Evan Pittson is a designer, visual artist, and musician living in New York. His specialties include print and digital layout, hand-drawn and vector illustration, and typeface and lettering design. He works within a variety of print and digital media including signage, CD covers, brochures, web sites, food and beverage packaging, and clothing.
Mr. Pittson holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Design and Multimedia, and a Master of Professional Studies degree in Branding and Integrated Communications from the City College of New York. He is skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects, as well as web design.
Education
The City College of New York
BFA in Electronic Design & Multimedia
September 2011 – June 2016
The City College of New York
MPS in Branding and Integrated Communications
September 2019 – June 2021
Experience
Evan Pittson Design
Freelance graphic design and illustration: custom font design, logos, packaging, print and digital layout, motion graphics, video editing, photo manipulation, web design, social media marketing
2012 – present
Eventide Audio
Marketing design and branding, audio plug-in and software GUI design, pedal and rackmount artwork, OLED font design, illustration, packaging design, instructional manual layout and technical writing, product QA, website design
April 2021 – January 2025
CCNY Music Department
Branding for CCNY Jazz Program, logo design, web design, brochures, advertisement design, registration forms, social media marketing, event flyers/posters, Marketing for music department
2011 – present
RedArtichoke
Print and web design: WordPress, logo design, branding, business cards, brochures, signage, posters, flyers, social media
2012 – 2020
Above Average
Graphic & VFX design
Logo design, photo manipulation, motion graphics, social media design
July 2016 – August 2016
Scholastic Inc.
Intern, Visual Content Group
Deployment of Extensis UTC font management software,
font licensing, event scheduling
June 2015 – August 2015
Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Acrobat
Typeface design: Glyphs
Illustration: drawing, painting, vector, digital painting
Web design: HTML/CSS, WordPress
UI/UX: Figma
Microsoft Office
Social media marketing
Photo touch-up and manipulation