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Client

ID Society

Date

December 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

ID Society wanted to give a special holiday gift to our clients, friends, and colleagues. Here's a little of what's been keeping us all wrapped up...

Role: Designer

URL

idsociety.com/holiday2007

ID Society Holiday Gift 2007


Client

VF Corporation/Nautica

Date

September 2007 - October 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

Microsite design to promote
the Nautica Outerlite Jacket. Repositioning of Nautica to a more upscale, high fashion, and traditional brand lead to a simple and clean design emphasizing the beauty of the Alaskan photo shoot along with large images of the prodcuts to help drive sales.

Role: Art Director

URL

Site available upon request

Nautica Outerlite Jacket v2


Client

VF Corporation/Nautica

Date

September 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

First version of Outerlite Design which never leaves the full screen images of the photoshoot.

Role: Art Director

URL

Not Available

Nautica Outerlite Jacket v1


Client

VF Corporation

Date

July 2007 - August 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

To coincide with the rebranding of Kipling North America, www.kipling-usa.com was designed to reflect the fun, energetic and spirited side of the Kipling woman.

Role: Animation

URL

Site available upon request

Kipling


Client

CondeNet/Flip

Date

June 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

Site design for Flip.com's blog of the 2007 Warped Tour.

Role: Art Director

URL

Not avaiable

Flip.com at the Vans Warped Tour


Client

Victorian Lady Bed & Breakfast

Date

March 2007

Company

Personal

Description

Site re-design for Greenport, Long Island's Victorian Lady Bed & Breakfast.

Role: Art Director

URL

victorianladybnb.com

Victorian Lady Bed & Breakfast


Client

VF Corporation/Nautica

Date

November 2006 - February 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

Nautica Jeans Co. takes center stage online using innovative green screen, 3D and video-editing technology, and Flash to show users how to perfect the art of incorporating Nautica Jeans Co. jeans into their every day lives.

Role: Animation

URL

Site available upon request

Nautica Jeans Co.


Client

Coty / Marc Jacobs (Pitch)

Date

February 2007

Company

ID Society

Description

Demo for Marc Jacobs pitch.

Role: Animation

URL

View Demo

Marc Jacobs

Client

American Express (Pitch)

Date

November 2006

Company

ID Society

Description

Microsite for American Express Business Gold Rewards Card illustrating some of the lesser-known benefits of the card
by relating them to an overarching theme communicated through a word of mouth strategy.

Role: Designer/Animation

URL

Demo available upon request

American Express Find Lost Gold

Client

Kevin Kalikow

Date

May 2006

Company

Personal

Description

Site Design for Kevin Kalikow's launch of his book "Your Child in the Balance".

Role: Art Director

URL

yourchildinthebalance.com

Kevin Kalikow's "Your Child in the Balance"


Date

April 2006

Company

WVU Arts & Entertainment

Description

Poster for WVU Arts & Entertainment visually summarizing the 2005-2006 season.

Role: Art Director

Size: 21" x 36"

2005-2006 WVU A&E Moments


moments

Date

December 2004- June 2005

Class

Junior Year Graphic Design II

Description

Born of Rebellion is an exhibit telling the story of West Virginia. The story is organized into four sections - Divergence, Civil War, Birth of West Virginia, and Statehood. The question of whether or not the separation of West Virginia from Virginia complied with the US Constitution requirement of consent of the original state continues to be one of interest.

Role: Art Director

Click here for more information.

Born of Rebellion Exhibit


Client

ID Society

Date

January 2008

Company

ID Society

Description

Original brand identity for IDS, giving the brand a cutting-edge, contemporary feel that connects with its audience.

Role: Art Director

IDS Brand Identity

ids_logo

Client

The Playbook

Date

September 2006 - October 2007

Company

Personal

Description

Logo for Empire City magazine to get slot machine users (and abusers) interested in betting on horse racing. The cherries, substituting the two o's in Playbook, symbolize the wild cherries on a slot machine with the stem and leaf of the cherry being substituted by a silhouette of a horse.

Role: Art Director

The Playbook

Moments

Client

Document X-terminators

Date

April 2006

Description

Logo for Document Shredding company.

Role: Art Director

Document X-terminators

Moments

Date

February 2006

Description

Doug Seidman Personal Logotype, inspired by Lester Beall's Connecticut General Life Insurance Company logo.

Role: Art Director

Personal Logotype

Client

Riegler & Berkowitz

Date

November 2005

Company

Personal

Description

Logo for New York Law Firm, Riegler & Berkowitz. The two triangles represent the Scale of Justice.

Role: Art Director

Riegler & Berkowitz

Moments

Artist Breakdown

Welcome to the Online Portfolio of interactive and traditional art director & designer, Doug Seidman. As you explore Doug's portfolio you will notice a range of style, as Doug's talent resides in his unique approach to each project. When working with Doug, the design process is fun for the client and everyone working with him.

Doug has worked for two well-respected New York design firms – HUGE and ID Society. Some of his most notable clients have included American Express, Nautica, American University, Kipling, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Flip.com, and Perfumania.
 
Doug earned his BFA in Graphic Design from West Virginia University. He currently resides in New York City.
   
If you would like to contact Doug please e-mail him at hello@dougseidman.com.

Brands

1800_logocomputer_associateselizabeth_ardenfashion_rocksflipperfumaniawalkers

News

12.10.07
Moving on to HUGE after spending the last year and a half at ID Society.
www.hugeinc.com

12.10.07
Check out what we've been wrapped up in at ID Society! Happy Holidays!
www.idsociety.com/holiday2007

10.20.2007
Nautica's line of Outerlite Jackets launched.
www.outerlitejackets.com

9.1.2007
New site, new work. Enjoy!

Awards & Honors

Communication Arts Design Interact "Website of the Week"
Site: Elizabeth Arden
Role: Designer
Company: ID Society

The FWA Site of the Day "Site of the Day"
Site: Nautica Jeans Co.
Role: Animation
Company: ID Society

Dope Awards
Site: Nautica Jeans Co.
Role: Animation
Company: ID Society

Resume

EXPERIENCE
HUGE (Brooklyn, NY), Designer
3/08 - Present

ID Society (New York, NY), Designer
10/06 - 3/08

Draft FCB (New York, NY), Jr. Art Director (Freelance)
7/06 - 10/06

WVU Arts & Entertainment
(Morgantown, WV), Designer
8/05 - 5/06

Studio 2453 (Morgantown, WV), Designer
8/05 - 5/06

Draft (New York, NY), Art Director Intern
6/05 - 8/05

Ziccardi Partners Frierson Mee
(New York, NY), Art Director Intern
6/04 - 8/04

EDUCATION
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
BFA in Graphic Design

SKILLS
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress
Strong understanding of XHTML, CSS, Actionscript, After Effects

Click here to download a PDF of my resume.