Award winning designer/design director having worked small and medium size design boutique shops and within a mid-sized collaborative marketing agency of seventy. Leadership in design direction, getting to the big idea, mentorship, design thinking and quality control. Extensive work in non-profit verticals with emphasis on higher education and associations along with corporate B2B print work. Brand building and concept development, visual storytelling and advertising, identity and visual architecture, out-of-home and media, print, and capital campaign development communications.

I live and work in the Chicago area.

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Arnold Fishman
afishmandesign@gmail.com
312 714 7653

Clients served:

Higher Education:
Adrian College
Alverno College
Bentley College
Bowdoin
Bridgewater College
Brigham Young University
Bryant University
Caltech
Calvin College
Columbia College
Culver Military Academy
College for Creative Studies, Detroit
Dominican University
Elmhurst University
Erikson Institute
The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Grand Valley State University
Hillsdale College
Illinois Institution of Technology
Ithaca College
Duke
Duke Law School
Duquesne University
Elgin Community College
Hamline College
Indiana Wesleyan University
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Juilliard
Kettering University
Knox College
Latin School
Marine Biological Institute
Mary Baldwin
New Jersey Institute of Technology
North Park University
Northern Arizona University
Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs
Oklahoma Christian College
Pacific Lutheran University
Seton Hall University
Sewanee—University of the South
Smith College
Southern Illinois University
St. Ambrose College
St. Mary’s College of Minnesota
St. Olaf College
Towson University
Transylvania University
Trinity University
University of Akron
University of Birmingham
University of Detroit Mercy
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Dayton
University of Florida
University of Iowa Law School
University of Kansas
University of Minnesota Foundation
University of Glasgow
University of New Orleans
University of the Pacific
University of Pittsburg and University of Pittsburgh Katz School
University of Rochester Simon Business
University of Southern California
University of Sydney School of Business
University of Tennessee
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Webb Institute
Wheaten College
William Patterson University
Wittenberg University
Wright State University
Yale
Young Harris College

K12 Education:
Seven Hills School
Latin School
University School of Milwaukee
Hillsdale Academy

Medical Institutions and Education:
Basra Children’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital of LA
Children's Hospital of Colorado
Children’s Hospital of Columbus
Children's Memorial Hospital
Cincinatti Cancer Consortium
DependiCare
Kaiser Permanente Medical School (KPSOM)
Larabida Children’s Hospital
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Montefiore Medical Center
Project Hope
Resurrection University
Rush University Medical Center
Samuel Merritt University
UC Health University of Cincinnati
University of California Irvine
University of Massachusetts Foundation
University of Wisconsin Medical Center

Associations:
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Actuaries
College of American Pathologists
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
Joint Commission

Foundations, Associations, Think Tanks and Non-Profit Organizations:
AARP Foundation
Brookings Institute
CASE Foundation
Chicago Community Trust
Complete College of America
Corporation for National & Community Service
Crown Family Philanthropies
Field Foundation
Ford Foundation
Foundation of East Chicago
Helen Brach Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
North American Die Casting Association
Operation Homefront
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
RAND
Urban Institute

Cultural, Religious and Social Institutions:
Adler Planetarium
City of Chicago.gov
Chicago Botanic Gardens
Chicago Historical Society
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Evangelical Lutheran Church Association
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Jerusalem YMCA
Maysan Health Campaign
The Morton Arboretum
Museum of Science and Industry
Navy Pier Chicago
North Shore Congregation, Israel
Rotary
Smithsonian
Wolftrap Foundation for the Performing Arts

Corporate:
Allstate
Ameritech
Dow Brands
Hewitt Associate
Higher Ed Jobs
Household International
ICTQatar
Iraqi Ministry of Electricity
Kraft
Lindberg Corporation
Merrill Lynch
NBD Bank
Options Clearing Corporation
Ponder & Co.
Ronald McDonald House
Sears Foundation
United Air Lines

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University of Texas at Arlington

Breezy and more informal company presentation reviewing success of an existing agency-of-record client featuring results of week-long photoshoot, conceptual directions for print, institutional identity, athletics/spirit rebrand and video. Sound is included. Two videos at end of file contain contributions of creative direction—video spot and stadium ribbon developed by BlueSky. 2010






Resurrection University

Presentation of initial concept development for brand development for recruitment purposes. Brief review of approved messaging components and two conceptual directions and potential deployment tactics. 2019






Juilliard

A gusty opening showcasing Juilliard Drama celebrities kicks off a visual celebration of the Schools mission and achievements on its landmark 50th year of Drama education. This presentation is an initiation of a capital campaign by Juilliard to raise funds for needed infrastructure to the wing in its beloved Lincoln Center complex. The presentation was used in one-on-one solicitation visits to benefactors by Juilliard development staff. A bold and exuberant celebratory year was supported by theme identity, gift postcard package for alumni, year-long alumni recognition events and gala finale. 2017






Lipman Hearne at the AMA

An agency presentation during the Covid-19 made to the American Marketing Association in 2020 discusses the growing need to communicate creatively through the digital mediums, new channels and exciting tactics. Accompanying voice-over by the presentation team with a time for discussion. 2020






The Chicago Community Trust

AAt the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, The Trust provided large sums of matching funds to provide relief to Chicago citizens through partnerships with United Way and other corporations. As a result of these efforts, The Trust created a Chicago metropolitan regional initiative called Together We Rise to explore new ways of financial engagement with Chiago businesses and endeavors towards a new social contract. Presentation features commissioned photography done by local photographers specifically for this project. The introduction to this public initiative was kicked off by this presentation. Accompanying voice-over led to discussion.






MMBB

A full-scale Powerpoint design development as part of overall institutional brand. File provided to client as an executable template pages, colors, animation suggestions. Template was developed with numerous rounds of photo select and design revisions. MMBB is financial investment and management service for various Christian denominations. 2019






Selling the moon

This presentation shows what is capable with an upper limit of ten slides. The amount of animation and builds is significant producing a compact, but jam-packed 2-minute play. The presentation unveils America's Race to Space in the chaotic jumble after President Kennedy's famous moon speech. Sputnik CG video Shutterstock.