Ben S. Johnson
Creative Direction & Design
I’m a dedicated partner for mission driven organizations and a trusted resource for visual storytelling.
Case studies:
Food Integrity Campaign
Creative Services
Food Integrity Campaign
- Services: art direction, user experience, visual design
- Projects: responsive website, campaign identity, social media assets, brochures, signage
Bridge the Gulf Project
Creative Services
Bridge the Gulf Project
- Services: art direction, brand identity, website planning, user experience, visual design
- Projects: responsive website, brand identity, social media assets
Calvert Foundation
Creative Services
Calvert Foundation
- Services: art direction, user-experience, web and print design
- Projects: social impact and annual reports (web + print), social media ads and other assets
Florida State Parks
Creative Services
Florida State Parks
- Services: art direction, illustration and graphic design
- Projects: JR Ranger park program materials: critter sheets, posters, brochures, signage, custom artwork library
With over 15 years experience, I provide a wide range of services to help tell your story in creative ways.
Projects by type:
Web: User Experience & Visual Design
Selected Work
Web: User Experience & Visual Design
- Clients: Food Integrity Campaign, Wear Orange (Everytown for Gun Safety), Earthjustice, Playworks, Trout Unlimited, Good Ventures, Calvert Foundation, Dalai Lama Fellows, Straus Family Creamery
- My roles: art Direction, information architecture, user experience (responsive/mobile planning, wireframes), visual design
Brand Identity & Logos
Selected Work
Brand Identity
- Clients: U.S. Forest Service, Florida Department of Transportation, Slow Money, Freecycle.org, Spotme
- My roles: art direction, brand identity, logo design, moodboards, brand/logo usage guides
Illustration
Selected Work
Illustration
- Clients: Florida State Parks, Tishamingo, South Sudan Law Society, Fair Trade USA, Florida Department of Education
- My roles: art direction, illustration
Print Design
Selected Work
- Clients: Calvert Foundation, Food Integrity Campaign, Salesforce Foundation, US Ignite, CBS, FSLSO, Florida State Parks, Guardian ad Litem, Florida Dept. of Education, Tishamingo, Spanish Moss Foundation
- My roles: art direction, graphic design for reports, brochures, posters and more
Social Media, Online Ads, and Infographics
Selected Work
Social Media Content, Online Ads, and Infographics
- Clients: Dalai Lama Fellows, Boreal Manitoba, Food Integrity Campaign, CETF, Salesforce Foundation, Global Teacher Prize, US Ignite
- My roles: art direction and graphic design for meme images, infographics, animations, social ads and more
Animation & Video
Selected Work
Animation & Video
- Clients: Fair Trade USA, Kaiser Family Foundation, The Story of Stuff, Stanford School of Business - Center for Social Innovation, Food Integrity Campaign
- My roles: art direction, animation, asset creation, editing, storyboarding
I have a passion for collaborating on projects that are socially meaningful and have a positive net impact. I'm motivated by helping organizations do more with less, and it's the people I work with who inspire me.
Who I've worked with
I’ve worked on countless projects for a wide array of client types, including non-profits, government, arts, education, social innovators, and mission driven businesses. Here are some to note:
- Alliance for Climate Education
- American Constitution Society
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Bridge the Gulf Project
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- California 4-H
- California Newsreel
- Calvert Foundation
- Citizens Engagement Lab
- Dalai Lama Fellows
- Earthjustice
- Fair Trade USA
- Fission Strategy
- Florida Department of Education
- Florida State Parks
- Food Integrity Campaign
- Good Ventures Foundation
- Government Accountability Project
- Greenpeace
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Melville Charitable Foundation
- Moms Rising
- Levis Strauss Foundation
- Playworks
- Portfolio 21 Investments
- Salesforce Foundation
- South Sudan Law Society
- Straus Family Creamery
- Story of Stuff Project
- Trout Unlimited
- Trust for Public Lands
- US Forest Service
- US Ignite
How can we work together?
Most often my role is as creative director and consultant, working to craft visual storytelling for an organization or campaign. I enjoy leading the creative process from start to finish, including art direction, concept development, digital strategy, and user-experience design. I've teamed up to help produce websites of all shapes and sizes. I'm also a seasoned graphic designer and illustrator, able to create high quality brand identity, print design, and custom content.
Drop a line and let’s talk about how we might collaborate.
Other things to know
Some places I've lived: Asheville, NC (now home); Oakland, CA; Berkeley, CA; San Diego, CA; Athens, GA; Atlanta, GA; Tallahassee, FL (hometown) ...plus five months hiking the Appalachian Trail and living in the woods (2005).
Some random favorite things: art with my daughter, adventures in nature, thrift stores, mix tapes, campfires, cryptozoology, and maps.