But I’m getting ahead of myself. Hello, I’m Spyke Fleming and I’ve been a professional designer for over 20 years. I studied graphic design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. I earned both an Associates as well as a Bachelor’s degree from there.
Right out of school I landed a job as Art Director in the publishing industry and quickly learned the fundamentals of design as well as offset production. This experience prepared me for an online startup in UX/UI design. I helped the company not only with design, but also with the strategy of developing sites and apps for user-generated content.
For the past ten years, I’ve been working in the trade-show industry. Starting as a tech building exhibits for the first year, and then as a designer of those same exhibits I intimately knew from having built them. Once I had the handle on the software, I quickly moved into an art director role for the remaining 8 years before the pandemic hit.
As a director of the small team of designers, I also had to write the processes for the department, audit department financials, and turn the department output from just another “cost-of-business” into a key revenue source. This comprehensive managing of such a key service for the company forced me to hone my listening skills. For the duration of my time at the exhibit company, my listening paid off with award-winning solutions for many well-known companies.
Currently I am working as a contract-graphic designer for Cardinal Health on their package/label team, which has been a great opportunity to work with a completely remote creative team. Working in this extremely technical, detail-oriented environment has further expanded and challenged my design skills and is an asset I intend to bring to my next career opportunity.
I am a motivated team-leader who understands the big and small picture when completing design work; I am experienced in both brand evolution and continuity, which has helped my clients grow in their sales and design goals by allowing them to tell their stories in new ways while still maintaining focus on their core brand.
Please browse my site to see my credentials and samples of my work. Also, check out my blog to understand my process.
