http://www.apjacobs.wix.com/portfolio Al is obsessed with ideas, textures, and type. He is a designer, art director, illustrator, and production arti ...more http://www.apjacobs.wix.com/portfolio Al is obsessed with ideas, textures, and type. He is a designer, art director, illustrator, and production artist living in San Jose, drawing inspiration from music, movies, and the city in which he lives. Al creates images and visual strategies that are often stripped down to their most basic form in order to get through to an audience that is drowning in stimulus. There is always an attention to attitude and personality in his work. “New projects, especially branding projects, are sort of like raising a child,” he says. “The process gives the idea a life its own.” That process is one comprised of listening, research, and experimentation. “My favorite part of any new project is the first client meeting. Extracting the idea from one person’s head and getting it out on the table is not only exciting, but crucial to the design.” After earning his BA from San Jose State University, Al worked for Zilog, Inc., a spin-off from Intel, where he learned to generate many ideas on stressful publishing deadlines designing brochures, direct mail, data sheets, white papers, and newsletters. He has since worked for Christofer Communications, Robert Half International, Tanis Communications, and NEC Electronics America, Inc., all while maintaining a busy freelance schedule. He most recently started a graphic design and production company. With this he gets to satisfy his love for all things digital and print. “Both are extremely challenging, but it gives me the chance to learn more and try different things. He is currently open to accepting work worldwide. You can email Al at ap.jacobs@comcast.net hide