About

Janet Atkinson is a multidisciplinary creative professional specializing in web development, design, illustration, and motion design in the NYC metro area.

Expertise

  • Web Development from start to finish with HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON / REST API, PHP, and Node JS expertise.
  • Extensive experience in WordPress CMS Website custom themes and plugin development from planning to deployment and ongoing maintenance, including implementation of specialized functionality, e-commerce, visual data design and presentation, training, and consulting.
  • Content Strategy, Competitor Analysis, User Interface, and User Experience Design with Live HTML Website Prototyping.
  • Web Animation: CSS Animation, GreenSock (GSAP), Lottie, and Rive.
  • Motion Graphics, Video, and Audio/Podcast Editing and Production.
  • Design for Web and Print – Branding and Marketing with a specialty in Color, Typography, and Layout Design.
  • Conceptual Illustration, both Digital Vector and Traditional Media, for Editorial / Advertising Print and Digital Platforms.
  • Painting, illustration, and other creative endeavors: Visit janetatkinsonstudio.com

Awards

Most recent: Communication Arts – Illustration 2024 Shortlist

Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, Hispanic Creative Awards, and Print’s Design Annual.

Corporations, Institutions, Non-Profits

3 Com, Bank of Montreal, Chubb Insurance, Chase Manhattan Bank, Chemical Bank, Continental Insurance, Harvard Business School, Champion Paper, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Direct TV, ING Financial, Ms. Foundation, Kemper Insurance, Madame Alexander, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Noho Productions, Noho Surface, Olive R Twist Olive Oil, The Velodrome – Valley Preferred Cycling Center, TKL Research, Westminster Kennel Club, Wealth Preservation Solutions, World Cycling League, US Postal Service, Schein Pharmaceutical, Sprint and Sony Music.

Book Publishing

Dell Publishing, Doubleday, Harcourt Brace & Co., Harlequin, Llewellyn Worldwide, Penguin USA, Simon & Schuster, St. Martins Press, Workman Publishing, Tor Books, Farrar Strauss & Giroux, William Morrow Publishing and Zondervan Publishing.

Magazines

AARP, Forbes Magazine, BusinessWeek, Adweek, Better Homes & Gardens,Book of the Month Club, Chief Information Officer, Accounting Technology Magazine, Amercian Theatre Magazine, Consumer Reports, Los Angeles Times, American Way Magazine, Amicus Journal-Natural Resource Defense Council, Dallas Morning News, New York Times, Amercian Lawyer Magazine, Baltimore Magazine, Detroit Free Press, Diabetes Forecast, Home Office Computing, Insurance & Technology Magazine, Healthy Aging Magazine, Strategic Finance Magazine, Investment News, Interactive Week Magazine, PC Magazine, Psychology Today, Mature Outlook Magazine, Medical Economics Publishing, MediaWeek, Redbook, Reform Judaism Magazine, Risk Management Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, The Detroit News, US Air Magazine, Utne Reader, Vista Magazine and World Traveler Magazine.

Education

William Paterson University
Bachelor of Arts – BA, Fine/Studio Arts – Summa Cum Laude
Dean’s Award for Creative Excellence

School of Visual Arts
Conceptual Illustration / Graphic Design

Center for Media Arts
Studio Photography

Recent:
School of Motion
Principals of Animation – ‘Animation Bootcamp’
Expression Session – After Effects Expressions

Want to know more? Let's connect!

  • I've had the pleasure of working with Janet on multiple platforms - including the launches of a new website and podcast. She's a pleasure to work with and has brought real creativity and innovation to the table. Janet brings genuine enthusiasm to our collaborations and has encouraged me to look beyond the initial scope of our projects and shared new thinking to improve our business in an increasingly digital world. Her process is cooperative which has lead to mutual inspiration, the ability to think bigger, to think NEW. Her advice has been spot on - proven in dramatic increase of web traffic to our site, positive customer feedback and most importantly increased sales. Importantly she is a stickler for staying on a timeline and has delivered every project on time and on budget!

    Joan Hanscom Executive Director, Valley Preferred Cycling Center. Board Member: Amy D Foundation and Discover Lehigh Valley, CTA - https://thevelodrome.com

  • We have been working with Janet Atkinson for over five years, principally to design and build out several websites. She has a thorough understanding of the technical requirements necessary to present and maintain a safe and easy to navigate web presence. Plus her focus on the importance of brand consistency has resulted in us using her to design new logos, presentations and pitch documents for investors and clients. We constantly get high praise for the professionalism of the materials she designs for us. I highly recommend Janet as a graphic design professional who is responsive, easy to work with and highly skilled.

  • Janet is a talented designer who is a pleasure to work with. Her keen eye for the aesthetics of design elements, coupled with her understanding of the client's messaging and needs makes for an incredibly successful engagement. We have hired Janet for myriad projects based on her ability to partner with us to take a project from the brainstorming/vision stage to its full completion. I highly recommend working with Janet!

    Francesca Ferrara Director, Client Services and Executive Coach at Day One Group

  • Wow! I love it! You just hit it out of the park !!! I'm very excited about the website. When I look at this page, I know immediately that it feels right.

    Noho Productions - http://nohoproductions.com/

  • We cannot thank you enough for the phenomenal work you have done for us from start to finish!! We got so many great compliments about the website... Most important was your willingness and interest in making us look as good as possible every step of the way.

  • Atkin­son is not only a tal­ented designer, but extremely skill­ful in tak­ing com­pli­cated projects, sim­pli­fy­ing and exe­cut­ing them professionally.

    Healthy Aging - http://healthyaging.net/

  • Many thanks for the great work! You've created an outstanding website and I really like the various news/interactive engagement components.

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  • Freakin' awesome! Love it!

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USPS Winter Fun Forever Stamp

This ‘Ice Skaters’ illustration was published as a US Forever® Postage Stamp for the 2014 Holiday ‘Winter Fun’ limited edition series.

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