I am an art director and designer based in Los Angeles, California. Working at the intersection of art and graphic design, I am an image-maker concentrating on crafting concept-driven narratives through illustration, and interactive media.
I spent my formative years growing up in a small town of Redlands, California. After earning a BA in Fine Art, I moved to Los Angeles to study Graphic Design at Art Center College of Design then completed my MFA degree at Otis College of Art and Design. I spent the better part of my studies in Amsterdam, mentoring under prominent Dutch design figures and touring various design studios, participating in workshops and lectures.
My work has braced the covers of Adweek, and Advertising Age magazines. My past clients have included Apple, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Yahoo, Verizon Digital Media, DC Comics, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and various Los Angeles based start-ups and businesses.
On my free time I am learning to fly a Cessna and I love weight training.
Contact
hello@marinamurad.com
Studio
129 S. Canon Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
United States
Selected Clients
Corporate
Amazon Prime, Apple, AT&T, Beats By Dre, Blue Apron, Califa Farms, Cal-Organic Farms,Disney, Dole Sunshine, Esri, FIJI Water, Grimmway Farms, Lenovo, Netflix, The Trade Desk,Inc., Mattel Games, Murad Skin Care, NASA, National Geographic, Nintendo, Verizon Digital Media, Reebok, Sony Music Entertainment, True Organic, U.S. Government, Vizio, Yahoo
Agencies
72andSunny, BLT Communications, Midnight Oil, TBWA\Media Arts Lab, SapientNitro, The Wonderful Company, Whalerock Industries
Arts
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Annenberg Space for Photography, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Saatchi Art
Non Profit
CODEPINK, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Redlands Theatre Festival, Team Rubicon, UReach ACTS
Publications
Adweek June 15, 2015
Advertising Age May 18, 2015
Adweek April 27, 2015
Services
Art Direction
Branding & Identity
Creative Direction
Curation
Editorial Illustration
Environmental
Iconography
Print & Collateral
Type Design
Speaking
Inside The Minds of Intelligent Designers October 2017 General Assembly, Santa Monica
Education
Otis College of Art and Design, 2012 MFA Graphic Design
Art Center College of Design, 2008 Graphic Design
University of California, Riverside, 2006 BA Studio Arts
General Assembly, 2015 User Experience Design
Awards
2018: Shorty Social Good Award for Verizon’s Diversity & Inclusion + Getty Images The Disability Collection
2014: Webby Award Winner Social Entertainment for Netflix Arrested Development
2011: COMA Amsterdam/New York: Three week mentorship with design studio COMA with prominent Dutch design figures in Amsterdam, NL
Galleries
2016
'Alumni Artist Showcase' University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
2016
'Alumni Show' Crafton Hills Art Gallery, Yucaipa, CA
2011
‘On The Grid/off The Grid’ Otis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
‘De Verdieping’ Amsterdam, NL
2008
‘Red’ Da Center for the Arts, Pamona, CA
2006
‘Arab Film Festival Benefit’ San Francisco, CA
‘How’d Ya Like Them Apples’ Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
2004
‘Red’ Da Center for the Arts, Pamona, CA
‘A Night of Music and Jazz Gala’ Mural for PGA Golf Club, Beaumont, CA
’Fashion Show’ Crafton Hills College: Performing Arts Center, Yucaipa, CA
2002
‘Solo Exhibition’ Harry Blackstone Gallery, Redlands, CA