ABOUT

My name is Aaron Shyr, and I also go by my creative name madkidgenius. I am a third culture American-Taiwanese creative currently residing in San Jose, California. As a contemporary artist, I wear many hats, including designer, illustrator, and motion graphics artist. My artistic inspiration is drawn from both Eastern and Western cultures, contemporary trends, and dank memes from the internet.

When I'm not immersed in my creative projects, I enjoy outdoor activities like hiking in the woods—often on the lookout for wild salamanders—or scuba diving in the ocean (as long as there are no great whites around!). Wherever my travels take me, I always make a point to visit local art museums and document my adventures in immersive 360° videos using the Insta360 X4 camera.

Thank you for visiting my website and taking the time to get to know me. Congrats, you even made it to my info page! If you would like to discuss anything related to creative work or collaboration, please don’t hesitate to say hi! Peace!

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Résumé

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Motion Designer

Aug, 2013 - Current | Remote, International

Awaken - Provided branding for a strength training gym based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Cordell Broadus - Executed branding and design presentation templates for Cordell Broadus’ business ventures.
Life After Sports - Served as Production Artist and background animator for a Snoop Dogg supported animation production. Premiered at the Sports Academy located at Thousand Oaks, California on Christmas Eve of 2019.
EyeSeeYou - Developed branding, website, and social media content for a budget-friendly anti-blue light glasses eCommerce startup.
Jailbird - Created branding and mural design for a bar & restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana.
[komäfi] - Branding, apparel, and social media content for a lifestyle brand.
The Normies - Apparel designs for a YouTube vlogging channel(741.6K+ subscribers).
Snap AR - Contributed as a filter designer and illustrator for AR Creator Residency.
TENET - Developed branding for a VFX/3D motion graphics studio.

Walmart Connect, Brand Strategy Designer

Jun, 2023 - Feb, 2024 | Hybrid | San Bruno, California, USA

Executed Walmart Connect’s Brand Strategy & Creative marketing collateral, encompassing promotional presentations, case studies, data sheets, videos, animations, and email templates. Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams, ensuring a unified approach to design while meeting strict timelines and due dates.

Purple, Senior Graphic Designer

Aug, 2022 - May, 2023 | Remote | Lehi, Utah, USA 

Created execution plans, conceptualized design projects, and delivered retail signage, digital assets, environmental design, packaging, video editing, animations, email, and website banners. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure user-friendly products and brand consistency.

SellX, Illustrator and Motion Designer

Jan, 2022 - Aug, 2022 | Remote | New York City, New York, USA 

Established an illustrative style to match brand guidelines. Created original illustrations for icons, brand merch, and social media graphics. Worked closely with executive stakeholders on commercials, social media motion graphics, demonstration reels, and animated banner ads.

Raindrop Marketing, Designer and Motion Designer

Dec, 2019 - May, 2020 | Onsite | San Diego, California, USA

Designed branding projects for B2C clients, website and email designs, motion graphics advertisement pre-production & post-production, packaging design, marketing collateral, and created viral content for social media marketing.

Hogarth Worldwide, Screen Production Artist and Illustrator

Aug, 2019 - Sep, 2019 | Onsite | San Jose, California, USA

Transcreated and illustrated localized content for screen imageries with Photoshop. Featured on marketing materials for seven Southeast Asian countries for Keynote Presentation during and after WWDC 2019. Client was a Fortune 5 company.

TrendyMinds, Junior Designer

Jul, 2014 - Aug, 2015 | Onsite | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Collaborated with lead designers and video directors and served as graphic design support. Worked on conceptual development, client presentations, and brand assets.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Volunteer for Ladies Who Paint, first all female mural festival — San Diego, California (2019)

• Contributing Artist to Indy Film Fest The Bigger Picture Show — Indianapolis, Indiana (2015 - 2019)

• Keynote speaker for Creative Mornings Topic: “Genius” — Indianapolis, Indiana (2017)

• Pattern Magazine Artist Interview — Indianapolis, Indiana (2017)

• Contributing Artist to The Monster Project Organization — World Wide Web (2017)

  • Purdue School of 
Engineering and Technology

    Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics and Technology
Graduated May 2013

    Top 100 Student 2013

  • • Artificial Intelligence

    • Art Direction

    • Advertisement Design

    • App Design

    • Branding

    • Data Visualization

    • Email Design

    • Environmental Graphics

    • Iconography

    • Illustration

    • Infographics

    • Layout Design

    • Logo Design

    • Marketing Collateral

    • Motion Graphics

    • Packaging Design

    • Presentation Design

    • Product Design

    • Social Media Marketing

    • Storyboarding

    • Stop-motion animation

    • Typography

    • Website Design

    • UI/UX

  • • AI Tools

    • Adobe AfterEffects

    • Adobe Illustrator

    • Adobe Express

    • Adobe Firefly

    • Adobe InDesign

    • Adobe Photoshop

    • Adobe Premiere

    • Blender

    • Figma

    • Procreate

    • Shopify

    • Squarespace

    • Webflow

    • Wix

  • • English (first language)

    • Mandarin
(native language)
    - Traditional Chinese

    - Simplified Chinese

    • Japanese (beginner)

    • PADI Certified Advanced
    Open Water Diver (AOW)