My name is Russel, I am a multidiscipline communication and product designer based in Texas. I am currently building big things at Highwire.
Now
I obsess over good design and storytelling. When I am not collaborating on design initiatives I am adventuring with my wife and daughters, drawing, reading, writing, or world-building for stories and games.
Then
Early in my career I cut my teeth within small design and advertising agencies. I pursued a freelance path to be closer to the creative work, to hit clearer and agile project goals, and to develop broad experience. For well over a decade I have worked on numerous brands for startups, SaaS UX and UI, consulting agencies, and local consumer products.
I hold a BFA in Communication Design from Baylor University, where I pursued classical art, photography, and computer science. I was fortunate to have been part of an interdisciplinary core curriculum. The alternative studies rarely involved textbooks or exams and instead focused on original texts and discourse. This examined approach has become prolific in all pursuits.
Past and present collaborations
AIGA Austin
American Medicinal Arts
AMS Pictures
Austin Ad Fed
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Big Day Out Australia
BLUECASE
Breed & Company
C3 Presents
Center for Inquiry, Austin
Chef.io
Chipotle
ClickTripz
Highwire
Coyote Creek Farm
Dobbs Stanford
Duck Camp
Gartner
Greener Pastures Chicken
HomeAway
Horizon Bank of Texas
Lollapalooza
Moravia Machine
Mounted Warfare Foundation
Naukabout Brewery
Neill-Cochran House Museum
NETSTOCK
Ninja RMM
Orvis
Sierra Club
Software Advice
St. Edwards University
Sustainable Food Center
Tashkent Park Creative
Texas Book Festival
Texas Education Agency
Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
TEXSAR Search & Rescue
The Noble Lab
VRBO
Yeti Coolers