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Josh McLeod
Profile
Summary
Hybrid designer with a fresh approach to problem solving who utilizes both the knowledge and training of design and typography side by side with a long history of illustration and napkin drawings.
Specialties: Art direction, concept building, print design, web design, pre-production, html, sound effect generations / self made music compositions.
Experience
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Oct 2008 - Present
Art Director / MySpace Music
In charge of all marketing creative and design direction for MySpace Music. Day to day includes working in an ultra face paced environment for multiple managers in different divisions, leading design in the marketing department, and creating templates for jr. designers to use for production. Online ads, offline ads, banners, promotional items, page layout, profile designs, program designs, and brand development are always high on the list of priorities. -
Feb 2005 - 2009
Art Director / Design Director / rootwork design
Design, and illustration work for all shapes and sizes. -
Sept 2006 - Oct 2008
Graphic Designer / napster
Web / print graphic designer for Napster. Development of ad campaigns, online ad direction, production work, offline banners for music conferences, in store ads, etc. -
Mar 1999 - May 2003
Graphic Designer / graphicsworks
design of logos for stickers, color separation, large format sticker installations, machine operations, sticker fabrication.
Education
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2003 - 2005
Art Center College of Design
B.F.A. in graphic design -
2000 - 2004
El Camino College
AA in Art
Additional information
Websites:
Interests:
synthesizers, circuit bending, devo, ancient technology, astronomy, the big lebowski, song riding and bike writing.
Daytime - Art Director at MySpace Music
Nighttime - Fulltime and founding member of the Los Angeles based analog synthesizer band, Fartbarf
