CLIENTS :
Apple
Walgreens
Northern Trust
Illinois Lottery
Presence Health
City of Chicago
Crate&Barrel
Land of Nod
The Lyric Opera of Chicago
Adler Planetarium
BMW
Air France
Dewar's
Wilson Sporting Goods
United Airlines
+ more
Joe's been crafting award-winning work for over 25 years with recognition from CLIO, Art Directors Club, Cannes Lions, Communication Arts, Graphis, The One Show and three Emmys. As President and Founding Partner of Downtown Partners, his experience ran the gamut. Whether building brands from the ground up with stunning identity and package design to strategizing broad, multi-channel campaign launches for multinational brands, Joe’s keen eye and meticulous attention to detail is evident in everything he does.
Along with reinventing Walgreens from a once stodgy drug store to a contemporary advocate of preventive health, he's created emotional and engaging campaigns for leading brands such as Northern Trust, United Airlines, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, ELPC, Dewar's, Wilson Sporting Goods, BMW & Air France. And with his work on high end retailers like Crate&Barrel, Land of Nod, and Allen Edmonds, his sense of style and fashion shines through. Currently, Joe is a freelance Art Director for agencies as well as an independent creative consultant for major brands. He lives in Chicago with his wife and their two children and three dogs.
CV available upon request.