arts: Web Page Design, HTML Certificate of Certification

January 1998

Responsible for the management of a team of designers for the 4-color, standard size, monthly life sciences magazine The Scientist and supplements; establishes the conceptual and stylistic direction for design staff and orchestrates their work as well as the work of freelance production artists, photographers, illustrators, prepress technicians, printers, etc.; has final creative authority.

Curator for a 10-year art exhibit "Plants in Print" at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C.; Member of the Art Directors Club, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Eastern Technology Council, Philadelphia Area New Media Association, and Graphic Arts Guild

Any... Stephen King, Clive Barker, and/or Dean Koontz books ... I also loved "The Da Vinci Code"!

My iPod nano

Road trips on my Harley; work with animal rescue group; spend time with family & friends, as well as my two dogs