Nick Kalivas
Visual Designer & Illustrator
Los Angeles, CA, USA
6318797114
www.nkalivas.com
There isn't a day that goes by where i don't create something. Whether it's design related, illustrative, in photo form, musically, or conversationally... I gravitate towards the unknown & the new.
Work Experience
Verizon Communications
Senior Interactive Designer
March 2017
- Present
Denver, Colorado, United States
Collective
Visual Designer
Visual designer at Collective's creative group. I design and develop display ads (desktop, mobile, & tablet) for Collectives clients. I focus mainly on rich media executions (IAB expanable & full screen interstitials) across all devices. I also aid the marketing department in creating both internal and externally facing promo material. Such projects include but not limited to... t-shirt design, office design, sales materials, presentations, event collateral, and infographics.
May 2015
- December 2016
California, United States
AOL
Senior Designer
Senior designer at AOL Advertising.com group, Lift Creative. I design and develop display ads for AOL’s creative needs (desktop, mobile, and tablet). Creating static, interactive, and rich media executions in both Flash & HTML. Working on AOL’s ad products, including...Premium Formats (Devil/Pictela), Mobile (Celtra & Medialets), FeedPoint Dynamic Banners, AOL Rich Media, MapQuest, ADR, and AOL Mail.
September 2011
- April 2015
Maryland, United States
Education
Maryland Institute College Of Art (MICA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration || Concentration in Animation
September 2007
- May 2011
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Skills
3D Studio Max,
Abelton Live 8,
ActionScript 2,
ActionScript 3,
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere,
Animation,
CSS3,
Design,
Drawing,
HTML,
Illustration,
JavaScript,
Painting,
Sound Design,
Freelance
2014 - K&K Wedding Designs
Designed a logo to be used throughout a couples wedding. Also created posters for the rehearsal dinner & morning brunch.
2014 - New Meta Racing
Commissioned to create an art deco inspired logo for a local Fort Lauderdale garage.
2014 - IS Projects
Asked to create the look / feel of a Fort Lauderdale based printmaking company. Worked on the brand, website, promo material & signage.
2012 - Workspaces LLC
Chosen to create an in office mural promoting Baltimore revitalization. Presented to the board my design, idea, and material use (designed type “revitalize” masking wheatpasted images of baltimore with illustrated icons overlayed and illustrated silhouette to finish). Responsibilities... organizing and cutting images, historical research, gathering materials for in house work, hosting an office party to get workers involved in its creation.
2012 - Bolton Deli
Illustrated and painted a mural for a local Baltimore deli. Collaborated with deli owner to come up with an overall idea for the piece. Responsibilities... Creating something new and fun while maintaining the current look and feel of the business.
2011-2012 - Electra Entertainment
Designed the website for a Baltimore entertainment company. Created a new look for their brand. Responsibilities... Pre-production to final version (including client revisions), directed the development side of the site (worked with the developer for aesthetics and bug testing), and created promotional work to piggyback off the new look (phamphlets & posters).
http://electradeejay.com/
2011 - Aspire Homes
Designed two in home murals for an Aspire Homes Art Party. Pieces needed to reflect and promote growth and warmth in Baltimore. Responsibilities... Creating murals to the scale of the space (three floor skylight wall space, and ten foot by twenty foot wall space), layout and printing of work, and gallery preparation (hanging work, cleaning and painting space).
Designed a logo to be used throughout a couples wedding. Also created posters for the rehearsal dinner & morning brunch.
2014 - New Meta Racing
Commissioned to create an art deco inspired logo for a local Fort Lauderdale garage.
2014 - IS Projects
Asked to create the look / feel of a Fort Lauderdale based printmaking company. Worked on the brand, website, promo material & signage.
2012 - Workspaces LLC
Chosen to create an in office mural promoting Baltimore revitalization. Presented to the board my design, idea, and material use (designed type “revitalize” masking wheatpasted images of baltimore with illustrated icons overlayed and illustrated silhouette to finish). Responsibilities... organizing and cutting images, historical research, gathering materials for in house work, hosting an office party to get workers involved in its creation.
2012 - Bolton Deli
Illustrated and painted a mural for a local Baltimore deli. Collaborated with deli owner to come up with an overall idea for the piece. Responsibilities... Creating something new and fun while maintaining the current look and feel of the business.
2011-2012 - Electra Entertainment
Designed the website for a Baltimore entertainment company. Created a new look for their brand. Responsibilities... Pre-production to final version (including client revisions), directed the development side of the site (worked with the developer for aesthetics and bug testing), and created promotional work to piggyback off the new look (phamphlets & posters).
http://electradeejay.com/
2011 - Aspire Homes
Designed two in home murals for an Aspire Homes Art Party. Pieces needed to reflect and promote growth and warmth in Baltimore. Responsibilities... Creating murals to the scale of the space (three floor skylight wall space, and ten foot by twenty foot wall space), layout and printing of work, and gallery preparation (hanging work, cleaning and painting space).