Tod Deppe
Creative Director, Graphic Artist, Illustrations
Reidville, SC, USA
425-877-6000
be.net/TodDeppe
Work Experience
Microsoft Game Studios (& Xbox)
Vehicle Artist
Working as a member of the car team preparing cars for use in Forza Horizon, Forza Motorsport and Forza Street.
September 2020
- Present
Redmond, Washington, United States
Tod Deppe Graphic Design
President
Working as an independent contractor responsible for web site design and creation, animation, motion graphics, print and trade show materials.
January 2009
- Present
Reidville, South Carolina, United States
Microsoft
Designer
Assisted with design and successful launch of Native Ads on msn.com. Worked with Bing Project Managers and UX researchers on rich ad design options for both mobile and desktop experiences. Explored Native Ad design options for inclusion in other media outlets such as AOL.com and Ticketmaster.com.
April 2015
- November 2015
Bellevue, Washington, United States
BluLink Solutions
UI Design
Assisted the BluLink creative team with UI designs for a timekeeping services application along with market research web page designs for Microsoft.
October 2014
- December 2014
Kirkland, Washington, United States
OIA Marketing Communications
Creative Director
OIA Marketing Communications - Full-time Creative Director up until 2009. Working with other talented people I was responsible for Creative Direction on web, print, video and trade shows projects.
January 1994
- January 2009
Ohio, United States
Skills
3d Animation,
3ds Max,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
CSS,
HTML,
Luxology Modo,
MAYA,
Motion Graphics ,
Photo Manipulation,
UI/UX,
Website Prototyping Using HTML5 And CSS,
Highlights
Dow Automotive
Designed and managed brand development enhancing their web presence with the dealer support site www.dowlastingbonds.com and a mobile installation information site www.dowarg.com. Designed trade show displays and print advertising campaigns. Provided 3D illustrations of their products for product visualization and design.
Constantia Spear
Designed and built their web site in 2011. www.spearsystem.com Managed and developed brand by creating their trade show booth graphics, including booth video and print ads.
Crane Pumps
Designed and created a series of ads for their sump pumps and sewage pumps. Created an interactive touch screen information application for their trade show booth.
Leviton
Made changes and enhancements to an existing booth video using 3d animation and motion graphics.
Lion
Designed and managed brand development of print and trade show materials. This included extensive photo manipulation, adding smoke, fire and excitement to the photography for their trade show booth.
Crane Valves
Designed and created a video for Pacific Wedgeplug Valves depicting the advantages over other types of valves. It was translated in to several languages and even used for training purposes.
Relationship Management
Managed brand relationship between major partners for joint ventures, launches, co-branding and marketing for Dow Automotive and Laddaw, Constantia and Spear.
Creative Process Design & Implementation
Created a company-wide culture of quality, repeatability, and accountability for each client while optimizing resources.
Designed and managed brand development enhancing their web presence with the dealer support site www.dowlastingbonds.com and a mobile installation information site www.dowarg.com. Designed trade show displays and print advertising campaigns. Provided 3D illustrations of their products for product visualization and design.
Constantia Spear
Designed and built their web site in 2011. www.spearsystem.com Managed and developed brand by creating their trade show booth graphics, including booth video and print ads.
Crane Pumps
Designed and created a series of ads for their sump pumps and sewage pumps. Created an interactive touch screen information application for their trade show booth.
Leviton
Made changes and enhancements to an existing booth video using 3d animation and motion graphics.
Lion
Designed and managed brand development of print and trade show materials. This included extensive photo manipulation, adding smoke, fire and excitement to the photography for their trade show booth.
Crane Valves
Designed and created a video for Pacific Wedgeplug Valves depicting the advantages over other types of valves. It was translated in to several languages and even used for training purposes.
Relationship Management
Managed brand relationship between major partners for joint ventures, launches, co-branding and marketing for Dow Automotive and Laddaw, Constantia and Spear.
Creative Process Design & Implementation
Created a company-wide culture of quality, repeatability, and accountability for each client while optimizing resources.
Clients and Brands
Microsoft • Dow Automotive • Dow PolyCarb • Constantia Spear • Lion • Starfield-Lion • Progressive Nutrition • Citura • Sunglo Feeds • Crane Pumps • Crane Valves • McDonalds • Leviton • Speedway America • and more