Patrick King
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Art Director, writer, painter, educator, founder of TypographyShop.com. Respected among colleagues and clients for the ability to deliver first class creative driven by savvy marketing strategy.
Adjunct Professor currently teaching broadcast copywriting in the advertising program in the School of Communications and Theatre at Temple University.
Seeking opportunities in New York and Philadelphia in an art director/creative director role. In the interim accepting freelance design and writing projects.
Launched TypographyShop.com to great acclaim from the design and advertising community in 2008. Serving my fellow art directors and designers, we've shipped to customers in 36 countries and have been lauded on hundreds of design and style blogs. Formed alliance with legendary adMan George Lois to publish his quips and quotes on wearables and other objects.
Specialties: Creative direction, graphic design, copywriting, market strategy, fine art. Music. Fluent in French. -
Education
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Painting, PrintmakingPennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts1976 - 1984
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Liberal ArtsUniversity of The Arts1976 - 1976
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Graphic DesignMinneapolis College of Art and Design1975 - 1976
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Experience
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Adjunct ProfessorTemple UniversityJan 2013 - Present (11 years 11 months)Currently teaching copywriting for TV and radio in the Advertising program at the School of Media and Communications at Temple University.
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Owner + Creative DirectorTypography Shop/The King GroupApr 2008 - Present (16 years 8 months)Principal and Creative Director of a graphic design, advertising and marketing communications firm working across a spectrum of media for over 20 years. (The 2008 reference above is for TypographyShop) The King Group has serviced startups as well as Fortune 500 companies. Industries served range from finance to pharmaceutical to manufacturers of every stripe, food ingredients, chemicals, music, art, entertainment and politics. Especially respected for the ability to bridge the gap between design and art direction as well as delivering often clever, always poignant copy.
There's a sampling of work above via Behance.
TypographyShop is my e-commerce venture serving the design and typophile communities as well as the creative world at large. Lauded throughout the industry blogosphere and beyond, we are currently expanding into retail outlets and forming alliances with some of the brightest stars in the industry today as well as some iconic legends. -
OwnerPainter / Artist1965 - Present (59 years)Lifelong painting career. http://patrickking.org Recipient of Pollock Krasner Foundation award. Exhibitions in NYC and elsewhere. Deeper fine arts resumé at site above.
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Adjunct Professor of Graphic DesignPhiladelphia UniversitySep 1999 - Jan 2001 (1 year 4 months)Taught senior thesis class in the graphic design program. Was faculty advisor for the redesign of Text, the student magazine.
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Creative DirectorDIGITAS HEALTH1998 - 1999 (1 year)Performed a wide variety of senior creative duties. Supervised creative development of projects spanning a variety of media, and acted as liaison between the creative department and clients. Acted as art director on other projects in addition to those under my creative direction. Supervised design department, recruited and hired new staff. Sought new talent, contracted with and directed in-house freelance designers, design firms, photographers and illustrators. Established internship program with area art schools and expanded the company’s visibility within the creative community.
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Creative DirectorMedical Broadcasting Company1998 - 1999 (1 year)Performed a wide variety of senior creative duties. Supervised creative development of projects spanning a variety of media, and acted as liaison between the creative department and clients. Acted as art director on other projects in addition to those under my creative direction. Supervised design department, recruited and hired new staff. Sought new talent, contracted with and directed in-house freelance designers, design firms, photographers and illustrators. Established internship program with area art schools and expanded the company’s visibility within the creative community.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@patrickking, member since 2012
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