About

Digital Designer. Graphic Artist. Web Developer. Brian D. Smith
I would say I've always been a natural artist, but it wasn't until my first year of high school when my first computer opened my eyes to the digital medium. That was the turning point which led me to what I do today. I eventually went on to graduate in September 2007 from The Art Institute of Dallas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interactive Media Design. While that major had an emphasis on information architecture, web design, and interface usability, I would say my skills have grown to be more multi-disciplinary than solely about interactive media design.

I'm also quite an active hobbyist. I like to say that with me there is hardly ever an idle moment in my life. I'm constantly practicing and preaching what I love, and stay involved in a number of projects including depthCORE, an international digital art and design group that I currently administer alongside Justin Maller and Kevin Stacey whom founded the group. Among other things I'm a frequent visitor of museums and a hyper-processor of art, architecture, and photography and a regurgitator of my own experiences and state of mind.

Education

07/2004 - 09/2007
Dallas, Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Dallas
Outstanding Graduate Portfolio Summer 2007
 

Work Experience

10/2007 - Present
Mesquite, Texas
Web Developer / Full-Time
Fritz Industries, Inc.
 
2/2003 - Present
Dallas, Texas
Technical Director / Member/Administrator
depthCORE, LLC.
 
04/2007 - 10/2007
DFW Airport, Texas
Creative Services Intern / Internship
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
 
08/2004 - 10/2007
Dallas, Texas
Public Relations Assistant / Part-Time
The Art Institute of Dallas
 
05/2005 - 06/2007
Dallas, Texas
Design & Usability Consultant / Temp. Consultant
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
 

Technical Experience

Graphics, Layout, Design
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Quark Xpress, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Fireworks
 
Web Authoring &
Development
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, ActionScript 2.0, XML & RSS, KML, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash
Implementation of demographics to determine best usability practices
 
Multimedia
Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe Audition, Ableton Live!
Encoding, editing, and optimizing audio/video for various purposes/platforms
 
Production & Other Skills
Mockups, Wireframing, Storyboarding, Sketching, Concept Development, Technical Writing
Conducting focus groups, research, and copywriting, taxonomy systems