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Great work lifts everyone.

Creative Director | Art Director | Designer

Great work happens when collaboration and creativity come together to elevate ideas, the people behind them, and the brands they represent.

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Artist First

Philosophy

Brands have the capacity to be patrons to visionaries–interpreting their mission in ways they never knew possible. 

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Teacher/Student

Approach

The proper nurturement of talent is only effective insofar as the teacher is open to also being the student.

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Collaboration

Process

Success is identified when all team members (including our clients) can sit back in awe of a project and say, "We did this."

Bio

Brian's fascination with branding and advertising began while attending art lectures at the Weiden+Kennedy auditorium in Portland, OR. W+K had let the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art hold meetings there after hours. The space was intriguing - everything from the gigantic black and white employee headshots to an unsettling human-sized bird's nest.

Brian began researching branding and discovered how artful advertising could actually be–eventually graduating from the VCU Brandcenter in 2008 and beginning a robust career.

Many years later, he's contributed work to world famous brands at some of the hottest ad shops. Brian has partnered closely with brands, hosted industry workshops and mentored young talent. 

Brian is a prolific multi-disciplinary artist. He self-published the book Quarantined Portraits amidst the worldwide lockdown, where he remotely painted and interviewed other creatives and artists all over the globe. He and his spouse live in the woods with their five kids, three cats, three dogs, two birds, one bunny and one gecko.

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Garrett Curry | CEO, Raygun Design

Colleague + Partner

“It’s always nice to augment my team with the pedigree of talent and experience that Brian has to offer. With him comes a unique dichotomy of agency professionalism and scrappy instinct that insists on diving deeper than clients expect.”

Ted Hoper | Art Director

Employee + Team Member 

"Reflecting on our AD-CD dynamic, I have always felt accountable, but never blamed for errors. Where some might deflect responsibility to save face with a client, Brian instead defends my mistakes as if they were his own. This, in my opinion, is the most important quality of a leader."

Jim Monk | President, Clozzits

Client

"Working with Brian and the entire team has truly been a wonderful experience. They took our vision and built a comprehensive website, brand layout/rollout, content development, social media setup/management, and customer journey development - all while expertly handling a complex set of technical requirements."

Matt Tamaru | COO, Ramen Hero

Client

"Working with Brian has been one of the best choices we have made. He brought not only a positive attitude with a genuine passion for our company, but inspiratioTamaru designs we never would have thought of. He has been a total time-saver and most importantly an overall great person to work with. Brian is a must-have partner to work with and our first call when we need quality work."
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