Adam Ladd is a graphic designer with high sensitivity to foundational design principles. Straight up concepts and execution...no spit and polish. Work includes: logo and identity design, posters, brochures, information graphics, environmental graphics, graphic illustration, typeface design, multi-page layouts, brand identity consulting. Experience includes: contracted client work, freelance, in-house design departments, and industry-recognized design work, writings, video, and blog. My work can also be found on Coroflot and Logopond.

 

Honors

“Fresh Impressions on Brandmarks (from my 5-year-old)”

A video I created about brand logos through the observant eyes of a child gained 1,000,000 views in 1 week and international recognition amongst design and business communities.

 

HOW Design “Top 10 Sites for Designers”

My blog, Hi CONTRAST, was chosen as a “Top 10 Sites for Designers” by HOW Design for February 2011 and has gathered 100,000 pageviews in 12 months.

 

Brand New

My logo redesign for Potty Mouth Soap was featured on the popular design site, Brand New, receiving “Great” reviews.

 

Logopond: Identity Inspiration Book

Featured in this book is my Potty Mouth Soap logo.

 

EzineArticles.com

My writings about logo design were featured on the EzineArticles.com homepage; this article achieved Expert Author status in the category of business: branding.

 

AIGA Cincinnati’s Senior Portfolio Day Reviewer

Volunteered as a reviewer of graduating seniors from design programs to provide critiques, feedback, and insights.