Kyle Johnston

Current

Web and Digital Creative Director at Garmin
Owner at flow14 (Self-employed)

Past

Creative Director at ASE Group
Art Director at Midwest Graphics
Graphic Designer at Reliable Automotive

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Education

Johnson County Community College

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Kyle Johnston’s Summary

I am the Web and Digital Creative Director at Garmin International, where I cultivate and lead a growing team of talented web designers, writers, interactive designers, 3D artists and videographers, all of whom help to foster and grow Garmin's web presence with a well-trafficked corporate website, online communities, blogs, social media initiatives and more.

Kyle Johnston’s Specialties:

Graphic design, including: web, print, identity systems and custom type.

Web-specific experience includes HTML, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript, JavaScript, PHP, some Java, site architecture, user experience, usability, and user testing.

Kyle Johnston’s Experience

Web and Digital Creative Director

Garmin

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GRMN; Consumer Electronics industry)

April 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)

As the Web and Digital Creative Director at Garmin International Inc., I cultivate and lead a growing team of talented web designers, writers, interactive designers, 3D artists and videographers, all of whom help to foster and grow Garmin's web presence with a well-trafficked corporate website, online communities, blogs, social media initiatives and more.
Owner
flow14 (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)

flow14 is a cozy little design studio that specializes in helping small businesses and non-profits connect with customers through engaging websites, logo design and collateral material.
Creative Director

ASE Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Events Services industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year)

Responsible for small design staff; provided creative direction of printed and online media for corporate events.
Art Director

Midwest Graphics

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years)

Duties Staffing and supervision of the Creative Department. Coordinating work flow. Planning, designing and pricing of promotional materials. Planning, design, production and maintenance of the company website. Managing purchasing of supplies, software and hardware. Serving on strategic planning committee along with President, Vice President, National Sales Director and Licensing Director. Creating custom graphics for the collegiate market as well as retail, businesses and events.
Graphic Designer

Reliable Automotive

(Online Media industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)