After studying design at Mississippi State University, he explored independent projects while working in start-ups.

Over time, Hank developed skills that sparked his interest in design and illustration. Inspired by his older brother, Hank was introduced to the idea of creativity through watching his older brother collect music, comics, games, and illustrating doodles in a number of sketchbooks. Being named after the great Hank Aaron, Hank's passions lie in baseball, video games, and traveling when he's not creating. With almost 10 years of experience, Hank has worked with brands that include Instagram, Snapchat, Netflix, Adidas, World Games 2022, and more. Hank is an Art director, designer, and illustrator born and raised in the muddy backwoods of Mississippi helping passionate people and teams tell stories in a bold, brave, and vibrant way. He lives and works from his homes in New York’s Hudson Valley and Downeast Maine, and happily travels to meet in person with clients wherever they are located. Now working independently for growing small and medium businesses, Ari combines brand development with business coaching expertise to help clients find new markets and customers using outstanding visuals and clear brand messaging.Ī contributor to the Adobe Illustrator WOW! book series, Ari uses Illustrator daily, and writes about it for CreativePro.Īri has a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from Queens College/CUNY, an MBA with Beta Gamma Sigma distinction from New York University, and an Advanced Certificate in Coaching Practice from the Association for Coaching. During his long career he transformed entire product lines from paper to the web for his Fortune 1000 employer by developing cutting-edge publishing solutions and tools. Branding he has designed can be seen around the world and on his website - one of the first online digital portfolios.Īri is a published, award-winning illustrator and designer, experienced as both an independent and in-house graphic artist. Ari has been helping businesses grow for over 30 years.

Ad illustrator