Jonathan Hildebrand
A Summary

I’m a Senior Art Director and Designer with over 8 years of experience and an extensive background in online marketing, digital brand strategy, and print design in both the United States and Europe. My unique approach focuses on combining communication theories and design thinking to create a successful message.

The Designer's Tool Box
What I Can Do For You

I'm proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, CSS, Responsive Design and Microsoft Office Suite.

I have knowledge of HTML, PHP, Javascript, and Dashcode

Award Winning Work
Just Putting it Out There

My accomplishments include both academic and industry recognition. Among the most notable are my recent Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA in both 2011 and 2012 for work at Capital One, and being featured in Adobe's promotional videos for the launch of CS4 when I was a student at SCAD.

Capital One—Richmond, VA
Senior Interactive Art Director & Designer

As an art director for Card Aquistions, my work focuses on getting people to apply for our cards online. My team designs user interfaces, banners, interactive elements, email, and product pages for several Capital One credit card products.

MergedMedia—Germany
Digital Art Director & Designer

I designed, built, and art directed elements of highly interactive Flash videos. Using video shot on green screen and Flash animation, we built eduational videos that were both intereactive and useful in creating a person to person tutorial, rather than a plain text manual.

Marketing Ministries—Raleigh, NC
Senior Designer

My first job as a designer involved developing branding and marketing materials for churches, religious organizations, and Christian-run businesses. Creative work included identity packages, promotional materials, HTML-based websites, fully interactive Flash-based websites, and banner ads.

Hildebrand Designs
Owner, Creative Director, Designer

Owner and chief designer of my own business, offering web and print design and development services. Notable clients include CBS, Virginia Realty & Relocation, and Rappahannock River Oysters.

Savannah Coll of Art & Design
MA Graphic Design

While studying graphic design in Savannah, I discovered that the Semiotic principles used to develop written and spoken communications are also at the foundation of strong visual communications. This is where I developed my unique approach to Graphic Design through a focus on Semiotics.

Univ of North Carolina
BA Comm Studies & BA Linguistics

While studying Linguistics at UNC-Chapel Hill, I learned how we use language to communicate meaning through symbols. Studying Rhetoric taught me how to target a specific audience and identify the best way to persuade them. These are the basics of marketing.

Hildebrand10
The Hilde-Brand

This website serves as the hub for my freelance business as well as my developing portfolio. You can view samples of my print, web, and branding work; as well as use the contact information to get in touch with me.

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The Hildeblog
The Chronicles of "Jon-ia"

The Hildeblog is the personal and professional blog for Jonathan Hildebrand and Hildebrand Designs. The blog takes a look at Graphic Design, Linguistics, Rhetoric, and other forms of communication and how they are used in everyday life. You can also get a glimpse of how I spent my time in Germany.

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The Hildebook
A Text on "Visual Language"

The Hildebook is the culmination of my academic studies in communication theory and graphic design. This two-part book addresses both form and content as it applies to design theory and practice. It's my belief that design cannot function without both of these elements.

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