Max Amato is a multidisciplinary creative director, artist, designer, illustrator, and author based out of New York City. He is available for collaborations and commissions in the following ways ↴
① DESIGN STUDIO
Max is a co-founder of the Brooklyn-based creative studio Itch Projects, a collaborative branding and design studio taking on client projects of all scales. We operate using an agile, hands-on approach. Our dedicated core team is supplemented by a network of world-class talent so that we can flex to the needs of any project. For inquiries, please reach out to max@itchprojects.com, or visit our studio website below for more info.
② FREELANCE DESIGN & CREATIVE DIRECTION
Max is also available to collaborate with agencies and brands as a freelance contractor for design and direction projects. Past collaborators include Nike, Apple, FADER, Fool's Gold, High Tide, Something Special Studios, Sibling Rivalry, U.N.N.A.M.E.D., and others. He was recently a winner of the Art Director's Club Young Guns competition, a global portfolio-based award that identifies today’s vanguard of creatives. Get in touch at max@maxamato.com.
③ ART PRACTICE
In addition to his client-focused design work, Max is a practicing artist. He works across mediums, using a combination of analog and digital techniques. He is particularly interested in movement, and the interplay between the 2D and 3D world, exploring a distinct language of shape and form that can transition from drawings to sculptures, to 3D renders to functional objects. Please reach out to max@maxamato.com for commisions or collaborations.
EXPERIENCE ↴
Inter Miami CF
New York Islanders
No One Home
Nike
Merrell
1/ST Racing Tour
The Olympic Channel
Big Sean
Miguel
Tinashe
Def Jam
Motown Records
Fool's Gold
Warner Chappell
Only NY
Converse
Naso
Dutchie
Electronic Arts
Brain Magazine
Franchise Magazine
Character
Doubleday & Carwright
Sid Lee
Something Special Studios
Sibling Rivalry
High Tide
Nowadays
CAPABILITIES ↴
Branding
Animation
3D Design
Art Direction
Custom Typography
Logo Design
Apparel Design
Illustration
Editorial Design
Packaging
Motion Direction
Web Design
Iconography
Lettering
BOOKS ↴
Perfect (Scholastic)
Pick Me! (Scholastic)
Stomp, Soar, Dino Roar (Source Books)
