Design + Art Direction

James Van Metre

New York, NY

About

Multi-disciplined Designer and Art Director with high level experience working with cultural institutions, creative agencies, and leading brands in the creation of meaningful connections between people, objects and environments.
Education
- M.I.D. Industrial Design
  
  Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
  
  1997 - 1997
  
  George Sakier Merit Scholarship Recipient Pratt Institute -- Puck Show Exhibitor Master's Thesis: Evolving Image to Product. Adapting cultural iconography to new products.
Experience
- Designer
  
  1510 Studio
  
  Jan 2020 - Present (4 years 10 months)
  
  Strategy, planning, design and development services for major brands, creative agencies, companies and cultural institutions.
- Designer
  
  MAC Cosmetics
  
  Dec 2017 - Jan 2020 (2 years 1 month)
  
  Utilizing over 15 years of diverse experience in design, art direction, development and strategy, my scope of work included the concepting and design of packaging, collateral, displays, and open sell systems to support global initiatives of MAC Cosmetics.
- Design
  
  Emergent Studio
  
  New York, NY
  
  Oct 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years 2 months)
  
  Emergent Studio brings a collaborative approach to client projects by providing strategy and planning, design and development services for major brands, creative agencies, companies and cultural institutions.
Affiliations

IDSA, CAA
Industries
Skills
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@jvanmetre, member since 2009
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Assistant Professor - Educator, Industrial Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design