Philip Milano - Senior Designer
Creative, experienced footwear designer offering not only many years experience designing beautiful shoes for men, women and children, but many years in the advertising industry as a Creative Art Director. This provides you with a well-rounded strategic planner and conceptual designer who deeply understands the customer and how to appeal to the target audience for any market.
Employment
Milanopazzo footwear
1999-2009
Owner-Designer
My research of the male and female shoe market told me to create a more comfortable shoe with style. Therefore, a business plan was created, financing obtained and Milanopazzo footwear was born. As owner of Milanopazzo footwear, responsible for all footwear designs, concepts, branding, materials and textures, wholesale and retail sales, marketing, finance, and day-to-day operations. Shoes were sold in New York, New Jersey, California, Chicago, Boston, Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia, etc.
Milanopazzo footwear manufacturers and factories:
Italy: Roman Rock, Clazione Mandolesi, Fracassa Claudio
Portugal: CAC, Cruziero
China: Beston
Previous to starting Milanopazzo footwear, provided creative shoe designs as a consulting designer for the following companies:
Florsheim, 1999
Project: Freelance Designer for Golf Shoe Exploratory.
Creazione Footwear, 1998
Project: General Footwear Designer
Deep E, 1998
Project: Freelance Footwear Designer
Art Shoes, 1998
Project: Freelance Footwear Designer
Avitto, 1998
Project: Freelance Footwear Designer
Yellow Cab Shoes, 1997 - 1998
Project: Freelance Footwear Designer
Previous to the above footwear design consulting roles (from 1981-1999), employed in the Advertising / Marketing industry as a Creative Art Director. Provided strategic direction and conceptual executions in national print and television campaigns for the following multi-million dollar Ad Agencies and national clients:
Phoenix, AZ: Moses Anshell
Chicago, IL: Chicago Creative Partnership, J.Walter Thompson, Foot Cone & Belding.
Winston-Salem, NC: LHC Lintas Company
New York, NY: Warwick Baker Fiore, DDB Needham, Needham Harper Worldwide, Doyle Dane Bernbach, Bozell Worldwide, Young & Rubicam.
Clients: Hanes Underwear and Socks, Wonderbra New Business, Bali Bras, Made In The USA Clothing, Remmington/Stren Hunting & Fishing,
Education (1977-1981 & 2000)
Syracuse University, New York : Freshman and Sophomore 'Artist of the Year'
School of Visual Arts, New York City
Art Institute of Chicago - Shoe Design & Construction: Gillion Skellenger Carrara
Technical Skills
Macintosh applications, including Quark, Photoshop, etc.
Conceptual sketch and Fine artist.
Excellent Black & White or Full Color renderer.