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MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER & STRATEGIST

Hi, I'm Brandon A. Stanley!

Based in Denver, Colorado. Over the past several years, I’ve worked across branding, digital design, marketing, retail environments, and front-end development to create work that connects strong visuals with real business goals.

What drives my work is the balance between aesthetics and functionality. I’m passionate about creating experiences that not only look visually compelling, but also feel intentional, immersive, and effective in the real world.

Whether I’m designing a campaign, building a website, developing packaging, or shaping a retail experience, I approach every project with a focus on clarity, emotion, and attention to detail.

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Making Design Approachable By Utilizing Minimalistic Styles To Create Memorable Brands.
Making Design Approachable By Utilizing Minimalistic Styles To Create Memorable Brands.
Making Design Approachable By Utilizing Minimalistic Styles To Create Memorable Brands.

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My Background & Experience

My Career History, Education, and Notable Achievements.

Creative Director

Dardano's Shoes & Vento Coffee

Sep 2022 - Present
  • Lead a team of creatives to market the new store location
  • Create and oversee direct mail, targeted social media, and CTV ad campaigns to increase brand awareness and foot traffic
  • Direct marketing efforts including bi-annual catalogs for feature products
  • Manage brand communication for advertising and in-store events to drive traffic
  • Oversee seasonal store updates to maintain a fresh and modern retail environment
  • Overhauled the front-end customer journey across all sites, increasing conversion rates and driving year-over-year revenue growth

Marketing Manager & Graphic Designer

Dardano's Shoes

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
  • Established brand consistency across all company touchpoints
  • Directed the interior design of a new store location and collaborated on custom-designed fixtures
  • Created and managed social media and Google Ads campaigns
  • Maintained the Shopify site and revamped store themes
  • Updated all in-store signage to align with new branding guidelines

Graphic Design/General Business Intern

GigSmart

Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
  • Established brand assets and implemented new design standards across applications and the company website
  • Designed UI/UX elements for the mobile application
  • Created social media templates to streamline future asset production

Graphic Design Peer Tutor

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

Oct 2018 - Dec 2020
  • Provided in-person, online, and phone support and tutoring for students
  • Taught fundamental design elements and assisted students with class assignments
  • Trained students on industry-standard software programs

Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

Graduated in 2021
  • Graduated Cum Laude
  • Named to President's and Dean's Lists for three consecutive years
  • Maintained a 3.7 GPA over a three-year period

HCM Strategists

  • Designed multiple reporting templates and branded documents
  • Improved customer understanding of HCM Strategists' value proposition and service impact
  • Ensured brand consistency across all digital mediums

Sony Music Entertainment

  • Designed album covers and logos for various artists
  • Collaborated on visual ideation with recording artists and producers
  • Ensured visual consistency aligned with each artist's unique project vision

Mo'Print 2020 & 2021

  • Designed multiple brochures for print events
  • Established unique event themes and developed comprehensive brand guidelines
  • Managed all advertising, vendor communication, and distribution of printed assets

Best of Colorado Portfolio Review

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

Earned in 2017

Portfolio Review Scholarship

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

Earned in 2017

A Little More About Me

A Few Of My Favorite Things

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Grid System

Grid System

Josef Müller-Brockmann

This book was an inspiration of how I laid the basic ground works of my design system and how I visualize composition in all my design work.

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Grid System

Josef Müller-Brockmann

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Thinking With Type

Thinking With Type

Ellen Lupton

This was my introduction to the world of typography, and how to conceptualize fonts and wordmarks.

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Thinking With Type

Ellen Lupton

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Logo Modernism

Logo Modernism

Jens Müller & R. Roger Remington

This book was my inspiration into making designs mean more with less, the world of simplicity can say more than abundant details.

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Logo Modernism

Jens Müller & R. Roger Remington

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The Design Of Everyday Things

The Design Of Everyday Things

Don Norman

Help me understand the design in everything we ever do and touch, changed my view of my career and the power that designers yield.

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The Design Of Everyday Things

Don Norman

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Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh

Artist

His use of colors and abstract way of view the world in simplistic forms is what gave me inspiration to start designing.

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Vincent Van Gogh

Artist

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Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Composer

Able to convey the most in depth emotions throughout his body of music and compositions. My go to work music!

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Hans Zimmer

Composer

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Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper

Artist

His views and compositions create the most meaningful emotions and capture life when no one is looking.

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Edward Hopper

Artist

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Danne & Blackburn

Danne & Blackburn

Designers

The best designers to ever live, giving us some of the best examples of logos that last a lifetime!

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Danne & Blackburn

Designers

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Interstellar

Interstellar

Christopher Nolan

A story of family and still feeling connected thousands of miles away.

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Interstellar

Christopher Nolan

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Tenet

Tenet

Christopher Nolan

Best films are the ones you have to watch multiple times to understand the full story.

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Tenet

Christopher Nolan

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Inception

Inception

Christopher Nolan

Heist meets time distortion + Hans Zimmer, it doesn’t get any better than that!

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Inception

Christopher Nolan

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Iron Man

Iron Man

Jon Favreau

Best super hero movie to ever be made, the start of the Marvel empire.

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Iron Man

Jon Favreau

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