Michael Scherrer

Current

• Designer at Freelance

Past

• Graphic Designer at Element Skateboards
• Art Director at Late Night Digital
• Design Intern at Juxt Interactive

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Education

• Art Center College of Design

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Michael Scherrer’s Summary

Michael Scherrer is an exceptional creative with over eight years of professional experience in branding and visual communication. Michael started as an ambitious fourteen year old by undertaking freelance web design projects in the real estate, action sports and music industries on a local level. These endeavors lead to projects of larger scale including work for a major production company, a national level energy drink, and an internationally distributed electronics manufacturer.

At sixteen years old Michael left high school early to pursue an internship offered to him by the renowned southern California design studio, Juxt Interactive. Scherrer took the opportunity in order to work shoulder to shoulder with award winning designers on strategic planning, design, and technological service projects for noteworthy clients such as Nestea, Bell Powersports, and Shea Homes.

Although Michael's formal education includes various branding seminars such as the distinguished Brand Gap Workshop – by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, where Scherrer has been a member for over four years – his primary source of education is his stay at Art Center College of Design. Michael majored in graphic design at Art Center and studied curriculum spanning visual communication, typography, branding, and design. Scherrer was recognized as a top student by his peers and the Art Center faculty; he was also awarded merit in the student category of HOW magazine's International Design Awards.

Currently Michael does freelance projects for a wide range of clients in several distinct industries and markets. He is well known for being a designer who takes joy in the problem solving aspect of design.

Michael Scherrer’s Specialties:

Art Direction, Branding, Design Strategy, Typography

Michael Scherrer’s Experience

• Designer

  Freelance

  (Design industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

• Graphic Designer

  Element Skateboards

  (Apparel & Fashion industry)

  October 2005 — March 2006 (6 months)

  Designed all print work for Element (North America) including catalogs, promotional materials, in-store displays, etc.

• Art Director

  Late Night Digital

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 4 months)

  Responsible for creating all print and web media, as well as maintaining the website.

• Design Intern

  Juxt Interactive

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2003 — September 2003 (4 months)

  Aided in the development of a number of websites focusing on strengthening client brand.

Michael Scherrer’s Education

• Art Center College of Design

  2004 — 2008

Additional Information

Michael Scherrer’s Groups:

•    Art Center College of Design Alumni Group

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