Tom Gorton

Mountain Hardwear Art Director / Designer

Visa. Business Leadership, Strategic Planning, Creative Direction, Design and Production for print and web based projects

Brand strategy, design and marketing for a music industry soft goods line and digital recording app. Services Performed: Design Strategy, Marketing Direction, Artist Relations, Advertising Design, Graphic Design & Production

Design Lead (Freelance) As a designer and board member, I continue to directly collaborate with conservation biologists and leverage my design skills to help communicate and create solutions for the challenges they face. Services Performed: Design Strategy & Communication, Print & Web Design / Production

Marin Bikes VP of Branding & Design Responsible for anything visual product design colorways and graphics, web interfaces, advertising and collateral design, action and product photography direction. I worked with Marin Bikes from 2004 through 2008 as their outside design studio. In 2009 I was hired to work on-site as a VP and lead the creation of an in-house design department. Services Performed: Executive Leadership, Brand Identity Development, Product Design, Interactive and Print Design and Production, Oversees Factory Research and Management

Studio Aspect Design Director / Founder As the founder and design director of this sports industry focused studio, I spent ten years honing the art of designing and managing a studio that was capable of creating effective design solutions in a wide range of mediums. Clients: 24 Hour Fitness, Puma, Camelbak, LeapFrog, GU Energy, U.S. Snowboarding, Wilderness Trail Bikes

DWV Designer Right out of design school and into the fire I spent five years working in a very intense product design and branding studio. I was quickly exposed to a vast range of design related knowledge, skills and issues that gave me the foundation for being able to assess and contribute to a wide range of design challenges today. Services Performed: Strategic Planning & Management, Brand Identity Development, Illustration, Print and Digital Collateral Design and Production.

Butler Shine Designer