Adam Smith

Art Director/ Artist/ Illustrator

Los Angeles, CA, USA
My name is Adam Smith, I am a 39 year-old Award winning Graphic Designer and artist currently residing in Los Angeles. I work within a wide range of mediums and programs and am looking for projects that challenge my abilities, as well as heighten my drive to exceed the client’s expectations. A constant strive to progress both the visual aspect and intellectual degree of my work is an almost obsessive trait and something I take great pride in. If your in need of a creative that can tackle projects ranging from branding, print, interactive and editorial. To ideation, concept sketching,illustration and even large scale murals. I have solid experience and forward thinking in all these categories. I hope you enjoy my vision.

Work Experience

DMI Music And Media Solutions

Freelance Art Director

Duties Include, art direction, design and branding on Interactive web and print projects for a Music licensing/branding company located in Old Town Pasadena, CA.
July 2013 - July 2015 California, United States

Heavenspot Digital Creative Agency

Freelance Senior Designer

Was responsible for design and conception of projects ranging from UI design, Gaming, to illustration and print in a full-service design-house.
October 2012 - June 2013 Glendale, California, United States

Big Rig Interactive

Art Director

Duties include conception and development for flash and html websites, online games,viral campaigns, banner design, ad design, exhibit design and product and photo retouching. As Well as managing the workflow between creative director, designers and developers.
July 2008 - October 2011 Pasadena, California, United States

DUB Publishing

Senior Designer

Duties included editorial layout design, product packaging, banner design, ad design, exhibit design and product and automobile photo retouching.
February 2007 - January 2008 California, United States

Performance Designed Products

Graphic Designer

Duties included product packaging and layout, logo design, banner design, ad design and product photo retouching.
September 2006 - February 2007 California, United States

Education

University Of Memphis

BFA of fine arts, graphic design concentration

August 1997 - May 2001 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Awards

College Of Communications & Fine Arts, Memphis, TN

Deans creative achievement award

2001

Univ. Of Memphis Art Dept.

Creative Achievement award

2001

Freelance Clients

Includes designs for business and office materials, logo design, editorial layout, magazine ads, show posters, billboards, websites, brochures, invitations, CD layouts, illustrations and murals/paintings.

NARAS (Memphis Chapter), Skatepark of Memphis,The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Media Darling Records, The Brooks Museum of Art (Memphis, TN), Headz Up Nola Entertainment, Counterpart Communication Design, Top Tier Trading, Fat Possum Records, Firecracker, Memphis Records Crewest Gallery, Delta Axis Foundation, NOKIA, Memphix Records, MGAEntertainment, Sanrio Corporation, Throttle Entertainment , RMD Entertainment, 42 Entertainment and InTheMo.com

Art Background

For over two decades I have been an active and boundary pushing artist in Urban arts (Graffiti, Street art, etc.). I have shown my work and painted in many cities both here in America and Overseas and continue to grow a successful career in both the streets and gallery world. I find no real distinction between creative thinking between Art and Design and have been combining both genres without restriction for many years.

Cheers,
Adam smith / Codak-
www.codak38exp.com