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November 6, 2008
Dear Editor/Publisher:
As the editor at CIO
Insight at Ziff Davis Enterprise, I supervised Andrew Ogilvie
during his entire tenure at the business-technology journal
and website. I've worked with many art directors over the years,
and none have topped Andy's talent in designing clean, well-organized
and readable print and web pages. Those pages engaged the reader
and helped them navigate the magazine and/or website.
An especially big
test for a journal featuring information technology is developing
attention-grabbing visual metaphors. Andy mastered that challenge.
Andy helped editors
to organize stories visually, creating an impact that helped
readers address the content. In fact, he approached his work,
not just as a designer, but as a journalist, too.
Andy understood the
needs of CIO Insight's audience of senior business-technology
executives to create a visually appropriate look. As a one-time
newspaper copy editor, Andy used that experience from time to
time to write compelling headlines and decks to complement the
illustrations employed. Andy is a master at budgeting. He spent
the same amount of money-sometimes less-than the previous art
director who overly relied on stock art to hire freelance designers
who created original illustrations.
In a pinch, Andy created
charts when budgeting demands required a reduction in our freelance
budget. Indeed, when we needed help in areas officially outside
his domain, such as helping record video reports, Andy never
hesitated.
Andy was a joy to
work with. He was a great collaborator.
Regards,
Eric Chabrow
973.762.5137
echabrow@comcast.net
