Designer & Art Director — Chicago, IL

Bringing
cool ideas
to life.

Brand, campaign and production design for companies like Scion, Portillo's and Motorola Solutions, from first sketch to final delivery.

Open to new projects

Scion ✶ Portillo's ✶ Motorola Solutions ✶ William Blair ✶ SABC

Selected
work

06 projects / 2020–2026

ICON Awards 26 dinner table set in front of the event's stage screen

Scion

2026

Creative direction and the design system for Scion's flagship summit, from early concept through environmental design and digital touchpoints.

Creative direction · Event identity · Environmental

Salted Caramel Spice Cake posters designed for Portillo's

Portillo's

2024

In-house brand design and production for a 90+ restaurant brand: social campaigns, photography and a commercial, including the Portillo's × Lou Malnati's collaboration.

Art direction · Photography · Social · Production

WAVE PTX Buying Guide designed for Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions

2023

Buying guides, reports, brochures, sales sheets, display ads and social graphics, built with marketing stakeholders to hit creative and strategic goals.

Marketing design · Print · Digital

Grid of phones showing the William Blair Our Colleagues carousel for Franziska Laepple

William Blair

2021

Remote freelance work for the investment firm across several departments: social series, recruiting ads and internal publications.

Freelance · Social · Print

Voyage logo from Logo Collection Vol. 1

Logo Collection Vol. 1

2021

A set of marks refined through extensive sketching, often 50+ iterations each, aiming for fit, timelessness and originality.

Identity · Logo design

SABC stationery system: letterhead, envelopes, business cards and notebook

SABC Visual ID

2020

An 18-week identity system for the Swiss American Business Council that brings US and Swiss elements together, mentored by Marcia Lausen at the UIC School of Design.

Visual identity · Lead designer

About

Hello! I'm Brandon, a designer and art director from Chicago. I'm passionate about bringing cool ideas to life, and I'm currently open to new projects.

What I do

Creative direction
Brand & identity
Campaign & social
Photography & production

Clients

Scion
Portillo's
Motorola Solutions
William Blair

Education

UIC School of Design

Let's make
something.

bbalbin95@gmail.com
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© 2026 Brandon Balbin · Chicago