Quotes
“Jason is one of those rare birds in the creative field who's both right and left brain. He's wildly creative and imaginative, yet at the same time focused, responsible, and very well organized. Jason had a lot of pressure placed on him when getting a new web startup off the ground at Turner Entertainment -- from overseeing the site's art direction to working on advertiser comps to approving other designer's work (when I was unavailable) -- and he handled it all beautifully. Can't recommend him enough.”
Todd Dominey
Creative Director, Adult Swim
“Jason is an amazing designer and is fantastic to work with because he's so eager to try out new ideas and will always build on your suggestions - and he's good at it. He brought to the project the vision that we wanted, and his sense of style and use of imagery is top notch. I am sad that we couldn't retain him for our future projects, but he is someone I would recommend highly, if not would love to keep him for ourselves forever!”
Reiko Sugitani
VP of Creative, Showtime Networks
“Jason is a visionary, always pushing the boundaries of the digital space. He has the ability to bring order and cohesion to even the most time sensitive and technically challenging of projects, while keeping the creative vision alive. Jason's passion and integrity for all the projects he touches are inspirational. It has truly been a pleasure to work with him.”
Dana Xavier
Director of Digital Operations, BBDO
“Jason is one of the most enthusiastic, idea thinking art directors I have met! His passion for design bleeds into every aspect of his work and thought process, constantly churning out new ideas. He's a breath of fresh air to a design team, constantly sharing his ideas and personal works as well! A true gem indeed for any design group.”
Laurel Woods
Director of Design Operations, MTV
“Jason is what the military refer to as a smart bomb. You point him at the key assets of a project and, with laser-guided accuracy, you'll have a large, but controlled, explosion of creativity. Extremely personable, calm under pressure and filled with inventive ideas, Jason is a pleasure to work with.”
Jared Cocken
Creative Director, The Wonderfactory
“Jason is a unique and incredible creative talent, with a great eye for design, a wealth of skewed and interesting ideas, and the best attitude you could ever ask for. His talent as a motion artist has been invaluable for bringing our music videos to life for the REI Go Playlist, as well as his sensibilities for what young people find interesting/fascinating. And, no, you can't have him....”
Toby Past
Creative Director, BBDO
“Jason is an extraordinary asset to any team. I've watched him jump onto numerous complex projects at a moments notice, producing results that every time exceeded clients expectations. He is the ultimate self starter, doesn't require any hand holding, grasps concepts quickly and always produces. He loves what he does which show through in the work, has a seemly inexhaustible skill set and more than that, is always keen to learn more. It's hardly surprisingly the man's always in demand.”
Luke Carmody
Copywriter, Razorfish
“Jason is a driven, imaginative and technically sound designer. He was always first on my list when a challenging project came in the doors due to the fact that i could ALWAYS count on him, not only to deliver a beautiful final product, but come to the table with a great attitude and ideas that inspired others as well as pushed the envelope in creative thinking. Jason is truly an asset to any creative team.”
Ryan Kellogg
Associate Creative Director, Nurun
“Jason is one of the most creative designers I've had the privilege to work with. With top notch presentation skills that always exceed expectations and an incredible talent for interactive design, motion graphics, and typography, breathing life into every project. His ambitious personality and passion for design drives team motivation and inspires everyone in the office. Jason is, by far, an incredible person to work with and highly recommended.”
Clarissa Soto
Senior User Interface Designer, VH1
“Jason is a super creative designer as well as director.”
Layne Braunstein
Creative Director, Bark Bark
“Jason is a top-notch designer with a huge talent and amazing vision. He is very easy to work with and would be an asset to any organization.”
Adam Darby
Web Developer, Turner Broadcasting
“Jason is an innovative thought leader and is enjoyable to work with. His creativity combined with business sense and his people skills made him a wonderful part of the team. There is much to learn from his style and approach.”
Dena Harris
Media Planner/Buyer, Nurun
“Jason is an innovative and hard working employee who always brings something fresh to the table. He has a high energy presence that is infectious. Jason is a valuable asset to any company.”
Jason O'Donnell
Search Marketing Strategist, Moxie Interactive
“Jason is a very talented designer with strong skills in illustration and animation. He has a great enthusiasm and energy about him that is very contagious and motivates anyone that has the opportunity to work with him. As an Art Director Jason has always taken the time to give guidance, share ideas, and inspire the designers around him. Jason is very organized and able to manage vendors and pull together production teams for everything from a video or photo shoot, to the concept and build out of a web site.”
Adriene Schrotter
Senior Interactive Designer, BBDO
“Jason is an unbelievable creative talent that inspired both myself and our entire team with his incredibly innovative thinking. He single handedly raised the level of the agency and its creative work.”
Greg Lantz
Junior Designer, Nurun
“I've worked with Jason on many occasion, both in production as well as design. I trust (and envy) his creative vision and ability. He's one of the ones I turn to first when needing a creative eye. Definitely recommended!”
Kyle Keyser
Producer/Director, Itsmyvoodoo Productions, Inc.
“Jason is the most talented developer I have ever worked with. His business expertise was crucial to our creative division at The Longitude Group. He interfaced directly with clients and managed vendor relationships. His work was cutting edge at the time. Jason was incorporating video feeds and loops into static sites well before anyone else was doing it. All of our clients were blown away by his work! Some of the sites he developed are still live 5 yrs later! Jason is very reliable and works well with others.”
Richard Rowland
Director, firstPRO
“Jason Drakeford was ahead of the game back in 2000 when I worked with him at Bellsouth. He was creating dynamic Flash sites with stunning ease. Jason is a highly-skilled person and completes projects with both the customer and end product in mind. I highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for someone that they can trust to get the job done right and on time... just look at his work history and portfolio.”
Jason Piona
Senior Web Designer, Bellsouth
“Jason is one of the best artists I've seen and a really cool guy!”
Brian Ussery
Senior SEO Technologist, Nurun
Friends
Erlene Zierke
Aaron Byrd
Todd Dominey
Erin Dutton
Martha Dixon
Kyle Keyser
Toby Past
Mark Weaver
Heidi Hysell
Tessa Horehled
Sneha Pai
Kevin Byrd
Ben Arnold
Zena Tsarfin
“Jason is one of those rare birds in the creative field who's both right and left brain. He's wildly creative and imaginative, yet at the same time focused, responsible, and very well organized. Jason had a lot of pressure placed on him when getting a new web startup off the ground at Turner Entertainment -- from overseeing the site's art direction to working on advertiser comps to approving other designer's work (when I was unavailable) -- and he handled it all beautifully. Can't recommend him enough.”
Todd Dominey
Creative Director, Adult Swim
“Jason is an amazing designer and is fantastic to work with because he's so eager to try out new ideas and will always build on your suggestions - and he's good at it. He brought to the project the vision that we wanted, and his sense of style and use of imagery is top notch. I am sad that we couldn't retain him for our future projects, but he is someone I would recommend highly, if not would love to keep him for ourselves forever!”
Reiko Sugitani
VP of Creative, Showtime Networks
“Jason is a visionary, always pushing the boundaries of the digital space. He has the ability to bring order and cohesion to even the most time sensitive and technically challenging of projects, while keeping the creative vision alive. Jason's passion and integrity for all the projects he touches are inspirational. It has truly been a pleasure to work with him.”
Dana Xavier
Director of Digital Operations, BBDO
“Jason is one of the most enthusiastic, idea thinking art directors I have met! His passion for design bleeds into every aspect of his work and thought process, constantly churning out new ideas. He's a breath of fresh air to a design team, constantly sharing his ideas and personal works as well! A true gem indeed for any design group.”
Laurel Woods
Director of Design Operations, MTV
“Jason is what the military refer to as a smart bomb. You point him at the key assets of a project and, with laser-guided accuracy, you'll have a large, but controlled, explosion of creativity. Extremely personable, calm under pressure and filled with inventive ideas, Jason is a pleasure to work with.”
Jared Cocken
Creative Director, The Wonderfactory
“Jason is a unique and incredible creative talent, with a great eye for design, a wealth of skewed and interesting ideas, and the best attitude you could ever ask for. His talent as a motion artist has been invaluable for bringing our music videos to life for the REI Go Playlist, as well as his sensibilities for what young people find interesting/fascinating. And, no, you can't have him....”
Toby Past
Creative Director, BBDO
“Jason is an extraordinary asset to any team. I've watched him jump onto numerous complex projects at a moments notice, producing results that every time exceeded clients expectations. He is the ultimate self starter, doesn't require any hand holding, grasps concepts quickly and always produces. He loves what he does which show through in the work, has a seemly inexhaustible skill set and more than that, is always keen to learn more. It's hardly surprisingly the man's always in demand.”
Luke Carmody
Copywriter, Razorfish
“Jason is a driven, imaginative and technically sound designer. He was always first on my list when a challenging project came in the doors due to the fact that i could ALWAYS count on him, not only to deliver a beautiful final product, but come to the table with a great attitude and ideas that inspired others as well as pushed the envelope in creative thinking. Jason is truly an asset to any creative team.”
Ryan Kellogg
Associate Creative Director, Nurun
“Jason is one of the most creative designers I've had the privilege to work with. With top notch presentation skills that always exceed expectations and an incredible talent for interactive design, motion graphics, and typography, breathing life into every project. His ambitious personality and passion for design drives team motivation and inspires everyone in the office. Jason is, by far, an incredible person to work with and highly recommended.”
Clarissa Soto
Senior User Interface Designer, VH1
“Jason is a super creative designer as well as director.”
Layne Braunstein
Creative Director, Bark Bark
“Jason is a top-notch designer with a huge talent and amazing vision. He is very easy to work with and would be an asset to any organization.”
Adam Darby
Web Developer, Turner Broadcasting
“Jason is an innovative thought leader and is enjoyable to work with. His creativity combined with business sense and his people skills made him a wonderful part of the team. There is much to learn from his style and approach.”
Dena Harris
Media Planner/Buyer, Nurun
“Jason is an innovative and hard working employee who always brings something fresh to the table. He has a high energy presence that is infectious. Jason is a valuable asset to any company.”
Jason O'Donnell
Search Marketing Strategist, Moxie Interactive
“Jason is a very talented designer with strong skills in illustration and animation. He has a great enthusiasm and energy about him that is very contagious and motivates anyone that has the opportunity to work with him. As an Art Director Jason has always taken the time to give guidance, share ideas, and inspire the designers around him. Jason is very organized and able to manage vendors and pull together production teams for everything from a video or photo shoot, to the concept and build out of a web site.”
Adriene Schrotter
Senior Interactive Designer, BBDO
“Jason is an unbelievable creative talent that inspired both myself and our entire team with his incredibly innovative thinking. He single handedly raised the level of the agency and its creative work.”
Greg Lantz
Junior Designer, Nurun
“I've worked with Jason on many occasion, both in production as well as design. I trust (and envy) his creative vision and ability. He's one of the ones I turn to first when needing a creative eye. Definitely recommended!”
Kyle Keyser
Producer/Director, Itsmyvoodoo Productions, Inc.
“Jason is the most talented developer I have ever worked with. His business expertise was crucial to our creative division at The Longitude Group. He interfaced directly with clients and managed vendor relationships. His work was cutting edge at the time. Jason was incorporating video feeds and loops into static sites well before anyone else was doing it. All of our clients were blown away by his work! Some of the sites he developed are still live 5 yrs later! Jason is very reliable and works well with others.”
Richard Rowland
Director, firstPRO
“Jason Drakeford was ahead of the game back in 2000 when I worked with him at Bellsouth. He was creating dynamic Flash sites with stunning ease. Jason is a highly-skilled person and completes projects with both the customer and end product in mind. I highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for someone that they can trust to get the job done right and on time... just look at his work history and portfolio.”
Jason Piona
Senior Web Designer, Bellsouth
“Jason is one of the best artists I've seen and a really cool guy!”
Brian Ussery
Senior SEO Technologist, Nurun
Friends
Erlene Zierke
Aaron Byrd
Todd Dominey
Erin Dutton
Martha Dixon
Kyle Keyser
Toby Past
Mark Weaver
Heidi Hysell
Tessa Horehled
Sneha Pai
Kevin Byrd
Ben Arnold
Zena Tsarfin