Graphic design is central to entrepreneurship. Every single field of business relies heavily on the skill sets of a graphic designer who can skillfully transform the concept/vision in an entrepreneur's mind/head to reality and make it interpreted just the way in which it was originally intended. It is the brainchild of effective marketing. A recognition of its pertinence to a successful entrepreneurial venture is what inspired this fourth (4th) feature for our BLACK HISTORY MONTH campaign.
Our 4th feature is FRANKLYN "SUPADEX" RICHARDS of NEW YORK formerly of SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Franklyn received his education from St. Martin’s Secondary School and then went on to pursue advance studies at the St. Vincent Boys Grammar School at lower six. Upon graduation he left and taught at the Kingstown Preparatory School for three years. He then Migrated to the United States of America (USA) and, being strongly passionate about furthering his education at the collegiate level, he immediately enrolled at the New York College Of Technology where he received his
Associates in lithographic O set Technology and then went on to achieve a bachelors degree in Graphic Arts and Advertising design Technology.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR HIS BUSINESS
As a budding artist he designed his 1st CD cover and commercial T-shirt design for his uncle “The Scorcher” (a well known CALYPSO ARTIST from St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the 80s and early 90s) while still a student at St. Martins Secondary School. In 1997 he opened and began to operate his own graphics design business called Blak Shuga Enterprise with a division called Blak Shuga Graphix.
He went on to design numerous ALBUM COVERS for notable Caribbean artiste among them:
Becket,
,Luta,
The Scorcher, Prince Marcus, Pat Ralph, Ipa, The Man Age, Dalpin and recently
Rising gospel star Clairon Haynes, a Vincentian transplant residing in Montreal, Canada, to name a few from St. Vincent.
Ajamu, Super P, Berbice and Val Adams from Grenada and Sparrow, Kitchener, Black Stalin, Lord Nelson, Patrice Roberts, Explainer, Sugar Aloes, Earl Brooks and much more out of Trinidad and Tobago.
BOMANI
CLAIRON HAYNES PRDUCTIONS BUSINESS CARDS, COMPANY'S LOGO, SEASONING LABEL
OTHER DESIGNS BY BLAK SHUGA GRAPHIX
PROFESSIONAL WORK WITH GRAPHIC COMPANIES
Franklyn worked at Expedi Printing in Manhattan where he became the manager of the prepress department for three and a half year. He left in 1999 and began working for Quad Graphics, the largest commercial graphic design and printing company globally. He spent the last year working in-house
at Conde Nast the world largest publisher with titles such as GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Glamour etc. He left in 2014 to develop and focus on the demands of Blak Shuga Graphics.
INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION
During this time Franklyn was involved in several groups and organizations from an early age and was the treasurer of Young Turks Entertainment Club at age 16. He attended numerous
leadership workshops held by National Youth Council and New Artiste Movement (NAM). He became active with the art form he loves, calypso, and joined the Dynamite Calypso Tent of New York where he was the president for about six years. He was also the PRO of Vincy International Connection
and became the president of VincyCares from 2013 to the present.
CLAIRON HAYNES PRODUCTIONS IS EXTREMELY ELATED AND PROUD TO CELEBRATE FRANKLYN FOR HIS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMPANY DURING ITS INFANTILE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. We wish you all of God's richest blessings on your company and an abundance of success.
Clairon Haynes
CEO & OWNER
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