Brian Whitfield, Designer in Austin, TX, United States
Brian Whitfield

Designer in Austin, TX, United States

Member since July 22, 2019
Brian is a multidisciplinary designer specializing in brand strategy, identity, product design, and art direction. His design ethos can be defined as efficient, adaptable, and sparked with enlightenment. For over ten years, Brian's designed complete brand systems, cross-platform mobile and web applications, and creative campaigns for hundreds of brands and organizations, including Dell, IBM, Boys & Girls Clubs, Cylance, and Ford.
Brian is now available for hire

Portfolio

Digital Design

Employment

  • Independent Designer

    2018 - PRESENT
    Self-employed
    • Created complete brand systems including logos, brand and product naming, visual languages, colors, typography, icons, and illustration styles.
    • Worked with many startups and businesses to create comprehensive design system libraries with established design principles, components, colors, typography, and more.
    • Used primary design tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Abstract, while virtual meetings are handled via Slack, Zoom, and email.
    • Founded a lifestyle performance (fashion) brand for apparel and accessories.
    Technologies: Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch, Figma, Abstracts, User Interface (UI), Art Direction, Wireframing, UI Design, Logo Design, Visual Design, Iconography, Prototyping, Branding, Product Design, Design Systems, Web Marketing, SMS Marketing, Brand Design, Brand Identity, Presentations, Motion Interaction, Motion Design, Motion Graphics, Digital Art, Digital Illustration, Icon Design, Icon Sets, Company Naming, Naming, Brand Systems, Style Guides, Style Frames, Style Tiles, Typography, Color Palettes
  • Senior Product Designer

    2019 - 2020
    SparkCognition
    • Designed over five advanced UI concepts powered by artificial intelligence.
    • Worked closely with the chief designer, team members, and technologists to conceptualize, storyboard, and refine design directions.
    • Interfaced and presented digital design direction/experiences with Fortune 500 partners in the commercial, manufacturing, and government space.
    • Designed digital experiences for PepsiCo, Koenigsegg, Ford, and Dubai RTA.
    Technologies: Zeplin, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Figma, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, UI Design, Logo Design, Visual Design, Iconography, Prototyping, Branding, Product Design, Analytics, Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), UI Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, Web App Design, Presentations, Video Presentations

Education

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Communication Design
    2010 - 2013
    Texas State University - San Marcos, TX, USA
  • Associate in Applied Science Degree in Multimedia Technology
    2007 - 2010
    Northwest Vista College - San Antonio, TX, USA

Experience

Location

Austin, TX, United States

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