CREATIVE • PROFESSIONAL • ON-BUDGET • ON-TIME
I design & illustrate information that communicates, educates, inspires, and entertains.
Print & Collateral
- Graphic Design
- Advertising
- Brochures
- Book Design
- Cards
- Catalog Design
- Direct Mail
- Folders
- Magazine Design
- Package Design
- Product Labels
- Point of Purchase
- Presentations
- Publications
- Sell Sheets
- T-Shirt Design
…and much more.
Logo Design & Branding
Digital Design
- Website Design
- Email Design
- Web Banners
- Web Ads
- Social Media
- PDFs, Jpegs & Gifs
- Presentations
Illustration
- Books
- Children’s
- Commercial
- Editorial
- Icons
- Technical
Infographics, Maps & Charts
Exhibit Design
- For Museums & Parks
- Interpretation
- Interactivity
- Planning
- Signage &
- Wayfinding
Trade Show Exhibits
- Booth Design
- Displays
- Graphics
- Interactivity
- Rollups
Flash Video 3D
Design Process
I partner with my clients to understand the messages that need to be delivered and develop compelling visual stories that make an impact. I take your project from concept and research, through the development of copy, graphics and photography, and I turn it into beautiful, creative designs that are printed, delivered and displayed, on time and on budget. You will receive progress proofs along the way to be sure we are on track with your vision. I bring your vision into reality.
ClientS
- 3 Nations Brewing
- 3M Corp.
- Air Liquide
- AT&T
- City of Coppell
- City of Plano
- City of Richardson
- City of Temple
- City of Grand Prairie
- Creative Circle
- The Dallas Morning News
- The Mankind Project
- My Wellness Warehouse
- Office Boy
- The Plano Conservancy
- The San Antonio Express News
- Southern Methodist University
- Sunbelt Pools
- Switchtaps
- Tenet Healthcare
- Texas Conservation Alliance
- Texas Dept Of Transportation
- Texas Instruments
- University Of North Texas
Museum Exhibits
- Annie Riggs Memorial Museum
- Boy Scouts Museum
- Bunker Sands Wetland Center
- Chihuahua Desert
- Commemorative Air Force
- Crow Museum of Asian Art
- Dallas Heritage Village
- Old Red Museum Of Dallas
- Dr Pepper Museum
- Fort Bliss Missile Park
- Frisco Heritage Museum
- Haas Moto Museum
- Interurban Railway Museum
- Meadows Museum at SMU
- Museum Of The Big Bend
- Sixth Floor Museum
- State Fair Of Texas
- Texas Parks & Wildlife
- United Music Museum
- Waco Mammoth National Monument
Biography
Don Huff is an award winning graphic artist and illustrator specializing in print & digital design, museum exhibits, illustration, infographics, and maps. He is uniquely able to visualize information that communicates, educates, inspires, and entertains. Don has been drawing pictures since he was a child and now has over 30 years experience as a commercial artist.
Don attended college at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) taking every art class they had, commercial, and fine art graduating with Honors. Later in life he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Art and Technology from The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of his graduate projects can be seen here.
Don began his career at The Richardson Daily as a News Artist hand drawing ads, charts, and cartoons. He then moved on to be the first graphic artist for the Texas Department of Highways creating collateral material, and drawings for the Communications department. He then became a News Artist for the Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Express News, winning awards and recognition along the way including The Pulitzer Prize for graphic design in International Reporting, the Associated Press Silver Award for Breaking News Graphics, Society of Newspaper Design Award, and the Austin Headliners Club Award. Many happy years were spent in the News Room.
Don branched out of news and and into commercial art becoming the Senior Graphic Designer for Texas Instruments, MuseumScapes, and BWC Creative, creating a wide variety of print material, illustrations, logos, and museum exhibits.
Since then Don has had his own freelance business, where he designs and illustrates information that communicates, educates, inspires, and entertains for a wide variety of clients. He would love to meet with you to discus your graphic design needs.
Recommendations
“The ManKind Project USA has been a client of Don's for over 4 years. Don has helped shape a clear visual language that has taken our brand to the next level. He's creative, candid, fast, and professional. He has the ability to illustrate complex concepts with simple elegance, and the versatility to deliver a wide array of styles.”
Boysen Hodgson
Communications Director at the ManKind Project
“Don is an extremely talented artist! His work on our museum exhibits is outstanding. Don is able to take the ideas in my head and bring them to life. He really ‘takes to heart’ all of our projects.”
Jeff Campbell
Director at the Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation
“I have worked closely with Don on numerous projects and am delighted to recommend his work. Don’s artistic talent is clearly evident in his appealing visuals, but his other virtues are only revealed when you have a chance to work with him. What you would not know is that Don is extremely conscientious about making sure the customer is satisfied. He has negotiated my unclear and changing instructions with an unwavering commitment to outcomes that delight us both. He has graciously altered his schedule to accommodate my changing timetable and has identified and proposed solutions to problems of which I was only vaguely aware. In every sense Don has been a valued member of our team. I strongly recommend you give him a try.”
Thomas Shelden Griggs, Ph.D.
Founder at Griggs Leadership
“Don was a pleasure to with, prompt accurate work was his strength. His ability to work well with everyone was the reason that editors and writers would come to him for graphic solutions that would enhance the written word/story. His sense of humor and ability to focus in order to get the work done on time in a dead line driven environment was consistent. Anyone who works with or hires Don will be glad they did. One of the more talented colleagues that I have worked with! To quote Felipe Soto, our Graphics director, ‘Don is good, accurate and fast, he knows his stuff.’”
John Camejo
Art Director, San Antonio Express News
"I can't say enough about Don's quality of work, his timeliness and his imagination. He's my goto guy!!"
David Brennan
Orion Roofing
"Don is easy to work with and creative. He listens to your ideas and needs and let's you have ideas along the way of his creative process."
Temple Symphony Orchestra
"Don Huff is an artist worthy of discovery. Check out his site to see the possibilities that he holds for you. A design and illustration artist living in Piano Tx. Does it get any better then that?"
Frank Verkly
Frankly Inspired
"Don is a great man, and talented artist/creative that really listens to his clients. I highly recommend!"
Marie Krebs
PLLC
"Don is a talented an professional designer. I’ve enjoyed working with him for many years."
Laurie Williamson
Rare Type
"Don is an excellent artist and designer who can bring your promotional materials, displays, and other graphic needs to life brilliantly.”
Anthony Layne
Business Biographer