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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Paris, France
Toptal Member Since
February 16, 2016
John Carlos has 15+ years of savoir-faire in brand building and visual design for startups, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies. As a full-stack creative director and visual designer, he is an expert in high-level brand building and pixel-perfect visual design solutions. He lives and works in Paris, France, where he partners with clients from Sydney and Los Angeles to London and New York.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Founder, Art Director + Visual Designer
2008 - PRESENT
Harrington Paris
- Conceptualized, art-directed, and designed brand identity programs that are memorable, resonate with a brand's audience, and differentiate them in the marketplace, including identity systems, identity guidelines, and brand standards.
- Built visual design solutions that span brand touch points. Conceptualized, art-directed, and designed strong, unique, and engaging websites, consumer and enterprise mobile applications, collateral systems, and marketing materials.
- Coordinated the efforts of clients/partners with the design team, including writers, illustrators, animators, developers, back-end engineers, and graphic designers.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Branding, Tone of Voice, Advertising, Fashion & Beauty, Marketing, Banner Design, UI Design, Web Design, Art Direction, Visual Design, Presentation Design, Apple Keynote, Microsoft Office, Design Systems, Figma, Logo Design, Advertising Design, Brand Positioning, Landing Page Design, eCommerce, Social Media, Marketing Design, Social Media Advertising, Responsive Web Design (RWD), B2C, Food & Beverage, Shopify, Layout, Consumer Products, Presentations, Squarespace, Color Palettes, Typography, Printing Materials, Professional Services, Cybersecurity
Senior Art Director + Lead Visual Designer
2004 - 2008
Stoyan
- Supervised creatives for multiple Fortune 500 clients' annual reports.
- Met with the client executive team (CEO, CFO, IR) to discuss project objectives.
- Analyzed research to gain an understanding of client business and performance.
- Conceptualized, developed, and executed original design solutions.
- Presented and discussed design solutions with client executive team.
- Coordinated and managed the efforts and workflow of design team.
- Attended and art directed photo shoots.
- Worked closely with client executive team to iterate, refine, and finalize design solutions.
- Created project specifications for print production.
- Worked with printer and prep-team to finalize pre-production.
- Led press checks during print production.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite, Branding, Tone of Voice, Advertising, Fashion & Beauty, Marketing, Banner Design
Art Director
2003 - 2004
DGWB
- Met with clients to determine project requirements and objectives.
- Met with project team to determine, define, and evaluate design challenges.
- Worked with project team to define project scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Analyzed research to gain an understanding of target audience(s) and business objectives.
- Developed and established visual style and personality.
- Conceptualized, developed, and executed original design solutions.
- Presented design solutions to clients.
- Coordinated and managed the efforts and workflow of the design team.
- Attended casting calls.
- Attended and art directed photo shoots, both in studio and on location.
- Worked closely with clients and project teams to iterate, refine, and finalize design solutions.
- Created project specifications for print production.
- Worked with printer and prep teams to finalize pre-production.
- Led press checks during print production.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite, Branding
Visual Designer
2001 - 2003
DGWB
- Worked with art directors to understand design challenges, project requirements, and objectives.
- Conceptualized, developed, and executed original design solutions.
- Presented and discussed design solutions with the project team.
- Worked closely with art directors and project teams to iterate, refine, and finalize design solutions.
- Created project specifications for print production.
- Worked with printer and prep teams to finalize pre-production.
- Led press checks during print production.
Technologies: Adobe Creative Suite, Branding
Education
1999 - 2001
Bachelor's Degree in Communications
California State University at Fullerton - California
1996 - 1998
Associate’s Degree in Communications
Citrus College - California
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