Glen Viggiano
Design Director / Illustrator
- Role
- Creative Design Director at Komar
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Glen Viggiano
Creative Design Director, Children\'s Book and Graphic…
Experience
Creative Design Director
Feb 2011 — Present · New York, NY, US
Manages a team of illustrators and graphic designers (full-time and freelance) developing fresh, humorous, and compelling artwork for children’s apparel under our private labels: Saint Eve, Planet Sleep, and Komar Kids, as well as: Wonder Nation, Cuddl Duds, Kirkland Signature, Cat & Jack, GAP Kids, Nautica, Roots & Threads, Weatherproof Vintage, and Tommy Bahama Researches emerging fashion and media trends worldwide, and provides inspiration samples to ensure our team is generating exciting and engaging artwork tailored to our buyers’ preferences, taking into consideration their order history Oversees the entire design process from early concept to pitch, communicating regularly with the sales team to develop 2D and 3D presentations for major retailers (Walmart, BJ’s, Costco, Target, Kohl’s, BJs, Belk, Meijer and others) Multi-tasks in a fast-paced environment requiring my guidance over multiple product lines simultaneously in various stages of production, focusing on design pipelines of overlapping seasonal projects Ensures the precision of costing DDS and production art our division delivers to factories, taking into account the price point of our vendors in planning stage while delivering product in appealing new fabrications, printing techniques, applique/embroidery and 3D plush construction Utilizes AI (ChatGPT, Midjourney, Firefly) to streamline graphics production Developed licensed product lines with Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, Mojang, Sega, and Nintendo, communicating with licensors to ensure that all designs meet their branding guidelines, thoroughly understanding their properties
Skills
- Art
- Concept Design
- Creative Direction
- Vector Illustration
- Product Design
- Design
- Drawing
- Brand Development
- Posters
- Characters
- Mac
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Poster Design
- Visual Communication
- Digital Painting
- Graphics
- Apparel
- Toys
- Adobe Illustrator
- Illustration
- Books
- Concept Development
- Cartoons
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Character Designs
- Storyboarding
- Art Direction
- Adobe Photoshop
- Sketching
- Typography
- Greeting Cards
- Painting
- Brochures
- Logo Design
- Character Design
- Character Animation
- Character
- Graphic Design
- Digital Illustration
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