Biography/Work Experience

Bruce Holdeman founded 601 Design, Inc in 1987, an international award winning graphic design studio providing full-service graphic design services focused primarily on magazines, books, e-pubs, logos, brand development and illustration. He has been a freelance art director for State Legislatures magazine for nearly 30 years, illustrating over 300 covers. Bruce graduated from Colorado State University (CSU) in 1981, mentored by his Graphic Design professor, John Sorbie and his friend Eugene Hoffman (Graphis cover illustrator #125 and #227), while doing his internship at Bob Coonts Design Group in Ft. Collins Colorado. At that time, CSU hosted the Colorado International Poster Exhibition (still does), which gave Bruce first hand contact with international poster designers that shaped his design style to this day. Bruce is currently working on his own in Denver while finishing his Masters in Development Practice at Regis University.

Graphis Appearances

Graphis Poster Annual 2016: State Legislatures National Guard-Silver Award Graphis Typography 3: Steamboat Springs Arts Council 100th Anniversary Logo-Gold Award Graphis Social & Political Protest Posters: Minimum Wage Poster-Gold Award Graphis Design Annual 2015: State Legislatures Minimum Wage Poster-Gold Award, State Legislatures Jobs Poster-Gold Award Graphis Poster Annual 2015: State Legislatures Minimum Wage Poster-Gold Award Graphis Poster Annual 2014 : Rex’s Grill & Bar cycling ad-Silver Award Graphis 100 Best in Advertising 2012: Rex’s Grill & Bar cycling ad-Gold Award Graphis 100 Best in Design 2012: Steamboat Springs Arts Council-Gold Award, Toolpath Design-Gold Award, Viva Las Vegas Ice Show-Gold Award Graphis Logo 8: Steamboat Springs Arts Council 100th Anniversary-Platinum Award, Steamboat Springs Art Council-Gold Award, Viva Las Vegas Ice Show-Gold Award, 9.81 Films-Gold Award, 601 Design-Silver Award, Ristra-Silver Award, Sweetwater Grill-Silver Award, Lonesome Saddle, Saddle Ridge Graphis Logo 7: Home on the Range-Silver Award, NCSL Salt Lake City Summit Meeting-Silver Award, Ride the Rockies-Silver Award, State-Tribal Institute-Silver Award, 601 Design moving promotional logo-Silver Award 2008 Graphis Design Annual: Home on the Range Graphis Logo 4: Rocky Mountain Ostrich Association-Silver Award, 2004 Ride the Rockies logo, Colorado Investment Casting Strathmore/Graphis Traveling Showcase: Rocky Mountain Ostrich Association Graphis Ephemera: Wedding announcement 1998 Graphis Design Annual: Tandem Cycle Works of Colorado logo 1995 Graphis Design Annual: WaveMakers International logo 1994 Graphis Poster Annual: Self-promotional poster Graphis Logo 2: Ride the Rockies 91, Peacekeeper Teams 1992 Graphis Poster Annual: Ride the Rockies poster 1992 Graphis Design Annual: State Legislatures cover illustration

Awards

2003 Print’s Regional Design Annual: Ride the Rockies poster 2003 AIGA Colorado 501c Best Magazine: February 2003 State Legislatures magazine 2003 AIGA Colorado 501c Best Cover: February 2002 State Legislatures cover 2003 AIGA Colorado 501c Best Business Papers: NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures 2002 Art Directors Club of Denver Silver Award: Ride the Rockies 2002 logo 2000 Silver Leaf Award: Donor Alliance Annual Report 1999 Print’s Regional Design Annual: October/November State Legislatures cover 1998 Print’s Regional Design Annual: Ride the Rockies 98 logo 1996 Print’s Regional Design Annual: Ride the Rockies 96 logo 1995 Print’s Best Logos and Symbols: Ride the Rockies 94 logo Print’s Casebooks 9-Best in Covers and Posters: November/December 89 and April 90 State Legislatures covers 1994 Print’s Regional Design Annual: Ride the Rockies 94 logo, May State Legislatures cover, promotional poster 1993 Print’s Regional Design Annual: September State Legislatures cover 1992 Print’s Regional Design Annual: Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital Christmas card 1991 Print’s Regional Design Annual: April State Legislatures cover 1990 Print’s Regional Design Annual: November/December State Legislatures cover

Graphis Awards

Graphis Poster Annual 2016: State Legislatures National Guard-Silver Award Graphis Typography 3: Steamboat Springs Arts Council 100th Anniversary Logo-Gold Award Graphis Social & Political Protest Posters: Minimum Wage Poster-Gold Award Graphis Design Annual 2015: State Legislatures Minimum Wage Poster-Gold Award, State Legislatures Jobs Poster-Gold Award Graphis Poster Annual 2015: State Legislatures Minimum Wage Poster-Gold Award Graphis Poster Annual 2014 : Rex’s Grill & Bar cycling ad-Silver Award Graphis 100 Best in Advertising 2012: Rex’s Grill & Bar cycling ad-Gold Award Graphis 100 Best in Design 2012: Steamboat Springs Arts Council-Gold Award, Toolpath Design-Gold Award, Viva Las Vegas Ice Show-Gold Award Graphis Logo 8: Steamboat Springs Arts Council 100th Anniversary-Platinum Award, Steamboat Springs Art Council-Gold Award, Viva Las Vegas Ice Show-Gold Award, 9.81 Films-Gold Award, 601 Design-Silver Award, Ristra-Silver Award, Sweetwater Grill-Silver Award, Lonesome Saddle, Saddle Ridge Graphis Logo 7: Home on the Range-Silver Award, NCSL Salt Lake City Summit Meeting-Silver Award, Ride the Rockies-Silver Award, State-Tribal Institute-Silver Award, 601 Design moving promotional logo-Silver Award 2008 Graphis Design Annual: Home on the Range Graphis Logo 4: Rocky Mountain Ostrich Association-Silver Award

Proudest Achievements

Still married and have two great boys and Graphis Logo 8 Platinum Award: Steamboat Springs Arts Council 100th Anniversary

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Books

Print’s Casebooks 9-Best in Covers and Posters

Education

Colorado State University, 1981

Other

Currently working on a Masters in Development Practice at Regis University

Clients

Clients include Denver University, National Conference of State Legislatures, The Denver Post, Colorado Bioscience, Professional Ski Instructor Association National Ski Areas Association, Hestra, Regis University and others.

Area of Expertise

Design and illustration