Josh Farnworth
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About
I have over seventeen years of experience in art direction, creative direction, exhibit design, and product design. Since 2006, I have worked in the design industry. During that time, I've had the opportunity to design many different products: backpacks for hunting and fishing, pet products, travel bags and cases for board games, museum exhibits and experiences, and more. In most of the design projects, I have taken ideas from concept through production to distribution. I have worked with manufacturing companies in the United States, China, and Vietnam. Also, in 2016 I launched a board game product on Kickstarter that remains in the top five percent for funds raised and from 2015 to 2018 I designed and art directed the exhibits and experiences for the new Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, UT. In addition to those accomplishments, I have over thirteen years of experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. My design skills include design thinking, sketching, rendering, 3D modeling, and fabricating physical prototypes of products out of sheetmetal, wood, plastic, and high-density foam. Recently, I started leading and facilitating workshops for a book I published about the design process titled: Bringstorm. In 2021, I also received a certificate in UX design.
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Education
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Certificate UX DesignDevmountain2021 - 2021UX Design Program, Certificate of Completion, Devmountain 2021
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BFA, Industrial Design Industrial DesignBrigham Young University2004 - 2007Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Brigham Young University, 2007
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AA and AS Fine ArtBrigham Young University-Idaho2002 - 2004Associate of Art and Associate of Science degree, Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2004
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Experience
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Author, Public Speaker, FacilitatorOrem, UTOct 2020 - Present (4 years 1 month)Improve creative cultures through workshops
Share and teach the Bringstorm process
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Freelance Exhibit DesignerThanksgiving PointLehi, UTAug 2023 - Feb 2024 (6 months)Generated exhibit ideas and concepts
Designed the Museum of Ancient Life's guest entrance exhibits and experiences
Designed the Museum of Ancient Life's Paleo Lab gallery exhibits and experiences -
Head of Design97th FloorLehi, UTOct 2021 - Apr 2022 (6 months)Responsible for 97th Floor's graphic design team
Created trainings
Grew the department
Refined the design process for ads
Created ads
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Art Director / Exhibit DesignerWestern Architectural ServicesSalt Lake City, UTSep 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 1 month)Designed museum exhibits
Designed high-energy play areas
Designed Butterfly flight zone
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Experience Art DirectorLehi, UTJul 2015 - Sep 2018 (3 years 2 months)Art Director, Western Architectural Services 2017 – 2018
• Design museum exhibits and play environments
• Create conceptual drawings and renderings
• Build 3D models
• Prototyping
• Work with creative team and fabricators to develop exhibits
Experience Art Director, Thanksgiving Point 2015 - 2017
• Design museum exhibits and play environments
• Create conceptual drawings and renderings
• Build 3D models using Google Sketchup
• Graphic Design
• Work with creative team and fabricators to develop exhibits
Owner, INIT Gear Inc. 2015 – 2017
• Designed multiple board game bags and other board gaming products
• Worked with Manufacturers in China and Vietnam
• Ran a successful Kickstarter
• Graphic Design
Artist/Assistant, Kinateder Inc. 2012
• Drew and rendered architectural concepts
• Built 3D models using Google Sketchup
• Produced prints and presentations for clients
Designer, Freelance 2007 - 2012
• Designed stroller bags, diaper bags, and iPad car accessories for Emmy Lou
• Designed fitness equipment for Vicore Fitness
• Designed pet product concepts for Labwerx
• Designed graphic layouts on clothing for VOX Promotions
• Designed multiple company logos
Designer, Vortex Backpacks summer 2006
• Designed backpack for Watermark line
• Designed backpacks for Badlands line
• Assisted on William Joseph backpack line
• Designed and Built majority of trade show booth
• Backpack designs in stores as of November 2006 -
Artist/AssistantJan 2012 - Nov 2012 (10 months)Worked with Rick Kinateder to produce drawings and renderings of architectural concepts
Built 3D models using Google Sketch-up
Produced prints and presentations for clients
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Awards
1st place in the BYU-Idaho student sculpture contest.
Three gold stars from Mrs. Wood (my fourth grade teacher) for my excellent drawing of a mountain man. -
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On Coroflot@designjosh, member since 2008
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