2008 – 2009

Experience
Benjamin Digitas
New York Lead Designer
Hancock
09.09 – Present Develop digital platforms for new business The primary role is to assist in the conceptual
pitches for IBM, Delta Airlines, Amex, and and visual aspects of presentations and
Samsung. Collaborate with ACD and CD to bringing abstract concepts to life.
create the big idea from strategy to tactics.
AKQA
San Francisco Designer
Book Title Experience 03.09 – 09.09 Developing programs from initial concepts to The approach is to create utility that enhance
fully developed 360° campaigns for a range of the user’s lifestyle by blurring the lines
benjaminhancock.com Senior Designer – Art Director 7 years clients including: Nike, Target, Visa, Kraft, Flip between the product experience and the
Video, and McDonalds, and Ace Hardware marketing experience.
Clients Wins Tribal DDB
Amex Nike samsung.com Ad Age Global Agency Dallas Art Director
Delta Airlines Nokia delta.com Network of the Year 04.07 – 03.09 Establish visual tone and messages to fulfill the Assists ACDs, PMs, and Producers in
Flip Video PepsiCo visa.com/mobile project objectives. Responsible for every visual commissioning and management of outside
Gap Samsung pepsirecycling.com ampenergy.com element within a creative assignment. Research illustrators, photographers, comp artists, and
IBM Square Enix pepsico.com dpmax.com interactive/advertising trends, and apply them video producers. Participates in brainstorms.
Kraft Target nokiaproductions.com apremiumgood.com strategically. Mentors team members by Assists in developing presentation materials
McDonalds Visa tava.com tribalddb2007.com providing inspiring direction. and presenting work to client.
Rapp Collins
Capability Irving Art Director
10.06 – 4.07 Used strong conceptual and design skills
Storytelling Through Emotion Technological Innovation Information Visualization to execute the big idea and extend it across
Passion for Ideas and Design Technical Hand Skills Usability and Interface multiple touch points – direct mail, print, outdoor,
Cross-Disciplinary Versatility Leadership Through Inspiration Design Lifestyle web and broadcast. Assisted CD in creating
Resolving Client and User Interactive Design Brand Evolution Brand Guidelines for client.
Creating Utility Big Small Ideas Experiential Design
Merging Product Experience and Making Concepts Concrete
Marketing Experience Digitally Through Images and Design
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Education
University of North Texas
Graduated 03
Bachelor of Fine Art
Major in Communication Design
Minor in Psychology, History
Awards
Ad Age Global Agency Network of the Year tribalddb2007.com
OMMA Award 2008 Integrated Online Campaign nokiaproductions.com
Dallas Society of Visual Communication Square Enix Video
Dallas Society of Visual Communication Stationary Package Award
Houston Art Directors Club Outstanding Portfolio
Associations
American Institute of Graphic Art Brooklyn Artillery
American Lung Association Williamsburg Gallery Association
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Type Directors Club
Dallas Social Venture Partners Visions Regeneration
Dallas Society of Visual Communication
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
La Reunion Texas
LiveStrong
North Texas Food Bank
Multiple Dystrophy Association
Art Conspiracy
St. Anthony’s Community Center Dallas
Modern Dallas
Super Conscious Art Collective
Methods Art Collective
Pecha Kucha
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Betawave
Scar 09
Taap Art Director and Designer
Digital A data visualization for marketers to track attention
on popular sites, created with Adobe Air.
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attention based media
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Inspired by Feltron and International Style this solution is highly legible and on the right side functions as personal analytics tracker and be expande or
simple. The information at the top is a plain english summary of the finding, contracted. This panel will remain effective throughout the betawave.com
while the numbers are calculating below are proofing the claims. Small corporate visit.
rollover thumbnails allow the user to browse relational properties. The panel
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Amex
Digitas 09
Opportunity Found Lead Designer
Digital The homepage experience for Amex Open for small
businesses. The users uses a serious of sliders
based on topical or social factors that effect
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IBM Samsung
Digitas 09 Digitas 09
Attention Mosaic Lead Designer Samsung.com Lead Designer
Digital A data visualization to show a day in the life of Digital A dimensional browsing feature on the home
an IT manager to illustrate all the types of media page that quickly pans through all of the Samsung
competing for attention and how we propose to products at once or isolate them with the search.
isolate different pieces.
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Delta Airlines
Digitas 09
Data Sherpa Lead Designer
Digital Inspired by We Feel Fine.org and powered by
Dopplr.com, the visualization for the travelor to make
connections and display them along there journey.
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Delta Airlines
Digitas 09
Ground Control Lead Designer
Digital A utility for the travelers to see an entire trip or a
small moment of what is planned. Time and location
determine what unplanned suggestions the user will
recieve on their journey.
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Amex
Digitas 09
White Campaign Lead Designer
Digital An editorial style campaign for a charge card
Print targeting young people who want to pay their
balance each month. The message is to embrace
simplicity by telling a story of people enjoying a
better life with less.
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Pepsi
Tribal DDB 08
Pepsi Recycling Art Director
Digital Tribal DDB creates an interactive pop-up world
Print made from recyclable materials that tells the story
of recycling through a recycled parrot.
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PepsiCo
Tribal DDB 08
Corporate Site Art Director
Digital Tribal DDB proposes a data driven cloud and search
engine interface for PepsiCo.com. Innovative menu
systems that recreates the information architecture
according to results.
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Amp Energy
Tribal DDB 08
Brand Site Art Director
Digital Users are immersed in a recreated primordial soup
that sparked life. 3D navigation occurs with the
mouse and the micro/macro scale is changed with
movable palette. Users can select meta tags or type
words in to pull content.
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Flip Video
AKQA 09
Promotions Designer
Digital AKQA designs and manages theflip.com. In
Print addition, partners with (RED), SXSW, and Coachella
Broadcast to continue to make the brand accessible to it’s
audience.
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Flip Video
AKQA 09
Brand site
Digital
Print
Broadcast
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Square Enix Nike
Scar 08 AKQA 09
Mobile Gaming Art Director Manchester United Tour Designer
Broadcast Square Enix challenged Okratron 5000 to Digital A promotion giving an all access pass to
make mobile gaming more relevant to the the biggest fan of Manchester United for
audience at E3 LA. Nike Football.
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Ace
AKQA 09
Fix it up America Designer
Digital A new business pitch to create a national
Print program to fix up America starting at a
Broadcast grass roots level and spreading.
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Nokia
Tribal DDB 08
Nokia Productions Art Director
Digital Shot using Nokia phones, Nokia, Spike
Lee and Tribal DDB present the world’s
first social film. Below is initial pitch of idea
and navigation of site.
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