Nicholas Wright
Design & Direction
New York, NY, USA
312.810.7650
thewrightcreative.com/
I'm a designer and art director with Midwestern roots based in New York City. My cultivated experience in design and branding has allowed me to help brands of all sizes define their personalities and tell their stories. Driven by curiosity and a constant desire to learn and grow I believe with each project it's an opportunity to create work that's relevant and distinctive.
Work Experience
Kaleidoscope
Designer
Conceptualize and design branding and packaging for various clients.
March 2012
- November 2014
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Designer
Conceptualized and designed branding and packaging for clients such as: Anheuser-Busch,
Philip Morris, Philip Morris International, and Sara Lee.
Philip Morris, Philip Morris International, and Sara Lee.
June 2010
- March 2012
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Equator
Designer
Conceptualized and designed branding and packaging for national and international clients
such as: ALDI, C. Cretors & Co., Rebel Sports Australia, and Roundy's Supermarkets - Vero.
such as: ALDI, C. Cretors & Co., Rebel Sports Australia, and Roundy's Supermarkets - Vero.
April 2009
- June 2010
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Webb DeVlam
Freelance Designer
Integrated packaging design across Stonyfield Farm organic dairy products.
April 2009
- March 2009
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Brandimage
Designer
Conceptualized and developed branding and packaging for clients such as: Alberto Culver,
General Mills, Kimberly Clark, PepsiCo, and S.C. Johnson.
General Mills, Kimberly Clark, PepsiCo, and S.C. Johnson.
January 2008
- February 2009
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Creative Soldier
Freelance Designer
Created identities for Karnusa Equities, a real estate development company, and one of their condominium developments, 525 The Collection.
2007
- 2007
Los Angeles, United States
Smith Design
Freelance Designer
Provided identity and branding concepts for various projects.
2007
- 2007
Glen Ridge, United States
Education
Fort Hays State University
BFA in Graphic Design
August 2003
- May 2007
Hays, Kansas, United States
Languages
Swedish (Beginner),
Awards
Taschen
The Package Design Book 2 — Vero — Page 108
2012
Graphex 38 Student Portfolio Exhibition, Art Directors Club Of Tulsa
Best Design Portfolio, 2nd Place
2007
AIGA, Wichita Student Portfolio Forum 19, Wichita, KS
Overall Portfolio, 2nd Place
2007
Brass Ring Awards, Oklahoma City, OK
2 individual Awards of Merit for Three-Dimensional Design
2007
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Photoshop,
After Effects,
App Design,
Apple And PC Proficient,
Branding,
Conceptual Design,
Editorial Design,
Experiential Design,
Iconography,
Identity,
Microsoft Office,
Package Design,
Packaging,
Print,
Print Design,
Strategic Design,
Typography,
User Experience,
Visual Design,
Web Design,