Damon Law

Creative

Portland, OR, USA
If we can imagine it together, it can be created. I'm skilled in everything from pencil sketches to finished production art and environments using all the tools available in 2D, 3D, www, audio, video, and musical composition. Let's make some magic together.

Work Experience

DamonDesign LLC

Principal Creative

From Adobe Creative Suite to Video Production, my role at damondesign.com is to provide my clients with whatever they may need. Whether it is creating a brand identity, concept development work, or to provide press-ready production files. I've worked with many companies as a freelance provider of digital media including adidas, Gas Powered Games, Sojo Studios, and Alaska Airlines.
1998 - Present Portland, Oregon, United States

Sinclair Digital

Senior Product Designer / Art Production Manager

Actively involved in web and mobile products focused on user interface design and user experience for internal and external stakeholders. Art team manager, UI/X design, visual design, Figma design/production/management, concept development, art direction, production support, mentoring, and training.
November 2022 - Present Seattle, Washington, United States

ImageWare Systems, Inc.

Visual Designer / Art Director

Primary stakeholder responsible for marketing material look from 2016-2018. Helped to create and execute multiple marketing campaigns with quantifiable positive impact on consumers and shareholders in order to promote product offerings and brand identity. Worked with engineering group to explore and elevate projects across multiple product lines.

Concept, create, and execute marketing materials across a broad spectrum of media, including websites, social media, application development, print, and environmental graphics. Develop creative solutions to build brand equity, design new assets and elevate pre-existing marketing materials. Project management of entire workflow from concept to deployment. Work directly with Senior Management to provide creative solutions for marketing efforts. Develop, curate, and maintain Brand Standards.

Successfully concepted, designed, developed, and launched new websites — http://GoVerifyID.com, and http://iwsinc.com (integrated and optimized separate technical support website).

Concepted, designed and executed Major Product Launch marketing materials for GoVerifyID and GoVerifyID Enterprise Suite.

Maintain active relationships with internal clients and external service providers. Work with outside vendors and consultants as required.
February 2016 - April 2020 Oregon, United States

Aquent

Senior Designer, Creative & Art Direction, Print Production, Web Design + More

Providing everything from Creative/Art Direction to Final Production artwork, Visual Art, Motion Design, 3D renderings, Presentations, Consulting services and Mac OS tech support services to many Fortune 500 clients such as Nike, Girvin Design, Borders, Perrin & Norrander, Cole & Weber, Xerox, and Microsoft.
1997 - 2016 United States

Vizwerks

Designer, Producer, Technical Support

Multi-faceted role where I do everything from analog illustration to UIX development for world-renowned brands such as Nike, adidas, New Era Cap, Widmer Brothers, and Apple. My day-to-day role includes concept development, project management, vendor management, client management, administration and management of Mac-centric infrastructure, design, production, photo-retouch, 3D modeling and rendering, brand development, all in a very open and collaborative environment where skill and information-sharing is the order of the day.
October 2006 - April 2014 Portland, Oregon, United States

Nicu's Spoon Theater Co.

Resident Composer

"Changing theater... one play at a time."

This theater company in New York produces thought-provoking plays and enables actor from all walks of life an opportunity to do what they love. No ordinary theater company, Nicu's Spoon seeks out extraordinary actors no mater what challenges confront them; sight-challenged, physically-challenged, or any other condition which which they may contend. If they want to act or work behind the scenes, Nicu's Spoon helps them find a way.

In addition to my role as the Resident Composer, I also serve as occasional Sound Designer, and occasional Graphic Designer and Web Developer.

I consider this role to be one of my greatest satisfactions in life, and I have never once asked for or received payment for my work.
2000 - Present New York, New York, United States

TheStark.com

Composer, Engineer, Artist

Since 1992, I've written music under the moniker of theStark. Self-trained in all roles of creating, recording, producing, and publishing my own compositional works, I have brought over 9 hours of music and soundscape into existence. Over this time, I have also collaborated with many other artists including the Prids, Written In Ashes, James D. Stark, Gypsy Caravan, Chris Charles, and Sumerland. I've created music for games, theater, multimedia installations, web sites, and your listening enjoyment. You can download my music from http://theStark.com.
1992 - Present United States

Education

Independently Educated

1992 - Present United States

Languages

English (Native),

Awards

USPTO

Patent Pending (US16439269)

Sparkplug Foundation Award

Compositional Grant

2004

The Seattle Show

Gold (Environmental Graphics)

2000

Apple Inc.

Best Macintosh UX (REALbasic 2.0), Runner-up

2000

Apple Inc.

Best Macintosh UX (REALbasic 1.0)

1999

Skills

3d, Adobe Creative Cloud, After Effects, Art Direction, Collaborating, Concept Development, Concepting, Creating, Creative Direction, Design, Drawing, Environmental, Graphic Design, Illustrating, Illustrator (Expert), InDesign (Expert), Interactive, Inventing, Knowledge Sharing, Mentoring, Motion Graphics , Photoshop (Expert), Powerpoint, Presentations, Project Management, Prototyping, Sharing, Staying Frosty, UIX,