
MICHAEL MCWATTERS
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Sullivan / NYC / Creative Director
Lippincott Mercer / NYC / Senior Associate
Siegelgale / NYC / Design Director
Razorfish / NYC / Senior Visual Systems Designer
Imagistic / Venice, CA / Design Director
IEC / Marina del Rey, CA / Lead Designer
Alliance-Bernstein
American Express
AOL
AT&T
The Bank of New York
Bessemer Trust
Better Homes and Gardens
Boise Corporation
Citibank
Dow
Ellerbe Beckett
Federal Express
Fidelity Investments
Ford Motor Company
Fortent
Graduate Management Admission Council
HNTB
JPMorgan Chase
Lion’s Gate Films
Martha Stewart Everyday Food
MasterCard
Meredith
MetLife
Mirant
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Paramount Pictures
Playboy
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Pyramis Global Advisors
Schwab
Schwab Institutional
State Farm
The Weather Channel / weather.com
Time-Warner
Toyota
United Airlines
Vestar Capital Partners
M.A. / Fine Arts / California State University Northridge / Honors
B.A. / Fine Arts / California State University Northridge / cum laude
Bronze, 2007
Financial Communications Society Awards
Category / B2B Web Site Single
Project / Schwab
Institutional Public Web Site
Client / Schwab Institutional
My Role / Creative Director
Finalist, 2006
Midas Awards
Category / Television Commercial
Project / Benefits Are No Joke
Client / Fidelity Investments
My Role / Creative Director
First Place, 2006
Webby Awards
Category / Real Estate Category
Project / NRDC
Building Green Web Site
Client / Natural Resources Defense Council
My Role / Creative Director
Gold, 2006
Financial Communications Society Awards
Category / Consumer Retail Collateral Single
Project / Lifelong Income Campaign
Client / MetLife
My Role / Creative Director
"Michael is one of the smartest, most thoughtful and meticulous
creative directors that I've ever had the pleasure to work with (twice).
He's a visionary, who is able to craft both strong strategic thinking
with break-through creative executions. He is unflappable and maneuvers
the trickiest of client situations with grace and conviction. I highly
recommend his work and selfishly, I hope to work with him again in the
future."
— Steven Rank, Creative Director, Sullivan
"I had the pleasure to work with Michael at Lippincott Mercer on
the forward thinking, critical ideas he brought to the company. In a
matter of months he put together and executed projects which had been
on the table for years, and did so with a professional and friendly attitude
that I wish I saw more of on a day to day basis. His ability to excite
and encourage enthusiastic development are undoubtely invaluable to any
company."
— Scott Lopatin, Director of Technology, Lippincott Mercer
"Michael is one of the most strategically creative people with
whom I have ever had the pleasure to work. He is a singular talent, a
delight to work with, and has great 'client-side' manner."
— Renee Peet, Senior Consultant, Siegel + Gale
"Michael is one of most creative designers I have ever worked with.
His impeccable sense of style and his vast knowledge of design and art
principles make him a valuable addition to any project. He is easy to
work with and can produce exceptional results, regardless of medium.
He consistently creates unique, eye-catching and brand-perfect design."
— Marcelo Ziperovich, Co-Founder/Creative Director, Imagistic,
Inc.
"Michael has the rare ability to both create engaging and inventive
work as an artist and to sell these ideas in a way that respects his
craft, but makes it easy for any client and/or fellow team member to
understand the ideas behind the design."
— Jon Stout, Project Producer, Imagistic, Inc.
"Michael does a phenomenal job at keeping projects together and
the client happy. He is also an excellent creative director with a true
passion for his work."
— Doug Logan, Web & Interactive Director, Inovat
Coudal Partners
If I owned my own design firm, I hope it would be like Coudal Partners.
elevene
Douglas, his family, and hockey.
Gallerama
Photographers rejoice: a great way to host, manage, and share your portfolios.
Good
Experience Blog
Where the customer matters most.
KCRW
If it weren’t for streaming music, I’d actually consider
moving back to L.A. just to listen to KCRW on a radio.
Keith
Freedman
Keith touched many lives in many ways. His humor, talent, kindness, and
love of life were gifts he bestowed on so many of us. Help us remember
Keith by posting your memories, stories, pictures, links, etc.
Original
Signal
The one-stop shop for every kind of news; grab your joe and start surfing.
My
Linkedin Profile
A little bit more about me.
Runs
Like a Girl
I've always wanted to run a marathon. Reading Julie's blog has scared
me off that notion. Just kidding.
Snopes
If you’re interested in the truth, you’ll need Snopes.
Stefanie
Zadravec
I’d be lost without her.
The Atlantic
I’m not a religious person, but I pray that The Atlantic hangs
in there as one of the last — and best — venues for serious,
thoughtful, long-form journalism.
The God Poll
Does God exist? You decide!
The Morning
News
Great news site for the bit literate.
Usable
Markets
Alex Kirtland is not only one of my closest friends, but a guru in the
emerging field of prediction markets (I’m still not sure what those
are).
Here are some things you might find useful:
Design Software
This is a list of frequently-used design software.
Design
Terminology
This is a glossary of many common design terms that I've compiled from
various sources.
Graphic
File Formats
This is a list of common graphic file formats.