Don Hollis
Creative Director - Brand Consultant, Aiga Design Leader @Hollis Brand Culture
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WORK HISTORY
Creative Director - Brand Consultant, Aiga Design Leader @Hollis Brand Culture
San Diego County, CA, US
Since 1994, Hollis Brand Culture—an award-winning, multi-disciplinary design firm, executes brand strategy across digital and physical environments. Don’s firm amplifies brand performance, increases audience engagement and expands client revenue channels pairing integrated strategy with exceptional execution. Environmental and Experiential Graphic Design services include naming, brand positioning, story development and brand standards, identity design, civic and district wayfinding, space planning, architectural sign systems, public art, interior architecture and space design, with conceptual art curation and programming for global hospitality, residential, retail and technology clients. Recent identity work includes bid theme development and design standards for World Design Capital 2024 San Diego + Tijuana. A partial client list includes; San Diego Natural History Museum (the NAT), Alexandria Real Estate, Meta/Facebook HQ (Dumbarton, Park Tower, Sunnyvale, Austin campuses), Greystar (U/View, Union Chapel Hill, West Village, The Standard UGA, EastEdge, Grand Marc, The Varsity, COLAB, Union Chapel Hill), The New Children\'s Museum, Sempra Energy HQ, 1 Hotels Hanalei Bay, InterContinental Hotels, Marriott Courtyard, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCASD), Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), Belmont Park (Fit Athletic, Plunge, Draft, Cannonball, Zero Gravity, Lazerblast Arcade, Mic Drop, Xanadu 7D Theater, Lazermaze), W Hotels, Starwood, Sofia Hotel, Evolution Hospitality, Prometheus, Carmel Partners, Prado Group,(The Vue, BLVD63, COLAB, West Village UCDavis), Westfield, Regency Centers, Challenged Athletes Foundation, Hard Rock Hotel, Love Culture, RothschildDownes, OliverMcMillan, Tower23 Hotel and NetworkFleet (Verizon).
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Philadelphia
Bachelor's degree, Design and Visual Communications, General
SKILLS
ABOUT DON HOLLIS
Good design elevates experiences, generates value and amplifies stories worth telling.\"- Don Hollis Don builds enduring creative strategies for dynamic brand experiences. As a national brand consultant, principal and creative director at Hollis Brand Culture serving Lifestyle, Hospitality, Health and Technology markets since 1994, he leads the HollisBC team–producing disruptive design solutions to amplify engagement across digital and built environments.Don\'s professional affiliations include: AIGA San Diego—Advisory Board member and President Emeritus, Museum of Photographic Arts—Board Trustee 2009 to 2015, SEZIO—Founding Advisory Board Member, HTMA—High Tech Marketing Alliance, past VP Brand Communications. Non-profit, education and foundation client work includes World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024, The NAT—Natural History Museum, UC San Diego Design Lab, The New Children\'s Museum (NCM), United Way, CAF—Challenged Athletes Foundation, Nat & Flora Bosa Monarch School, UC San Diego Scripps Forum, MOPA—Museum of Photographic Arts, MCASD—Museum of Contemporary Arts, SDSU Hillel Center, AIGA—The Professional Association for Design, Jewish Federation of San Diego, JFS—Jewish Family Service, Blue Apple Ranch Equine Rescue, MER—Museum Education Roundtable.Don serves the creative community as a leader, author, curator, speaker and judge for juried exhibitions. As owner of Subtext Gallery, Don Hollis continues to be a driving force who strives to elevate regional dialogue through art, culture and design excellence.Specialties: National leader for Brand Strategy, Identity and Environmental Graphic Design, Experiential Design, Placemaking, Interactive, Mobile, Digital and Environmental Graphics, Public Art concept, curation and design (including architectural sign systems, programming, wayfinding, district branding, exhibition design), for communities, lifestyle brands, products and services across hospitality, retail and technology sectors.
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