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David La Cava
Creative Direction,
Branding,
Graphic Design, United States California Los Angeles
 
Sherman Oaks, CA
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Advertising & Branding/ID Design
Brief Summary
Influential creative services leader with expertise in building, managing, and motivating effective cross-functional teams to develop superior branding and marketing designs to maximize revenue and reduce costs. Accomplished project manager who thrives in developing strategic client relations and effectively managing in-house teams and outside vendors to accomplish quality products within defined budgets. Published author with expertise in digital and print design, public speaking, media appearances, and environmental collateral such as signage and wayfinding.
Clients
Accent Care
Allied Domecq
Allumination FilmWorks
Animal Planet
Ardustry Home Entertainment
Art Center
Austrian National Tourist Office
Baskin-Robbins
Big Ticket Television
Cal Arts
California Tourism Board
CBS Television Distribution
Cineidgm
City of Alhambra (USA)
Creatives Against Cancer
Discovery Channel
Discovery Communications
Edmunds.com
Ensemble Travel
The Elephant Theatre
Fledgling Productions
The Fontayne Group
Gaiam, Inc.
Gregory Thomas Associates
Informa Markets
Informa Connect
Informa Tech
John Wayne Enterprises
John Wayne Cancer Foundation
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Kahlua
LAEP
The Learning Channel
The Lillian Theatres
MDA Northern California
Military Channel
Moonstone Entertainment
Mustang Marketing
New Zealand Tourism Board
Paramount Television
Peace Arch Entertainment
Perception DVD
Peripheral Resources
Phase 4 Films
Qantas Vacations
Queensland Tourism
Science Channel
Sequoia Financial
Singapore Airlines
Sunkist Brands
Tia Maria
UBM
UCLA
USC
Professional Experience
Skils
MAC/WIN OS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Office Suite
WorkFron
InMotion Ignite

Working Knowledge of:
Adobe XD
Adobe After Effects
HTML 5
JavaScript
Wordpress
Ceros
ION

Awards and Recognition
PUBLISHED WORK
How to Design Logos, Symbols and Icons (1st, 2nd & 3rd Editions) by Gregory Thomas (Cover & Book Design)

Best of Brochure Design 6, by Cheryl Cullen (Work Featured)

Color Graphics: The Power of Color in Graphic Design, by Karen Triedman and Cheryl Cullen (Work Featured)

Information Graphics & Visual Clues, by Ronnie Lipton (Work Featured)

MEDIA APPEARANCES/PUBLIC SPEAKING
The Food Network’s “Unwrapped” (2003 & 2004)
Guest Lecturer, USC School of Fine Arts and the Annenberg School For Communication

EXHIBITIONS
The 4th United Designs International Biannual Design Exhibition

AWARDS / GRANTS
Silver Golden Bell Public Relations, Queensland Tourism Direct Mail
Bronze Summit Awards, Kahlua Style Guide
Bronze Summit Awards, Baskin-Robbins Voice Book
Bronze New York Festivals, Baskin-Robbins Voice Book
Sappi Ideas That Matter Grant Recipient for Creatives Against Cancer

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