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Michael Etter

Portland, OR, United States

Designer (Art Direction)

Member since August 22, 2007

Michael Etter is an artist, educator, and activist who works in—and at the intersection of—graphic arts and publishing, media communications, and grassroots organizing. Michael’s work reflects his personal philosophy, which embraces the punk rock movement/d.i.y. ethic and uses the power of the creative process to transform community life. Motivated by the desire to improve communications for the organizations he believes in, Michael chose to advance his skills at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In addition to a BFA in Graphic Design with honors from Art Center, he holds an Internet Design Certificate from San Francisco State University’s Multimedia Studies Program, and a BA in Communications and English from California State University Fullerton. He has also interned with Pentagram Design in Los Angeles and SkyrocketWeb Design in San Francisco.

He is currently working as the Senior Designer at Payless ShoeSource as they shift their brand and develop strategic partnerships. He is leading the co-branded design initiatives.

He is moving to Portland. OR to start working with Ziba Design as one of their Senior Communications Specialists. www.ziba.com

Michael is also the founder of the arts education organization, re:Active. Located in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, re:Active teaches youth the power of the creative process through the production of a zine about cultural issues. The zine serves as an independent voice for local youth. In 2004 youth at re:Active produced their first issue, re:sidue. He is the author and designer of "Long Division", held in the Getty Research Institute’s Book Arts collection and on the slate for release by Gingko Press in 2007.

He has also completed the design of a coffee table style book of old punk rock flyers titled, "Punk is Dead, Punk is Everything" the follow-up to Gingko Press' best-selling, "Fucked Up and Photocopied".

Specialties: publication/editorial design, book design, branding and identity, seasonal/trend direction, magazines, annual report design, music related industries

My Blog / View all (2) Blog Posts

**re:active** issue # 5 - re:define FEAR

Education, Communication Design

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"re:define, FEAR" is re:active's first magazine produced in Portland. It is a collaboration with the...

I am the founder, director, and evangelist for re:Active magazine. A nonprofit, youth arts magazine that introduces students to the creative process and their own voice.

"Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it." Bertolt Brecht

Contact Michael Etter
re:Active magazine

My Interests

  • Industrial Design
  • Environmental Design
  • Communication Design
  • Fashion Design
  • Audio/Visual Design

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