An award-winning, multidisciplinary freelance art director, designer, and illustrator, Russell provides high-quality design work, brand identity systems, and art and creative direction through individualized attention and personal relationships that help clients create value in their communities and customers’ li… Read More
An award-winning, multidisciplinary freelance art director, designer, and illustrator, Russell provides high-quality design work, brand identity systems, and art and creative direction through individualized attention and personal relationships that help clients create value in their communities and customers’ lives.
Russell is a New York Times best-selling book illustrator and designer, and his work has received PRINT Magazine’s ‘Best In Class’ designation for hand-lettering, as well as PRINT’s Regional Design Awards, HOW Design’s Marketing and Promotion Awards, and recognition in AIGA, The Dieline, the Social Good Design Awards, and more.
His clients include Porsche, Target, Tesla, Kid President, New York Magazine, AMC’s Breaking Bad, HarperCollins, DesignArmy, The Village Voice, Neenah Paper, and more.
“I am a maker and a builder. I love working with individuals who see the world as something to contribute to rather than take from. My favorite work is helping people take their wild ideas and turn them into tangible experiences — and bringing creativity, impact, and delight into each experience that is made along the way. To me, the beauty of brand identity design is not in any one single expression of the work, but in the magic of how it gains momentum when it all fits together. Read Less
The New York Times, AIGA, PRINT Magazine, PRINT Typography Annual, PRINT Regional Design Annual, The ADDY Awards, HOW Design, The Dieline, UnderConsideration, The Design Kids, 99u, Paste Magazine, Social Good Design Awards, GDUSA, PaperSpecs, DesignTaxi, DesignThinkers, Branding Served, Editorial Design Served, Cr… Read More
The New York Times, AIGA, PRINT Magazine, PRINT Typography Annual, PRINT Regional Design Annual, The ADDY Awards, HOW Design, The Dieline, UnderConsideration, The Design Kids, 99u, Paste Magazine, Social Good Design Awards, GDUSA, PaperSpecs, DesignTaxi, DesignThinkers, Branding Served, Editorial Design Served, Creative Quarterly, The Communicator Awards, Creativity International,
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Art Directors Club (Member), Type Directors Club (Member), AIGA (Member), AIGA - Atlanta Programming + Affinity Committee (Member), Museum of Design Atlanta (Member), and High Museum of Art Atlanta (Young Professional Member)
