If you want to know ANYTHING about InDesign, take [his] course.
We work w/Rick regularly, and he's a genius. Great teacher, too.
Robert Stieve,
Editor, Arizona Highways Magazine
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“Every time Rick is in the office—when he sees something that I’m doing—he ALWAYS shows me some better way that saves me time and simplifies what I’m doing—he can just walk into the room and seconds later I’m screaming (with delight) over another trick he knows that saves me time. And I do this everyday!
"I can’t over emphasize how valuable he has been to the magazine and to my career-knowledge."
"People just don’t know how valuable he is who don’t use him!"
"You just don’t know what you don’t know—I think I’m doing just fine, but you take that 2 hour training or that 4 hour training and you just can’t believe how much time he saves you.”
—Barb Denny, Creative Director, Arizona Highways Magazine
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"It took the two of us over a three month period to format the catalog.
Rick taught us how to do it in 11 minutes."
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"Our Color house couldn't get the color right, 3 days and 9 matchprints later.
Rick showed us why. We were satisfied with his results in less than 5 minutes."
—Arizona Highways Magazine
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"My Creative and Studio group loved Rick.
The only thing that bugged us was there was just not enough time spent with Rick. We'd have taken more and more...which is a good thing!
I hope to be able to set up an ongoing training schedule...
Cross your fingers!"
Marolyn Locke
Rapp Collins Worldwide, Dallas office
Rated Advertising Age #1 Agency in the world
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"We're still charging the market value for our design. Over the last year
we're making 2400% more profit on our design and production fees."
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“Rick Burress taught me the base applications I have used every day in my career (20 years and counting). I cannot say enough positive things about him, both as an individual and as a professional. He's extremely talented, a brilliant communicator and possesses great integrity. Hire this man, you'll never regret it.”
June 2, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , High Integrity
Bob Case, Lavidge Design
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“I could check every box on the list for Rick. He's an amazing person, friend and businessman. There are very few people out there you can truly trust in business. Rick is one of them.”
June 1, 2009
Top qualities: Personable , Expert , High Integrity
Matthew Wilson, Knoodle Creative
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“Rick has provided training for us at a few conferences and was always a favorite of our attendees.”
June 1, 2009
Top qualities: Great Results , Personable , Creative
Jeanette Stephens, Maricopa Community Colleges
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“Rick Burress is by far one of the most gifted communicators and trainers I have ever met. If you have a need for anything Apple or computer graphics related Rick will, with out a doubt, exceed your expectations. Rick delivers big on anything he says he can do.”
May 31, 2009
Hugh Allen, Director of Sales Operations , UPS
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"Of all of the people I have worked with over my 30 year span in the advertising and graphics industry, Rick Burress is absolutely my most valuable source for anything to do with the Mac. He is THE guru, and quite possibly one of the best people I have ever known."
Lois Rainwater
Top Qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
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"Thanks to Rick...we'll spend less time doing the grunt work
and more time designing solutions."
From: Lonnie Emmanuel Tapia, Arizona State University
The Katherine K. Herberger
College of Fine Arts Communications Group
To: Ron Clark, Ben Franklin Press (Who sent Rick as a Consultant for Seminars)
Dear Ron Clark,
Thank you for sending over Rick Burress for some hands-on InDesign Instruction.
He reviewed everything (we thought we knew!) and learned proper ways to conquer
style sheets, nested style sheets, quick key commands, kerning options, and working
with our copywriters' unforgiving copy.
We will use these tips and tricks in everything we create. We'll spend less time
doing grunt work and more time designing solutions.
It was great to have Rick at our office. We look forward to more instruction
on Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop!
Thanks again.
Best,
Lonnie Tapia
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"Thanks for doing such a spectacular
job with our customers and staff."
Hi Rick,
You are obviously passionate about what you do, what drives you?
It takes a great deal of energy and commitment to stay up with that software and
do such a good job presenting it all. What keeps your head in the game?
Where did YOU get the training, it couldn't have ALL been from the manuals!
It was great to get to know you, Rick. Thanks for doing such a spectacular
job with our customers and staff. I hope to see you up our way again.
Safe travels,
Lafe Bissell, ColorPress, Walla Walla WA
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"I have never attended a seminar so full of usable information."
FWD: From: clark, ColorPress (Customer thanks Seminar Host)
Subject: FW: Rick Burress
To: rburress
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From: Donna Walker of GoodFruit
THANK YOU!
What an outstanding learning opportunity! What an amazing effort by the
Color Press staff! I felt totally spoiled by such wonderful hospitality.
I have never attended a seminar so full of usable information. But Rick
brought all that information to life for us untiringly. Does the man
never rest? How one person can hold so much knowledge is a wonder. Our
second day with him was just as inspiring and insightful.
I also enjoyed the other attendees; met some great people.
Thanks again for including us in your training scheme!
Donna Walker, Good Fruit, Yakima WA
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"I am so grateful to you and ColorPress for the opportunity to learn from you."
Hi Rick:
Thanks for your messages and tips!
I don't think you had even left the building when I looked at Nan and
told her every word you had spoken just flew out of my memory banks! No
pearls, no jokes, nothing!
But after a long weekend and between doing "actual work," I am going
through my notes and your flyer to refresh those memory banks.
You are a not only a tremendous person but also a gifted teacher, and I
am so grateful to you and Color Press for the opportunity to learn from
you.
Warmest regards,
Donna Walker, Good Fruit, Yakima WA
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"It was fantastic."
Rick,
I want thank you for spending last week with us. I have had emails and even thank you letters on
what you were able to "give" to the people in the Thursday seminar. We will be wanting to look at
doing this again before the end of the year. I would say a 2-3 day with a one-day seminar.
I want to make sure that we as a company stay heading the right direction. Thanks again.
It was fantastic.
Larry Johnson, ColorPress, Walla Walla WA
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"I can honestly say that this was the most valuable day
of eye-popping education I've experienced."
Thought you'd be interested. Nicely done! -- Duane.
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Heya Duane,
Just wanted to thank you for sharing your Week of Burress with GFG. I've
been to hours and hours of training of all kinds, and I can honestly say
that this was the most valuable day of eye-popping education I've
experienced. Our goal at GFG is quality, and if even a smattering of
"pearls" are implemented in our production flow, we'll be that much
closer to Utopia.
HEY! I have to tell you also, the humility and servanthood you
demonstrated by serving us that day ... it warmed my heart.
Thanks again, and blessings to ya!
Nan, Good Fruit, Yakima WA
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"...our class with Rick Burress was absolutely fantastic...."
Rick,
This was a part of the weekly departmental reports that are sent to the
Editor in Chief/ Chief Operations Officer. Just thought you should see what
is said about you behind your back in our office. Plus, complements are
always best served to those who deserve to hear them...
Robert Walden, Casino Center, LasVegas NV
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From: Adam Fine, casino center
To: Robert Walden
This from Diane:
One more thing...our class with Rick Burress was absolutely fantastic....I
felt that this particular class was exceptional and quite helpful in our
everyday magazine work especially to SAVE TIME....(who has any spare???) the
shortcuts he was able to share with us alone will help drastically.. He has
a way of presenting photoshop (great design techniques to further our minds)
like no other class I've attended and I am looking forward to his next
class..
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"lights on - lights off"
Hi Rick
Thanks for the informative seminar yesterday at ASU.
It was great fun. Especially "lights on - lights off"; I dont think i will be forgetting that ever.
The "shake and blow" - hillarious.
I look forward to see you in the next seminar.
Thanks.
Regards
Rahul Maheshwari
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"It's almost hard for me to believe I could learn so much new information in one day!"
Hi Rick,
I wanted to thank you again for sharing your incredible Mac knowledge with me and
Jim's group! I'm so grateful that I could be apart on that Saturday session. It's almost
hard for me to believe I could learn so much new information in one day! I owe that
to the really great teacher who understands the designers mind, being the very complicated
and sometimes strange people that we are.
Give us a ring the next time your in good old Wisconsin.
Take Care! -
Carol Daly Design, Milwaukee WI
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" I am just estatic that I know about color profiles now--
that's what was giving me troubles that one instance at work."
Hi Rick!
I attended your Indesign seminar for AIGA on Thursday night.
I wanted to thank you for answering the questions I had for you; you really did a great job;
I really learned a lot. I am just estatic that I know about color profiles now, and that that's what
was giving me troubles that one instance at work.
Being that I have Cerebral Palsey my design speed is somewhat limited, but this doesn't mean I give up.
Instead I try to soak in as much as I can and focus on quality.
What struck me right away about you is the way you carry yourself. You have a lot of charisma.
That is very important Rick and I admire that about you. You are very gifted in so many ways.
Thank you very much for taking the time to get through this email I really appreciate it.
Now I know of a person I can refer people to for professional design help.
Smile Always.
Frown Never.
Sincerely,
Tim Gerdes
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"It was the best 2 hours I've spent in education."
Hi Rick,
Just a quick note to let you know how much I enjoyed your seminar last night--Very informative as well as entertaining.
Peggy Deal had recommended that I attend ... glad I did. It was the best 2 hours I've spent in education.
I learned more from your class than in 14 weeks at University.
Thanks again for all the great info last night. I look forward to attending more of your seminars in the future.
Take care.
Jack Hunter
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"There should be a calculator we can put on your site that calculates the amount of money saved..."
Rick,
There should be a calculator we can put on your site that calculates the amount of money saved by an agency or publisher. Take the agency's billable rate, add up the hours saved by automation, shortcuts, use of
key commands and 3rd party application tools, multiplied by the number of employees trained.
Then add hours saved by proper OS X maintenance and your tips for trouble shooting.
That's a big number.
Ward Andrews,
drawbackwards.com
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"Try rick burress..he's the master...!"
Also, referral, from Ward:
From: ward@drawbackwards.com
Subject: Re: [azipa] Mac consultant needed
To: gabrielv
gabe..what's up!
try rick burress..he's the master..knows the OS and graphics apps inside and out: www.artistec.com
Ward Andrews,
drawbackwards.com
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"What's great about Rick is he provides us with the tips and tricks to help us to continue to work efficiently and increase our productivity."
John Kenney
Senior Art Director
Applied Creative, Inc
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"I've learned lots in the training you've done for us."
Thanks for your help! If you have any web classes or images-for-web classes please let me know,
I've learned lots in the training you've done for us.
Denise D. Duval
Advertising Production Coordinator
John C. Lincoln Health Network
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"...nothing but rave reviews from the art directors."
From: steve.adams, pni.com
've been hearing nothing but rave reviews from the art directors.
Nice boot camp for InDesign.
Now, we're raring to go!
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Adams
Sr. Art Director
Republic Magazines and Custom Products
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"Be assured that Rick Burress' professional integrity, and professional ethics are superior."
Rick has been involved with us in a number of projects and events, and has been extremely thorough and responsible.
He's a great person and I'm certain you'll enjoy working with Rick as much as we have here in Cincinnati.
Bob Smaracko "Smack"
Account Manager
Apple Computer, Inc.
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