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Creative Director

Michael Braley

Lexington, KY
braleydesign.com
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    Michael Braley's work has been recognized internationally and is in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. His work has appeared in publications including: Cannes Design Lions, British Design and Art Direction, The Clio Awards, I.D., Graphis, Type Directors Club, Communication Arts, The Art Directors Club of New York, The One Show, The AR100 Show, Step 100, and Print.

  • Education
    • B.F.A Graphic Design
      Iowa State University
      1993
  • Experience
    • Creative Director
      Braley Design
      Lexington, KY
      Jun 1993 - Present (33 years)
    • Wild Cards
      Wichita State University
      Wichita, KS
      Typography Workshop: October 2004
    • CMYK Magazine Design Annual
      San Francisco, United States
    • The Balancing Act
      Atlanta, GA
      The Design Process: Lecture Lecture: July 2008
    • Judges Co-Chair
      Show
      Award
    • Programming Committee
    • Poster for Tomorrow
    • International Poster Competition
    • American Advertising Awards
      Des Moines, United States
      AAF Indianapolis Art Directors Association of Iowa 2017 Awards
    • AIGA Louisville
      Louisville, United States
      Awards 2015
    • AdClub of the Triad
      American Advertising Awards
      Louisville Kentucky, United States
    • Extended Education
      California College of Arts
    • Modern Dutch Typography
      Lectures, Workshops & Teaching Michael Braley Braley Design California State University, Long Beach
    • Aéropostale
      AAF Lexington Arkadia & Co., NY BBH, NY BBMG, NY
    • Branding Business
      Born
    • Brand
      Union, NY
    • Carbone Smolan Agency
    • Deborah Brown & Associates
      Colin Corcoran SF
    • Emotive Brand
      SF FutureBrand, NY
    • Future Partners
      SF Global Lighting, NY Greg Miller Photography, NY
    • Jock McDonald Film
      Jet.com
      SF Landor, CHI Ideas on Purpose Inner City Arts, LA
    • Otto Brand Lab
      NY, NY
    • PandoPopulus
    • Taxi Toronto
      The People's Music School
      CHI
    • Tracy Sefl Consulting
      CHI Trollback + Co., NY
    • Red Peak
      School of Rock Squeezebox Stories, SF
    • PDX
      Storybombs
      Sullivan, NY
    • SYPartners
      PDX
    • University of Kentucky
      VSA Partners CHI Wolff-Olins, NY
    • Creative Director
      Avenue A/Razorfish
      Brooklyn, NY
      Black Book, NY Cahan & Associates, SF Jumbo Shrimp, SF
    • Leadership Judging
      New York, United States
      Braley Design Peru Design Biennial 2021: Finalist: University of Kansas KU Lecture Poster Poster Stellars, 1st Intercontinental Poster Competition 2021 (United States): Bronze and Finalist: "A" Is For Adventure Arcade Aliens Poster, Finalist:
    • Creative Director
      CKS Partners
      San Francisco, CA
      SF Cronan Design, SF Duffy & Partners, MSP Gensler, SF Landor, SF Vanderbyl Design, SF
    • Lawerence KS
      University of Kansas
      Creative Process: Lecture: February 2019
    • Creative Process: Lecture
      Kansas State University
      Manhattan, KS
    • Pando: Lecture
      AAF Lexington
      Lexington, KY
    • The Typographic Poster Workshop
      Ringling College of Art + Design
      Sarasota, FL
    • Perfect/Imperfect: Lecture
      AAF Corpus Christi
      Corpus Christi, TX
    • Connections: Lecture
      AAF Cedar Rapids/Iowa City
      Cedar Rapids, IA
    • Uphill Both Ways
      Iowa State University
      Ames, IA
      in the Snow: Lecture: October 2016
    • Design Perspectives: Lecture
      AAF Lexington
      Lexington, KY
    • Identity Design: Workshop
      Kansas State University
      Manhattan, KS
    • Design Perspecives: Lecture
      AIGA Louisville
      Manhattan KS, United States
      Kansas State University
    • The One-Percent: Lecture
      AAF Lexington
      Lexington, KY
    • Pratt Institute
      Brooklyn, NY
      Show & Tell: Lecture Braley Design: Selected Work: Lecture: February 2015
    • State University
      Ames, IA
    • Hindsight: Lecture
      Iowa State University
      Ames, IA
    • Identity Design: Workshop
      University of Kentucky
      Lexington, KY
    • Idea Festival
      Show & Tell: Lecture
      Lexington, KY
    • Creative Disruption: Lecture
      AAF Lexington
      Lexington, KY
    • Kansas State University
      Manhattan, KS
      Show & Tell: Lecture Identity Design: Workshop: October 2012
    • State University
      Manhattan, KS
    • The Design Process: Lecture
      Show & Tell
      Manhattan, KS
    • Braley Design
      Pratt Institute
      Brooklyn, NY
      Selected Work: Lecture: February 2012
    • The Design Process: Lecture
      Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
      Denver, CO
    • Portfolio Center
      The Design Process: Lecture
      Atlanta, GA
    • Identity Design: Workshop
      Kansas State University
      Manhattan, KS
    • From Manhattan to Manhattan: Lecture
      Wichita State University
      Manhattan KS, United States
      Kansas State University
    • AIGA Kansas City
      Identity Design: Workshop
      Kansas City, KS
    • AIGA South Carolina
      Good Client/Bad Client: Lecture
      Columbia, SC
    • Wichita State University
      Wichita, KS
      Design is More Than Just A Good Idea: Lecture
    • AdClub of the Triad
      Poster Design: Workshop
      Greensboro, NC
    • The Creative Circus
      Atlanta, GA
      Don't Tell on Me: Lecture
    • So
      Atlanta, GA
      what*: Lecture
    • The Creative Circus
      Atlanta GA, United States
      So Card Sharks: Typography Workshop: April 2005
    • Temple University
      Philadelphia, PA
      Tyler School of Art and Design So, now what*: Lecture: March 2005 AIGA Wichita, Wichita, KS: Everyone Makes Mistaeks: Lecture: October 2004
    • The Design Process: Lecture
      Iowa State University
      Ames, IA
    • Art Directors Association
      of Iowa, Des Moines, IA: Cahan & Associates-Design Process: Lecture: May 2000
    • Inspirations and the Design Process: Lecture
      CalPoly University
      San Luis Obispo, CA
    • Board Member
      Design Advisory Council
      Iowa State University, Graphic Design Advisory Council Board Member
    • Executive Advisor
      Pando Populus
      Advisory Board Member American Advertising Federation Lexington Executive Advisor
    • Director of Communications
    • International ARC Awards
      New York, United States
    • American Advertising Awards
    • Black Book AR100 Show
      New York, United States
    • The Richmond Show
      Richmond, United States
    • AdClub of the Triad
      American Advertising Awards
      Richmond Virginia, United States
    • AIGA Minnesota Design Show
      Minneapolis, United States
    • Black Book AR100 Show
      New York, United States
    • Design Director
      VSA Partners
      New York, NY
      Established unifying aesthetic and brand visions for clients, and oversaw a team of five senior designers to explore, produce and implement these points of view. Demonstrated ability to make effective design and strategic decisions. Lead creative concepting and brainstorming on thematic elements, as well as photo-graphy, illustration, or other media as appropriate for the discipline. Worked with designers to develop their skills through effective mentoring and development of skills. Assisted the partners in Chicago and New York in the management of a design staff as well as the supervision of production people, photographers, illustrators, printers, including press checks, etc. Clients included AIGA, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Mount Sinai, and Sappi Fine Paper. Deliverables included Annual Reports, Book Design, Collateral, Corporate Brand Vision Books, Corporate Identity, Internal Corporate Advertising Campaigns, Packaging, Posters, Websites - Braley Design
    • of Art BMW Billboard Bronze
      ChemRez Identity National Addy Awards 2013 Gold (2): Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): 5-Year Retrospective, Colin Corcoran Business Card Series 2.0 District 5 AAF American Advertising Awards 2013 Judge's Choice, Gold (2): Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): 5-Year Retrospective, Gold: AAM Poster Series, Silver: Kansas State Show & Tell Poster District 8 AAF American Advertising
    • Creative Director
      Shatterbox Studios
      Lexington, KY
      Active in establishing the overall strategy and vision of the firm. Created a unifying aesthetic and brand visions for clients. Oversaw a team of designers to explore, produce and implement these points of view. Made effective design and strategic decisions. Lead creative concepting and thematic elements, as well as photography, illustration, or other media. Worked with designers to develop their skills. Assisted Chief Creative Officer in the management of a design staff as well as the supervision of production people, photographers, illustrators, printers, including press checks, etc. Clients included: The Alliance for American Manufacturing, Equestrian Events, Inc., LexArts and Skadden. -
    • Sequel Studio
      Siegel & Gale VSA Partners, CHI Wolff-Olins, NY
    • Art Director
      Cahan & Associates
      San Francisco, CA
    • Senior Designer
      Elixir Design
      San Francisco, CA
      Clients included Advertising Photogra-phers of America, Chronicle Books, The Jerde Partnership, Pomegranate Films - Stone Yamashita
    • The Fine Arts
      Effen Vodka
      San Francisco, CA
      Responsible for design concepting writing on thematic elements. Demonstrated ability to make effective design and strategic decisions. Supervised production designers photographers illustrators printers including press checks etc. Clients included AIGA Museum of San Francisco, Silicon Valley Bank, Stroock, Skadden, Tanqueray, Deliverables included Annual Reports, Brand Guidelines, Collateral, Corporate Identity, Advertising, Packaging, Websites
  • Awards

    Cannes Design Lions 2012

    CA Typography Annual 2012

    D&AD 2011, 02

    One Show Design 2011, 2009

    CA Design Annual 2009, 06, 03, 01, 99, 97, 93

    AIGA 365 Show 2011

    Graphis Design 2017, 11, 09

    Graphis Poster 2017, 10, 06

    Graphis Logo 2017, 11, 07, 93

    Graphis Packaging 2004

    Type Directors Club 2005, 04, 03, 98, 95

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    • Advertising
    • Art Direction
    • Branding & Corporate Identity
    • Communication Design
    • Creative Direction
    • Graphic Design
    • Print Design
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