Badé Francis

Assignments included: illustrations, T-Shirt Design, Cad’s, flats, Hangtags, logos
Employed by:Luis Cho (womens Cad) Jay Williams Designs (Junior Girls) Cage Hero (junior Boys) Larry Black (Textile Design) Wal-Mart, Target, Virgin Megastores, Urban Outfitters, Warner Brothers, Disney, Mecca, Roca Wear, AME (Kids) , FMG, NY ART, The Lord Group, Scholastic, Woodlake Design, Deutsch advertising, Dormas, and Harkness-Ord

Responsible for creating illustrations, all over prints and patterns for Graphic tees and and sleepwear. All Designs were created for Junior boys and Mens.Licenses included Hanes and Macy’s Epic Threads .Designs were popular sellers to major retailers such as Target and Walmart.Provided art and color direction for design projects.Managed artwork flow from development to production ensuring that all deadlines for each season were met successfully.Researched market trends daily via web searches, shopping, trend

Cad/Graphic Designer Long term freelance:Created Apparel graphics and allover prints for Women. Cad/Graphics were created based on mood boards and sketches. Ultimately adding a dynamic aesthetic to the label •Translated garments into vector art creating flats for Dresses, tops, skirts and coats. •Responsible for the Color Call Out of artwork to pantone swatches for production. •Created production files for the size and material construction of graphics, which were presented overseas for all fashion Lines• Created presentation boards and approval pages for presentation meetings.

Textile Cad Designer:
Created prints and illustrations for Bed Layouts Pillows Shower curtains and Towels•Provided a creative resource to the company by researching artwork for bedding•Set the course with trend direction for Bedding and quilts• Completed all project requirements with ingenuity by researching theme and output variations from graphics, embroidery and print designs.•Developed mechanical comps for packaging, in house presentations and in store advertisements•Assisted the showroom with product info and presentation material for Market week. Saving the company from hiring outside vendors.

Men’s and Women’s Juniors Graphic/Cad Designer:
Created Apparel prints and illustrations for loungewear and under garments. Designs were used in both men’s and women’s departments for Joe Boxer, Nick-it, Lucky Jean co. and Tommy Hilfiger. •Provide a creative resource to the company by researching and inputting trend direction with print and pattern.•Collaborated with One Brand Campaign and Lucky Jean Co. on conceptualizing their catalogue, line sheets, packaging, and In-store advertising.•Accomplish all project requirements with ingenuity to research theme and output variations of graphics, embroidery, and print designs.•Developed mechanical comps for packaging, in store advertisements and hangtags; saving the company from hiring outside vendors.•Reduced corporate costs by taking on new assignments in lieu of outside service Review all approval of counter submits against production standards: all strike -offs, print designs, yarn dyes, embroidery, graphics, fabric qualities, and finishes.

Cad and Graphic design:Created Apparel graphics and all over prints for Men’s and Junior Boys department for (Shaun White's skater-inspired Tee shirt and Clothing lines Massimo and Utility) •finished sized and colored artwork for factory productions for juniors and Men’s Tees. •When on assignment, conceptualize and execute the vision of the art director.•Artwork and prints were put into repeat for boxers, long sleeve shirts and hoodies. •Create technical packages for development samples, strike-offs, and production.•Initiated Production art of all artwork to outside venders for mass distribution

Cad/Graphic Designer/Production Artist: Worked within the Art Department as a production artist creating mechanical comps for actual size ¬garment layout for licensed characters for (Warner Brothers, Disney, Hasbro, DreamWorks)•Initiated various changes to lic. Character artwork in a timely manner •Type matched to tech pack standard and artwork to pantone color samples. •Separated screen prints, embroideries, appliqué and specialty inks for overseas printers, and successfully completed work under tight deadlines.•Created presentation boards and approval pages for jackets, T shirts, rompers, and sleepers