I'm Mighty Joe Castro, a Creative Art Director and Graphic Designer with 30 years of experience shaping visual identities, branding, and design solutions across print, digital, and video. I excel at leading design teams, developing brand systems, and delivering award-winning work for corporate, nonprofit, and entertainment clients. My work blends a collage illustration style with mid-century design aesthetics to create bold, memorable brand experiences. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to production—exhibit signage, packaging, apparel, magazine illustrations, and motion graphics—while mentoring and collaborating with clients and teammates to tell compelling stories.…

Mighty Joe Castro

I'm Mighty Joe Castro, a Creative Art Director and Graphic Designer with 30 years of experience shaping visual identities, branding, and design solutions across print, digital, and video. I excel at leading design teams, developing brand systems, and delivering award-winning work for corporate, nonprofit, and entertainment clients. My work blends a collage illustration style with mid-century design aesthetics to create bold, memorable brand experiences. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to production—exhibit signage, packaging, apparel, magazine illustrations, and motion graphics—while mentoring and collaborating with clients and teammates to tell compelling stories.…

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I’m Mighty Joe Castro, a Creative Art Director and Graphic Designer with 30 years of experience shaping visual identities, branding, and design solutions across print, digital, and video. I excel at leading design teams, developing brand systems, and delivering award-winning work for corporate, nonprofit, and entertainment clients.

My work blends a collage illustration style with mid-century design aesthetics to create bold, memorable brand experiences. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to production—exhibit signage, packaging, apparel, magazine illustrations, and motion graphics—while mentoring and collaborating with clients and teammates to tell compelling stories.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Director / Owner at Mighty Joe Castro LLC
April 28, 2007 - Present
Founded and operate a full-service design studio specializing in branding, graphic design, print, digital, and motion graphics. Designed visual identities, logos, and marketing materials for clients including Philly Fair Trade Roasters, Hidden River Brewing, America’s Grow-A-Row and West Chester University. Delivered creative direction and designs for exhibit signage, product packaging, apparel, magazine illustrations, motion graphics and social media campaigns.</p> Recognized for blending a collage illustration style with a mid-century design aesthetic to create bold, memorable brand experiences. Selected Clients: AEG Live America’s Grow-A-Row American Heart Association Drexel University Element Skateboards Esquire Magazine Gettysburg College Glamour Magazine GQ Style Magazine Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia Hidden River Brewing HoloGear Imagination & Junk (podcast) Live Nation Marvel Comics/First Edition Publishing Mission First Housing Group Minty Goodness Productions Philly Fair Trade Roasters Planning 2 Perfection Please Touch Museum PopUpPlay Real Endpoints (Pharma) Tufts Medicine United Way The Welcoming Center West Chester University
Art Director at Please Touch Museum
April 27, 1998 - April 27, 2007
Directed all visual communications, from exhibit signage and publications to marketing and promotional materials. Designed new museum logo and developed complete brand identity system Managed staff and freelancers, coordinated licensed character projects (Dr. Seuss, Ronald McDonald, Mister Rogers, Richard Scarry’s Busytown). Oversaw annual printing budget and vendor relationships, ensuring quality production and cost efficiency.

Education

B.A. in Graphic Design at Drexel University
January 11, 2030 - January 14, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Retail, Professional Services
    uniE621 Collage illustration / Element skateboards
    Created collage artwork for a series for skateboard graphic for Element Skateboards collage illustrator designer skateboard…
    uniE621 Poster / She & Him (Live Nation)
    Silkscreen gig poster design and illustration for She & Him, an American musical duo consisting of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, This was on sale at their concert at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. graphicdesigner illustrator designer poster silksceen…
    uniE608 Minty Goodness productions / Logo and animation
    Created a logo for Minty Goodness, a Los Angeles based television production company, who recently produced the hit Netflix series, "Boots" Also created animated version of the logo for broadcast. animator logo logodesign television branding…
    uniE621 Hidden River Brewing Company / Logo and beer can designs.
    Designed and illustrated a logo for Hidden River Brewery, an award wining craft brewery and pub located in Douglassville, PA. I also created three beer can labels featuring my collage artwork. Those craft beers were a collaboration between Hidden River and Levante Brewing. logo logo graphicdesigner illustrator designer branding collage…
    uniE621 America's Grow a Row logo and brochure.
    Designed a logo and brochure for America's Grow a Row, a non-profit organization that combats food insecurity by growing, gleaning (rescuing), and donating massive amounts of fresh produce, primarily through volunteer efforts on its farms in New Jersey, distributing to food banks, pantries, and free markets, while also providing education on healthy eating and agriculture.…
    uniE621 Philly Fair Trade Roasters logo and brand design
    Created logo and brand identity for start-up coffee company, Philly Fair Trade Roaster. Designed packaging, bags and labels for their beans, beverages, chocolate bars and cocoa products. branding graphicdesigner designer logo packagedesign coffee…