
About
Visual & Communication Designer

Education
+ Member AIGA
+ Startup Weekend Mentor past
+ Startup Spokane Mentor Connect past
+ Programming Fund Committee Member, Spokane Arts past
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Hey friend, I'm Joe!
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I focus on social, human-centered problems, and work with brands who are motivated towards social responsibility and the greater good.
I think of myself as a catalyst. By utilizing lateral (or "outside the box") thinking for creative but grounded ideas, and combining strategy with quality design, I inspire actionable, achievable goals resulting in effective visual and communications based solutions.
By leveraging communications, design, and marketing, I develop people oriented, results based systems. Empathetically driven, I bring together goals and outcomes, uniting brands to their audience—cultivating accountable, positive relationships.
In doing this I take the lead in:
• communication/brand architecture & design
• positioning and understanding the relationship with the audience
• shaping creative direction and strategy with audience perception
• developing and maintaining graphic and communications standards
• creating a sustainable brand culture
• increasing brand equity and value
I hold to my mission of creating better relationships between organization and audience—that's the success I thrive on professionally and personally. Any opportunity to help best shape the lives of individuals or communities is always the one I will take.
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Awards & Recognition
Affiliations
Eastern Washington University
+ BFA Visual Communication Design
+ Public History
+ Startup Weekend 7: First place brand/art direction
+ Startup Weekend 6: First place brand/art direction
+ MSUSND (News Design/Editorial Design) Awards: Second Place, Special Sections, The Education of the Modern World