WILL MCGAVIN
DESIGNER
WHO DO I
THINK I AM?
My name is Will McGavin and I’m a designer based out of Denver, Colorado. I enjoy trying on a lot of different hats as a designer and am always up to find more ways to humble myself and find new ways to communicate with new audiences. Yeah sure, wanting to connect to a wide variety of people is probably a cliche for every designer, but (hear me out) I enjoy ditching some formalities when it comes to that connection. In other words, I take the quality of my work seriously while not taking myself too seriously. By being a little less formal than what’s typical I find it keeps myself from being too stiff in my process and allows me to be more open to variation and experimentation all while yielding results that don’t suck but instead blow expectations out of the water.
With that attitude towards creating I’ve found myself embracing a more chaotic side of visual language. However, I’ve already learned that this embrace has a chance to look pretty shitty if I can’t bring order to it, so the chaos must come in the form of measured disruption. I’ve learned that important rule thanks to my creative practice having roots in impressionist painting (which is a genre that needs some order to be properly loose). That is the first place I learned to embrace my creative restrictions in order to properly engage with them and overcome them. To sum that up, I like learning the rules of a style or medium with the only motive of breaking those rules appropriately.
//Sam the cat cannot help you with any design problems you have but he can damn well try!
EDUCATION
Metropolitan State University – Denver, CO.
BFA in Communication Design
2021 – 2024
MY SKILLS
Knowledgeable in Adobe software such as Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Photoshop(in order of proficiency). I’m also comfortable with designing and prototyping in Figma.
My soft skills include clear visual communication, production design, building out branded systems, understanding of various printing methods and a background in studio painting.
My soft skills include clear visual communication, production design, building out branded systems, understanding of various printing methods and a background in studio painting.
EXPERIENCE
Work Study – MSU Denver Art Department, Communication Design
Denver, CO.
2023 – 2024
As the work study in the Communication Design department I got the chance to assist both my professors and my peers through:
• Designing promotional elements such as fliers for upcoming classes and other opportunities for students.
• Facilitate printing services offered within the department in both large and small formats.
• Designing promotional elements such as fliers for upcoming classes and other opportunities for students.
• Facilitate printing services offered within the department in both large and small formats.
Intern – GRIT Advertising and Design
Denver, CO.
Summer 2024
During my internship at Grit, I got the chance to shadow designers on staff for a variety of tasks like packaging design, brand strategy, line writing, promotional merch, and:
• Providing additional iterations of deliverables using existing brand identity and client feedback.
• Fulfilled PA responsibilities during commercial shoots.
• Providing additional iterations of deliverables using existing brand identity and client feedback.
• Fulfilled PA responsibilities during commercial shoots.
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