Chuck Rekow

Product designer for toy development group located in Cincinnati under Warner Bros. Consumer Products • Designed and produced toys and packaging for popular Warner Bros. properties, including Looney Tunes, Baby Looney Tunes, The Matrix and The Iron Giant. Responsible for brainstorming, concept sketches, final design, turnaround drawings for sculpting and model-making, as well as directing the work of sculptors and manufacturers in house and abroad. • Designed promotional material and signage for WB Toys’ Toy Fair exhibit in NewYork City.

Graphic designer for leading manufacturer of bicycles • Worked in Huffy’s in-house design center. Active in all phases of bicycle design, including conceptualizing, market and trend research, brand and product naming, product graphics and add-on features, and producing promotional material. Collaborated with industrial designers, engineers and marketing personnel to develop Huffy’s annually-changing product lines. • Awarded a US patent for an original bike bag design. • Designed and produced Huffy‘s annual product catalogs. Supervised photo shoots and models, including props and clothing, Supervised printing: approvals, press-checks, paper selection. • Designed product graphics, trademark characters, and promotional material for Huffy’s “ToyFair” bikes. These were highly promoted, innovative flagship models featured at the NYC Toyfair and in TV ad campaigns: Mudslinger, Dr. Shock, Metaloid and Skreecher. • Hired, trained and supervised interns.