About me
Current venture: I've created a YouTube channel for aspiring creatives to help them break in to the advertising industry. Search Open Door Creative on YouTube and check it out!
What To Know: Ideation, education, and creation are the key pillars of what I do - developing strategically sound concepts, with client industry and competition in mind, to execute high-level creative that moves the needle and delivers real results. And though that part of the job is extremely important, my true passion and focus lies within the growth and development of others. I believe that the most efficient and effective way to grow the creative product is by growing the creatives themselves. And well... that doesn't just stop with my team. Outside of the agency walls, I run a YouTube channel (Open Door Creative) that houses over 130 career-building videos and wrote a book (Breaking into Art Direction) aimed at helping aspiring creatives make their way into the advertising industry. In short, I fucking love what I do and can't wait to work together.
Why I'm Qualified: I graduated a decade ago from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's degree in Advertising after making my way through the Texas Creative Sequence and studying Business Foundations from the McCombs School of Business. After college, I started my career with a three year stint at Screamer Co., a small agency in Austin, opening my eyes to every aspect of the business and working on a large portfolio of clients. I then made my way to Dallas to work for TracyLocke and have been working on some pretty amazing brands like Samsung, Audi, and la Madeleine ever since.
My work has won numerous National Addys and has been published in the Graphis Design and Poster Annuals. I've also been listed among Lurzer's Int'l Archive's 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide and was named one of Dallas' 32 Under 32.
Skills
After Effects, Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Branding, Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Packaging Design, Photoshop, Print, Teaching / Lecturing, Typography, UX/UI, Web Design
Sector Experience
Awards
American Advertising Award, Healthcare Advertising Award
Clients
on 27th December 2017 Project featured:Audi Poster Illustrations
on 2nd January 2018 Project featured:Samsung Product Launch
on 30th January 2018 Project featured:Mountain Dew Holiday Cans
on 27th February 2018 Project featured:Samsung Webpages
on 3rd April 2018 Project featured:Samsung Galaxy Note9 Website
on 29th August 2018 Project featured:Audi Interactive Display
on 10th September 2019 Project featured:Samsung 8K TV Launch Kit
on 10th February 2020 Project featured:An Homage To Fast Food
on 10th October 2020 Contributor:
Kevin Forister has been a Contributor since 27th December 2017.