brand design// art direction

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What's my deal, anyway?
TL;DR - I’m a lead brand designer with years of experience leading rebrands, building visual systems, and turning strategy into standout creative. I combine clear thinking with a love of unconventional ideas to help brands show up with personality and purpose.
The longer version
I'm a lead brand designer fluent in visual storytelling, identity building, and the fine art of making slides presentations look like they belong in a museum. A cool museum, not one of the dusty ones with dinosaur fossils. Not that dinosaur fossils aren't cool. You know what I mean.
I work alongside executives, marketers, and creative teams to craft everything from slick investor decks to eye-popping brand systems, always with an eye for detail and a love for taking vague creative direction and running with it. Whether it's designing a brand mark that feels like it’s always existed or figuring out how to turn dry data into something that makes people say “wow,” that's what keeps me going each day.
When I’m not pushing pixels, you’ll find me working on linocut printmaking, belting out 90s alternative at karaoke, or growing ghost peppers for reasons I haven’t fully explained to myself. I also dabble in watercolor painting, design parody heavy metal band logos, collect tiki mugs, go birding when the weather's nice, and take my Halloween costumes way too seriously. Design isn't just my career; it’s part of how I live, create, and even relax.
If you want to collaborate or just chat about dinosaur fossils (what's your favorite? Mine's Pachycephalosaurus), feel free to drop me a line at ryansawyer2099@gmail.com.
Skills that occasionally pay the bills
Branding
Art Direction
Presentations
Storyboarding
Infographics
Illustration
Typography
Motion
Design
Layout
Events
Data Viz