Principal, Logical Things - Graphic Design
Austin, Texas Area
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- Adjunct Instructor at St. Edward's University
- Principal at Logical Things
- Past
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- Art Director, Integrated Marketing at Reader's Digest
- Senior Interface Designer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Art Director, Interactive Marketing at YM Magazine
- Design Director at SenseNet, Inc.
- Education
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- School of Visual Arts
- Savannah College of Art and Design
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Art Thompson, Jr.’s Summary
A hands-on Art Director with over 15 years in marketing and publishing with an emphasis on bridging print and online media. An experienced team leader who can source and manage teams and develop and maintain project estimates and time lines. I've organized and executed on-location photo shoots in NYC, sourced and hired a team in London to install floor-to-ceiling wall graphics in Harrods (which I had printed in NJ), and have been on press more times than I care to remember.
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Specialties:
I am proficient in the entire Adobe Creative Suite as well as Quark and I work just as efficiently on a Mac or a PC. I have been hand-coding HTML since 1993 and and am a stickler for adhering to web standards. Developing and online application? I can write a requirements doc, design an interface and build a functional mock-up. Need me to go on press? I can talk to a press operator in their own dialect.
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Experience
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Adjunct Instructor
St. Edward's University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Teaching Interaction Design in the undergraduate Graphic Design program.
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Principal
Logical Things
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
2000 — Present (9 years)
Logical Things is a boutique design firm specializing in developing content-rich web sites, online promotions, content management systems and e-commerce solutions as well as a range of print media offerings. Past clients include Teen People, MasterCard International, Redbook Magazine, Oprah Magazine, and many others.
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Art Director, Integrated Marketing
Reader's Digest
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years)
As Art Director for Integrated Marketing, I designed and executed many of the magazine's in-book and online marketing programs for such high-profile brands as AARP, GlaxoSmith Klein, U.S. Army (which won min's 2007 Integrated Marketing Awards "Special Advertorial Section" Category) , Energizer, Campbell's, Kellogg's and more. My primary responsibilities were to design in-book and "unsert" programs as well as to successfully integrate them with supportive online technologies, which included sweepstakes entry forms, downloadable music, e-blast subscriptions and online surveys. I also designed many print materials such as Sales Collateral, Media Kits, Event Signage, Invites and other promotional items.
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Senior Interface Designer
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Public Policy industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
PPFA hired me to redesign their online store and to design the interface of their massive online Branding Library--a searchable repository of logos, photographs, ad campaigns, TV/radio ads and positioning statements for their national group of affiliates to use in their own marketing collateral. In addition to its wealth of media, the Branding Library also contains an online forum for affiliate members to discuss issues, make requests and share examples of how they used the materials in their own marketing campaigns.
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Art Director, Interactive Marketing
YM Magazine
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
As Art Director for Interactive Marketing at YM, I designed and executed all of the magazine’s online marketing programs for such high-profile brands as MTV, Sony Music, Maybelline, New Line Cinema and more. My personal highlight was the Pottery Barn “Dream Room Designer,” a Flash-based bedroom designer for kids that featured a drag-and-drop interface with items linked directly to Pottery Barn’s online store. Kids could email their finished room designs to friends and family as well as send automatically generated “wish lists” to parents and relatives. In addition, I executed considerable design work for in-book pages and stand-alone promotional pieces.
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Design Director
SenseNet, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
1994 — 2000 (6 years)
I served as Design Director and eventually Director of Product Development for this successful interactive agency. SenseNet’s clients included Grey Advertising, Pfizer, AT&T, Sprint, Procter & Gamble, DKNY, Lucent Technologies, and more. I managed a team of 25 designers and developers and was responsible for all print and web design, development and testing. I personally designed the interface for the company’s flagship product, which won an Invision Award beating out IBM and Oracle in the same product division.
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Education
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School of Visual Arts
MFA , Illustration, Painting , 1988 — 1990
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Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA , Illustration, Graphic Design, Painting , 1985 — 1987
Additional Information
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Websites:
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Interests:
DJing, Podcasting, Making hot sauce, Collecting visual junk, Succulents
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Groups:
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
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LinkedPHPers - The Largest PHP Group -
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Digest Connect -
Web Standards Design + Development -
AIGA | the professional association for design -
FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals -
AIGA Austin -
Austin.Javascript
Art Thompson, Jr.’s Honors:
MINs 2007 Integrated Marketing Awards "Special Advertorial Section" Category (Design, Art Direction, Photography)
Retail Interior Design Awards - Harrods Department Store for Department Store Interior of the Year 2004 (Design and Installation of Wall Graphics in the Two Main Showrooms)
NewMedia INVISION '99 Award (Interface Design, Information Architecture)
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