Lashun Tines

Freelance Design director/ACD, Curator "The Art of Blackness"

Chicago, IL, USA
It is my belief that only through well thought and concepted visual communication can successful brands be built and maintained. I first learned what a critical role concept plays in award winning design at VSA Partners. I cut my design teeth at VSA Partners, while developing corporate communication for some of their most prestigious clients (Harley Davidson, Dremel, Oprah Winfrey, and IBM). In my experience as a designer for Coleman Partners and Stratosphere Creative I learned that being able to meet a clients strategic needs should be the paramount objective for a designer. designed identities (and applicable systems) websites, email blasts, marketing collateral, posters, video and annual reports with the client’s objective being first and foremost.

Work Experience

Wieden & Kennedy Portlan

February 2020 - Present Oregon, United States

R/GA

Design Director (Freelance)

July 2016 - April 2017 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Havas Worldwide

January 2015 - February 2015 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Two By Four

Senior digital designer/Art director

September 2013 - September 2014 Illinois, United States

Draftfcb

Senior Digital Art Director (Freelance)

August 2013 - Present Chicago, Illinois, United States

Razorfish

Freelance Senior Designer

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sapient Nitro

Freelance Art Director/ Senior Designer

Chicago, Illinois, United States

VSA Partners

Freelance Senior designer

visual language and brand articulation (retail, outdoor print and web)
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Education

Northern Illinois University

B.A (art), Special studies in graphic design

August 2000 - August 2004 DeKalb, Illinois, United States

Skills

Branding, Art-direction, Corporate Identity Development, Illustration, Implementation, IPad, Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Web Design,