Ben Costantino
Production Designer

My technical skills and expertise in visual communication is equally matched with a love for food media, and education.

selfie of Ben Costantino at work

Message me!

bencost77@gmail.com

e-Books
4 sample pages from the Homemade in Astoria 3-Ingredient Recipes digital cookbook

Themed digital cookbooks for food entrepreneurs using InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Final product delivered as Interactive PDF. Food photography, copywriting, and editing all done by me.

cover and table of contents from the Homemade in Astoria 3-Ingredient Recipes digital cookbook
sample page from the Homemade in Astoria blog, Sicilian Tomato and Eggplant Soup

homemadeinastoria.com

A food blog publishing project using WordPress with a goal to learn SEO and writing for the web. Copywriting, editing, and food photography all done by me.

sample page from the Homemade in Astoria blog, Homemade Puerto Rican Sofrito

As a Production Designer for the
Scholastic Education Group, I ...

Produce teaching materials and books for students and teachers to be distributed to scools nationwide.

Monitor quality control and streamline workflows as a liaison between Editorial, Design, and Proofreading departments while implementing edits and maintaining version control.

Convert pre-designed protypes into user experience-friendly templates for efficient high-volume print projects, then pour copy into layouts while mantaining visual standards set by Designers and Art Directors.

Collaborate with content engineers in formatting InDesign files for online learning platforms and fix issues related to XML tagging structure.

Troubleshoot and fix prepress preparation issues and file problems for users on Content Management Systems across departments.

selfie pic of Ben Costantino at Scholastic
sample image of HTML emails from the Homemade in Astoria Grocery Guide featuring fruit nectars

Mobile design, development, and email messaging featuring grocery store products and cooking ideas using MailChimp, Photoshop and HTML combined with effective writing for mobile audiences.

sample image of HTML emails from the Homemade in Astoria Grocery Guide featuring colby cheese with cooking tips for macaroni and cheese
sample image of mobile design of a landing page for Chef Gery Lopez

Mobile design projects created to learn HTML, CSS, jQuery, and UI with a shared goal to help promote food entrepreneurs. All images and artwork created by me using Illustrator and Photoshop.

sample image of mobile design of a landing page for Fancy Pies, a pop-up pie shop

sample screenshot of the Rhode Island Manumission Project, a website transcribing genealogy records for people with African-American roots in Rhode Island

rimanumissions.com

A desktop-first Front-End Web Development genealogy project created to learn HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript. Records transcribed and documented by me. All artwork created by me using Illustrator and Photoshop.

sample screenshot of a mobile site promoting the actor, Keldrick Crowder

keldrickcrowder.com

A mobile-first Front-End Web Development project created to demonstrate firm understanding of HTML, CSS, basic jQuery, UI, and responsive design. All images and artwork created by me using Illustrator and Photoshop.

sample screenshot of a mobile site promoting the actor, Keldrick Crowder