Dave 5ilva

Owner · D5Design

Huntington Beach, CA

In My Own Words

Hi. My name is Dave Silva. I am an Art Director, Graphic Designer and Illustrator. I spent 10+ years in the advertising and graphics world, working along side the best creative and business minds in Orange County, Los Angeles and throughout the world. Through that work, I had the opportunity to work with everyone from Fortune 100 companies to small business owners and that experience has proven invaluable to how I approach my work for my design studio, “d5design”. From concept to completion, I approach design by blending creativity with strategy, art with technology, design with business – all into a fresh, honest and compelling final product. I work hand-in-hand with ad agencies, design firms, web developers and businesses of all sizes in need of inspired interactive solutions with a solid creative strategy behind them. Thanks for your time.

Work Experience

Owner

D5Design

2005 – Present

Freelance design studio. 10+ years experience in print, broadcast, new business pitches and interactive/social media. www.d5designed.com

Sr., Señior Art Director/Designer

Idea Hall

2019 – 2023

Clientele: AO/Architects Orange: Create new branding, print ads, social media. Discovery Cube/FunZone: New project/financing pitch, brochure, banner ads. BeWell OC: Promotional/Marketing assets. US Metro Bank: Website redesign. Idea Hall: Develop internal concepts and designs, logos, PP presentations, layouts, kitchen duties. Furloughed because of Covid but now back, better than ever...

Sr. Art Director/Designer

Warner Bros. Entertainment

2018 – 2018

Various Projects department at Warner Bros. Animation. Developed concepts and designs for logos, presentations, layouts, credit sequences and other print materials such as posters, ads, and flyers. Created posters, graphics, credits, and documents for various animation projects. Prepared presentations & layouts. Brainstorm and present design/concept ideas for development pitches, DVD art, and other job related duties as assigned.

Creative Director/Designer

O'Leary & Partners/The Shipyard

2015 – 2016

Creative Designer/Art Director: WD-40: Print, web banners and new concept pitches for all WD-40 products. BIMBO Brands: Print, Insert ads, billboards and in-store display design for Oroweat and Nature's Harvest bread brands. Mother's Car Polishes: Print ads. Wetzel's Pretzels: In-store branding assets and web banners, Blaze Pizza: All branding and social media assets. AEP(American Energy & Power): Art Direction and design of newspaper print ads.

Sr. Art Director

Alcone Marketing Group

2012 – 2013

AD/Designer: Logitech: Print, web and P.O.P design for all Logitech products. Art Direction: "The G-Gaming Series- with Blake & Benny" web-isodes. WD-40: Print, Insert ads and brochure design. The UPS Store: In-store design, cross-movie promotions: "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters". Alcone: Branding, New business pitches.

Sr. Art Director/Designer/Illustrator

Doner Advertising, Newport Beach, Ca

2010 – 2012

Del Taco: The Del Taco Super Special Show: Concept and Character Creation, In-store graphics. Mazda Motors: Logo Design, Mazda2: Brochure and Print Concept/Design. Mazda2 Drivertar character creation. Various Dealer/Vendor Logos and Merchandise Graphic Design. Experion - PMID(Protect My Identity): Logo design, Ad Concepts/Layouts. Avery Products: Ad Concepts/Layouts, New Branding.