art director graphic designer
Visakh Menon is an art director and interactive designer with over seven years of professional experience creating integrated communication, branding design, marketing collateral and interactive media design for leading global brands and cultural institutions. Currently he splits his time between working as a freelance art director/designer and creating video & interactive art which have been featured in numerous gallery shows and exhibitions in the US and abroad.
Resume
Profile
Art director and media artist with professional experience
creating integrated communication, branding, advertising and
interactive media / mobile design for leading global brands
and cultural institutions.
Education
MFA Graphic design - Maryland Institute College of Art
Work history
Senior Art director- Freelance
Rapp Collins
Atmosphere BBDO
Euro RSCG
Agency.com - September 2006- present
Senior Designer (interactive)
Clients
Snickers & other Master Food brands
Delmonte Pet foods
British Airways
LG electronics
Conceptualized and art directed micro site designs, viral campaigns & online advertising for the above mentioned clients
Freelance Designer- September 2005-September 2006
Copper � Hewitt National Design Museum (print)
Walters Art Gallery ( interactive)
The City University of New York (interactive)
UAREL.co.uk � A London based new media marketing agency (interactive)
Dogmatic Inc (interactive)
Sharpe-partners (interactive)
Lowe worldwide- June 2001-uly 2005 (www.loweworldwide.com)
Art director
Clients -
Coca-Cola
Grundfos Pumps LLC
The Hindu Group of Publications
The Bill Gates � Melinda Foundation
AIDS Control Society of India
Novar PLC
Saint-Gobain Glass
Strategically involved in the production of numerous successful press, television and ambient media advertising campaigns for the above-mentioned clients.
Conceptualized and art directed highly successful campaigns for
Coca-Cola, consecutively since 2001.
Considering the socio-cultural and economic diversity, the Behavioral Change Communication projects undertaken for the AIDS Control society of India was the most significant mass communication project I have worked on.
Just Vox Wireless Technologies - July 2000 - June 2001
Interactive designer
Developed and designed the corporate website and Intranet / extranet portals.
Conceptualized and designed the product logos, marketing collateral and communication material.
Strategically involved in the product development and as a member of the core research team working on new generation mobile and handheld technologies.
Consultant Interactive designer - January 2000 - June 2001
- Active Media Technologies (Madras, India)
- The Pixel store (London, U.K)
- United Media Cast (Atlanta, U.S.A)
- Rep Connect Technologies (Bombay, India)
Ecards.com - August 1999 - June 2000
Flash Animator
Freelance Illustrator - June 1998 -August 1999
Conceptualized and illustrated advertising campaigns and editorial illustrations for various advertising agencies and publishing houses in India
Technical Expertise
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Premiere, Flash, Dream weaver, Fireworks, Final Cut Pro, Scriptographer, Freehand , HTML, JavaScript, DHTML.
Contact Information
E-mail: visakhm@gmail.com
mobile: (917)-238-0808
studio: (347) 878-0389
Location
new york, NY
Specialties
- Art Direction
- Interaction Design
Experience
7 yearsEducation
Awards
HOW magazine, Adobe design awards, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Rhizome, Incheon international design expo
Website
http://www.vmenon.com
