Dave Alsobrooks

About Dave Alsobrooks

Bound is a long-view creative practice grounded in attention, truth, and communication. The work shows up across art, design, research, and strategy, often where meaning is still forming, translation matters, or what we say has real consequence.I’m Dave, based in Durham, North Carolina. I’m an artist from the South, but it’s not that cut and dry. Being from the South is full of contradictions. Listening to The Geto Boys on the way to church. Humidity with suits and ties. Integrated schools and segregated towns. New South. Old South. Bless your heart. Those tensions are familiar to me, and I carry them into how I see the world and how I work.I tend to follow opportunities that feel right, shaped by attention rather than impulse or tidy explanation. That instinct has led me to partner in a market research and strategy firm, take on executive and advisory roles in data-driven organizations, work as a fractional brand lead for nonprofits, and build a parallel life as a conceptual artist. Across my work, my habits stay the same. Pay attention, rush less, communicate intentionally.Outside of work, I burn toast, make typos, skip most social outings, and somehow stay connected to the wider world through people rather than platforms.

Experience

1. Principal

   Bound

   Nov 2021 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Bound exists to help people develop and practice attention, truth, and language in ways that hold up over time.That means noticing what is present before rushing to explain it, telling the truth without stripping it of context, and using language with care to shape understanding and trust. Bound works across disciplines and communities, guided by the belief that how we pay attention determines what we build together.

Education

• Winthrop University

  BFA, Design

  1993 — 1999

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Logo Design
• Marketing Strategy
• Communications Strategy
• Creative Strategy
• Market Research
• Qualitative Market Research
• Direct Mail
• Entrepreneurship
• Creative Direction
• Advertising
• Integrated Marketing
• Art Direction
• Brand Development
• Strategy
• Qualitative Research
• Digital Media
• Strategic Communications
• Brochures
• Brand Architecture
• Copywriting
• Concept Development
• Corporate Branding
• Art
• Branding & Identity