About

Digital Designer. Graphic Artist. Web Developer. Brian D. Smith
I graduated 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.

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