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25 years means I’ve worked with everyone: engineers who speak in specs, founders who speak in vision, customers who speak in feelings. My superpower is getting in a room, hearing 10 conflicting opinions, and walking out with one visual direction everyone actually agrees on. No endless revision loops.…

Bade Francis

Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Artworker, +3

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25 years means I’ve worked with everyone: engineers who speak in specs, founders who speak in vision, customers who speak in feelings. My superpower is getting in a room, hearing 10 conflicting opinions, and walking out with one visual direction everyone actually agrees on. No endless revision loops.…

Available to hire

25 years means I’ve worked with everyone: engineers who speak in specs, founders who speak in vision, customers who speak in feelings. My superpower is getting in a room, hearing 10 conflicting opinions, and walking out with one visual direction everyone actually agrees on. No endless revision loops.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Junior Boys & Men’s Graphic Designer at Pico Manufacturing

June 1, 2012 - Present

Created illustrations and allover prints for graphic tees and sleepwear for Junior Boys and Men’s lines. Licenses included Hanes, George, Ecko, Wonder Nation, Supreme, Ocean Pacific, among others. Directed art and color for design projects. Managed artwork flow from development to production to meet seasonal deadlines. Researched market trends daily via web searches, shopping, trend books and design magazines, interpreting and predicting present and future trends.

Women Cad/Graphic Designer at Lewis Cho Apparel

May 1, 2006 - January 1, 2012

Created apparel graphics and allover prints for Women; translated garments into vector art flats; responsible for Color Call Outs to Pantone swatches; produced production files for size and material construction; presented overseas for multiple fashion lines; created presentation boards and approval pages for meetings.

Cad/Graphic Designer at D2 Brands/Delta Galil Inc.

April 1, 2008 - October 1, 2010

Created apparel prints and illustrations for loungewear and undergarments across Men’s, Women’s, Juniors, and Girls; produced prints for Joe Boxer, Nick-it, Lucky Jean Co, and Tommy Hilfiger. Researched trend directions and collaborated on One Brand Campaign and Lucky Jean Co on catalogue, line sheets, packaging, and in-store advertising. Developed mechanicals for packaging, in-store advertisements and hangtags; reviewed approvals including strike-offs, print designs, yarn dyes, embroidery, and finishes; contributed to cost reductions by internal handling of tasks.

Graphic Designer at LI & FUNG OXFORD

June 1, 2006 - July 1, 2008

Created apparel graphics and allover prints for Men’s and Junior Boy’s lines (Massimo and Utility/ Shaun White collections), finished artwork for factory production. Conceptualized and executed art direction when on assignment. Produced repeats for boxers, long-sleeve shirts, and hoodies. Created technical packages for development samples, strike-offs, and production; initiated production artwork with outside vendors for mass distribution.

Cad/Textile Senior Graphic Designer at Pico Manufacturing Apparel

January 1, 2012 - Present

Created apparel graphics and allover prints for men’s and boys’ lines; translated garments into vector art flats for lounge wear; managed color calls from artwork to Pantone swatches for production; prepared production files detailing size and material construction for overseas fashion lines; created presentation boards and approval pages for design meetings.

Cad/Men’s and Women’s Graphic Designer at D2 Brands/Delta Galil Inc.

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010

Created apparel prints and illustrations for loungewear and undergarments across men’s, women’s, juniors, girls and boys; researched trend directions and contributed to catalog, line sheets, packaging and in-store advertising; developed mechanicals for packaging, hangtags, and in-store ads; reviewed submissions against production standards and helped reduce costs by handling projects in-house.

Graphic Designer/Production Artist at KIDS HEADQUARTERS

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005

Produced changes to lic. character artwork; created mechanical comps for garment layouts; color matched to Pantone; separated screen prints, embroideries, appliqués and specialty inks for overseas printers; prepared presentation boards for jackets, T-shirts, rompers and sleepers.