Erik Leighland
Freelance Designer · Leighland Design
Santa Barbara, CA
In My Own Words
I am an artist, designer, and creator. I use my formal artistic background and intuitive sense of design to create new concepts and translate them into cohesive visuals for multiple platforms. My skills include drawing, painting, typography, graphic design, film, photography, collage, zines and printmaking. I am naturally collaborative and adept at providing clients with both technical skills and creative insight.
Work Experience
Freelance Designer
Leighland Design2010 – Present
• Editorial Illustration working with art directors • Logo design for business’s and Bands • Work with clients and art directors to produce one of a kind work • Frequently work with short turnover time
Journeyman Carpenter
Ben Ewart Construction2016 – Present
•Lead teams of carpenters alongside other trades to finish projects on time and to excellent standards •Plans and executes work with proper tools and materials to maximize efficiency •Constructs custom built designs according to specifications •Highly detailed finished work
Print Operator
Spoonflower2013 – 2014
• Organizing print jobs by fabric and size, sending each order to the printer that will complete the job the best • Knowledge of Printers and how troubleshoot, fix, and align large format digital textile printers. • Quality Control of fabric, looking for flaws in the printing, in the fabric, and from fixation • Knowledge of multiple industrial fixation machines as well as dye sublimation process
Intern
Quiksilver2012 – 2013
• Competitive analysis in action sports industry • Market research for new technologies, materials, and advertisement • New Product development • Take to market plans for new line of products • Development of archives and product history
Printer
Foundation Press2011 – 2012
• Organizing print jobs by fabric and size, sending each order to the printer that will complete the job the best • Knowledge of Printers and how troubleshoot, fix, and align large format digital textile printers. • Quality Control of fabric, looking for flaws in the printing, in the fabric, and from fixation • Knowledge of multiple industrial fixation machines as well as dye sublimation process
