WHO IS LARRY WEST?

Larry West was born and raised in Philadelphia and, for one reason or another, he never left. I ran for mayor once and lost, but it taught me a lot about life, humility, and utilizing graphic design and an image to catch and keep people's attention.

My art and style has been influenced by a mixture of metal, punk, Pushead, Sam Keith, and Walt Disney. I've been drawing since I was 10, and haven't stopped since.

I went to Hussian School of Art and recieved a 4-Year A.S.T. in Illustration. I currently work for National A-1 Internet as a graphic and web designer full-time.

RESUME:

Freelance History
Khapra - Sexually Transmitted Democracy T-Shirt Design
March 2008

Designed and illustrated a t-shirt for the band Khapra based on their song "Sexually Transmitted Democracy

Trauma EP Cover
January 2008

Created illustration for the cover of their EP “Simply Put: Sexual Misadventures of a Stripper”

SBS Media
November 2007

Designed and optimized website to promote sexual education among adults

Megadeth T-Shirt/Backstage Passes
September 2004

Created a piece of fan art that was utilized by the band to make addition revisions that was ultimately used for the final

Work Experience
EPK Productions - Lead Production Artist
August 2007 - Present
Philadelphia, PA

Storyboard artist for music videos, promoted to main production artist. Duties include ensuring music videos are storyboarded correctly, creating and managing websites and MySpace pages for clients. Still work on an as-needed basis.

Northern Liberty Press/ Yo! Flyers.com - Graphic Designers/Web Designer/Illustrator
November 2005- June 2006
Philadelphia, PA

Hired at first to intern, later hired to work full-time. Main responsibilities included creating and managing the website for both Northern Liberty Press.com and Yo! Flyers.com, doing periodical graphic design and illustration work, and working on corporate identities.

Education
Hussian School of Art Phila, PA
Illustration Major, A.S.T. 2002-06

Winner of the Ruth and Bernard Petlock Award in 2005. Was on the Dean’s List various times, which requires a 3.2 GPA.