Adam Spitalny
Art Director / Graphic Designer (Available for hire) · www.adamspitalny.com
Brooklin, ME
In My Own Words
Raised on BMX and Hardcore music, Adam is a hands-on creative leader, straddling the disciplines of Branding, Digital Design, and Marketing, through the lens of Graphic Design. Over the past 12 years, he's collaborated with teams at small design studios, a global innovation consulting agency, in-house at brands, non-profits, and independently under the moniker, Frank Design Co. He believes deeply in the power and impact of design. Style-agnostic and entrepreneurially minded, he strives to make beautiful work with great people who care deeply about creating positive impact for generations to come.
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Freelance Brand Consultant
www.adamspitalny.com2016 – Present
My branding services land smack dap between helping small business's articulate their brand through the creation of a fresh or revamped visual identity and helping to bring a fresh set of eyes and support to agency projects.
Art Director / Graphic Designer (Available for hire)
https://www.iamfrank.co/2017 – Present
Independent design practice, developing and creating strategy, Brand ID, and holistic brand experiences for clients globally
Communication Designer
IDEO | https://www.ideo.com2014 – 2016
I spent my time at IDEO working with multidisciplinary teams creating new products, brands and digital experience through the lens of human-centered design.
Graphic Designer
'47 Brand | https://www.47brand.com2012 – 2014
During my time at '47 Brand I worked directly with the marketing, design and management teams to create seasonal catalogs, product campaigns, product photography and graphics for apparel collections.
Partner | Designer
Bornhardt Furniture2012 – 2013
America was built by the skilled hands of men and women who took pride in the things they crafted. The goods once produced in this country held a quality that made them more than just a product. The care provided in their making gave them a breath of life that could not have otherwise been present. Today it seems hard to find this "breath of life" in the products we are faced with. We believe quality is important in every aspect of life. With this outlook we build handmade tables to the best of our ability, taking care to see that each one is made to our standards. Bornhardt furniture is driven by the passion to create quality work. Our tables are handcrafted piece by piece to make a product that is not only well made but that shares a quality in which we feel life should be expressed.
Graphic Designer
Image Conscious Studios | https://www.icscreative.com2011 – 2012
I collaborated with the husband and wife ICS team to create visually stunning brand experiences. A large majority of the projects I worked on were aiding in the creating restaurant's brands in the Greater Boston area.
In-house Graphic Designer
CNCPTS | https://cncpts.com2011 – 2012
CNCPTS is known in the streetwear world as a collaboration juggernaut. They've done collaborations with brands such as Canada Goose, Nike, New Balance and the list goes on. I was brought on to explore what a collection of their own might look like. With inspiration from Boston's past, I worked with the CNCPTS to honor and shed light on the long-forgotten Combat Zone.
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