My Story | Austin Simkins
Introduction:
I was born a creative and Fantum Design Co. is the culmination of my talents into one. Here's a look into my story as an illustrator who came to identify himself as a Branding Identity Designer.
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๐จโ๐จ My mom says that from the moment I could hold a pencil, I was drawing.
I came out of the womb that way, almost like it wasnโt a choice.
๐ Recently, my wife asked me what I couldnโt live without. Second to her (of course), is design, I told her. ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐. Time flies by. I feel like Iโm doing what I was born to do.
When motivational speakers ask, "What are you going to look back on and wish you had done more of?" I think I will always think, โI couldโve created more.โ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค 90 ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (give or take) ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐.
๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, people called me Drawstin. Kids would always ask me to draw something for them.
๐ฑ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, I won the battle of begging my parents for an iPad and got into digital design.
๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ, I was granted a scholarship from BYUโs fine art department and a few months later, I enrolled in the prerequisites for the ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐
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โ๏ธ While at BYU, I specialized in ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. My illustration brain met my digital design brain, and together they gave me a clear vision of what I am meant to do.
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๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐จ. was born following my time as an Art Director. I realized that thereโs just too much to create and I canโt be tied to one brand. Working with lots of brands with blank canvases isnโt work; itโs just fun!
๐ค Now, where do I see things going?
I see ๐
๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐จ. as a 200+ employee agency with HUGE windows, color-popping walls and decor, couches, brainstorming rooms (Pixar/Disney Imagineer style), and a whole lot of creativity. I want my employees to leave work feeling the same way I do after a long day of designing... fulfilled.
I want to see ๐
๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐จ. taking on the largest companies, including Nike, McDonaldโs (Iโve always wanted to do branding for McDโs), Facebook, and Disney.
๐ The sky is the limit. Iโm excited to grow, connect, and create.
Fantum Design Co.
I create brand masterpieces that transform ideas into market must-haves.
Letโs create something!
