Michael Janiak
Executive Creative Director & Co-Founder
San Francisco, CA, USA
858-752-9069
www.thisispattern.com
Creative Director. Designer. Optimist.
Simply put, I love thinking up and creating digital things that make people fall in love with brands. I've been doing it for over thirteen years.
During those thirteen years I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the worlds top creative talent and brands to fuse creative concepts, strategic thought, technological innovation and groundbreaking design together into engaging experiences that enable brands to build meaningful connections with their audiences.
Relationships mean everything to me. I’ve invested much of my time as a creative leader in developing, growing and maintaining both client and professional relationships.
As a creative team leader, I help people find their design voice and push them past the obvious to take their work further than they thought possible. I’ve made it a personal mission to foster a sense of collaboration, mutual respect and honest discourse on my teams. I strive to be a mentor, career caretaker and advocate for not just those on my team, but for anyone and everyone I collaborate with. I deeply believe that individual empowerment and service-oriented leadership are the best ways to build an incredible team and culture. Most of all, I believe very strongly in the power of small teams and shared ownership.
Simply put, I love thinking up and creating digital things that make people fall in love with brands. I've been doing it for over thirteen years.
During those thirteen years I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the worlds top creative talent and brands to fuse creative concepts, strategic thought, technological innovation and groundbreaking design together into engaging experiences that enable brands to build meaningful connections with their audiences.
Relationships mean everything to me. I’ve invested much of my time as a creative leader in developing, growing and maintaining both client and professional relationships.
As a creative team leader, I help people find their design voice and push them past the obvious to take their work further than they thought possible. I’ve made it a personal mission to foster a sense of collaboration, mutual respect and honest discourse on my teams. I strive to be a mentor, career caretaker and advocate for not just those on my team, but for anyone and everyone I collaborate with. I deeply believe that individual empowerment and service-oriented leadership are the best ways to build an incredible team and culture. Most of all, I believe very strongly in the power of small teams and shared ownership.
Work Experience
ID Society / Emerge Partners
Sr. Art Director
April 2008
- December 2009
New York, New York, United States
JUDDesign
Jr. Designer
January 2005
- May 2005
San Diego, California, United States
Education
Languages
English (Native),
Awards
American Advertising Federation (AAF) - ADDY Awards
Silver District ADDY- TaylorMade Golf: “I am a Golfer”
2007
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Flash,
App Design,
Application Design,
Art Directing,
Art Direction,
Branding,
Branding And Visual Identity,
Creative Development,
Creative Direction,
Creative Leadership,
Creative Strategy,
CSS,
Design,
Design Thinking,
Ecommerce,
Experience Design,
Graphic Design,
Graphic Design,
HTML,
HTML5,
Ideation,
Illustrator,
Interactive Design,
InVision,
IOS App Design,
IOS Apps,
Leadership,
Mobile App Design,
Mobile Commerce,
Mobile Design,
Mobile Design,
Photoshop,
Platform Design,
Product Design,
Proto.io,
Prototyping,
Responsive Design,
RWD,
SaaS,
Sketch,
Smart TV,
Social Media,
Team Leadership,
Team-Building,
Typography,
UI Design ,
UX/UI,
Video,
Web Design,