Wyld Watts

An experience designer made up mostly of popcorn, coffee, and blueberry waffles. Having a passion for strategy, finding the why and doing the why not is what keeps the fire going.

 
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What I don’t prefer to do.

Back-end Website Coding [though I am capable]

Social Media Management

SEO + Copywriting

What I do do.

Branding + Logo Design

Marketing Design + Strategies

Product Styling + Photography

Art + Illustration

What I love to do.

Tell Compelling Visual Stories

Build Positive Design Experiences

Connect Ideas + People

Anything that Warrants the Use of my Hands

 

Book of Us // Case Study

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Logo + Branding

Company // Personalized Adult Books for Any Occasion
The product itself allows for one of 6 spot color options to choose from.

Goal // Merging 2 colors to create gradients between analogous colors, to complement the book colors while also appealing to the millennial market.

Role // Design + Research + Develop + Creative Direction
Programs // Illustrator + Photoshop


Product & Lifestyle Photography

Goal // Images for website, social media, and advertisements. Branding colors set as an example for each occasion. Purple = Birthday, Red = Valentines Day, Orange = Anniversary & etc.

Styling Direction // Ideate and plan per color scheme for location of shoot, prop colors and outfit for models. I scouted out locations with correlating or analogous colors. Prop shopped for locations with less amount of coordinating colors. Plan shoot days with models. 

Photography // Direct models, adjust lighting, and try to produce the mood and ambiance of the occasions being shot. While on location, stylize and shoot the product solely.

Editor // Edit all images shot, then re-size based on location and variations needed across all platforms.

Role // Project Lead + Stylist + Photographer + Editor
Programs // Canva [mood boards] + Cannon + Lightroom + Photoshop

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Web Design + UX

Goal // Take wireframes created by another graphic designer, adjust and implement fluidity across multiple platforms for a better user experience no matter the device being purchased on. With the hundreds of options to choose from on the order form, I worked with a developer to design the “love maker” [internal name for the program] to allow all options to be easily understandable, ease of use, while being minimally complicated to order.

Role | Project Lead + UX/UI Designer + Research + Creative Direction 
Programs | XD + Illustrator + Photoshop

 

Branding Glow Up

Logo Glow Up + Branding

Company // Safety Rail Company + Ostrom Creative
Rooftop Fall Protection

Goal // Lorem Ipsum

Role // Design + Research + Develop + Creative Direction
Programs // Illustrator + Photoshop

 

Contract // Visual Design

Logos - Packaging - Branding - Paintings - Shirt Design - Photography

 

Strategy & Design // I See Me!

Product Photography - Mock-ups - Photoshop - Book Design - Illustration - Web Design

Resume

Experience

Art Director
Ostrom Creative
Mar 2022 - Present

Digital Designer
Target
May 2021 - Mar 2022

Art & Marketing Director
Unrestricted MKTG
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

Graphic Design Marketing Specialist
Trend Lab
Dec 2019 - May 2021

Graphic Designer
I See Me! LLC
Feb 2016 - Dec 2019

Freelance Designer
Voom Creative
Feb 2014 - Dec 2019

Painting Teacher
Wine & Canvas
Jan 2013 to March 2016

 

Education

Certificate - Advanced Multimedia & Web Design
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Fall 2012

AAS Degree - Communication Art & Design
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Fall 2010 - Spring 2012

 

Personal Skills

Manages Projects Effectively

Supportive

Openly Expresses Ideas

Strategic Planner

Works Well w/ Others

Solves Problems

Creative Thinker

 
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