New Jersey - Central InDesign User Group

Jeff Witchel graduated from Pratt Institute in 1973 with a B.F.A. in Advertising Design and Visual Communications. He has been an award-winning advertising art director, writer, designer, illustrator, and TV producer ever since. Jeff built his career at top New York ad agencies such as Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, and Wells, Rich, Greene. He's created award-winning work for many clients including AT&T, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Jell-O Pudding, The Plaza Hotel, and Pfizer. His many prestigious awards include N.Y. Art Directors Club Gold Award, One Show Gold Award, N.J. Art Directors Club Award, multiple Andy Awards, Graphis Annual, numerous readership awards, plus an Emmy Award nomination. Jeff is a self-taught computer artist with over 25 years of experience. Having arrived on the desktop publishing scene so early, he became the “go to” guy for answers when others started getting into computer graphics. Today Jeff is an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5 and Digital Publishing Suite with training clients throughout the USA.

Having graduated with a fine arts degree in design and technology, I spent many years working in the theatrical and motion picture industry. I worked on such projects as Cast Away, Road to Perdition, Scorpion King, Jerry McGuire, Ally McBeal, and Deadwood, just to name a few. Utilizing various software applications, I found great satisfaction in sharing my knowledge with others. This led to a career in computer and software training and desktop publishing. Alison Cattelona and I were excited at the opportunity to bring the resources of the IDUG to New Jersey's design community. I am ACE and ACT with Adobe.