San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Founder + Partner at Sermō Systems
- Founder + Partner at pixelSessions
- Founder + Principal at AVANT
- Instructor at Academy of Art University
- Artistic Director at Flashforward Conference & Film Festival
- Past
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- Creative Director at Metaliq
- Designer at Freelance
- Associate Creative Director at 23airmail
- Art Director at OneStepBeyond, Inc
- Senior Designer at Omnicom / iXL
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Michael Kemper’s Experience
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Founder + Partner
Sermō Systems
(Computer Software industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
Sermō Systems improves the world by creating internet enabled technology that makes teaching and learning easier. We operate under the premise that everyone has something to teach, and everyone can learn with the right tools.
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Founder + Partner
pixelSessions
(Design industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
PixelSessions is a San Francisco based event focused on bringing together designers of all types. We feature great speakers, cool contests and a chance to connect with like-minded individuals (did we mention the open bars and DJs?).
Our event is a platform that encourages intelligent conversations, provides valuable networking opportunities and celebrates all things design. pixelSessions are open to all creative professionals including graphic designers, web designers, photographers, 3D artists, VJs, students, and on and on. If you work visually in anyway, you are welcome to join us and we are excited to have you! -
Founder + Principal
AVANT
(Design industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
AVANT is a full service design and technology company specializing in interactive products, branded experiences, enhanced user interfaces and digital storytelling.
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Instructor
Academy of Art University
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Instructor at the Academy of Art San Francisco’s School of Digital Arts + Communications MFA program.
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Artistic Director
Flashforward Conference & Film Festival
(Design industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Flashforward is the longest-running, largest gathering of rich digital experience designers and developers on the planet. It’s a known quantity, a well-established conference featuring the best minds in the industry. It’s a chance for intensive education from industry leaders, a place to gain inspiration from those pushing the limits, a community of peers, and an opportunity to network with top suppliers.
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Creative Director
Metaliq
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
December 2004 — December 2008 (4 years 1 month)
I directed an award winning team of extremely passionate and talented creative and technology professionals. We produced software, RIA's, identity systems, motion graphics, print design and large community events. Our clients included Macromedia / Adobe, Microsoft, eBay, SAP, Mozilla, SalesForce, and several others. We created part of Adobe's Creative Suite, part of Microsoft's Expressions Suite, and several groundbreaking applications such as Adobe Kuler, TopBanana, Zune Social Card, Digital Forum and several others.
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Designer
Freelance
(Design industry)
1997 — 2007 (10 years)
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Associate Creative Director
23airmail
(Design industry)
January 2002 — August 2005 (3 years 8 months)
Responsible for every type of design-based project produced by the creative and development teams. During my time at 23airmail I led and mentored the creative team through mergers with a direct marketing company and a media placement company. I also trained the design staff to produce work with an application development team as well as helped recruit our team of developers. Clients I worked on at 23airmail include:
Paramount Parks
Graebel Van Lines
Comcast
Colorado Ballet
Qwest
RKO Pictures
Steamboat Tourism Board
Vail Resorts
Matrix Capital
Exempla Healthcare -
Art Director
OneStepBeyond, Inc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
January 2001 — January 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Worked one on one with small companies to design and build promotional websites. I also redesigned the company logo, corporate identity and online/offline marketing materials.
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Senior Designer
Omnicom / iXL
(Online Media industry)
January 1999 — January 2001 (2 years 1 month)
Developed interactive solutions and marketing programs for .coms and national brands. These solutions included identity and brand development, web/e-commerce, Flash development and online advertising. I also created iXL’s sales presentations. Clients I worked on at iXL include:
Virgin
Budget
Express Jeans
Maytag
Pfaltzgraff
Additional Information
Michael Kemper’s Websites:
Michael Kemper’s Honors:
3 Art Directors Club Awards
2 Addy Awards
eDesign Magazine Interactive Annual - Animation
Author: Advanced Flash Interface Design
Communication Arts Interactive Annual - Information Design
