“I want to draw stuff from the future”
Michael DiTullo, age 13.
As Creative Director of the global innovation firm, frog design, Michael DiTullo is passionate advocate as well as experienced practitioner of design. In addition to his work at frog he is a contributor for the well-known design resource, Core77.com. He lectures at corporations, universities, and conferences on the effect, value, and how too’s of design. Prior to frog Michael spent nearly a decade developing several product collections at Nike Inc from advanced concept to production and started his career at Evo Design where he worked for a wide array of clients. DiTullo holds a BFA in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and also studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art. His work has garnered international awards and has been featured in many media outlets and publications. Earlier this year the book "Analog Dreams: The sketches of Michael DiTullo" was published and he will be featured in the upcoming book "As Little Design As Possible: The Work of Dieter Rams" by Sophie Lovell.
He lives in the Russian Hill area of San Francisco with his wife Kristina who is a visual artist and their dog Louie who is spoiled. He draws stuff from the future....
See Louie: The Movie
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Link http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelditullo
Recommendations:
“Since the first time I met Michael I was sincerely impressed with how "interested" he is. Whether CEO of a Fortune 500 company or first year student, Michael treats people with respect and has his ears open with the intention of learning something new... I have never met someone who has such a grasp on the intangibles as Michael.”
David Whetstone, Cinco Design
“Michael has an amazing ability to listen to our needs and somehow translate spoken words into drawn images with remarkable intuition and speed. He is so "on the mark" with gathering up our design needs, composing them and finally rendering them that when I see his renderings, I wonder if somehow he has tapped directly into my cerebral cortex! Professional, highly skilled, on-time, very creative, and willing to push us to look at things differently have led us to Michael time and time again with our product design and graphic needs.”
Phillip Burke, CEO BurkeBuilt Motorsports
“A great designer is someone who both pays attention to and is interested in everything around them. They can then take that ever increasing knowledge and create something amazing and fresh with it. Michael is one of the best I've seen or met and is a great guy to work with in addition.”
Steve McDonald, Faceplant Design, formerly of frog design
“Michael is an extremely passionate creative - he holds a breadth of skill few can compare & an amazing personality which naturally fosters innovation & great creative thinking. Companies need more people like Michael & I have no doubt he will continue to do great things.”
Umar Hanif, Director at Seven Dreams, formerly of Phillips Design
“He is an extraordinary talent with boundless passion for innovative design. He is the finest designer I have worked with, heard of or read about.”
Aaron Szymanski, President of Evo Design
