She got her first computer, a Mac IIcx, in 1989 and began working in FreeHand and PageMaker. Within a couple of years she taught FreeHand at the Boston Center for Adult Education and became a FreeHand beta tester for Aldus. Eventually she moved on to using Adobe Illustrator which she enthusiastically says “...has become an extension of my hand.”

As a freelance artist, specializing in business infographics, she soon became an in-house illustrator for Houghton Mifflin Publishing. She quickly discovered that turning out up to eight detailed illustrations a day –switching rapidly between technical diagrams for math and science books, then more illustrative topics for language– can become a logistical nightmare. This new workflow required her to develop production techniques based upon efficiency. Being that necessity is the mother of invention, she devised techniques to insure that each set of illustrations had their own correct individual production elements and layouts. She also designed useful shortcuts to help speed up the complicated graphic processes required by the large international publishing companies.

Robin brings her immense knowledge-base along with her artistic talents to the practical courses she creates. We welcome Robin to our growing family of Adobe trainers!