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SMI Thanks Sue Zubek For the past 13 years, Sue Zubek has served as art director for Springs. She was responsible for designing each cover of the magazine, along with the layout and design for the entire contents of Springs. In addition, she designed various materials for SMI, including the logo for the Metal Engineering eXpo, along with ads, postcards and other collateral materials. Zubek recently announced that she needed to step away from her duties with SMI to focus on her full-time work as a graphic designer at Quintessence Publishing USA in Batavia, Illinois, along with the needs of her aging parents and her three teenage daughters, Eva, Sonya and Alaina. “Sue will be greatly missed,” said Lynne Carr, SMI executive director. “Sue’s creativity shone through with every issue she helped put together. Sue was an integral part of the SMI family and always acted in the best interests of staff and members.” “I started at SMI at the same time as Sue and Dina Sanchez, assistant editor of Springs, back in 2008,” commented Gary McCoy, managing editor of Springs. “It’s going to be a bit strange to work on the magazine without the steady and creative hand of Sue. Often SMI members have complimented me on the quality of the magazine, and I have always been quick to point out that it’s a team effort. Sue
Outgoing Springs art director, Sue Zubek (right), meets with incoming art director Lisa Haskin to begin the transition process.
was an important part of the team, and I will miss working with her.” “Sue has been a friend of mine for many years, and it was a pleasure to work with her as part of the well-oiled Springs machine,” added Dina Sanchez. Sue is married to Luke Zubek, who for many years served as SMI’s technical director. The Zubeks live in Wheaton, Illinois. Joining SMI as the new art director for Springs is Lisa Haskin. Haskin attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she received two degrees in graphic design and advertising/marketing. Haskin spent five years as a designer in the college advertising department at Scott, Foresman & Co. in Glenview,
Illinois before joining NeigerDesign Inc. in Evanston, Illinois. She worked there for 11 years as senior art director and later as the company’s studio manager/ art director. Haskin opened her own decorative/ faux painting business in 2000 and closed it in 2007 to care for an elderly parent. Since 2008 she has worked as a freelance graphic designer and has managed a local food pantry since 2007. In 2016, Haskin opened an Etsy shop selling original art, art-related products and other products at www.etsy.com/ shop/HASKINesque. Lisa is married to Paul Haskin and they live in Evanston, Illinois.
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