Abe Vizcarra: Art Director / Designer / Consultant in Los Angeles, CA
Work experience
Talent Show
Art Director / Designer / Consultant | 04/2014 - Current
Talent Show is a commercial art studio to the stars™ - we focus on partnering with rad brands and cool people to create awesome brand collaborations, artful products and live creative experiences. Recent collaborations include Nike Basketball, The North Face, James Perse Los Angeles, Coca-Cola, Dollar Shave Club, Nixon, Swenyo, Qualcomm, Lexus, GoldCoast Skateboards, Pure Cycles, Green Flash, NZXT and much more.
Nixon
Senior Designer | 08/2012 - 02/2014
Lead design for digital, collaborated on projects across channels. Projects varied from nixon.com to product microsites and marketing lookbooks. Focused on planning, art direction, design and managing development. Contributed to ongoing print collateral and apparel graphics over multiple seasons.
Elevator
Designer | 06/2011 - 04/2012
Most of my work involved interaction design for web/mobile environments. I was also heavily involved in art direction and strategy for clients big and small, from craft breweries to global corporations.
Vitro
Designer | 05/2010 - 06/2011
The bulk of my work here revolved around brand identity design for national accounts. Print, packaging, environmental design for: Asics, Bolle, Kyo,
PF Changs, Kwikset, Pfister, Stoli, Clarisonic, Yamaha and more.
Visual Asylum
Design Intern | 04/2009 - 09/2009
This is where I cut my teeth on real projects as I got to hone my craft and develop skills in presenting work. All of my projects were client favorites, from branding to collateral, signage and websites. I also learned how to run a silkscreen print studio.