Matt Strmiska
Designer
Austin, TX, United States
Member since August 3, 2017
Matt has over a decade of overall design experience. Since 2012, he's been working with agencies in creating award-winning digital, print, and interactive work for brands such as Patrón Tequila, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Samsung Mobile USA, Phillips 66, Citi Bank, and the Home Shopping Network.
Matt is now available for hire
Employment
- Senior Designer | Art Director2012 - 2019SapientRazorfish
- Designed award-winning digital, print, and interactive experiences for a range of large clients, including Patrón Tequila, Southwest Airlines, Samsung Mobile USA, Phillips 66, Verizon Mobile, Citi Bank, and the Home Shopping Network.
- Helped design Southwest Airlines' new eCommerce platform which generates $18.5 billion in sales annually.
- Designed and art directed the award-winning website for Patrón Tequila.
- Created detailed designs and presentations under tight timelines for new-business pitches.
- Conceptualized and designed a business’s brand and identity from the ground up.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, PDF Decks, Pitches - Freelance Designer2017 - 2017Somnio
- Designed an online demo application to show the ease-of-use for IBM’s new encryption technology.
- Worked within IBM’s Northstar web design framework and Z Systems brand palette to create an experience that lined up with their new Z product launch.
- Produced UX wireframes and UI design in a short 1.5-week time frame, including five rounds of client reviews.
- Hit the ground running, turning around the work quickly for a brand with strict design standards.
- Storyboarded animations that included iconography aligned to the brand.
- Delivered tightly-specified mobile and desktop designs to development overnight.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design2003 - 2007St. Edward's University - Austin, TX, USA
Experience
- HTML15 years
- Adobe CC12 years
- User Interface (UI)12 years
- CSS10 years
- Mobile App Design7 years
- iOS5 years
- User Experience (UX)3 years
- Sketch2 years
Tools
- Adobe CC
- Sketch
