Bill Niffenegger	
Niffenegger Studios
Digital Mountain Lodge¨
1007 Grand Boulevard
Cloudcroft, New Mexico 88317-0519

(505) 682-2776 phone
(505) 682-3311 Fax
Internet	afcbill@aol.com

NIFFENEGGER STUDIOS is located in a historic high mountain alpine log lodge built in 1904 in the Sacramento Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. This historic structure houses the production of the latest technology and techniques in digital art and design. 

Bill Niffenegger, CEO of Niffenegger Studios, is an internationally known digital illustrator/ designer, fine artist and author. The Studios produce advertising and editorial illustration, album and CD covers, packaging design, layout and illustration, product promotions, book covers, poster and conceptual designs. 

He is the author of PHOTOSHOP FILTER FINESSE, a top selling book on over 350 plug-in filters and special effects which can be accomplished with them, which is printed in 4 languages. A new book called KAI'S POWER TOOLS FINESSE, THE OFFICIAL BOOK/ CD-ROM is due to come out in 1996. 

Mr. Niffenegger works with his wife, Beverly Niffenegger. Her pen name is B.J. Johnson a well known illustrator, designer and children's book author with 15 books published by Simon & Schuster, Scholastic and St. Martins Press. B.J. designs the layout and typography for her husband's computer graphics books.

Niffenegger Studios produces editorial and commercial illustrations for clients such as Apple Computer, Pepsi, Dow Brands, ASDA, Random House, New Media, software and hardware companies and numerous publications, including the 2nd edition of THE PHOTOSHOP HANDBOOK, ILLUSTRATOR FILTER FINESSE cover and the new PHOTOSHOP HANDBOOK 3.0 cover. 

The firm is responsible for the entire new package line-design for HSC Software, producing over 70 new print pieces, including brochures, registration cards, CD covers, package design, layout and images.

Mr. Niffenegger is the winner of the 1994 Microtek Grand Prize for design and the APEX winner for Magazine Covers for the last two years. He has demonstrated his complex computer imaging techniques around the United States Center for Creative Imaging, Scitex Color Centers, United Digital Artists, Apple Computer and the American Film Institute. 

Digital Mountain Lodge ¨
Digital Mountain Lodge ¨ is a new business segment of Niffenegger Studios all based in a historic log lodge in New Mexico.  

Digital Mountain Lodge ¨ will be the hub for a series of digital imaging training CDs, of a quite unique character, coming to you in 1996 and the host for several new divisions:

Digital Mountain¨ Editions will produce and market a series of digitally produced art posters marketed directly and advertised in the Finesse series books and on an upcoming Website. Look for links in future from the HSC Home page.

Digital Mountain¨ Online will host the Website and provide support information for the author's books, CDs, and prints.  

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