- VISUAL DESIGN & ART DIRECTION -
Travis has developed & continues to manage several scalable businesses & brands with a heavy focus on visual design, art direction, product development/marketing, project management & consulting.
Work samples:
(all artwork by Travis Getz unless otherwise indicated)
Work samples:
(all artwork by Travis Getz unless otherwise indicated)
Graphic Design, Logos and Branding:
Known as a 'fire and forget' asset when it comes to graphic design and brand management projects, Travis' clients enjoy consistent quality delivered on-time and under budget.
Supporting Museums & History-Preserving Institutions Since 1987:
NC Air National Guard Heritage Program, Institute of Military Technology, NCNG Museum and NCSSAR Raleigh logos by Travis Getz
While serving intermitently as a volunteer or paid contractor, Travis has provided these services and more to a dozen history-preserving institutions:
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North Carolina National Guard Museum "final evolution" concept and branding icon by Travis Getz, 2022
Architectural Aesthetics Consults/Concepts:
Travis has been tasked repeatedly with evaluating and making suggestions for improving the visual appeal of North Carolina National Guard installations, then researching/managing capable vendors and advising as needed through final installation.
Initial mockups on left used to brief stakeholders on ideas for banners to honor the 7 NC National Guard commands. Right photo shows final implementation following collaboration with NCNG fabrication personnel and banner manufacturer, based off command-approved designs and diagrams.
3D Model Development/Coordination:
Travis has overseen the work of some excellent contracted 3D artists on high-stakes projects. This involves recruiting, negotiating contracts, dealing with scheduling, art direction/feedback and task management of the artists. Here are some examples:
3D models by Jeff McFadyen & Thomas DeVries
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3D models by Michael Galli
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Book/DVD Covers and Illustrations:
Travis designed the branding and covers for the Special Tactics LLC initial series of training manuals as well as several other book and DVD covers.
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Metal, Embroidered and Printed Products:
Since 2007 Travis has designed and worked with factories in North America and Asia to produce thousands upon thousands of products including woven and embroidered patches, stickers, shirts, banners, screen prints, standard posters and metal products such as pins and challenge coins.
3D Animation Production:
Involving tight timelines and budgets in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, these projects saw Travis building and managing multi-disciplinary and international teams, contracts with sub-contractors as well as the relationships with clients. Here is one example (1.1 million views on YouTube):
Animation by Plastic Wax, audio by Justin Drust, music by Fran Dyer (writing, storyboarding, art direction, client coordination, contract oversight, etc by Travis Getz, 2013)
