Abe Cortes

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
BRAND STRATEGIST
DESIGN DIRECTOR
PRODUCT CREATOR

A versatile award winning creative and branding expert working on campaigns in traditional and digital channels with some of the most highly sought out digital and traditional agencies in the industry.

With over nine years of experience Abe first gained recognition as an Art Director / Designer in Los Angeles designing for action sports companies like Vans, Ambiguous, Roxy and Hurley. I expanded my concentration to a career in advertising as an Art Director for Saatchi & Saatchi LA working on Toyota, where I grew my knowledge in Marketing and Branding. After gaining notoriety and winning several awards I decided to move on to creative production at a well know Swedish studio called Stopp. I was named Design Director working on some of the biggest brands in the world like Google, Acura, Target, Microsoft, RedBull and Intel on branding, VR and integrated campaigns.

Since 2013 I decided to pursue my own path in order to develop products that I felt could impact visually and strategically. Since then I have created an App called Pairchute, which allows you to look into places at any time. Collaborated with Anheuser Busch to create a new Ready- To-Drink product from concept to creation and helped brand and position a few startups. I’m currently a Creative Director / Designer and Partner in Los Angeles, at a product creation platform called Chemistry Holdings. My role consist of but is not limited to brand strategy, brand systems, concept, design, direction, and to help build and create relevant brands from the ground up.

My work has been honored with all of the top industry awards including Cannes, The Webbys, One Show, Clio and FWA. It has also been shown at Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW, and has been showcased in Wired, Creativity Magazine, Graphis, Fast Company and many others.

Awards

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SOME CREATIVE RECOGNITION THANKS
TO MANY TALENTED CREATIVE PARTNERS

12x Cannes Lions (4 Gold, 4 Silver & 4 Bronze)
6x Webby Awards
11x The FWA
7x One Show Pencils
1x Bronze Clio
2x Art Directors Club (Including a Bronze Cube)
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection
SXSW Official Interactive Selection

Works Published in: Applied Arts, Creativity, Graphis, YAHOO!, Communication Arts, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Rolling Stone, Complex, Wired, and many others.

Recognized by: Bees Awards, IAC, Think LA, MIXX and others.

Clients

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGED TO WORK ON
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL BRANDS.
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