James Fish

Current

• Instructor at UCLA Extension
• Art Director/ Designer at FISHLAB Creative Services

Past

• Instructor at Art Center College of Design
• Illustrator at Jim Fish Illustration

Education

• Art Center College of Design

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Industry

Design

James Fish’s Summary

Seventeen years of freelance as a creative and instructor to professionals define my persistence to be an inspiring visual communicator. In my own work and my teaching, I’ve been dedicated to add “soul” to the standardized computer-generated design, reintroducing a hand-made character and collage. I desire to apply my experience on forward-thinking, creatively challenging projects. I am self-motivated, able to lead or be part of a team, as well as work independently.

James Fish’s Specialties:

• Print and interactive design: Adobe CS3, Flash, DreamWeaver
• Handmade visual design techniques: mixed media, collage and illustration
• Motion graphics, creative boards: Flash, After Effects
• Communication and motivation: creative thinking techniques to push the envelope

James Fish’s Experience

• Instructor

  UCLA Extension

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)

  April 2003 — Present (6 years 8 months)

  I teach Mixed Media and Collage for UCLA Extensions. "Hand-made" is what it's about. This course is offered Spring and Fall quarters. Its alot of fun, half of my students are working professionals, and half are young designers who are discovering the joy of "making" and "craft".

• Art Director/ Designer

  FISHLAB Creative Services

  (Design industry)

  April 2000 — Present (9 years 8 months)

  Develop logo and corporate identities, brochure sites, marketing collateral, CD covers, posters, interactive presentations, motion graphics.
  • Manage multiple aspects of a project, from concept development and design to implementation, and troubleshooting.
  • Communicate and consult with client or agency.
  • Direct and manage partners and vendors in the production phase.
  • Clients range from agencies to start-ups: Oxygen, Cimarron Group, Art Center College of Design, O’Grady Meyers, Beyondform, Cleveroot, Cake international, Doug Aitken Studio, Vibrant Music.

• Instructor

  Art Center College of Design

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Design industry)

  January 2000 — January 2007 (7 years 1 month)

  I have taught Intro to Illustration, Illustration 1, Advanced Illustration Design, and participated in the Design Matters project.
  Also, involved with Art Center at Night.

• Illustrator

  Jim Fish Illustration

  (Graphic Design industry)

  1991 — 2006 (15 years )

  Worked closely with creative directors and designers to develop concepts that best addressed their intention and reflected the brand, product, theme, or story.
  • Publications: American Illustration annuals 13 & 14, Out of Control and Alt Pick.
  • Clients ranged from national publications, advertising agencies to corporate clients.
  • Partial list: New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Knopf, CosmoGirl!, Fortune, Raygun, Surfer, Kirshenbaum & Bond, Grand Marnier, Warner Brothers, Capitol Records, Atlantic Records and Heal the Bay.

James Fish’s Education

• Art Center College of Design

  1989 — 1991

Additional Information

James Fish’s Interests:

Biking, surfing, camping, music, 70’s films, 60’s-70’s advertising, French language, Fine Art, collage, Blum and Poe, ACME, Threadwaxing Space, La Luz de Jesus, Williamson Gallery, activist, Heal the Bay, ISM, Car Free Days

James Fish’s Groups:

AIGA Los Angeles

•    AIGA/LA
•    Art Center College of Design Alumni Group

James Fish’s Honors:

Graduated from Art Center College of Design 1991 with Honors.
Art Center awarded one semester after graduation to pursue writing, critical theory, photography and printmaking.

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