Member Spotlight: Kevin Brindley

April 30, 2010 Filed Under: Member Spotlight 10 Comments

Kevin Brindley, AIGA Member Since 2010
Creative Director, Art Director & Wannabe Storm Chaser
Work By Kevin

What attracted you to the design profession? Did you have particular mentors or experiences that opened the door to the profession for you?

I was attracted to the design profession at a very early age. For as long as I can remember, I always spent large amounts of time as a kid drawing and painting. I was fortunate enough to attend a public school district that placed value on fine arts, so I was able to take several art classes and electives in elementary school all the way through high school. This helped to reinforce my passion about being creative, explore different aspects of the industry, and begin to formulate ideas of a career path prior to applying for college. I owe a great deal of gratitude to my parents for recognizing my passion for design, for providing endless opportunities to pursue that passion, and for supporting my decision to pursue design as a career path. Their support made a design career much easier for me to obtain, and they still provide their support each and every day.

How and why did you get involved with AIGA? Approximately how long have you been involved with the organization?

I have been a member of AIGA since early 2010, but it has been an organization that I wanted to join since we relocated to Charlotte. After becoming involved, learning about the chapter, meeting a lot of the other members and witnessing firsthand the dedication that the Charlotte AIGA chapter has for supporting and promoting the local creative community, I wish I would have joined earlier. I'm on a mission now to make up for lost time.

What’s your proudest accomplishment?

I have several proud accomplishments that I'd like to share. First, meeting and making a lasting connection with the wonderful person who became my wife. We have a very strong and supportive relationship, and often confide, advise, mentor and assist each other with our professional careers. Second, having our daughter. There is absolutely nothing more challenging and rewarding than being a parent, and I'm thankful for that everyday. Third, my passion and enthusiasm for graphic design, advertising and marketing has enabled me to explore numerous aspects of the industry. I have worked for small firms, large corporations, and even had the fortunate opportunity to build two successful companies (a Chicago design firm and a South Florida e-commerce company) from the ground up. I maintain a great sense of pride for being a successful business owner for 10 out of my 15 years of a career thus far.

What’s your secret talent (big or small, silly or serious)?

Most of the time when people think of graphic designers, art directors and other creative positions, they automatically associate those positions with only the act of creating the visuals. I am a firm believer that accurate input, research and strategy needs to be the sound foundation of creative development. All successful creative must also possess a targeted audience, medium and message. My job is to develop effective creative solutions based upon sound strategy that communicate effectively through proper mediums to the appropriate targeted audience. My communication abilities have given me extensive experience in performing strategic creative tasks, which have resulted in several very successful and award-winning campaigns over the years.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Meteorology - I'm a huge weather geek. I have always been fascinated by weather and how it can have tremendous impacts on daily events, activities, routines and lives. It amazes me how dramatic changes in weather can interrupt entire communities, regions and industries. Weather is the one thing that man hasn't been able to control and trying to forecast it's behavior and patterns to benefit man seems very exciting.

About Kevin Brindley

Kevin Brindley is an award-winning creative professional who has had a successful career as a Graphic Designer, Art Director, Creative Director and business owner in Chicago, South Florida and Charlotte. Kevin is currently providing creative services through Work By Kevin on a consulting, contract basis while ultimately seeking more stability through a full-time position. Kevin is looking to become part of a team that shares the same passion about strategic creative as he does. Please visit his website at www.workbykevin.com for more information.

About AIGA Charlotte's Member Spotlight
Each month AIGA Charlotte interviews a selected AIGA Charlotte Member. It is a great opportunity for the Charlotte design community to see who AIGA Charlotte is along all the amazing things our members are doing. If you or someone you know would like to be interviewed and appear on AIGA Charlotte’s Member Spotlight, please contact Rachel Martin, Membership Director.