E*TRADE Icon :30
I developed the concept, design, and creative direction for spots that used E*TRADE’s product iconography and simple animation to highlight the company’s financial tools.
About
Johnathan Swafford is a Brooklyn-based creative director and designer working across motion, graphic, and interactive design. He is a partner and creative director at Aqualamb Records, which releases music alongside printed books, and principal of the design studio Metive. His clients have included E*TRADE, Comcast, Yahoo, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. He holds an MFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts and has taught design at Purchase College.
Currently
Creative Director / Partner at Aqualamb Records and Principal at Metive
Available for
Selected work
The Space Merchants’ Kiss the Dirt
A 100-plus-page graphic novel created by comic artist Joshua Ray Stephens and designer Braulio Amando for an Aqualamb release.
Aqualamb Records
I co-founded this Brooklyn-based record label, which releases music with 100-plus-page printed books of artwork and writing as physical accompaniments.
Contraption Magazine
I created, designed, published, and edited this magazine celebrating innately creative individuals and their raw artistic vision.
Taking Drugs to Make Music
I developed the concept and design for a limited-edition vinyl package of 300 white records for HHR’s release.
Work Background