1978-79
Pioneered the use of airbrush in graphics and electronic animation for television.

1980
Nominated for an Emmy for the News Documentary Fire Mountain, graphics and animation covering the eruption of Mount St. Helens: KATU Portland.

1981
As KWGN Art Director, worked with
Walter Landor & Assoc. to create the
KWGN TV2 logo
(Landor's first TV identity design)

1981
As Art Director, worked with Bo Gehring Assoc. creating an independent
on air animation package that rivaled network standards:
The first computer generated animation for television of its kind
KWGN Denver.

1982
Changed the face of independent television graphics
by introducing new design ideas and standards: KWGN Denver.

1983
Produced and Directed the "first ever" animation (computer) to be used as
evidence in a court of law:
City of Louisville, Kentucky vs. Purina Foods.
Graphic Evidence, Los Angeles producers.

Worked for Saul Bass,
Bass Yager Assoc., Los Angeles,
on the 1983 AT&T Store identity change.

1984
Invented the process, created a product line
COLORMIST
and marketed the application of
airbrushing fingernail color: 1983-89.
(a little entrepreneurial experience)

1990
Applied all former analog creative knowledge and experience to several computer applications, with extensive developmental education in Adobe Photoshop v1.0 and
(at that time) Aldus Freehand.

1996-98
Guest Speaker and Seminar Instructor for
Los Angeles Macintosh Group, Los Angeles Mac Fair,
Misc Photography Organizations in California.
Combined forces with Leaf Digital Division, and several
co-sponsors for a first of its kind:
Presentations in Digital Photography and Digital Imaging.

1998
Moved the studio to San Diego
and focused on Photography.
Design continued and was the prime
element in over 30 music CD packages
in two years: BMG, EMI Capitol, Hipo
Records, UTV Music, Universal Music,
and many more.

2000
Since 1978 a recipient of over 3 dozen
awards in design, illustration, advertising and photography. An overachiever with a serious passion for the quality standard that the new digital technology produces:
Guts and know-how.

2001-Present
Guest presenter and mentor at workshops all over the United States.

Owner and primary promoter of the Photo & Lighting Intensive series
for photographers, amateur to professional.

Studio & location photography consultant for all levels of production.

Robert Sanders' mission is:
To be absolutely the finest visual creative available.
Imagination, experience, technical know how, and the courage to go
outside the lines of creative stigma and the common clichés.
Offering a standard of quality in digital photography, imaging, art direction,
and design expertise, never compromising quality along the path.
This standard is exceptional, but with the confidence
to simply be one of the world's finest digital resources.
Supported with over 30 years of working hand-in-hand
with other creatives, whether independent or in-house,
achieving creative goals beyond expectations.

Who is Robert Sanders?

Actually, one of YOUR best creative assets ever.