Corey Ward Creator of: Brands +Graphics +Games

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Hello, my name is Corey Ward, I like to take impossible ideas and make them real. I turned an idea for a food tent into a national restaurant franchise with Tom+Chee, pitching it successfully on Shark Tank, and opening 35 locations across the country. ( +introducing the Grilled Cheese Donut to the world)

I am a creative story teller and graphic designer, with a passion for brand building and using creativity to help companies shape their identities.  I'm skilled in trend analysis, with the ability to capitalize on both industry and social shifts to drive results. 

My portfolio reflects my journey, and highlighting some of projects I've been a part of, offering a glimpse into what I can bring to your project.

Let’s explore how we can make your vision a reality. 

corey@peoplewantgames.com

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•  Experienced Designing To Brief: From a Shark Tank organization to mass market cultural concepts like licensed apparel and playing cards.

• Budget Smart: With experience across various mediums, I understand the balance between design and cost. I have the ability to save customers (franchisees) thousands of dollars with small  strategic tweaks that maintain an idea's integrity while reducing production costs.

•  Resourceful: Experienced in designing for diverse mediums, including comic books, grilled cheese franchises, playing cards, car wraps, and t-shirts. I manage projects from ideation to execution, paying attention to details like the quality of a t-shirt or how consumers will interpret an idea. 

• Counterfactual Thinker: I think beyond the obvious to find unique solutions. At Tom+Chee, we placed logos on the tops of delivery vans so people in office towers could see our brand when looking down. 

• Storyteller: People want something to root for and a story that’s easy to share. I excel using marketing and media to craft compelling narratives. I sent my first press release as a teenager, promoting art classed I taught. That lead to a feature on the nationally syndicated show Kids Like Me.

• Master of Discernment: I know when the idea demands that we simply deliver the work, and when it has to be bigger for impact purposes. That discernment has occurred over thousands of projects, allowing me to focus the appropriate time to the task at hand. 

• Delivery Excellence: I know how designs are delivered to printers, millworkers, and other partners. I take the guesswork out of delivery so that projects get done on time with excellence.