With over 8 years of experience, my abilities span design systems, illustration, and motion. I’m happy to have worked with titans in multiple sectors, including music festivals, Web3, transportation, municipalities, hospitality, and non-profits.
In my spare time I try to attend a bunch of LA art show openings, binging Rupaul’s Drag Race, thrifting on Melrose -- and oh, finding the best desserts in town!
C’mon, let’s talk art and design! You can reach me at heyduterte@gmail.com or on Linkedin.
EXPERIENCE
Subtropic Studios*
Branding and AR Advertising
May 22
Jul 21
Projects: Snap Inc., Meta, Reddit, Disney+, LiveNation, Cereal Club (NFT), BlackStar Projects, Spotify, Amazon Prime, Ad Council, Uber, Postmates, DoorDash, Starbucks, McDonalds, IMVU, P&G, Xbox, April, NYX Cosmetics, MAX, Hulu
* Snapchat Preferred Partner
Kilter
Branding and Advertising
Aug 2017
Projects: CalArts, City of West Hollywood, Temple City, City of Walnut Creek, First Verse for Spotify, Katie Porter, Post Alarm, Drucker Institute, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, The Webb Schools, Glendale Arts, Columbia Memorial Space Center
Image: Global Vision
Hospitality
Dec 2016
Projects: Conrad Hotel & Resorts: Guangzhou, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts: Miramar Beach Montecito, Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort
LA Metro Design Studio
Transportation
May
Projects: Measure M, Regional Connector, MAX Program, Little Tokyo’s Nisei Week, Metro Bike Share Program, Taste of Soul
Supermoon (Fr. Tiny Rebellion)
Advertising
Jun
Projects: TrueCar, Custom Ink, Ancestory.com
EDUCATION
Otis College of Art and Design
2013
BFA in graphic design
PROGRAMS
Programs
Figma, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Audition, Google Suite, Keynote, Notion, Mailchimp, Canva, Asana
Capabilities
Art direction, design systems, Illustration systems, layout design, vector illustration, character design, storyboarding, photo editing, video editing, audio editing, logo animations, GIFs, hand-drawing
AWARDS
GDUSA 2022 American Package Design Awards in Food & Beverage: Todo Verde
2018 University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Integrated marketing campaign for Gold: CalArts Summer Programs
MORE ABOUT ME
🌁 I was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised on hypy music.
🏳️🌈 Gay identifying: Out and proud, I always give thanks to the artists who’ve paved the way for me.
💾 Designers I constantly reference: Porta Rocha, Colins, Zipeng Zhu, Bráulio Amado, Sylvia Bommer Yang, Shxpir, Ash Thorp, Perron-Roettinger
🖼️ Artists I emulate: James Jean, Gustavo Rimada, Jean Jullien, Tomer Hanuka
🎤 The best concert I’ve ever attended:
🧵 Fashion icons I adore: Lu’u Dan, Charles Jeffery Loverboy, Thom Browne, Issey Miyake, Bottega Veneta, Luar, KidSuper
🎥 Films I can watch over-and-over again: Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her), Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love), Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), Jennie Livingston (Paris is Burning)
🎙️ Podcasts I listen to in the background: The Journal (WSJ), Unexplainable (Vox), Even the Rich (Wondery), Keep It! (Crooked), A Brush With... (The Art Newspaper)
📚 The books that feed my brain: The Creative Act, Crying in H Mart, Wild, The Shallows, Legendary Children, Deep Work
📺 ...and the shows I stream when I turn off my brain:
RuPaul’s Drag Race, Fleabag, Veep, Barry, Beef