About Me

I’m Daniel Ash, a Senior Art Director. I lead creative teams building brands and experiences that move people, not just clear technical hurdles.

I find the simple, memorable idea buried in a complicated brief, then build it out across brand, digital, and product, guided by a real sense of craft, composition, and visual systems. Good work looks effortless. Getting there rarely is. That’s the part I’m built for: setting creative direction while staying hands-on where it counts, making decisions in real time, and keeping cross-functional teams moving in one direction under pressure.

I work fluently with modern tools, including AI-assisted prototyping, to pressure-test ideas fast and bring the strongest ones to market with taste and intent.

Download my resume below for examples of the work, and how I can bring direction and momentum to your team.

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Awards

Hack the Midwest 2013
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Hack the Midwest 2015
Most Entertaining

Skills

Design Systems

Prototypes

Branding

Production UI

UI Wireframes

AI Prototyping

Strategy and Execution

Project Management

Storyboarding

Animation

Video Production

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

WordPress

Elementor

CSS / HTML

HeyFlow

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