Kevin House aka Kevin Creative - RESUME

Experience:

September 2006 to present: Illustrator/Designer/Owner - Kevin Creative, Victoria, British Columbia.
Specializing in identity design and illustration.
View my current extensive portfolio at www.behance.net/kevincreative

June 2004 to September 2006:
Art Director/Graphic Designer - Eclipse Creative Inc., Victoria, British Columbia.
A busy shop with a broad client base and an emphasis on excellent client service and strategic marketing solutions.

June 1998 to April 2004:
Art Director/Graphic Designer - Suburbia Studios, Victoria, British Columbia.
An award winning, nationally recognized design firm (featured in HOW, STEP, and Applied Arts magazines).

October 1997 to April 1998:
Art Director/Graphic Designer - Herrainco Design Associates, Vancouver, British Columbia.
An award winning, nationally recognized design firm (featured in HOW magazines’ 1996 top 10 businesses).

December 1995 to October 1997:
Art Director/Graphic Designer - Core Associates, Vancouver, British Columbia.
A small, quality driven design firm specializing in design for the technology and resource industry sectors.

March 1992 to December 1995:
Art Director/Graphic Designer - Copeland Communications, Victoria, British Columbia.


Education and Awards: (ascending order)

Attended St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario from 1988 to 1991 and graduated from an intensive 3 year "Visual and Creative Arts - Graphic Design program" with honours.

Awarded Licentiate Membership and Ontario Student Graphic Design Honourable Mention by the Graphic Designers Of Canada Association in 1991.

Awarded Graphic Designers of Canada Vancouver Island Chapter "Merit" certificates and coveted first place "Rock" awards (multiple) for design layouts and copywriting.

Awarded 2011 Honolulu Advertising Federation‘s Top “Pele” Award for logo design (American Advertising Federation - AAF - State of Hawaii chapter).

Nominated for a 2012 Colleges Ontario “Premier’s” Award – Creative Arts category.

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Kevin House aka Kevin Creative - PROFILE

I am an award winning designer/illustrator with over 24 years experience in identity, illustration, advertising and all things visually design related. I run an independent freelance communications business and I work hard to build relationships with studios/agencies needing top quality help on projects that require outside, specialized talent. Over the years I've honed my skills toward what I enjoy doing the most, creating original, solutions in branding/identity work and two and three dimensional illustration. I'm an open minded visually creative thinker, able to work alone or with a team to produce unique, creative solutions that are on target and on budget. Previous extensive working experience within agency/studio environments over many years has sharpened my ability to consistently deliver creative solutions under a time constraint.

I have had many career highlights, including an on-going design relationship with the NYRA (New York Racing Association) responsible for branding, identity design, character creation and promotion of the last four year’s celebrated Belmont Stakes Triple Crown racing event, currently in it’s 148th year. I have won numerous design awards over the last twenty years and greet each design challenge anew with enthusiasm and interest. I love what I do. - Kevin Read Less