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Find out the story behind Vita Opus! Design Studio and how a simple hobby evolved into a freelance career.  Read the complete biography of Jeffrey Smith, the graphic designer behind it all. Check out details about The liveArt! Collection which is exclusive to Vita Opus! Design Studio.

Vita Opus! Design Studio

Vita Opus! Design Studio is a full functioning design studio that specializes in graphic design, website development, logo creation, video production, photography and more. Vita Opus! Design Studio began in Mankato, Minnesota and is currently based in Seattle, Washington but also handles long-distance clients and projects from all over the country. It is owned and operated by Jeffrey Smith who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. Vita Opus! Design Studio currently offers design solutions but also homes the exclusive liveArt! collection.

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Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey Smith wears many different hats.  For some, he is Jeff A. Smith the graphic and web designer behind Vita Opus!  For others, he is Jeffrey Smith an aspiring actor and voice artist. And then for the rest, he is Jeff Smith.

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The liveArt! Collection

The liveArt! Collection is a brand new concept from Vita Opus!  But it's an old idea. liveArt! has been around since, well, before Vita Opus! did freelance design.  Before now, the original pieces were simply considered graphic art and usually got mixed in with the graphic design projects Vita Opus! would complete.  This was often very confusing for potential clients and disturbed some people.  (No Joke!)  So, the solution was to introduce a completely independent gallery that would feature this type of original artwork.  Just for nostalgia, let's take a look at the beginnings of what would soon become (with the first liveArt! piece "Favorite Things") the liveArt! Collection.

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