VICTOR A DOROBANTU
Founder • Sr. Graphic Designer
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The print business is alive and well! OtherDesigns was founded by Victor in 2006. He started out printing custom magnets and offering them online, and since then he has grown exponentially year-to-year. OtherDesigns now offers a full range of printing and design services to clients all over the world who turn to us because, Victor believes, he has created the perfect niche - fast service, low prices, and a personal touch. “I talk to people all the time who tell me they are using an online printer because they think it’s cheaper. The quality is so-so, but they think they are saving money,” he said. “OtherDesigns offers much higher quality, personal assistance and one-on-one service, and I can almost always match and often beat those prices.” Victor is a believer in customer interactions, constant communication and supreme customer service. Outside of work is he is a vintage posters collector, traveler and espresso enthusiast. Victor lives in Connecticut with his wife Einat and their two girls, Leah and Maya-Zoe.
MARLENE L THORSTENSON
Office Manager • Lead Designer
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Marlene is our Office Manager and Lead Designer. She comes to us with an extensive printing background. Right out of school she found her first printing job at Engineering Printing Services in East Hartford and has worked in the field ever since. She has done design, pre-press, mailing, planning and production, just to name a few of her skills. Marlene lives in Vernon with her husband Mike, she has two grown sons and one beautiful granddaughter in the Carolinas.
CHASE TAYLOR
Jr. Graphic Designer • Intern
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Chase is the author and illustrator of The Letter Critters book series he created when he was 17 years old with his first self-published 5-star rated book. Chase LOVES letters. Since he was a little boy, he had a passion for letters and cute characters. Chase struggles with being social but is willing to share his letter characters to teach children the alphabet and challenging words. He volunteers for Autism Speaks with team Chase & Friends for the Western Connecticut Autism Speaks Walk. Chase was the inspiration for the walk his parents started in 2010, which has raised over $900,000 for Autism Speaks. In addition, Chase has been in interviews on NBC Connecticut to promote the Autism Speaks Walks in Connecticut. Chase is a member of the National Honor Society and has been a Special Olympics athlete for over 11 years. Chase is pursuing a job in Graphic Arts. He also received a graphic design internship at Barkers Animation in January 2023 and Unlimited Signs Design & Graphic in Summer 2023. His main focus is digital arts and drawing cartoons. He is very familiar with Adobe software such as Photoshop.