Brian Ponto

Hello. A creative leader from Brooklyn, Brian has been crafting and sharing the conceptual stories of consumer brands, professional services companies, and nonprofit organizations for over fifteen years. Request a full portfolio here.

Clients

  • Diana Rilov
  • iBuilt
  • Berlin Rosen
  • Anne Mülethaler
  • Piermont Bank
  • Nikon
  • School of Practical Philosophy
  • HBO
  • Start With Why
  • Delta
  • eBay
  • goop
  • Motif
  • FEED
  • Two Sigma
  • Over The Eight
  • New Balance
  • WiVi
  • TASTE
  • Origins School
  • Third Rail Coffee
  • The Green Building
  • Moinian
  • White House Farm
  • Wise Guitars
  • Chronic Youth

Non-Clients

  • Freedom of the Press
  • Landfill zine
  • A Return To Mother's Love
  • 1968xoxoxoxo
  • I Love NY

B-Sides

About

A collaborative and hands-on leader who likes to influence the entire creative process beginning with team-building and brief-writing, and seeing it through to final execution and deployment. Skilled at driving teams toward uncovering the visual language that will bring the clients’ objectives to life in unexpected and effective ways. Facing any task big or small with enthusiasm, passion, and a deep well of creative problem-solving.

Brian’s work has been recognized by numerous design organizations and publications including the AIGA, The Type Directors Club, Print Magazine, Communication Arts, the Hong Kong Heritage Center, and the Center for Political Graphics (CSPG), among others.

Brian received his Bachelor’s of Fine Art in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts, studying under Paul Sahre. Upon graduating he worked for mentor and designer James Victore, and other boutique studios including the Pushpin Group and the Valentine Group.

He lives with his wife Ferris, son Wesley, and lil’ rescue-pup Lil, in Brooklyn. He is an art contributor for the Indypendent, and a baseball contributor for the Brooklyn Rat Cannons.

Thought Leadership

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