brian@brianbuirg.com EDUCATION Knt Stat Univrsity knt, oh 2010 2013 Mastr of Fin Arts Knt Stat Univrsity knt, oh 2004 2008 Bachlor of Fin Arts in Visual Communication Dsign (2d concntration) Osaka Shoin Joshi Daigaku osaka, japan 2006 (summr) Crtificat of Languag Study EXPERIENCE TEACHING I hav bn taching at th univrsity lvl for th past svn yars. During that tim, I v had th opportunity to tach a varity of undrgraduat dsign classs including foundations lvl courss, tchnology courss, onlin courss, and advancd courss covring dsign stratgy and concpt dvlopmnt. Knt Stat Univrsity knt, oh 2009 prsnt Instructor of Rcord, School of Visual Communication Dsign dsign rsarch (spcial topics) onlin graduat lvl Exploration of rsarch mthods mployd in th profssional practic of visual communication dsign. Studnts dvlop an undrstanding of rsarch stratgis, tactics, tools, and applid us. Focus is dirctd on th dsign procss, rsarch and idation skills, and undrstanding th contxt of today s dsign profssion. typo/photo studio snior lvl Th cours focuss on intgration of txt and imag at th snior lvl. Analysis and xprssiv intrprtation of contnt is achivd primarily using th languag of typography. graphic dsign ii studio junior lvl As a continuation of Graphic Dsign I, studnts ar challngd to solv unframd graphic dsign problms utilizing basic layout skills ith strong mphasis on concpt as applid to problm-solving mthodologis through a sris of rapid prototyping xrciss and long projcts. graphic dsign i studio junior lvl Continuation of Introduction to Visual Communication Dsign and Introduction to Typography in th structuring of 2d communication dsign utilizing hadlin, body copy and illustration ith th addition of limitd concptual contnt. visual dsign for mdia onlin/lctur junior lvl An introductory lctur cours on th thortical principls of dsign and thir rlation to contnt in magazins, nspaprs, tlvision and onlin mdia, tc. 1
brian@brianbuirg.com intro to typography studio sophomor lvl Historical study of lttr forms and thir application to th dvlopmnt of n forms. Excution and us of lttr forms as dsign lmnts in layout and illustration using fundamntal typographic thoris and ruls of spatial organization. intro to dsign rsarch lctur sophomor lvl Introduction to rsarch mthods mployd in th profssional practic of visual communication dsign. Studnts dvlop an undrstanding of rsarch stratgis, tactics, tools, and applid us. kintic and squntial graphic dsign studio/lctur sophomor lvl A tchnical, studio cours dsignd to tach th fundamntals of nly mrging tchnologis including Wb dsign and Motion dsign in th visual communication dsign profssion. Matrial is prsntd through sris of dmos and hands-on xrciss. intrmdiat computr for gd/ill lctur sophomor lvl Addrsss th issus of pag layout and dsign, digital manipulation and vctor graphic illustration for graphic dsign profssionals. Covrs Adob Crativ Suit softar including: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDsign, as ll as instruction in foundational lvl HTML and CSS. visual dsign litracy onlin frshman lvl Examins th topics visual communication dsign thory, to-dimnsional graphic dsign, nvironmntal graphic dsign, typography, illustration, photographic illustration, and intractiv mdia. Introduction to ho and hy profssionals in th fild of dsign crat maning and contxt through thir ork. Studnts xplor th languag of visual communication, ho it is influncd by form, contnt and contxt. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE I hold an instructor-grad rank in martial arts ith ovr 15 yars of activ, ongoing practic. I v had many grat xprincs taching martial arts, slf-dfns, and combat tchniqus to studnts of all ags and alks of lif, hich has givn m a comprhnsiv prspctiv on orking ith a divrs group of popl. Naka Ima Kan Karat Dojo knt, oh 2014 prsnt Chif instructor taching privat classs to to thr tims a k covring foundational principls to advancd tchniqus. Topics of instruction inlud: conflict avoidanc and rsolution, striking tchniqus, punchs, kicks, joint locks, tak dons and choks from a standing, sitting or lying position. Rapid Rspons Dfnsiv Systms frankfort, ky 2007, 2009, 2012 Assistant instructor rsponsibl for orking ith a group of 40+ studnts during a multipl-day orkshop sris. Many of th attnds r activ duty la nforcmnt prsonnl. 2
brian@brianbuirg.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE During th past fiv yars I v had a varity of profssional xprinc orking for firms in Pittsburgh and Clvland as ll as orking for myslf as a frlancr. Most rcntly I hav bcom a partnr and co-foundr of a dsign agncy calld Work hr provid an array of dsign srvics to local, rgional, national, and intrnational clints. GFDA / Jason Bachr llc. knt, oh 2010 prsnt principal/crativ dirctor/art dirctor/dsignr/had janitor/co-foundr GFDA is a combination onlin dsign inspiration sit, lifstyl brand, and dcntralizd dsign agncy I co-foundd ith my businss partnr Jason Bachr hil in graduat school. W v orkd ith companis, univrsitis and non-profit organizations at th local, rgional, national, and intrnational lvl. Jason and I both ar vry hat at GFDA including: accounting, businss dvlopmnt, projct managmnt, as ll as all crativ aspcts. Th Tannry Communications knt, oh 2011 2012 crativ dirctor As part of my Graduat Assistantship I orkd as th Crativ Dirctor managing th undrgraduat studnts orking at th Tannry. I srvd as th buffr btn th clint and th studnts, hlping studnts to gain positiv xprinc hn orking ith ral clints, hard dadlins, and tight budgts. I also rot stratgy brifs, did dsign and production ork, and managd clint xpctations. Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc. pittsburgh, pa 2009 2012 in-hous and rmot frlanc dsignr Contributd to dsign, illustration, contnt dvlopmnt, and stratgy for print and b communications. Workd closly ith staff to dvlop solutions for a varity of projcts and companis including: th Carngi Musums of Art and Natural History, Th Childrn s Musum of South Dakota, Carngi Mllon Univrsity, Th Gttysburg Foundation, Th Amrican Musum of Natural History, and Kopprs Inc. Flourish, Inc. clvland, oh march july 2009 in-hous frlanc dsignr Rsponsibl for art dirction, dsign and concpt dvlopmnt for clints; contributions includd: rbranding Th Music Sttlmnt, packaging dsign for BlondrsHom, and advrtising and markting matrials for Clvland Stat Univrsity; also gaind valuabl xprinc ith on-location photoshoots Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc. pittsburgh, pa 2007, 2008 (summr) summr intrn Summr intrn primarily rsponsibl for print dsign, concpt and production; also gaind valuabl xprinc ith intractiv dsign concpting, corporat idntity dvlopmnt and, clint intraction 3
brian@brianbuirg.com Glyphix knt, oh aug 2007 may 2008 dsignr Dsignr rsponsibl for dsign and production of print and b matrials for a varity of clints. RESEARCH M.F.A. Thsis: Dcntralizd Dsign Managmnt Collaboration is a ky factor to fostring innovation, and in th crativ conomy innovation is indispnsabl to succss. Advancs in tchnology ar volving th ays in hich dsignrs, as ll as popl in vry profssion, collaborat. Th groth of social ntorking, instant mssaging, b confrncing, onlin projct managmnt, and vn distanc larning ar clar indicators of this volution. Currntly ithin th dsign profssion, tnty-fiv prcnt of popl ar slf-mployd orking as a frlancr or an indpndnt contractor. This figur is approximatly fiv tims th proportion for all profssional and rlatd occupations and is likly to gro in coming yars. As largr companis continu to donsiz from top-havy, cntralizd approachs to lanr, mor nimbl organization structurs, cntralizd in-hous dsign functions ar likly to b outsourcd or donsizd along ith thm. With companis donsizing and th nd for crativ collaboration incrasing, it is ncssary to dvlop bttr ladrship of dcntralizd crativ ork. This thsis ill dfin bst practics for dsign managrs to us hn ovrsing crativ tams that ar gographically disprsd. Bttr collaboration of fragmntd tams ill bcom a ky diffrntiator in attracting, supporting, and maintaining a halthy clint bas. With th ncssity for long distanc collaboration groing, a smoothr managmnt procss ill hlp to incras fficincy, maintain a common crativ cultur, and kp tam mmbrs connctd and orking ith gratr continuity. Rsarch shos that largr companis hich hav a modl in plac to manag th dsign procss bnfit th dsignr, th businss itslf, and th usr/markt. Analyzing th rsarch from ths largr companis ill hlp dtrmin hat aspcts of dcntralizd managmnt can b scald and applid to smallr businss modls. Clvland Sight Cntr 2010 2011 Conductd as a yar long rsarch study, lvn dsign graduat studnts from Knt Stat Univrsity r challngd by an unframd issu of scuring mploymnt for Clvland Sight Cntr clints ho ar blind or visually impaird (BVI). Th issu rsultd from clints of th cntr rciving comptitiv carr training yt having difficulty obtaining mploymnt. Bridging th divid btn mployr and potntial mploy mant addrssing a myriad of systmic and discriminatory issus. Dsign thinking procsss r usd, a protocol for solving problms utilizing rsarch mthods from th Social Scincs and applying thm to a Visual Communication Dsign practic. A comprhnsiv Litratur Rvi substantiatd th foundation of th study from many prspctivs. Primary rsarch includd qualitativ and quantitativ rsarch mthods lading to a summary analysis hr data synthsis as xamind to rval dsign opportunitis. Th study outcoms dmonstratd that rsarch nabld us to collct a uniqu body of data, fram th topic to idntify multipl aras rquiring solutions, build a summary analysis of th rsarch, and dlivr a dsign systm that addrssd th ntir opportunity at hand. W r introducd to n ays of thinking about our practic, dmonstrating that visual dsignrs can produc substantiv, impactful and sustainabl rsults for many projcts. 4
brian@brianbuirg.com PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND WORKSHOPS Sinc stablishing my businss in 2010, I v bn rgularly invitd to lctur about th rol of ntrprnurship and businss in dsign practic as ll as instruct orkshops about importanc of storytlling, dsign rsarch, and concpt dvlopmnt a vital componnt of dsign and branding. May 2015 Invitd, Lctur at Hyprakt Lunch Talk brooklyn, ny Novmbr 2014 Invitd, Lctur at World Usability Day Clvland Musum of Art clvland, oh Octobr 2014 Invitd, Lctur at Hik Confrnc Invitd, Lctur at UHart Digital Mdia Confrnc for Univrsity of Toldo chicago, il toldo, oh May 2014 Invitd, Lunch ith Ladr Sris for AIGA Clvland clvland, oh April 2014 Invitd, Workshop and lctur at Lamar Univrsity and Dishman Art Musum baumont, tx March 2014 Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Clvland Invitd, Lctur at UX Akron MtUp clvland, oh knt, oh Fbruary 2014 Co-host, What If: Th Confrnc phonix, az Novmbr 2013 Invitd, Lctur and orkshop at Escula d Comunicación Monica Hrrra Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Cntral Pnnsylvania l salvador york, pa Octobr 2013 Invitd, Lctur and orkshop at Escula d Comunicación Monica Hrrra Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Cntral Pnnsylvania Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Ioa Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Pittsburgh l salvador york, pa ds moins, ia pittsburgh, pa 5
brian@brianbuirg.com Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Blu Ridg frdrick, md Invitd, Lctur at Dsign Exchang Boston (Dsign Wk) Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Vrmont Invitd, Lctur at Moor Collg of Art and Dsign, AIGA Philadlphia Invitd, Lctur at Corcoran Collg of Art and Dsign Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Richmond Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Triad boston, ma burlington, va philadlphia, pa ashington, d.c. richmond, va inston-salm, nc Sptmbr 2013 Invitd, Lctur at On Prss at Th Half and Half Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Nashvill Invitd, Lctur at AIGA N Orlans Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Houston Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Arizona Invitd, Lctur at Titl Cas Invitd, Lctur at Univrsity of California Brkly, Innovaton Dsign Group Invitd, Lctur at UPGlobal, Start-up Wknd Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Colorado columbia, sc nashvill, tn n orlans, la houston, tx phonix, az san francisco, ca san francisco, ca sattl, a dnvr, co August 2013 Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Omaha Invitd, Lctur at Blly Inc., Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Indianapolis Invitd, Lctur and Workshop at What If: th Confrnc Bali omaha, n chicago, il indianapolis, in bali, indonsia March 2013 Invitd, Lctur at Univrsity of Cincinnati, DAAP cincinnati, oh Fbruary 2013 Invitd, Lctur and Workshop at What If: th Confrnc DR dominican rpublic Novmbr 2012 Invitd, Workshop at Univrsity of Cntral Oklahoma Invitd, Workshop at Knt Stat Univrsity dmon, ok knt, oh Octobr 2012 Invitd, Lctur at Thought at Work: Conf., Rochstr Institut of Tchnology Invitd, Lctur at SND (Socity for Ns Dsign) Annual Confrnc Invitd, Lctur at Shan Stat Univrsity rochstr, ny clvland, oh portsmouth, oh 6
brian@brianbuirg.com Octobr 2011 Invitd, Lctur at AIGA Oklahoma okalhoma, ok PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION INDUSTRY AWARDS + PUBLICATIONS During th past fiv yars, I v bn honord to b rcognizd for profssional achivmnt in a varity of capacitis both nationally and intrnationally. 2015 Communication Arts: 2015 Typography Annual Winning ntry for art dirction of ood-cut postr dsign. (Dsignr: Todd Wndorff) 2014 Applid Arts Magazin: 2014 Dsign Aards July/August 2014 Winning ntry for 2012 SAW Inc. Annual Rport Print Rgional Dsign Annual Dcmbr 2014 Winning ntry for 2012 SAW Inc. Annual Rport (1 of 350 innrs out of 4,000 ntris) DsignGood: April 2014 Onlin Fatur Faturd intrvi as part of th onlin blog/studio Dsign Good. 2013 Dsign: Portfolios & Slf-Promotions: A Sductiv Collction of Alluring Graphic Dsign by Craig Wlsh Short cas study of promotional matrials faturd in upcoming (Spring 2013) Rockport publication. Akron Addy Aards Gold Addy for Collg of Architcutr Vi Book (hil orking at Th Tannry Communications) Akron Addy Aards Silvr Addy for CCI 10 th Annivrsary Brochur (hil orking at Th Tannry Communications) 2012 LogoLoung 7: 2,000 Intrnational Idntitis by Lading Dsignrs by Bill Gardnr & Ann Hllman To logos for diffrnt clints faturd in Rockport s publication Akron Addy Aards Silvr Addy for Collg of Architcutr Postr (hil orking at Th Tannry Communications) Pittsburgh Addy Aards Silvr Addy for Gttysburg Foundation b sit (hil orking at Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc.) 7
brian@brianbuirg.com 2011 Print Rgional Dsign Annual Winning ntry for slf-promotional postr dsign umag: Grman Arts and Cultur Faturd in a short articl about turning passion projcts into profitabl businss vnturs Pittsburgh Addy Aards Gold Addy for Childrn s Musum of South Dakota b sit(hil orking at Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc.) 2009 Akron Addy Aards Gold Addy for Moving Minds RTA Postr (hil orking at Glyphix) Rgional Addy Aards Silvr Addy for Moving Minds RTA Postr (hil orking at Glyphix) 2008 Knt Stat Univrsity Excllnc in Typography: Aardd for my undrgraduat portfolio CLIENTS Blo is a slctd list of clints hom I v orkd ith dirctly though my businss, sinc its incption. W ork ith clints ranging from small local businsss to larg intrnational corporations, all hil providing a varity of srvics including: b sit dsign and dvlopmnt, intraction dsign, usr xprinc dsign, usability tsting, prototyp dvlopmnt, branding, idntity/logo dsign and application, dsign stratgy, xprinc dsign, -commrc dsign and stratgy, and print dsign. Intrnational Eaton Corporation, Clvland, OH, USA Intuit, Inc., Clvland, OH, USA Echo Intrnational, Pittsburgh, PA, USA What If th Confrnc, Vancouvr, BC, Canada Escula d Comunicación Monica Hrrra, San Salvador, El Salvador Rpublic Publishing, San Francisco, CA National BCS Communications, Kansas City, MO Gthrr, Philadlphia, PA Nois Firm, Nashvill, TN Koshin-ha Chito-ryu Karat Association, LLC., Palm Bach, FL 8
brian@brianbuirg.com Rgional Knt Stat Univrsity, Knt, OH Pittsburgh Tissu Enginring Institut, Pittsburgh, PA Trra Vally Excavating, Bllvill, OH Local SAW, Inc., Clvland, OH Jnn + Kn Visocky O'Grady, Clvland, OH Baily Sorts, Knt, OH OpnArc, LLC. Wxord, PA Wall-to-Wall Studios, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 9