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Derek Johnson

Interactive Graphic Designer/Photographer/Percussionist

I am a Graphic Designer with an emphasis on interactive and branding. I am also a photogrpaher with a 20 year history in advertising, catalogue, and fine art. I love to to play my Tabla and play all aspects of life as if it were a precribed harmonious rythm.

What I do:

Creative Direction	Print Design
Art Direction	Photography/A.D
Branding	Photo Masking/Compositing
Interactive Design	Photo Retouching/Post
Advertising	Identity & Collateral
UI Design	Typography
Layout	Director
Illustration	Tabla Player

How I do it:

Adobe Creative suite:	Dreamweave/ html5/ CSS3
Photoshop/ Lightroom	Flash/ AS3
Illustrator	Final cut pro
Fireworks	Indesign

Who for:

Just to name a few...
RedBull interactive	Spin magazine
Nordstrom interactive	Y-M Magazine
Nordstrom marketing	Harley Davidson
Methodology	HBO
Lord and Taylor	CNN
Bed Bath And Beyond	NHK
Kmart	THe History Channel and others...

Download my RESUME HERE.

Graphic Arts

The Webster defination of Graphic artist is one who solves problems. It just so happens that my best asset is problem solving. My love of imagery and all things digital are a great combination for creating logos and designing layouts for all types of collertal.

Download my PDF PORTFOLIO HERE.

Interactive Designer and Producer

This portfolio showcases wireframe planning and website designs. The best interactive projects are first develped with an information architecture plan. Each site will have a different ammout of planning depending on the clients needs.

In the early years of my careerI was one of the first photographers in New York city to use digital cameras in various productions. This amazed me and I never turned away from the technology. One of my first interactive projects was working on a Virtual Reality tour of the Museum of modern art. From there I went on to shoot VR campaigns for Loriel, American Airlines, and others. A embraced the virtual contentand its interactive compacities to bring stories and information to the public. Many years laterI dove into tech heavy projects with Redbull interactive, Photag and many of the majior online retailers like, Bed Bath and beyond. I hope you are inspired by my vision of our future with interactive content helping make the world a better place.

 

My true calling in life is to serve.

After experiencing 911 in New York City, one thing I realized about myself was that I was born on this earth to serve others. Since then I have taken on the task of doing charity work whenever possible. In the past 5 or so years, I have regular projects I contribute to such as; Mothers Kitchen (feeding Homless), Dreams for Tibet(annual fundraiser) and volunteer projects where I can use my art to create a documentary shorts or still series to support a cause. I have wittnessed my efforts make a difference in the world. One of my most recent achievments in the volunteer work was to build a solar power energy unit for a Tibetan Refugee school in Nepal. Not only did I manage to get it done, but the fundraising goal was doubled.

Pictured at right:
	New Orleans Katrina Benefit 2008
	Dreams for Tibet Benefit 2010
	Haiti Benefit 2009
	Breast Cancer Benefit 2011
	Dreams for Tibet Benefit 2011

Film Career

My career in film began on 9/11 and since then I've been published in over 10 feature films by companies like HBO,CNN, NHK, National GEO, The History Channel and others. All of my work has been highly distributed around the world and one of the films I participated in won an Emmy. I consider my work in film to be serendipidious part of the equation, rather than part of the job. I have found myself working on indy features, commercials and music videos and as director, director of photography, art director, graphic designerand production.

Give me a shout via phone: 206.769.1774
Email me: onart@me.com