Joshua Grotto

Experience

All Heart Design - Freelance Designer (2004-2006)

Developed and maintained relationships with clients on a wide range of projects.

Clients Include: Equity Residential, Jana Water, Juice Media, XLR8R Magazine, Chicago Public Schools: Advanced Arts Education Program, Deutsch Inc./Swedish Fish, The Humane Society, Scandilous Productions, American Guardian, GenArt, Lounge Trading, Crosstalk Distribution, Footlocker/Converse, Heardrums Records, Alabaster Records, Defiance Gallery.

StarDust Studios - Designer (2005-2006)

Created storyboards, illustrations, and typographic treatments for motion graphics based production on a variety of projects.

Galapagos4 Records - Art Director/Designer (1999-2006)

Responsible for conceptualizing and maintaining strong brand presence for the label's first thirty-eight releases through CD/LP packaging design, flyers, ads, T-shirts and development of web site.

Education

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Communication (2003)

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting (2001)

Exhibitions

Meeting of the Styles Graffiti Expo

Chicago, IL (2004)

Scribble Jam Graffiti Expo

Cincinnati, Oh (2002 & 2003)

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA Show

Gallery 2, Chicago, IL (2001)

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress Passport, Adobe Indesign, Dreamweaver, Sound Edit 16, Final Cut Pro, Basic Flash, Basic HTML, screen printing, lithography, mural painting

Awards

Post-Baccalaureate Recognition Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2003)