Mike Barton

About Mike Barton

RETIRED SINCE 2018.woo hoo! Expert at fucking around and doing dick-all.I brought with me more than 30 years of award-winning experience in collateral design and branding, having worked for some of the world’s largest and most successful brands. I graduated with Distinction from world-renowned Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with a degree in Graphic Design/Packaging. My varied career has taken me from Canada to Tokyo, Washington, DC, Scottsdale, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County and Detroit. My experience spans illustration, interior architecture and set design, advertising, graphic design, packaging, brand development as well as stewardship and production for video and television. I’ve led teams for some of the world’s top agencies including Emphasis! Inc,(Tokyo), Hill Holliday, the Designory, SHR Perceptual Management, Landor Associates, Saatchi & Saatchi LA and most recently was Creative Director of Design and Collateral at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in both San Francisco and Detroit. I’ve directed award-winning programs for Infiniti, Porsche, Japan Airlines, Lincoln, Volkswagen, Jaguar, GMC Trucks, Chevrolet, Loewe Opta and Mercruiser among others. In addition I’ve been the recipient of over 70 national and international design awards including Clio and Belding award nominations. Specialties: Automotive collateral design and branding, photo art direction.

Experience

1. Realtor Associate

   This N That

   Jul 2010 — Present · CA, US

   I\'ve had my California real estate license for a while now.

Education

• ArtCenter College of Design

  BFA with Distinction

  1983 — 1986

• Conestoga College

  BA with Honors

  1976 — 1979

• College Avenue Secondary School, Woodstock, Canada

  An Arts High School

  1972 — 1976

Skills

• Typography
• Brochures
• Visual Communication
• Layout
• Collateral
• Creative Services
• Experience Design
• Creative Development
• Automotive
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Marketing Research
• Quarkxpress
• Posters
• Creative Strategy
• Advertising
• Creative Direction
• Indesign
• Direct Mail
• Corporate Branding
• Marketing Strategy
• Corporate Identity
• Brand Architecture
• Marketing
• Outdoor Advertising
• Packaging
• Copywriting
• Creative Problem Solving
• Catalogs
• Branding & Identity
• Graphics
• Concept Development
• Marketing Communications
• Logo Design
• Graphic Design
• Art Direction
• Interactive Advertising
• Brand Development
• Integrated Marketing