I am a multidisciplinary designer living and working in sunny Los Angeles California. I hold a degree in Graphic Design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. When I am not working you will often find me in my art studio, where I make large-scale figurative oil paintings.

Email: Austin.alphonse@gmail.com
Resume

EDUCATION


Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Graphic Design
September 2013–May 2017 Academic & Departmental Honors

St. Lawrence University | English + Philosophy
September 2012–May 2013 (Transfered)

EXPERIENCE


New York Times | Designer | June 2019–Present

One of the original designers of the NYT’s Stand-Alone Product Group. Helped develop the brand and identity of new ventures such as NYT Games and NYT Cooking. Worked on multiple full-fledged brand and marketing campaigns which included print, digital and animation design. 

Pearlfisher | Designer | June 2017 — June 2019

Worked with globally recognized brands to help realize product packaging, motion graphics and branding efforts. Worked under tight deadlines to deliver high fidelity, concept-driven design solution for a wide range of clients.

Visual Dialogue | Design Intern | Jan. 2016 — May 2017

Developed immersive brand experiences at a small award-winning studio. Worked with clients, design directors, developers and architects to create effective branding elements including: environmental graphics, logos, and websites. 

Big Spaceship | Design Intern | May 2016 — Sept. 2016

Worked collaboratively on global accounts such as: Samsung Mobile, Youtube, Google and various new business pitches. Traveled to Rio De Janeiro during the Olympic Games to act as Big Spaceship’s on-sight designer for the Samsung Mobile account. Brainstormed and designed creative content for use on various digital platforms. 

EXTRAS


MassArt Mentor
Selected to be one of 12 senior graphic design mentors to aspiring underclassmen students. 

NY Times Creativity Award
Marketing award recipient for work on The Emoji Textline, a fully integrated OOH campaign.