- Melinda Lawton's career spans 25 years. After earning a B.A. in graphic design from the University of Florida, she became video design director for WBZ-TV Boston. She then became art director for WABC-TV in New York City. In 1988, she moved to California to start Lawton Design, where her clients include ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Disney, A&E, History Channel, King World, The WB and Paramount. In addition to her primary business of creating main title design sequences and opening animations for TV and film, Lawton does logo design, magazine advertisements, web design and interactive media. She also designs jewelry, which has been featured in many national magazines and was worn by singer Carrie Underwood as she won American Idol. Lawton has earned two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design-the first in 1994, for Rhythm & Jam, the second in 2001 for Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat. She is currently a member of The Board of Governors of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, representing the Title Design and Special Visual Effects peer group. For the Television Academy, she designed the logo for TV Cares and the cover for Ribbon of Hope.- IMDb Mini Biography By: GWD
- Is currently a member of The Board of Governors of the Academy Of Television Arts and Sciences, representing the Graphic and Title Designers peer group.
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