Michael Lassiter
Durham, NC, USAI am a UX/UI designer currently living in Durham, North Carolina.
Work Experience
Ticketmaster Mobile Studio
Senior Designer
(formerly TwoToasters.com / acquired by Ticketmaster)
UX/UI design for a range of mobile products for Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Designed TMS logo and website.
As Two Toasters:
• worked on implementing Material design in the Regal Cinemas Android app
• assisted lead designer on the Liquidspace iOS app
• refresh of TT logo and website
Two Toasters was a mobile product design company focused on mobile strategy and creating applications for iOS and Android devices.
UX/UI design for a range of mobile products for Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Designed TMS logo and website.
As Two Toasters:
• worked on implementing Material design in the Regal Cinemas Android app
• assisted lead designer on the Liquidspace iOS app
• refresh of TT logo and website
Two Toasters was a mobile product design company focused on mobile strategy and creating applications for iOS and Android devices.
December 2014
- Present
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Michael Lassiter Design + Art Direction
Freelance
Available for freelance. Brand identity, website design, print design.
Various clients/projects, past+present:
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, San Francisco Event Productions, Richir Outreach, GraphicCell (NYC), Kelly MarCom, Duke Creative, Center for Courage & Renewal, Rivers Agency, Deep Search Audio, Ravenwood Productions, Air House Records, Air House Music Academy, UNC Medical Anthropology Dept., Birdcage Bottom Books, and others.
Various clients/projects, past+present:
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, San Francisco Event Productions, Richir Outreach, GraphicCell (NYC), Kelly MarCom, Duke Creative, Center for Courage & Renewal, Rivers Agency, Deep Search Audio, Ravenwood Productions, Air House Records, Air House Music Academy, UNC Medical Anthropology Dept., Birdcage Bottom Books, and others.
May 2007
- Present
United States
Caktus Group
Designer + Front-end Developer
UX, visual design and front-end dev of a humanitarian aid tracking web app for International Rescue Committee.
UX/Visual design of NCGetCovered.org, a non-partisan initiative committed to improving health outcomes in North Carolina http://www.ncgetcovered.org
Complete re-design of the new Caktus Group site, including front-end development— http://www.caktusgroup.com.
UX/Visual design of NCGetCovered.org, a non-partisan initiative committed to improving health outcomes in North Carolina http://www.ncgetcovered.org
Complete re-design of the new Caktus Group site, including front-end development— http://www.caktusgroup.com.
December 2013
- December 2014
North Carolina, United States
Charles And Colvard
Designer / Art Director
Graphic design + art direction for direct sales brands Lulu Avenue and Henri&Nobel. Work included: Brand development, website, print catalogs, brochures, various promotional collateral. Identity created for Henri&Nobel.
January 2012
- October 2012
North Carolina, United States
Rivers Agency
Freelance Senior Designer
During a month-long contract freelance position, I worked on numerous identity and website projects for small non-profits and larger corporate clients.
October 2011
- November 2011
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
French/West/Vaughan
Graphic Designer
Graphic Design + Art Direction for a wide range of clients, including: Wrangler Jeans // The V Foundation for Cancer Research // Hood River Distillers // Action for Children NC // Downtown Raleigh Alliance
January 2010
- August 2011
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Allemann Almquist & Jones
Design Intern
Full-time intern, under the direction of renown designers Hans-Ulrich Allemann and Jan Almquist. Responsible for conceptualizing and designing a series of posters for the PGMC 2008-09 concert series, as well as subscription brochure and ads.
June 2008
- August 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Education
University Of The Arts
BFA in Graphic Design, with Honors
2005
- 2009
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Awards
W3 Awards
Silver: For caktusgroup.com site
2014
W3 Awards
Silver: For djangocon.us site
2014
Skills
Adobe Photoshop,
Bootstrap,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Art Direction,
Branding,
CSS,
Identity,
Logo Design,
User Experience,
User Interface,
Published in "Logonest B+W Special Edition"
Logo for Saltbox Seafood Joint in "Logonest B+W Special Edition", to be published in 2013.
Published in "Logolicious: The Best Logo Design from Around The Globe"
Logo for Juicepop featured in the book "Logolicious: The Best Logo Design from Around The Globe" by Peleg Top. Harper Collins, 2010.
Published in "Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids"
Published in the book "Layout Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids" by Beth Tondreau, Rockport Publishers, 2009.
Armin Hofmann Award for Excellence in Graphic Design
The University of the Arts
2009
2009
Featured on ProcessedIdentity.com
Process study for the logo I created for Track House featured at http://www.processedidentity.com/study/study-07-michael-lassiter/