Hi! My name is Martin, and I’d like to create graphics and animations for your business.
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I’m a project manager who specializes in change management.
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I also love telling stories through animation.
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I also like to kick it old school, and turn my RGB in for good old fashioned CMYK with print-design.
A little bit about who I am and what I can do for you
In addition to having over 20 years of graphic design experience, I’m also an accomplished project manager. If you’re in need of a creative professional who can take a vision, develop a roadmap to make that vision a reality, and is obsessed with meeting deadlines, I’d love to speak with you.
On a more personal note, I was born and raised in San Francisco, I’m an Eagle Scout, I’m half Mexican and love cooking slow Mexican food, I majored in philosophy in college, I love surfing, I love hiking (I’ve hiked two different Camino de Santiago routes), I love punk rock and opera, and am pro Oxford-comma.
Graphic Design & Animation
Logo design and vectorization
Animated advertisements
Illustrations
Photo-editing
Video-editing
Historical photo restoration
My Services
Project Management
Enterprise software change management
Creative direction
Online Learning
Learning Management System and Online School Development
Instructional Video Creation
Print Design
Magazine cover design
Flier design
Prototype design
Web Development
WordPress management
Website development
Learning Management Systems
My Tools: Adobe PremierPro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Animate, Adobe InDesign, Adobe DreamWeaver, Canva, Venngage, Notion, HTML & CSS, JavaScript
Animation
Animation
Thanks for checking out my portfolio featuring a mix of former clients and practical exercises in animation technique that I’d like to showcase.
Intro for Chasing Life podcast
I noticed that the cover for this podcast looked like it needed to be animated.
Mileage Plus Exercise
Although I’ve never worked for United, I’ve always enjoyed following the evolution of their branding (I was very glad when United settled on the sans-serif traditional United font)
Target Ad
The big design trend in 2022 was moving collages, so I tried my hand at one.
Vatican II Intro for Online Class
I founded an online school for pastoral studies and this was the opener for the class on Vatican II
Logo Intro for Archdiocese of San Francisco
Instead of having a simple fade in, I thought it would be better to highlight the individual features of the logo.
AT&T 5G
The most fun thing for me about this video was replicating the logo intro fade in animation
Corn Flakes Mini-Ad
This 5 second ad was optimized for mobile phones
Logo Intro for Diocese of Oakland
Instead of having a simple fade in, I thought it would be better to highlight the individual features of the logo.
What is a White Mass?
A two minute video explainer for an annual Mass honoring doctors and care givers
BART Map Intro
A BART logo reveal intro which starts out with BART’s system map
What People Are Saying
Martin Ford’s work sparkles with creativity, originality and intelligence – and he gets project done quickly and well. He understands deadlines and often beats them.
— Valerie Schmalz
Director Archdiocese of San Francisco
Martin has a knack of presenting challenging concepts using simple language and images. Best of all, each important issue he addresses or story he tells is succinctly presented. His creations offer quick, convincing analyses of unusual realities and attract a crowd.