KURT PARKER
Art Direction + Design
(760) 831-0465
kurt.parker@everydamnnight.com
ABOUT
everydamnnight™ is the online portfolio of Kurt Parker, focusing primarily on Art Direction and Design for both traditional and new media. Currently living and working in Seattle/Portland, Kurt is available for fulltime/freelance opportunities in Seattle, Portland and San Fransisco.
Kurt lived and worked in Amsterdam for the last two years. His last project was with BSUR concepting on the MINI R58/R59 Launch Campaign. Before that he worked with 180 Amsterdam on the Global Integrated Campaign for DHL and Brand Development for Western Union. The five years prior, he earned his advertising chops at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam/Portland working on a range of projects for Nike and Heineken.
Kurt recently quit his job to live out of a van in New Zealand for four months hiking, camping, mastering the intricacies of one pot cooking and learning to surf with his wife, Rebecca.
Kurt also likes to travel, countries visited so far: New Zealand, England, Romania, Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Brazil, Japan, China, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Holland, Turkey, Togo, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria.
Kurt graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Graphic Design and New Media.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BSUR
Advertising Agency, Amsterdam.
2010
Euro RSCG 4D
Digital Advertising Agency, Amsterdam.
2010
180 Amsterdam / Riot
Advertising Agency, Amsterdam.
2009–2010
Wieden + Kennedy
Advertising Agency, Portland + Amsterdam.
2004–2009
Teague
Product Design Studio, Seattle.
2002–2004
SELECTED CLIENTS + BRANDS
MINI, Volvo, DHL, Western Union, Adidas, Nike, Heineken, Nokia, Microsoft.
EDUCATATION
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena.
BFA in Graphic Design and New Media, 1997.
Scholarship recipient, graduated with Honors.
Seattle Center Community College, Seattle.
Advertising Art Program, Certificate of Proficiency 1993.
AWARDS + ACCOLADES
"You'll never make it." Joe Pytka.
"Nothing in this book is original." Jeff Kling.
"You have a thick skin." Steve Luker.
CONNECT
Travel Blog
LinkedIn
Facebook
everydamnnight/blog™ (coming soon)
Experiments in Static (coming soon)
Art Direction + Design
(760) 831-0465
kurt.parker@everydamnnight.com
ABOUT
everydamnnight™ is the online portfolio of Kurt Parker, focusing primarily on Art Direction and Design for both traditional and new media. Currently living and working in Seattle/Portland, Kurt is available for fulltime/freelance opportunities in Seattle, Portland and San Fransisco.
Kurt lived and worked in Amsterdam for the last two years. His last project was with BSUR concepting on the MINI R58/R59 Launch Campaign. Before that he worked with 180 Amsterdam on the Global Integrated Campaign for DHL and Brand Development for Western Union. The five years prior, he earned his advertising chops at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam/Portland working on a range of projects for Nike and Heineken.
Kurt recently quit his job to live out of a van in New Zealand for four months hiking, camping, mastering the intricacies of one pot cooking and learning to surf with his wife, Rebecca.
Kurt also likes to travel, countries visited so far: New Zealand, England, Romania, Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Brazil, Japan, China, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Holland, Turkey, Togo, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria.
Kurt graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Graphic Design and New Media.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BSUR
Advertising Agency, Amsterdam.
2010
Euro RSCG 4D
Digital Advertising Agency, Amsterdam.
2010
180 Amsterdam / Riot
Advertising Agency, Amsterdam.
2009–2010
Wieden + Kennedy
Advertising Agency, Portland + Amsterdam.
2004–2009
Teague
Product Design Studio, Seattle.
2002–2004
SELECTED CLIENTS + BRANDS
MINI, Volvo, DHL, Western Union, Adidas, Nike, Heineken, Nokia, Microsoft.
EDUCATATION
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena.
BFA in Graphic Design and New Media, 1997.
Scholarship recipient, graduated with Honors.
Seattle Center Community College, Seattle.
Advertising Art Program, Certificate of Proficiency 1993.
AWARDS + ACCOLADES
"You'll never make it." Joe Pytka.
"Nothing in this book is original." Jeff Kling.
"You have a thick skin." Steve Luker.
CONNECT
Travel Blog
everydamnnight/blog™ (coming soon)
Experiments in Static (coming soon)