Hello!
I am human #60422XT
(designer edition)
And your project is in good hands.
For over 18 years I have been creating visual arts and graphic design solutions. From small business start-ups to billion-dollar global companies there has and will always be a need for great visual story-telling with fast problem solving. Fire-tested, patent pending, and FDA approved human graphic design.
This is where I enter [stage right]. A well seasoned (but not too salty) graphic designer and artist I can quickly understand and engage with you and develop resources, concepts and final deliverables quickly and reliably. I am the quiet kid in the playground who plays well with others but also ends up leading the other kids into building an imaginary fort.
Although I am a bit more (cough, cough) mature these days I still like to bring that child-like creativity, imagination and enthusiasm to my work. Now add in the skills and experience of a well-respected elder millennial who has worn many hats and - viola! As smooth as a vector with a high dpi, raster finish.
The most exciting and rewarding team partnerships I have had are in developing brands with style guidance for clients. I focus on message clarity, brand awareness through innovative but clean design. I reference traditions but bend them to explore new trends and ideas. Other than branding development I am focused on building business presentations (think RFPs and capabilities decks), product packaging with label design, front end web and UI / UX concepts, event graphics and print production, video editing with motion, social media marketing and email and even highly creative art movie posters.
So let’s take a quick peek at what I’ve done and where we’ll be going…
What I bring to the team is
Biggers ethics
01
I learned by doing
because I had no choice
I might not have followed the traditional art school path, but I believe I am stronger for it - nothing burns quite like trial by fire. I bring a problem-solving, driven, diverse mindset with many unique experiences to any project.
02
I work with a fast cadence but with concise results
It’s simple. Your time is valuable, and I cost money. I want to make a living but also will work as fast and as effectively as possible to save you money where I am able. I will be upfront about costs and estimates right from the start.
03
I am a small business owner, so I get it
I respect and understand how hard it is to run a business, because I do it myself. So when I partner with your brand, I treat it as if it were my very own and make sure you get the highest quality and most reliable experience.
04
Everyone is creative we just need collaboration
There’s always a seat at the table in the creative process. I do not work in a vacuum. I take all criticism in the most constructive way and try to match the expectations with reality. I will work hard to follow your lead and provide unique ideas along the way.
05
I am all about good communication
Collaboration is key. I don’t enter a project with a predetermined vision or aesthetic. I engage with you and have good, friendly conversations that brings out the best of creative thinking. The best ideas are not those created alone.
06
Artificial intelligence requires real intelligence
I am not a big-tech doomsday evangelist, but I do believe any new tech requires skill and emotions to maximize their potential. I am fully engaged in AI from images to words to concepts I am willing and able to utilize all tools effectively.
07
I am honest & real,
I always lead with that
My personality is open, honest and calm. I will work with you to create a method of communication that is best. I will let you know up front of any potential issues, schedules or concerns. I am not afraid to let you know what I believe to be best.
08
I am a human & respect diversity & equality
I work well with others of all backgrounds and circumstances. To me everyone has equal voice and opinion. I believe designing with empathy and humanity is the very core of getting great results.
Ever onward…
LIMU
2008 - 2012
Started my professional art journey as junior graphic designer for LIMU (former), an international network marketing beverage and health company in Lake Mary, Florida. I was an integral part of the marketing department and grew from entry level to senior level by the time of my exit in 2012. I learned and worked very hard to gain as much experience and knowledge as possible.
Trial by fire stage of my career where I learned the fast and furious nature of project deadlines, colors, fonts, layout, brand messaging, social media, video editing and filming, web dev issues and all the real-world marketing good times.
JEUNESSE
2012
My next move was to become the senior designer at Jeunesse Global, a massive network marketing global brand in the beauty and health industry. In my role I worked directly with the creative director to work on completely refreshing the look and feel of the entire brand.
This included reworking all the existing product lines, adding new products in multiple countries, establishing a new email marketing design, new website, back office UI, and lot of video editing.
CRANKSHAFT MARKETING
2013 - 2017
After an invite from a former LIMU marketing connection I decided to move on to Crankshaft Marketing as senior/lead artist and creative director. We had a very small but great team that helped launch many personal brands a few start ups and even some well-established companies.
I was responsible for creating full branding/style guides to include the “full brand package” to clients. I shot and edited video to create marketing videos, designed entire websites and UI/UX apps, event print. As a team we created some amazing work
BARRETT BIGGERS ARTIST
2015 - Ongoing
I am currently running my own small business as a fine artist and graphic designer. Founded in 2015 alongside Crankshaft work I slowly but steadily started online art shops including Etsy, Amazon, Squarespace and Shopify to sell my fine art prints, canvases and apparel around the world. I also set up a large network of 3rd part resellers that license my artwork to be sold on many products and I collect royalties. My artwork has shifted from my primary to now secondary focus as I am now more engaged in graphic arts.
My graphic design work which also has grown steadily over time requires managing several clients with various work loads at a given time with requests from branding to web design to even movie posters.
TAIT
Senior Graphic Designer
2023 - Ongoing
As one of the senior graphic designers on team TAIT – the world’s largest live event company – I have had an incredible opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading brands on their events and branding. Most of my work has been aligned with new business development and client requests for proposals and information (RFP RFI). I worked closely with Principals, Executive Creative Director, Executives and Managers to create visually distinctive, creative presentations. This role includes some creative direction with experiential design and guest journey concepting.
Another role I have been leading is as signage graphics team lead on certain projects. I also worked with developing client’s full event branding identity with style guides. Responsible for creating multiple rounds of logo concepts, refinement with creative directing and execution of assets to coordinating team members and creating signage print mechanicals.
Experiences create expertise.
BRAND IDENTITY
Logo development, style guides, layouts, design templates & design consulting
EVENT BRANDING & PRINT
Event branding, signage, marketing print materials with vendor collaboration
PRODUCT & LABELING
Conceptual consulting for product development with custom label design
WEB & UI/UX
Front-end conceptual website, mobile app with UI/UX design
PRESENTATIONS
Business presentations, requests for proposals/information & product showcases
VIDEO & MOTION
Video editing, product promotions, commercials and motion graphics
So here’s the simple truth:
I learned by doing.
Because that’s what needed to happen quickly.
Collaborating with brands
Did I mention I am an artist?
So enough with this fluff…
Let’s see some stuff.
Current position
Senior Graphic Designer
Lititz, PA
Remote Full Time
2023 - Ongoing
TAIT (formerly productionglue)
Custom branded RFP, RFI presentation designs, large event branding, style guidance with signage creation.
I was contracted by productionglue in 2023 as a freelance graphic designer to assist with Request for Proposal (RFP) pitch presentation designs for their business development team as well as event signage design. I jumped in head-first into the wild and fast world of huge event productions!
After about 8 months of contracting, I decided to go full time with them as they became acquired by TAIT – the world’s largest live experience company. I was hired as senior graphic designer and am working with them currently.
My work is focused on business development assistance with Power Point, Google and Keynote presentations but I also create custom event branding with full style guides, print signage creation/direction/prepress as well as support and lead other graphic designers on many diverse projects. Some notable projects/clients of TAIT include: Apple, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Converse, Nike, Spotify, Canva, Meta, FIFA, Special Olympics, Taylor Swift, Metallica, and many more.
Client case study
Clearwater Distilling
Client work study - Clear Water Distilling
Pleasant Grove, UT
2017 - Ongoing
Clear Water Distilling
Branding & style guide with product & packaging designs
I have been working with Clear Water for over 5 years now. It all started with a phone call from a referral to meet Mr. Matt EauClaire - a very humble craft distilling expert in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Matt and team had a cool vision to create a unique craft liquor brand that celebrated historical “icons” that defied the odds and were “defiantly different.” Much like craft distilling, these icons broke barriers and shared their talents with the world to inspire countless others. Their focus was initially on just Josephine Baker, but then expanded to include Lorenz and Rene.
Client direction was to invoke a speak-easy, 1920s art deco vibe of prohibition - a time of cigars, flappers and tommy-guns. But they weren’t trying to be too gangster and wanted elegant class with the spice of excitement. I got to work right away to deliver a clean, modern take on this vintage concept with a logo that focused on the classic French symbolic fountain Fleur De Lieu (a tribute to the heritage of Matt’s family) that also tied into the concept of “clear water”. The typography is a cocktail of smoky Great Gatsby with an Americana whiskey oak barrel cask bourbon finish.
I was also tasked with concepting an iconic product labeling line that mimicked this art deco rogue vibe. The resulting “icon series” was a success that led to multiple other bottles and limited editions that explored spirits well beyond the bourbon - from an alluring, sexy cinnamon whiskey to a Nordic inspired vodka.
I also have designed Clear Water’s infographics for business fund raising, event logos, vehicle wraps, marketing materials, promotional materials, social media imagery, stickers and apparel.
Client work study - Clear Water Distilling
Pleasant Grove, UT
2017 - Ongoing
Clearwater Distilling
& Johnny Drinks
Limited edition branding with product & packaging design
Clear Water Distilling approached me for help in designing a special, limited edition 9-year aged bourbon whiskey.
They wanted to collaborate with the very popular social media influencer father and son duo Johnny Drinks. They wanted an elegant and very classy approach utilizing simplicity to highly the one-of-a-kind experience of this special spirit.
Jumping right in I designed several concepts, and we landed on showcasing the number 9 as the highlight. Johnny Drinks did not have a logo at the time, so I created a typographical logotype for them as well to elevate their brand. What was very special about this project was the challenge of creating a box set that would include two special branded CW whiskey glasses. I suggested they use a soft fabric or velvet interior to further bring a luxury feel to the set. I worked with the vendor with print die lines, special gold foil spot printing and embossing.
Clear Water x Johnny Drinks 9 was a huge success having sold out hours after it was released. This brought a large brand awareness to the CW brand as a great way to harness the collaborative organic marketing power of social influencers to drive sales. Clear Water has since partnered with multiple influencers in various ways to continue this trend.
Client case study
Northestar
Client work study - Northestar
SLC, UT
2023 - Ongoing
Northestar
Nutrition products brand development and labeling, socials, web and marketing
Jessica and Ricky are the masterminds behind Northestar a network marketing style model with many great products that feature their patented NCT blend of fat burning, probiotic and nootropics. Their brand is very clean but also energetic, youthful, playful and inclusive. Think if Yeezy, Adidas, Apple and Olipop all were hanging out. They originally had me create a refresh on one product design but over time they contracted with me to develop multiple new products and completely refresh their website look and feel. I also created a large set of custom social member badges (see below) with Canva integration so their members could easily add their own pics. We worked together to solve printer issues, many downloadable informative PDF brochures on ingredients, marketing ads, apparel designs and other campaign logos. This was such a great experience in a more colorful and fun style I don’t normally get to work in – loved the opportunity to really create and play.
Client case study
Fluidra
Contracted by Spinakr Solutions
Client work study - Fluidra (client of Spinakr)
San Diego, CA
2023 - 2024
Fluidra (client of Spinakr Solutions)
Creative advertising concept design, print and event signage
I started working with Spinakr Solutions marketing agency in 2022 from a referral of a close designer friend who said I might be a great fit for a huge client they had just acquired. I said “of course!” and got introduced to the team right away. FLUIDRA is one of the largest global pool supply brands with multiple product brands such as Zodiac, Polaris and Jandy to name a few.
As a graphic design contractor, I assisted in many projects ranging from print/brochure design, PPC web ads, email design, event signage, large format printing, product packaging, video editing and motion design and creative advertising concepts for product releases. This contract dealt with very fast deadlines and many (many) revisions which required direct project management as well as coordination between multiple file management and project management software.
Multiple clients
Crankshaft Marketing
Client work study - Crankshaft Marketing
Lake Mary, FL
2013 - 2017
Crankshaft Marketing (multiple clients)
Creative direction, brand identity, product with labeling design, video & motion, social media, print & event signage
Crankshaft marketing was one of the most impactful experiences I had in my earlier career growth. Thanks to Kerry Brown and his 3 person all-star team we successful executed multiple client’s brands from start to finish with all the marketing materials and business consulting needed to rebrand, refresh or start from scratch. The team and I did it all including brand identity, logo development, style guide creation, website design, UI/UX skins, videography, editing and motion, product formulation and packaging design, social media campaigns, email templates, and marketing consultation.
But Wait,
There’s more…
Past Work
Jeunesse
Client work study - Jeunesse
Lake Mary, FL
2012
Jeunesse Global
Nutrition products brand development and labeling, socials, web and marketing
Jessica and Ricky are the masterminds behind Northestar a network marketing style model with many great products that feature their patented NCT blend of fat burning, probiotic and nootropics. Their brand is very clean but also energetic, youthful, playful and inclusive. Think if Yeezy, Adidas, Apple and Olipop all were hanging out. They originally had me create a refresh on one product design but over time they contracted with me to develop multiple new products and completely refresh their website look and feel. I also created a large set of custom social member badges (see below) with Canva integration so their members could easily add their own pics. We worked together to solve printer issues, many downloadable informative PDF brochures on ingredients, marketing ads, apparel designs and other campaign logos. This was such a great experience in a more colorful and fun style I don’t normally get to work in – loved the opportunity to really create and play.
Past Work
LIMU
Client work study - LIMU
Lake Mary, FL
2008-2012
LIMU
Branding, Web, Mobile, Socials, Marketing, Events, Print & Video
LIMU (former) was a direct selling company that specialized in nutritional beverages and weight loss products containing their superfood algae sourced ingredient from the South Pacific. They had a unique story and niche market. I started my graphic design career professionally at LIMU and worked my way up from junior designer trial by fire over 3 years to senior designer. I was tasked with literally everything a marketing agency would need to accomplish - all graphic designs, video editing, motion graphics, web design, social media, mobile app UI/UX, conceptual art, print and event graphics and more.
