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    Welcome, Guest [ , ] - 35228069 Press Release Source: Zeesman Communications Zeesman Communications Taps Oracle's Award-Winning John Taylor as Creative Director Tuesday October 7, 9:00 am ET Former Creative Director at Oracle Corporation Has Ability to Elevate Brand Image by Balancing Authenticity With the Power of Exceptional Design BEVERLY HILLS, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 7, 2008 -- Zeesman Communications, Inc., Los Angeles' leading strategic creative communications firm, today announced that John Taylor, an award-winning designer with experience at both Fortune 500 corporations and design firms, has joined the company as creative director. Mr. Taylor will apply his strategic insights and keen sense of design to inspire and manage the Zeesman Communications creative team, while championing the creative process for clients' brands. "John is a builder of brands," said Zeesman President and CEO Bonnie Nijst. "Whether the focus is technology, hospitality, nonprofits or professional services, his balanced design perspective is grounded in the realities of business, and his approach to business is compelling precisely because he understands that design has the power to clarify, persuade and dramatically shift perceptions." In the past 15 years, Mr. Taylor worked with in-house corporate design departments, ad agencies, and boutique design firms. This diverse experience has given him a unique perspective into brand development, advertising, and corporate communications for every size client, whether a start-up or large fortune 500 company. Mr. Taylor spent four years at Oracle Corporation, most recently as the creative director, leading a team of designers to create and produce projects that extended the company's brand image globally. Prior to that, Mr. Taylor honed his expertise in package design and corporate communications while a senior designer at AutoDesk, Inc. Mr. Taylor gained agency experience as a senior designer at Cramer-Krasselt. He also worked with the Fine Design Group as a senior designer before being promoted to design director, with Imageland as a designer, and at his own agency, D17 Studio. At these firms, Mr. Taylor worked with clients spanning a wide range of consumer, travel, technology, and business brands including Southwest Airlines, Hyatt Hotels, Bosch/Skil Tools, Haworth Furniture, Moen Faucets, Symantec, Canon and Kodak. A graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design, Mr. Taylor's work has been recognized by How Magazine, Print Magazine, and Communications Arts, and published in "Deconstructing Web Graphics II," "The Big Book of Logos II," and "Touch This: Graphic Design That Feels Good." ZEESMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Over the past 18 years, Zeesman Communications has established a stellar reputation for strategically developing, creatively designing and efficiently executing everything from standalone design projects to comprehensive and integrated marketing communications programs for organizations in both the public and private sectors. The company's extensive capabilities include qualitative research, marketing strategy, brand identity and design, advertising, direct mail, email relationship marketing, public relations, websites and collateral. Zeesman's clients have included the City of Los Angeles, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles World airports, Pioneer Electronics, Toshiba, Four Seasons Residence Clubs, the W. M. Keck Foundation, Walt Disney Company, Rock the Vote, the University of Southern California and Goodwill Industries. For more information, please visit . Contact: Media Contact: Phyllis Grabot Zeesman Communications, Inc. 805.341.7269 Source: Zeesman Communications Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. - Copyright © 2008 . All rights reserved. All the news releases provided by Marketwire are copyrighted. Any forms of copying other than an individual user's personal reference without express written permission is prohibited. Further distribution of these materials is strictly forbidden, including but not limited to, posting, emailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, redistributing via a computer network or in a printed form.