BENJAMIN HOWIE
GRAPHIC ARTIST, SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER/DEVELOPER
Boise, ID, USACreative and multi-talented Senior Graphic Artist skilled in a variety of designs, logos, and illustrations with 20 years as a professional from Freelance Art to Industrial Design and Graphics. Now with 10 years experience of Product Development in the Apparel industry and product manufacturing, has allowed me to travel to Asia dozens of times to locations including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.
Work Experience
FLY Racing
GRAPHIC ARTIST, SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER/DEVELOPER
DESIGN OF MOTOCROSS PRODUCTS
Work closely with the Art director and sales team to create and bring to market motocross specific apparel, casual clothing, and accessories. Graphic and Design: Motocross gear, MX pants, jersey, gloves. Helmet graphics. MX boot and BMX shoe graphics. Casual outerwear, coats, jackets, hoodies, shorts, t-shirt graphics, caps, knit headwear, etc. Travel for product development and production QC to great destinations like Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Hanoi to name some of my favorites.
Work closely with the Art director and sales team to create and bring to market motocross specific apparel, casual clothing, and accessories. Graphic and Design: Motocross gear, MX pants, jersey, gloves. Helmet graphics. MX boot and BMX shoe graphics. Casual outerwear, coats, jackets, hoodies, shorts, t-shirt graphics, caps, knit headwear, etc. Travel for product development and production QC to great destinations like Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Hanoi to name some of my favorites.
November 2007
- Present
Boise, Idaho, United States
Freelance
MURAL ARTIST, DIGITAL GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATOR
Artist / Painter
Freelance / Mural Artist
Hand painted murals for business and private residence in Minnesota, Maddison Wisconsin, Sun Valley and Boise Idaho. Commissioned, Traditional canvas works. Various Logo design and Digital illustration. T-shirt design, business identity, tattoo concept and drawing.
Freelance / Mural Artist
Hand painted murals for business and private residence in Minnesota, Maddison Wisconsin, Sun Valley and Boise Idaho. Commissioned, Traditional canvas works. Various Logo design and Digital illustration. T-shirt design, business identity, tattoo concept and drawing.
January 1997
- Present
United States
Education
WEST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
September 1993
- June 1996
Terreton, Idaho, United States
ARTIST APPRENTICESHIP
2yr Artist Apprenticeship
R.C. HINK ARTIST:
I had the great opportunity to apprentice with R.C. and learned sculpture, furniture design, and painting as well as business practices from the Art Studio to Art Gallery ownership.
I had the great opportunity to apprentice with R.C. and learned sculpture, furniture design, and painting as well as business practices from the Art Studio to Art Gallery ownership.
January 2000
- January 2002
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
CANVAS FINE ART,
Graphic Art,
Hand Drawing,
Lettering,
Murals,
Pen And Paper,
Product Design,
Traditional Painting,