josef valu February 2011 - Present June 2004- April 2006 Contract Art Director / Designer Portfolio Contract Art Director / Designer A range of samples can be found at: Client: Ryan Partnership • Wilton, CT Client: Seaboard Properties • Stamford, CT tranzfixt.com • Design & Art Direct: Website, mobile site, sweepstakes, Facebook pages, email, LinkedIn • Designed company website banners, broadband video bumpers & lower-thirds, for Dole Salads salads.dole.com linkedin.com/in/josefvalu • Designed logo & company’s residential mini-site for Clocktower Close Condominium October 2010 - January 2011 Contact Me • Designed company’s residential mini-site for Biltmore Condominium Josef Valu Contract Art Director / Designer 162 16th Street #4E Client: Priceline.com • Norwalk, CT Brooklyn, NY 11215 Client: Hercules Networks • NY, NY • Designed affiliate identity & website P: 203.561.9614 • Design & Art Direct: Logo, website & Flash: gochargenow.com E: [email protected] Client: Razorfish • NY, NY August 2002-April 2006 • Pitch work: Sheraton Hotels Contract Art Director / Designer Client: Synergy • Westport, CT Client: A&E Networks • Stamford, CT • Client Work: Intranet site for Barclay’s Education Client Work: A&E, AETV Store, Biography, History Channel, History Intl., THC Español Parsons (The New School) June 2010 - September 2010 New York, NY • Contracted to assist in redesign: historychannel.com / aetv.com AAS Graphic/Digital Design Contract Art Director / Designer • Designed Flash / CSS / HTML sites for TV programming: Cold Case Files, CSI: Miami, Client: G2 Interactive • NY, NY State University at Albany Growing Up Gotti, House Of Dreams, Investigating History Albany, NY • Client Work: Campbell’s, Swanson, Pepperidge Farm Major: English / Minor: Business • Design & Art Direct: Logos, websites, mini-sites, broadband video bumpers & lower-thirds, banners, sweepstakes sites, screensavers, e-cards March 2009 - June 2010 Design Arsenal Contract Art Director / Designer Adobe Illustrator HTML / CSS May 1999-August 2002 Adobe Photoshop Javascript Client: The String Theory • NY, NY Interactive Art Director Adobe Flash Action Script • Redesigned thestringtheory.tv Employer: WWE, Inc. • Stamford, CT Adobe Fireworks Quicktime Pro • Design & Art Direct: Logos, websites, mini-sites, broadband video bumpers & Adobe Dreamweaver Swift 3D Client: Seaboard Properties • Stamford, CT lower-thirds, banners, sweepstakes sites, screensavers, e-cards, interactive Flash games • Redesigned seaboardproperties.com Adobe Acrobat Pro Poser 3D • Design & Art Direct: PPV Websites on a monthly basis with daily updates • Designed company mini-site stamfordcorporatehousing.com Adobe After Effects Sorenson Squeeze Adobe InDesign • Designed full page & 1/2 page 4C print ads for 2 world-wide magazines Client: A&E Networks • Stamford, CT • Mini-site design: Extreme Paranormal / Keyshawn Johnson Tackling Design Achievements March 1999-May 1999 Winner Contract Mechanical Designer April 2006 - March 2009 • 2004 People’s Choice Webby Award historychannel.com Client: Alcone Marketing • Darien, CT Interactive Senior Art Director Nominated Client Work: TGI Fridays, José Cuervo, Glen Ellen Wines, Bailey’s, Malibu Employer: DL Ryan • Brooklyn / Wilton, CT • 2004 Webby Award for TV Client Work: USST, Wyeth-Centrum, Mead, Unilever/Dove, Conagra-WalMart, historychannel.com February 1998-November 1998 Novartis, Hellmann’s, Pedigree, Nestlé • Parsons AAS Graphic Design Award Contract Comp & Mechanical Designer Spring 1998 • Concept, Design & Art Direct for client pitches, photo & video shoots • Parsons AAS Graphic Design Award Client: Y&R Advertising • NY, NY • Present designs & revisions to Client Spring 1997 Client Work: Citibank, Sony, AT&T, Xerox, USPS, CENSUS 2000, United Airways, Star Alliance • Work with CD, Account & Tech through: concept / architecture / design / build / QA References • Work with vendors (motion graphics / photo-retouch / SFX editors / SMS) Available Upon Request. • Animate Flash interfaces & banners • Design & Art Direct 4C print ads • Logo design Page 1 of 2 Page 2 of 2 josef valu February 2011 - Present June 2004- April 2006 Contract Art Director / Designer Contract Art Director / Designer Portfolio A range of samples can be found at: Client: Ryan Partnership • Wilton, CT Client: Seaboard Properties • Stamford, CT tranzfixt.com • Design & Art Direct: Website, mobile site, sweepstakes, Facebook pages, email, • Designed company website LinkedIn banners, broadband video bumpers & lower-thirds, for Dole Salads salads.dole.com • Designed logo & company’s residential mini-site for Clocktower Close Condominium linkedin.com/in/josefvalu October 2010 - January 2011 • Designed company’s residential mini-site for Biltmore Condominium Contact Me Josef Valu Contract Art Director / Designer Client: Priceline.com • Norwalk, CT 162 16th Street #4E Brooklyn, NY 11215 Client: Hercules Networks • NY, NY • Designed affiliate identity & website P: 203.561.9614 • Design & Art Direct: Logo, website & Flash: gochargenow.com E: [email protected] Client: Razorfish • NY, NY August 2002-April 2006 • Pitch work: Sheraton Hotels Contract Art Director / Designer Client: Synergy • Westport, CT Client: A&E Networks • Stamford, CT • Client Work: Intranet site for Barclay’s Client Work: A&E, AETV Store, Biography, History Channel, History Intl., THC Español Education Parsons (The New School) June 2010 - September 2010 • Contracted to assist in redesign: historychannel.com / aetv.com New York, NY AAS Graphic/Digital Design Contract Art Director / Designer • Designed Flash / CSS / HTML sites for TV programming: Cold Case Files, CSI: Miami, Client: G2 Interactive • NY, NY Growing Up Gotti, House Of Dreams, Investigating History State University at Albany Albany, NY • Client Work: Campbell’s, Swanson, Pepperidge Farm • Design & Art Direct: Logos, websites, mini-sites, broadband video bumpers & Major: English / Minor: Business lower-thirds, banners, sweepstakes sites, screensavers, e-cards March 2009 - June 2010 Design Arsenal Contract Art Director / Designer May 1999-August 2002 Adobe Illustrator HTML / CSS Adobe Photoshop Javascript Client: The String Theory • NY, NY Interactive Art Director Adobe Flash Action Script • Redesigned thestringtheory.tv Employer: WWE, Inc. • Stamford, CT Adobe Fireworks Quicktime Pro • Design & Art Direct: Logos, websites, mini-sites, broadband video bumpers & Adobe Dreamweaver Swift 3D Client: Seaboard Properties • Stamford, CT lower-thirds, banners, sweepstakes sites, screensavers, e-cards, interactive Flash games • Redesigned seaboardproperties.com Adobe Acrobat Pro Poser 3D • Design & Art Direct: PPV Websites on a monthly basis with daily updates • Designed company mini-site stamfordcorporatehousing.com Adobe After Effects Sorenson Squeeze • Designed full page & 1/2 page 4C print ads for 2 world-wide magazines Adobe InDesign Client: A&E Networks • Stamford, CT • Mini-site design: Extreme Paranormal / Keyshawn Johnson Tackling Design March 1999-May 1999 Achievements Winner Contract Mechanical Designer April 2006 - March 2009 • 2004 People’s Choice Webby Award Client: Alcone Marketing • Darien, CT historychannel.com Interactive Senior Art Director Client Work: TGI Fridays, José Cuervo, Glen Ellen Wines, Bailey’s, Malibu Nominated Employer: DL Ryan • Brooklyn / Wilton, CT • 2004 Webby Award for TV Client Work: USST, Wyeth-Centrum, Mead, Unilever/Dove, Conagra-WalMart, February 1998-November 1998 historychannel.com Novartis, Hellmann’s, Pedigree, Nestlé Contract Comp & Mechanical Designer • Parsons AAS Graphic Design Award Spring 1998 • Concept, Design & Art Direct for client pitches, photo & video shoots Client: Y&R Advertising • NY, NY • Parsons AAS Graphic Design Award • Present designs & revisions to Client Client Work: Citibank, Sony, AT&T, Xerox, USPS, CENSUS 2000, United Airways, Spring 1997 Star Alliance • Work with CD, Account & Tech through: concept / architecture / design / build / QA References • Work with vendors (motion graphics / photo-retouch / SFX editors / SMS) Available Upon Request. • Animate Flash interfaces & banners • Design & Art Direct 4C print ads • Logo design Page 1 of 2 Page 2 of 2.