Dan Wild, Illustrator . Champaign, Illinois . 1 (309) 269-3056 . dan@danwild.com




Design, marketing, and something truly different..

I’ve worked as a designer since I graduated from college with my degree in multimedia. In that time I’ve done a wide range of things, ranging from working as a graphic designer at an ad agency, to being the art director for a billboard company.

Currently I’m working as the senior designer at Carle Clinic Association and doing freelance design and marketing consulting as well.

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ant to see my credentials? Check out my business card / artistic license to the left. See, all this killer design is entirely legal.


Below are samples of design work and advertising campaigns I've created for various clients.




The Prairie Ensemble
Freelance: Dan Wild, Illustrator

I created the campaign and print pieces for The Prairie Ensemble's 05-06 season. It's the "10th Season, Celebrate with us!" We printed a brochure and poster introducing the theme, and posters and postcards for the concerts using images associated with a parties, celebrations, and the Roman #10.





Hip Hop label / Upanotchrecords
Art director, Adams Outdoor Advertising

Here's a campaign that I created, designed and art directed for a local Hip Hop label"Upanotchrecords." It was a campaign in three parts and involved 11 billboards that we posted, and then reposted using billboards that we had vandalized inhouse with the help of some University of Illinois art students, and a local artists.

Upanotchrecords received all sorts of local media attention, writeups in the local paper, and a ton of web discussion on blogs and media sites. Do a quick Google web search of "hip hop rots your brain." or "Upanotchrecords." and read some of the dialogue. It was a lot of fun and the label got a lot of attention!

It was a "teaser" campaign in three parts.

Week 1: We posted the provocative comment that "Hip Hop Rots Your Brain." and waited for the community to respond.

Week2: We posted vandalized versions of the boards that me and some local art students had spray painted.

Week 3:
We posted up a large red square that stated that the label was having a show at an area club, with date and time information.



Want to read what the papers had to say about this campaign?

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Espresso Royale
Art director, Adams Outdoor Advertising

My goal with Espresso Royale was to create an edgy and funny campaign that would appeal to the incoming U of I students in the C-U area. When this design went up a local radio show had people calling in for over an hour. Reactions were mixed, the town was talking, and the client ended up doing three billboard campaigns and creating t-shirts using this art.





El Toro Mexican Restaurant
Art director, Adams Outdoor Advertising

I love El Toro, and ended up winning a advertising award for this campaign. El Toro also used a few of my alternative tag lines and my personal favorite. "FREE GAS with every meal."




A Woman's Fund / Public Service
Art director, Adams Outdoor Advertising

This client offered me a rare opportunity to create a powerful campaign for their organization.





Miscellaneous campaigns
Art director, Adams Outdoor Advertising


Awards and honors received
Art director, Adams Outdoor Advertising


2004 Champaign-Urbana Ad Club: CHAAMP Winner. Category: Outdoor/Display Advertising. Client: El Toro Mexican Restaurant. Campaign: “Mexican Food. Local Water.” Employer: Adams Outdoor Advertising. Job Title: Art Director.

2004 Champaign-Urbana Ad Club: CHAAMP finalists. Category: Outdoor/Display Advertising. Client: Espresso Royale. Campaign. “Love your coffee.” Employer: Adams Outdoor Advertising. Job Title: Art Director.

2003 Champaign-Urbana Ad Club: CHAAMP finalists. Category: Outdoor/Display Advertising. Client: Homeworks retail store. Campaign: N/A. Employer: Adams Outdoor Advertising. Job Title: Art Director.


These logos were created for companies in the Quad-City area.
Designer, Oh Frenzy! An Advertising Agency



These links lead to just a few of the sites I have designed
Freelance: Dan Wild, Illustrator
Designer, Oh Frenzy! An Advertising Agency


www.victorianrosebandb.net www.homehdw.com
www.hummingbirdschool.com


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