DAN O COMITE
DESIGNER / EN ROUTE
Charleston, SC, USAFlowing between work and wander, designing and moving, I create to help give brands a strong voice. While en route, I chase aesthetic insight from all things foreign, smiling longest when surrounded by wild, water or other natural balances.
Work Experience
Jones Knowles Ritchie
Freelance Designer
Building out VBI assets for new and existing agency clients.
January 2018
- March 2018
New York, United States
Forge
Freelance Designer
June 2018
- July 2018
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Stitch Design Co.
Freelance Designer
March 2018
- April 2018
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
DOC
Chief
Crafting brand identities, key art, packaging, illustration, custom lettering and visual packages for brands that champion form and function.
2007
- Present
United States
BFG Communications
Senior Designer
Multi-faceted campaign creative.
CLIENTS
South Carolina, SC State Parks, Whirlpool, Ace Hardware, Hanes, Lemonic Spirits, Virgil Kaine Whiskey, LG Electronics, Ellios, Ristorante Pizza, Natural American Spirits, SIAA, MelloYello
CLIENTS
South Carolina, SC State Parks, Whirlpool, Ace Hardware, Hanes, Lemonic Spirits, Virgil Kaine Whiskey, LG Electronics, Ellios, Ristorante Pizza, Natural American Spirits, SIAA, MelloYello
January 2013
- Present
South Carolina, United States
Ogilvy & Mather
Freelance
Teamed up to create; brand style guides, static web pages, interactive sites, logo development, typography explorations, campaign ideation, product refreshes and other identity driven visual packages.
Clients: Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Lifeproof, California Health Benefit Exchange, Nesquik, Tabasco and other OgilvyWest internal communications. Helped re-brand and design the Ogilvy West website to showcase their work.
Clients: Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Lifeproof, California Health Benefit Exchange, Nesquik, Tabasco and other OgilvyWest internal communications. Helped re-brand and design the Ogilvy West website to showcase their work.
October 2012
- December 2012
California, United States
Discovery Channel
Designer
Played an integral design roll in support of my senior team at Discovery. Worked on premier Network campaigns; Shark Week, Deadliest Catch, Gold Rush, Frozen Planet, River Monsters, etc.
CLIENTS
Discovery Communications, TLC, Animal Planet, Velocity, Sci Channel, Destination America
CLIENTS
Discovery Communications, TLC, Animal Planet, Velocity, Sci Channel, Destination America
June 2011
- October 2012
District of Columbia, United States
Oceans Research
White Shark Project: Field Reseach
I was accepted into a study abroad program with an established Marine research organization in South Africa. The majority of my time was spent working hands on with a world class team of Scientist, Oceanographers, and Mariners on project Great White Shark. My daily tasks included tagging, bait roping, photographing, chumming, and identifying individual great white sharks, preparations for daily chum trips, boat repairs and maintenance, aquarium upkeep, local community education and outreach programs and data collecting.
Most of the work was hands on, gritty and smelling of fish guts. Regardless it was an opportunity of a life time.
The research they are harvesting is interdisciplinary ranging from biological to the socio-economic study of marine resource utilization in Africa's coastal society. Oceans Research specializes in investigating the biology of the marine ecosystem, including sharks, rays, marine mammals and turtles, so they can better advise governmental and non-governmental industry on relevant conservation issues.
Most of the work was hands on, gritty and smelling of fish guts. Regardless it was an opportunity of a life time.
The research they are harvesting is interdisciplinary ranging from biological to the socio-economic study of marine resource utilization in Africa's coastal society. Oceans Research specializes in investigating the biology of the marine ecosystem, including sharks, rays, marine mammals and turtles, so they can better advise governmental and non-governmental industry on relevant conservation issues.
2010
- 2011
South Africa
Fort Franklin
Intern Designer
Intern Designer for Fort Franklin a boutique agency located in Boston. My responsibilities included; assisting my Senior AD and Writers helping to produce campaign creative for client focused materials.
June 2010
- September 2010
Massachusetts, United States
NSMC
Intern Graphic Designer
Crafted internal marketing materials for promotions, brand books, and collateral pieces.
June 2009
- September 2009
Massachusetts, United States
Education
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)
Graphic & Advertising Design
BFA Graphic Design / Advertising
Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
September 2007
- June 2011
Georgia, United States
Skills
Art Direction,
Brand Identity,
Editorial,
Handlettering,
Iconography,
Illustration,
Print Design,
Typography,
UI,
Ux,
Web Design,
VITALS
Outside by land or sea, run, dive, surf, sharks,
observe, shared tables, analog, calculated risks,
guide dog, native, sweat equity, aware
observe, shared tables, analog, calculated risks,
guide dog, native, sweat equity, aware
RECOGNITIONS
Adobe Behance / Logo Collection Graphic Design Gallery
SCAD Portfolios / Curated Gallery Featured (x4)
CCI / Graduation Address, Guide Dog Raiser
Sendpoints Publishing Co / Lunar Tides Infographic
Adobe Behance / Branding Served Curated Gallery (x2)
SCAD Alumni Guest Speaker
IHAF / Discovery Creative In-House Agency of Year
SCAD / Magna Cum Laude
One Show / Student Exhibition
ADDY® / Gold Non-Traditional
SCADDY / Gold (x4 Finalist)
Boston Globe / Gold Key
SAA / Best of Show (x3)
Collegiate Sport / 2YR Captain, Nationally Ranked
Academic All-American (x3), DPOY (x3)
Scholarships / Academic, Artistic & Athletic
PCCN, SAA, Cassidy, Vander Els, Lucy Clark Winant
SCAD Portfolios / Curated Gallery Featured (x4)
CCI / Graduation Address, Guide Dog Raiser
Sendpoints Publishing Co / Lunar Tides Infographic
Adobe Behance / Branding Served Curated Gallery (x2)
SCAD Alumni Guest Speaker
IHAF / Discovery Creative In-House Agency of Year
SCAD / Magna Cum Laude
One Show / Student Exhibition
ADDY® / Gold Non-Traditional
SCADDY / Gold (x4 Finalist)
Boston Globe / Gold Key
SAA / Best of Show (x3)
Collegiate Sport / 2YR Captain, Nationally Ranked
Academic All-American (x3), DPOY (x3)
Scholarships / Academic, Artistic & Athletic
PCCN, SAA, Cassidy, Vander Els, Lucy Clark Winant
SELECT CLIENTS
Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch, SC Tourism, Whirlpool, Ace Hardware, Virgil Kaine Whiskey, Lemonic Spirits, Whirlpool, GoPro, RJ Reynolds, Qualcomm, MelloYello, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Sci Channel, TLC, Evan Williams, Purell, Covered California, Ellio's Pizza, Evan Williams Whiskey Co.