Chris Decatur

Design // Illustration // Video // Jokes

This designer can do more with a mouse than Walt Disney, and have more fun than a WB Cartoon.

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WEB / UX DESIGNER
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
VIDEOGRAPHER
ILLUSTRATOR

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PROFILE

With more than 11 years in agency and freelance design, I have mastered the art of turning conversations with clients into whimsical, strong, award-winning graphics campaigns. By getting to the heart of a company's needs and brand identity, I deliver top-tier websites, print products, illustrations, and video that exceeds what the client ever could have imagined, yet so true to their brand that they think I plucked the idea from their head.

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EXPERIENCE

Lead Designer :: EMN8
November 2011 - March 2012
Worked with EMN8 staff to create all Burger King Delivers web communications based on Burger King's brand standards. Created Taco Bell and KFC designs for ordering kiosks based on wireframes and brand standards.

Lead Designer :: Ikonic Tonic
September 2011 - November 2011
Assisted Ikonic Tonic develop their brand identity through web re-design, mobile site design, collateral [one sheets, etc], client work, video concepts, video direction and editing, mobile app design, and more.

Designer :: Skybox Creative
October 2010 - September 2011
Worked one on one with clients on brand development, research & planning, custom web design, print design, and illustration. Executed promotional, "viral" videos from conception to production for Skybox.

Graphic Designer :: Digital Telepathy
April 2007 - April 2009
Award winning UI design for clients, devised marketing initiative for Whirlpool and designed campaign assets. Acted as outside-the-box thinker for problem solving and proprietary product development.

Art Director / Creative Lead :: My Dad's Great
Sept 1999 - Present
Award-winning Web and graphic design, mobile app design, illustration, film, and video for clients including the University of Oregon, Oregon Bach Festival, Living in Style Magazine, and Cellar Thief.

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EDUCATION

Otis College of the Arts - Los Angeles, CA
BFA program in Film - Minor in Illustration

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SKILLS & TOOLS

Client Negotiations, Outside-the-Box Problem Solving, Trend Setting, Making Coffee with no Residual Grounds, Macintosh, Adobe CS, Wacom, Final Cut Pro, Garage Band, Adobe After Effects.

Status

Interested in Fulltime Employment and Freelance Projects

Location

Denver, CO

Specialties

  • Interaction Design
  • Print
  • Illustration

Experience

10+ years

Education

Parsons School of Design
Otis College of the Arts

Awards

One of Smashing Magazine's 35 Beautiful E-Commerce Designs.

Affiliations

The Well Hung Art Collective