Hello, I’m Michael. I've been a creative professional for 10 years and have a lifelong passion for visual arts. Specializing in graphic design and illustration, I'm equally comfortable with an ink pen in hand or honing my skills using the latest digital design techniques. My portfolio spans several different industries, with the majority of my professional career split between in-house design work at a Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company, the non-profit sector, and freelance design.

If I’m not working, I’m probably playing guitar. Outside of visual arts, I am also a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Since 2012, I’ve been the lead guitarist and singer for the band Dome Dwellers.

Professional Credentials:

• BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking - University of North Texas

• 2 years of Communication Design studies - University of North Texas

• Visual Designer - Boehringer Ingelheim, Feb. 2023 - present

• Senior Designer - Better Business Bureau, 2015 - Jan. 2023

• Freelance Designer & Illustrator - 2012 - present

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Adobe XD, Character Animator, Stripo, Fresco, Dragonframe 4, Logic Pro X, and Microsoft Office

• Extensive experience in editorial & print design, illustration, packaging, enviromental graphics, branding, logo design, motion graphics, presentation design, email design, photo editing, video editing, digital and print advertising print production, prepress workflows, basic UX/UI skills, social media management, audio production, stop motion animation, traditional printmaking techniques.

For more information, please view my resume.

Contact:

817.637.1233 | michaeljamesslack@gmail.com