Luis Cortés

✨Far-fetched Branding+Design & Special Projects.

Role
Design Manager, Special Projects & Creative (Brand Design) at Kodiak Cakes
Location
Asheville, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Luis Cortés

I create (design+develop) & scale far-fetched+unconventional brands & special projects for boundary-pushing organizations & action sports athletes (while furiously searching for the perfect Taco al Pastor). Designer & with 25+yrs experience in branding, creative+art direction & mentorship.Other things I am in my free time: skateboarder, snowboarder, surfer & art collector.Creating with / for / published / collabs: Kodiak, Thrasher Magazine, 32 (Zeb Powell, Grenier, Haldor, Stevens), Reebok, Michelin, Colt45, Sprouts, Kroger, Redbull, Amazon, Target, Etnies (Joslin, Garcia, Sheckler, Barney, Berger, Lachhab, Semenuk, Johansson, Nathan Williams, Chase Hawk, DeMarcus Paul), Mammoth Mountain, Santa Cruz, Independent Truck Co, Doomed Brand, Solo, Dig, Free, The Berrics, Pinkbike, RAD, Jones Snowboards, Christenson, Timebomb trading co. and your (hopefully someday) favorite skate brand.

Experience

  1. Design Manager, Special Projects & Creative (Brand Design)

    Kodiak Cakes

    May 2025 — Present

Education

  • ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara

    Bachelor of Arts, Communications

    2000 — 2004

Skills

  • Art
  • Html5
  • Concept Design
  • Creative Direction
  • Vector Illustration
  • User
  • Sass
  • Html 5
  • Css
  • Clothing
  • Surf
  • Visual Communication
  • Fashion
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Logo Design
  • Illustrator
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Sports
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Digital Illustration
  • Mysql
  • Image Manipulation
  • Streetwear
  • Surfing
  • Typography
  • Apparel
  • E-Commerce
  • Editing
  • Web Design
  • User Experience Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Branding & Identity
  • Photoshop
  • Information Architecture
  • Digital Media
  • Interaction Design
  • Illustration
  • New Media
  • Blogging

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