David Millar

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Home Page: www.thegriddle.net
Current Phone: (616)819-9218

Objective

To create puzzles for print publications and submit works via e-mail.

Experience

Publications International Ltd., Chicago, IL
January 2007 - Current
Created puzzles for use in Brain Games magazine and book series.
  • Work appears in nine issues from the magazine series.
  • Work appears in six editions of the book series.
  • Work appears on covers of several books and magazines in the series.
  • Work includes more than 50 individual puzzles.
Total Life Ministries Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
January 2007 - January 2008
Created puzzle pages at no cost for Prison Living Magazine.
  • Work appears in three issues from the magazine series.
  • Work also appears on the publisher's web site.
  • Work also appears on the author's web site.

Skills

Quick turnaround time for many projects.
Willing to experiment with new puzzle types.
Can create basic page layouts and puzzle graphics.
Familiar with popular puzzle types including:
  • Sudoku/Latin Squares
  • Crosswords
  • Word Searches
  • Kakuro/Cross-Sums
  • Story/Matrix Logic
Puzzles designed for publication using programs and file formats including:
  • GIMP (Similar to Adobe Photoshop, for raster graphics)
  • Inkscape (Similar to Adobe Illustrator, for vector graphics)
  • Adobe InDesign (Page Layout)

Interests

Uses web design experience to create and maintain The Griddle (thegriddle.net).
Puzzles created for use on The Griddle have been featured in at least 6 blogs.
Enjoys solving puzzles from other puzzle designers to sharpen logic skills and gain inspiration for new puzzles.