Bob Swingle

Bob Swingle
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Bob SwingleBob@lightbourne.com503.542.3550, ext. 2
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With over 18 years of experience in the design field, Bob Swingle brings a wide range of skills to the Lightbourne team.Formally trained in the fine and graphic arts, Bob's areas of expertise include book cover and interior design, advertising design, photography and web site development.After spending 10 years in the world of advertising, Bob joined Lightbourne in 1999 and became partner in 2003.His achievements include one Benjamin Franklin and two Summit International Awards for book design.He is most drawn to the collaborative nature of the creative process to bring out the best in any project that involves communicating concepts in visual terms.

The awards were given by those in the book design industry, said Bob Swingle, owner and designer for Lightbourne Inc., who designed the winning cover.

"Since the industry judges it, it means we have the respect of our peers," he said.
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Swingle said winning the awards are a great way to promote business.

"When they see the company has won an award, it validates to them that we can do the job and give them a cover that will sell," he said.

Both the Summit Awards and the Benjamin Franklin Awards are coveted accomplishments in publishing.Named in honor of America's most cherished publisher and printer, the Benjamin Franklin Award is considered one of the book industry's most prestigious honors.Sponsored by the Publishers Marketing Association, each year thousands of books are submitted for the awards, recognizing excellence in publishing and marketing in 54 categories.

I also visited with many suppliers to the industry, including George Foster of Foster Design, Barry Kerrigan of Desktop Miracle, Peri Poloni of Knockout Design, Shannon Bodie and Bob Swingle of Lightbourne, Mayapriya Long of Bookwrights, Leeza Hernandez-Stelzer of Conker Tree Design, Alan Canton of Adams-Blake and Jaya123 software, Andrea Howe of Blue Falcon Editing, Eric De Vos of City Diecutting, Wilford Downs Wrightson III of Packaging & Design, Shirley Kelly of Plus Media, as well as representatives of the following POD companies: Lulu.com, Infinity Publishing, AuthorHouse, BookSurge, BooksJustBooks, Lightning Source, Starnet Digital, and others.

Shannon & Bob Swingle Lightbourne Design Inc.