Resume
Stephen P. Bowden
eight@5x11.com | http://www.8.5x11.com | 718.404.6453
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E X P E R I E N C E
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2008 – Present | The Timberland Company
2010 - Senior Manager, Global Interactive Group
• Lead and manage Global Interactive Design Group in the translation of global brand strategies into award winning digital brand, social and eCommerce solutions.
• Guide international teams, external agencies and freelancers in translation of global brand initiatives across all digital media.
• Manage work-flow of design group and external resources to meet budgets and timelines
• Ideate and develop themes, imagery, materials, and language for seasonal in-store designs
SELECT PROJECTS? 2010 Global Web Expansion - UPDATE: The new Timberland.com is now live. Led total re-architecting and redesign of timberland.com. The new brand-focused site is now available in six languages. Six unique "Microsites" have also been developed to handle all major brand initiatives. There is also a full social and ethics marketing channel which empowers individuals to serve their communities and planet in a socially engaging way. Plus a fully redesigned eCommerce experience with accompanying email marketing system.
In-Store Digital Experience - UPDATE: Digital Component due to debut in Rome, Italy in November. Development, direction and on-site implementation of environmental interactive experiences along with design of software to manage and distribute globally and remotely.
Microsites - UPDATE: Nature Needs Heroes receives more acclaim on thefwa.com. Using the same grid and global navigation as the rest of the new timberland architecture, we have developed a "microsite" architecture that shares a common brand shell, but can take on any look/feel for a given campaign in the main content area. This architecture has launched initially with six microsites, all with dramatically different aesthetics and navigational structures while still accessible in six languages. Due to an overwhelmingly positive response numerous microsites are already underway for most upcoming key campaigns.
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2008 - 2010: Sr. Interactive Designer, E-Commerce
• Design lead for all things digital at timberland.com
• Brought "game changing" solutions towards the transformation of interactive department from an eCommerce subdivision into a competitive interactive brand resource.
• Developed typographic guidelines for international refreshes and emails.
• Work cross functionally with other creative disciplines both internal and external in creating solutions that drive brand positioning and strategies.
• We have been experiencing explosive growth
SELECT PROJECTS:
Interactive In-Store Experience - ?Design lead in the development of an interactive component for our new global store design. This project has exceeded my expectations, the company's response has been wonderful. I believe it has tremendous potential and I can't wait to install and watch.
2010 Global Web Expansion - ?Conception and development of architecture, style guides, comps, redlines,and presentations for Global Web Expansion. A massive undertaking for a tiny in-house department.
BYOB - ?Design Lead on the "Build Your Own Boot" project - conceived, designed and developed entirely by the Interactive Group. Shot on location in our custom facility in the Dominican Republic. The project was so well received that the videos and photography were used in the windows and in stores internationally. It is also still implemented as in-store kiosk in most stores.
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1998 - Present | 8.5x11 - Owner/Designer
8.5x11 is my home studio, I began working under this name in 1998 while living in New York and it never shook. For over a decade now I have from everything from content managed web sites to coffee table books to actual coffee tables. Thus far I have had the good fortunate to do some freelance design for clients such as, IDEO, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, WGBH, Cranbrook Art Museum, Domani Studios, and Alleged Press.
2008 | WGBH - Interactive Design
Lead Designer for American Experience, the longest running historical documentary program on television. Redesign of the online presence of their flagship series “The Presidents," complete with seven full length cross-navigable biographies, as well as the DVD box set packaging.
2007 | IDEO - Brand Development and Design
Worked on development of identity and presentation materials for conceptual brand.
2005 | Domani Studios - Freelance Art Direction
Designs for Sean John, ArtInfo, W Hotels & The Japan Society. Viral campaign concepting for KFC, Taco Bell & Capital One.
1998 | The Arnell Group - Freelance Interactive Direction
Launched Progressive Auto Insurance's Super Bowl XXXIII online.
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2005 - 2007 | Built NY, Inc. - Art Director
• Led re-branding the entire company From “Built NY” to “BUILT.” Including logo, logotype, packaging, catalogs, websites, advertising, and all brand standards and style guides to keep it that way.
• Collaborated with design writer Peter Hall to pen a poetic design manifesto, to inspire and guide designers and employees.
• Managed and directed design staff in creating deliverables for all advertising, trade shows, marketing, packaging, lifestyle and product photography, copy, and all interactive and eCommerce initiatives.
• Worked in Shenzhen and Shanghai to direct design and production of packaging and catalogs.
• Fabric designs featured and sold at MoMA, The Whitney, numerous fashion publications, and in stores around the world such as Target and Apple.
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1998 - 2001 | The Chopping Block, Inc. - Graphic Designer
• They won me in a poker game
• Produced a huge range of award winning interactive work in the heat of the dot com era.
• Clients include MoMA, Phish, Adobe , Miramax, Viacom, Turner Classic Movies & TMBG
• Work featured in numerous journals and publications including acceptance into the 2003 Smithsonian Cooper-Hewett National Design Triennial.
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1997 - 1998 | COLORS & Fabrica - Co-founder of New Media Dept.
• Was one of four chosen from thousands of international candidates.
• Responsible for producing online identity for both Fabrica and Colors Magazine.
• Wide range of independent projects in all media with an interdisciplinary and international talent pool. Clients include The United Nations, Canal Plus, Emergency, Index on Censorship & The United Colors of Benetton.
• Fabrica book published in Emigre and Eye magazines.
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E D U C A T I O N
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2003 - 2005 | Cranbrook Academy of Art - MFA, 2D Design
DaimlerChrysler Emerging Artist Award & Merit Scholarship
2003 - 2009 | DesignInquiry - Participant Full Scholarship
1997 - 1998 | Fabrica - Artist in Residence, New Media
1993 - 1997 | Maine College of Art - BFA, Graphic Design
Doris Glover Endowed Scholarship, Art Directors Scholarship & MSIGD Full Scholarship
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T E A C H I N G - & - L E C T U R E S
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1994 - 2010 | Maine College of Art - Portland, ME - Adjunct Faculty, Workshops & Presentations
2005 | College for Creative Studies - Detroit, MI - Adjunct Faculty
1999 - 2001| School of Visual Arts - New York, NY - Interactive Workshops
2001 | Macromedia UCON 01 - - User Conference Lecture
1999 | The New School - New York - Summer Interactive Workshops
1998 | London College of Printing - Presentation & Discussion
1998 | The Creative Show - Presentation & Lecture
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E X H I B I T I O N S
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2009 | Dystopian Polemetrics, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 | DPI, 2007 San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery - Pomona, CA
2006 | Authors of Use Felissimo Gallery - NY, NY
2005 | Emerging Artists Exhibition DaimlerChrysler - Berlin, DE
2004 | Out of their Element Forum Gallery - Bloomfield Hills, MI
2004 | Exchange Wayne State University - Detroit, MI
2004 | Convivial Tools ICFF - New York, NY 2003 | National Design Triennial National Design Museum - New York, NY
2001 | The Codex Series : Emissary - Curated Exhibition
1999 | The Remedi Project : AnyOther - Curated Exhibition
1998 | Colors & Fabrica Art Centre Gifu - Gifu, JP
1998 | Colors & Fabrica Bonnefanten Museum - Maastricht, NL
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PUBLICATIONS
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Communication Arts, Creative Review, Emigre, Eye, I.D., Items, The New York Times Online, boingboing, engadget, core77 and numerous others..
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