Kenneth E. Parris III

I process and move through the world by making. my life and careers have been defined by craft, collaboration, and a relentless will. I’m only undefeated because i never give up trying.

With experience in art direction, design, and illustration including the conception, execution, and presentation of multichannel advertising campaigns, I am a visual storyteller blending Advertising, Design, and Fine Art in crafted shareable stories. I specialize in visual design and brand building through all mediums with the craftsmanship and cultural understanding of an artist. I create experiences and develop strategic content and solutions as an Art Director, Designer, and Visual Artist, assemble and guide teams as a Creative Director, and teach students as an Instructor. I’m an advocate for possibility, seeing the potential in every project, client, and collaboration.

In addition to formulating and implementing creative strategy through research, active listening, and data, I nurture client relationships helping to identify needs and how to connect brands with their audience. I supervise and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams through all aspects of content creation and production. I am proficient in creating corporate identities and the art direction of digital content, TV spots, photo shoots, and print production. I maintain a Fine Art studio practice and motivate people to engage the best version of their creative selves by fostering an open dialogue about curiosity, responsibility, and fraternity.

Clients include:

3M, AEG, !brainwash, Children's Hospital of Austin, Citrix, Cynthia Wade Productions, Fortunoff, Gail Eckstein Associates, Hasbro, Heineken, Honeywell, HP, iN DEMAND, Merck, Modern Outsider Records, Monique Lhuillier, Motion Computing, Novell, Oce, One Little Indian Records, Pabst & Pearl Brewing Company, Pam Tanowitz Dance, Playskool, Royal Doulton, StorageTek, Special Olympics Texas, Tacori, The Knapp Gallery, The New York Times, Time Warner Inc., Topps Candy Brands, UPS, 00:02:59 Records

Interested in more traditional portfolio formats?

I have two additional websites. Parris3.work showcases projects in Advertising from 360 Branding, to Logo and Identity Design, to collateral and packaging. Parris3.com is a Fine Art website, showing works in various series and mediums.