David Johnson Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

I am most interested in exploring belief systems, the birth and death of the American Dream, the nature and validity of desire, as well as identity and loss on a personal level. Visually, my work lies at the intersection of the organic, the geometric, the iconic, the abstract, and the found. All of that takes shape into mostly large-scale assemblage pieces that hover in between mediums. I feel like my body of work can be encapsulated in three words :: abstraction, definition and deconstruction. I have had works shown in solo museum settings (including The Everson Museum), appear in juried art shows across the US, shown with selected galleries, have shown in several cities with The Other Art Fair, had my work featured on the album art for multi-platinum-selling musical artist Andy Grammer, been chosen from over 100,000 artists to be featured in the Saatchi Art catalog, had my work published in multiple art magazines and publications, and was selected for inclusion in the London Art Biennale.

Austin, Texas Area

>> Acting creative lead for international B2B brand with responsibility for aesthetic and quality of creative product>> Led full visual rebrand of the company, bringing in brand launch horizons a full year early>> Acting creative team lead, leading the creative charge from inspiration to management including hiring and review process>> Responsible for creative organization -- implementing new team structure of my own design>> Acting executive counsel on experience design, helping determine approach and offering strategic insight on directional decisions>> Acting director of user experience team, implementing UX best practices across products and experiences>> Concept, design, sell and gather voice of customer and end-user for arange of both B2B and B2C products -- Please view my site for samples of the work>> Hands-on creative, designing selected projects for the full range of digital and traditional channelsMajor Initiatives ::Successfully Visually Rebranded International Organization, Developed Global Brand Standards and Global Experience Standards, Branded and Launched Major B2C and B2B Experience Initiatives, Creative Team Rebuilt and Relaunched with Greater Focus on Digital Experience

Lead the Experience Design Team for Inmar's growing suite of digital products.

Austin, Texas

>> Acting creative concept and digital design lead for Fortune 250 brand with responsibility for aesthetic and quality of creative product>> Acting digital experience creative team lead, leading the creative charge from inspiration to management including hiring and performance review process>> Responsible for digital experience team organization -- implementing new team structure of my own design>> Acting executive counsel on experience design, helping determine approach and offering strategic insight on directional decisions>> Key presenter for mobile, app and web experience design from developing directly or leading presentation material development through presentation itself>> Hands-on creative, designing selected projects for the full range of digital channelsMajor Initiatives ::New Experience Launched for the Whole Foods Market App, Migration Strategy Devised and Initiated for Mobile Web and Web Experience, Interim Experience Design Standards Developed (and Currently Being Refined), New Global (and Initiative-Based) Brand-Driven Experiences Launched for Web and Mobile Web, Digital Experience Team Itself Designed and Under Construction

>> Acted as creative concept and design lead for the agency with full responsibility for agency aesthetic and quality of creative product>> Acted as agency creative team lead, leading the creative charge from inspiration to management including hiring and performance review process>> Client counsel, determining marketing needs and offering strategic insight on directional decisions>> Active participant in agency leadership at large, acting as key advisor and decision maker for directional issues>> Key presenter / pitch lead for the agency, from developing directly or leading presentation material development through presentation>> Hands-on creative, designing selected projects for the full range of channels and clientsClients Served ::STL Symphony, Washington University in St. Louis, Propper International, The Goddard School, Parkway Schools , Laclede Gas, Kent Precision Foods, St. Louis Community College, Onshore Outsourcing, The Pear Tree, Monsanto, Connexio Media

>> Acted as creative concept and design lead for the agency with full responsibility for agency aesthetic and quality of creative product>> Served as agency team lead for both writers and design team, leading the creative charge from inspiration to management including hiring and performance review process>> Performed as active partner in two-person agency leadership team, acting as key advisor and decision maker for directional issues>> Served as client counsel, determining marketing needs and offering strategic insight on directional decisions>> Acted as main presenter / pitch lead for the agency, from developing directly or leading presentation material development through presentation itself>> Led skills development initiatives for both creative and account teams including “Pitch Camp,” a personally developed presentation skills-building course that culminated in improv training with a professional improv comedian>> Served as a hands-on creative, designing selected projects for the full range of channels and clientsClients Served ::Hanes, Hardees, Express Scripts, Scottrade, Budweiser, Bud Light, O’Charley’s Restaurants, Trailnet, Furniture Brands, Bissinger’s Chocolatier, Children’s Home Society of Missouri, MOZO Shoes, Astound Sound, Your Travel Biz

>> Established agency within 100+-year-old educational institution to service the needs of a K - College group of schools>> Personally led / managed 40 person team of writers, designers, project managers and ineractive professionals from inspiration to management including hiring / firing, resource management and performance review process>> Acted as the main “face” for marketing at the institutional level>> Performed as creative concept and design lead for the agency with full responsibility for agency aesthetic and quality of creative product>> Served as client counsel, determining marketing needs and offering strategic insight on directional decisions>> Main presenter / pitch lead for the group from developing directly or leading presentation material development through presentation>> Served as a hands-on creative, designing selected projects for the full range of channels and clientsClients Served ::Over 30 Internal Clients / Departments of the Institution

>> Acted as the design lead for interactive HQ of multinational agency>> Served as co-concept lead for clients I was servicing>> Active in the pitching / presentation process with my client base>> Active voice in departmental decison-making>> Served as a hands-on creative, designing multiple projects concurrently for multinational brandsClients Served ::Michelob, Michelob Light, Microsoft, Intel, Budweiser Select, Goodyear, Michelob Amberbock, Busch Gardens, Wendy’s Restaurants, LEGO

>> Acted President of boutique agency in New York>> Personally led team of writers, designers and programmers from inspiration to management including hiring / firing, resource management and performance review process>> Acted as creative concept and co-design lead for the agency with full responsibility for agency aesthetic and quality of creative product>> Active partner in two-person agency leadership team, acting as primary decision maker for all directional issues>> Main presenter / pitch lead for the agency, from developing or leading presentation materials through presentation>> Served as client service lead, managing client relationships, writing all proposal documents and performing full new business function for the agency>> Served as a hands-on creative, designing selected projects for the full range of channels and clientsClients Served ::Actor Val Kilmer, Syracuse University, Boundless Technologies, Applied Theory, Bausch & Lomb, POMCO Insurance Group, Verity, General Instrument, Dairy Farmers of America, Havas Interactive, Dairylea Cooperative, Sundance Film Fest, Eggwork Productions, Actor Eliza Schneider

>> Acted as the design lead for interactive HQ of multinational agency>> Managed small team of interactive designers for quality of product and on-time delivery>> Performaed as agency creative team lead for both writers and design team, leading the creative charge from inspiration to management including hiring and performance review processClients Served ::The Athlete’s Foot, ADT Security, Syracuse University, Welch Allyn, Community General Hospital, Brightpoint, Frontier Communications, General Instrument, Food Bank of CNY, Black Clawson Converting Machinerty, Götz Dolls

Clients Served ::Energizer, Eveready, Tripos Genomics, World Famous Tripe Company

Clients Served ::Dillards Stores, Gundaker Real Estate, Fischer and Frichtel

Clients Served ::Mosby Medical Publishing, Missouri Botanical Garden