Mike Iverson

Mike Iverson – Designer

Designer-illustrator-builder-sculptor-maker of cool stuff. If I'm awake, I'm working on something.

Overview

I am a graphic designer, illustrator, sculptor, and maker of all manner of cool things. I am a commercial artist by day, with over 27 years of experience creating dynamic artwork that communicates complex concepts to an ever-distracted public. Recently, I have decided to specialize in book design.

I approach my work as if I were telling a story to an audience, presenting ideas in a clear and concise manner, but always keeping my eye on what is aesthetically pleasing.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Comics & Graphic Novels Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense
Non-Fiction
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English

Work experience

City of Peoria, AZ

Apr, 2012 — Present

As the City's sole (and first) graphic designer, I am responsible for supplying communications materials to all departments, creating visual identities for groups and programs and designing all internal and external publications.

Duality Press

Jan, 1997 — Oct, 2001 (over 4 years)

Produced cover and internal artwork, managed production, distribution and marketing. Duality printed ten issues of "Vigil" and three issues of "Collective" before shifting to an online format. "Colllective" continued for another 17 issues before the story finished.

Millennium Publications

Jan, 1994 — Jan, 1996 (about 2 years)

Produced cover and internal art for a creator-owned comic called "Vigil". I illustrated seven 48-page issues and one 32-page short story collection. Millennium also re-printed earlier issues for which I created new covers.

Innovation Publications

Jan, 1992 — Jan, 1993 (about 1 year)

Produced cover and internal art for a creator-owned comic called "Vigil". I illustrated four 48-page issues before Innovation went out of business.

Schreer Design

Oct, 1988 — Apr, 2012 (over 23 years)

Visualized brand identity and developed advertising to bring new products to the consumer market. Clients included Dial, Henkel, Poore Bothers Potato Chips, among others.

Portfolio

“They had me where they wanted me. Or did I have them? It had definitely devolved into a pick ’em sort of situation—with me in chains, and the scary guys in suits once again trying to lure me into their web. This time, though, I was no longer so confused by my... read more
“I had some decisions to make. First off, a job offer was on the table. Important, yes, but nothing that couldn’t be put off. There was a second matter as well, and that problem was crazy big, and not so easily delayed. Brace yourself—the man who murdered me h... read more
“I’d been called to the principal’s office. The vampires’ boss of bosses had requested a sit-down, and I was duty-bound to show up and hear the guy out. The planners involved insisted upon making a big to-do out of the meeting, dolloping on limo rides, a show,... read more
“We were on the run. Yes, I said we. In the midst of my escape, I’d taken on an appendage, a handsome ex-colleague who insisted on helping out with my new day-to-day requirements. But tracking down the red stuff turned out to be no easy feat, not without commi... read more
“I had a run-in with a crazed vampire. I’d tell you more, but that would spoil the surprise. Let’s just say it didn’t work out so well for one of us. And from there, repercussions piled on top of revelation after revelation. Who could have known that the blood... read more
Function By Default

Keith Simpson

Life is constant assimilation of information. We vary greatly in what is of interest to us and how we process it. One thing is sure; we all have the ability to learn. This process begins when we are children and first realize that there is something out there.... read more
Gathering Lights

Laraine Herring

A novel of San Francisco. On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the Summer of Love, Helen and Frank Connor arrive in San Francisco to determine the fate of their marriage. A series of unexplainable events sends the couple in separate directions deep into t... read more
Mrs. Abigail Fisher, the South’s Esteemed First Lady of Letters, is in a rut. Her writing career has collapsed, and she has become an embittered old woman living alone in a dilapidated house in Georgia. Only she’s not as alone as she thinks. One of her charact... read more
Ghost Swamp Blues

Laraine Herring

How far would you go to protect someone you love?Nothing is black or white in the murky town of Alderman, North Carolina, no matter how much the human and ghostly residents of Idyllic Grove Rice Plantation would like it to be. Weaving together the threads of t... read more
In a Flash

Arvin Loudermilk

From the year 2234, a Collective novel. After two decades on the moons of Kroma, the Collective colonies have begun to fracture and fray. Twenty-one-year-old Magistrate Tana Kucherov has held office only a few scant months, but already challenges test her lead... read more
“My boss is the worst. I know everybody says that, but this guy, I’m telling you, really takes the cake. First, he gets all grabby with me—then I find out he’s a federal informant. And what does the twit do when his treachery is revealed? He fakes his own deat... read more
“The city of Los Angeles is infested with vampires. I’ll bet you had no idea. I sure as hell didn’t. My name is Grace Kimble and I was on patrol the first time I ran into one of these murderous bastards. The perp in question had just drunk a girl dry, and was ... read more
A New World

Arvin Loudermilk

From the year 2213, a Collective novel. Arrival is imminent. Eighty years after leaving Earth, the interstellar transport Horizon is days away from its final destination—the unexplored moon of Verdan. Siblings Mikhail and Mary are at loose ends, occupied with ... read more

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