San Francisco, CA / 415 606 4891 / gareth{at}garethfinucane.com
www.garethfinucane.com
Senior Graphic Designer
Establish the creative vision and lead the execution across various types of user interface projects - mobile, web, and software. Interface directly with clients to lead visual design reviews, articulate recommendations and facilitate client feedback.
Senior Visual Designer / Local UED
Lead visual designer for User Experience and Design team, responsible for visual style of both Local properties; local search; maps.
Art Director / Designer
A multi-faceted role in an Internet start-up combining visual communication and direction, team management and developing new ideas.
- Designed, art directed and helped launch Myplay, a data-driven online music service, in one hundred days.
- Responsible for hiring and managing the creative department consisting of user interface, visual design and production.
- Engaged directly with senior executive team on site strategy and idea prototyping.
- Designed and directed the creation of corporate Web site incorporating new company strategy and creating a new professional image leading to the purchase of Myplay by BMG (Bertelsman) to form BeMusic.
Senior Art Director / Designer
Designed and art directed CNET core sites from; Search.com, Builder.com and News.com, to partner sites such as Mediadome (Intel). Closely collaborated with creative director and senior management to develope the corporate style and brand across print and online media. Managed various design teams within department; hiring, training and mentoring. Interfaced daily with technology, marketing and business developement.
Graphic Designer
Designed several ranges of software packaging and promotional material for T/maker's font and multimedia products.
Graphic Designer
Worked independently and collaboratively with photographers and illustrators, on print based material such as corporate brochures, magazine spreads, product catalogs, and identity systems.
Graphic Designer
Designed full range of print media for Irish tourism and business sector. Logo & identity development and design of brochures, ads, posters and packaging as well as collaboration with photographers and illustrators. Implemented transition from traditional paste-up artwork to the Macintosh system.
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design (Communications), 1991
Reference: Yahoo Maps
Webware 100
Broadcast Design Association (BDA) International (1997)
Silver Award: TV.COM print logo
Silver Award: TV.COM on air logo
MC Icon Design Awards (1997)
Silver Award: TV.COM logo
Newmedia Invision Awards (1996)
Bronze Award: Search.com, Technical and Creative Excellence, Best Interface/Online