Digital & Clothing Designer — Seattle, WA
Digital Media Designer and Soon to be Clothing Giant...
After designing merchandise for 3 rock & roll tours, I moved from LA to Las Vegas, then Seattle where I created pieces in all facets of design: print, advertising, web, marketing, point of purchase, and industrial, as well as a working knowledge of fabricating techniques. The ability to always create visually stimulating designs has brought me to Seattle, Washington, to build on my client roster and awards.
Objective
Designer and media professional for over 15 years, who strives to stay a step ahead in todays ever-changing competitive market. I'm looking to assist your dynamic business with my creativity and integrity.
Highlights
• JAFIB Wear Clothing and tees Seattle and online at www.jafibwear.com
[ JAFIB Wear (commonly known as J.A.F.I.B. for Just Another F*#%nig Industrial Band) is a clothing brand that I founded in 2010. The clothing line uses an Industrial Band theme as the prominent design motif of its merchandise. The brand's insignia is a script drawing of the acronym/abbreviated name, and an icon of a hand on a record. The JAFIB Wear line includes t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, scarves, stocking caps, and stickers. ]
• Designed new environmental signage for Harrah’s that resulted in a 200% profit in that specific slot bank.
• Influenced the concept, and created the design for tour merchandise selling over $4,000,000 in summer U.S. sales.
• Teamed with other designers to design whole casino package for Laberge du Luc Casino, and multiple Harrahs properties.
• Current with Apple OSX 10.6 and Adobe Photoshop Illustrator In Design The Corel Suite and MS Office
Professional Talent
Fast Sign Everett, WA • Design Department • PrePress • Printing
Graphic Designer Filter Talent • Seattle, Bellevue, WA
A full-service creative staffing agency and production studio
that places my talent in creative and marketing positions for
design groups and advertising firms.
Graphic DesignerEgad-s.com • Las Vegas, NV2004-2005
Designed graphics, art, preproduction display systems for
interior and exterior usage in U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Marketing bright ‘themed’ casino slot machine visuals.
Head of Graphics Department3V Graphics • Las Vegas, NV 2003
Headed studio, services ranging from design for web sites,
full page newspaper ads, e-mails, newsletters web, to
interactive cd’s with video. Adding, internet product
visualizations, corporate promotional sport DVD’s and
Live produced shows and events.
Lead Designer/ArtistDesigns and Signs • Las Vegas 2002-2003
Created custom, new, and existing signage for international gaming and hotel/resorts.
Freelance Highlights
• The Hacker Group : A Bellevue, WA Agency : Graphic Designer
providing design & production for Cingular/HBO promotional
direct mail and emarketing services.
• Allied Telesyn : Graphic Designer
Photoshop ready all images for launch of companys
global web site : Aug. 2006
• Amazon.com Imaging : Solutions
Design : Production, Make photographs & images web site ready
• Recreation Equipment Inc. rei.com Kent, Washington
Catalog design and production for Fall & Holiday 2005
• Signatures Network / The Fleetwood Mac World Tour 2003-04
Concept, creation and designed merchandise for world tour / Arrive at each venue supervise and direct in-house vendors on ways to market all designed merchandise.
Professional References upon request
www.creativehotlist.com/rlutz
www.coroflot.com/rkirklutz
kirk@jafibwear.com
www.jafibwear.com