About Me

Senior Creative marketer. Photographer. Author. Artist.
Southern charmer if you think pronouncing "ing" like "in'" is charmin'.
A Platypus of many different worlds.
SAV based physically. Connected everywhere digitally. :)

With the rise of mobile and web technology being analogous to the decrease in viewer attention, it has become absolutely essential to get to the point as soon as possible.
(I present myself in both short-form and long-form to be digested one way or the other knowing that seconds are spent on potentials, while others comprise their lives into one or two places in hopes of a place to call home in their employment)

16 years experienced in a myriad of roles that no one person should have at one time.
Multiple adventures to lands of different cultures.
8 years here. 3 years there. 1 year…couple months…
Re-education into confidence and critical thinking.

I’m a 16-years experienced professional with the vast sea of marketing, branding and visual experiences. My professional career has led me to become a platypus of adaptability to the brands that have defined my life from student, graphic designer, photographer, art director, creative manager, fashion photographer, mentor, contract employee and production artist. The explorer in me has widen career destinations over the years which began with a map within the world of Coca-Cola with global destinations of production and branding spanning 8 years across multi-platform campaigns and traveling thousands of files. The map of Coca-Cola is far reaching in these known global waters where anchors have joined in many ports strengthen longevity of their own sailing life-style experience.

After getting a taste of sea-legs, I jumped from one ship to another joining another vessel in multiple roles of the world's once largest bridal fashion designer. My inclusion helped route a new courses based-off of past worlds experienced into directions ultimately lost at sea at the end of my 3 year tour. When that ship sunk by captains not I, I found myself swimming to the Port of Contract to rebuild a life by reimagining how saw blades and tools were experienced. A hard life contract is. No paid vacation. No sick days. But it pays the bills and provides nourishment as we plan future expeditions and journeys. Rough waters depending on the forecast is.

From there short opportunities of expansion arise. A ship looking to take on new crew and set course in Ruby lands. Pay not what it should be and found myself short-changed in the end, but the opportunity to travel to lands of Ruby showed promise of stability and course correction with a fleet in several locations. Alas, mutiny on the bounty and I was cast overboard into the sea. Washed back onto familiar shores of Your; history lessons as I began to reconnect the principles of “Who are U?”

3 years learning that question’s answer and prepared to set sail again knowing how to swim in worst-case scenarios. I’m looking for both a captain who sees what potential in navigation I have yet to realize as much as I am looking to pass on my knowledge to others looking to build their own ships. I life at SEA is where I come from in experience.

I’ve gotten to where I am today from both belief and faith. That comes from the belief of my first mentor to hire me outside of college to every other captain I’ve worked for since. Faith factors in the aspect that although not traditionally trained for every challenge faced, my tenacity has lead me to not only come up with unexpected solutions, but the ability to sell my beliefs and ideas to others based on passion, data and brand understanding. I believe the further I’ve gone in my profession the more humble and considerate I have become to how I would approach the sailing navigation of others. We sail together and I consider any vessel I am in friendly, but I am aware of pirates in the waters.

What I can prove though in regards to this website is that you will find both my professional works as well as equal parts of my outside passions that have come from a mentality that has brought brand evolution and success. My own map of my world explored or yet to be fully imagined. Treasure there in passion and care. Never intended to be a solo journey as home is always going to be something to strive and long for even at sea.

It is my core philosophy that you have to understand the past in order to achieve anything new.
This website is my past and present with hints of a future.

Where do we go from here?

My Formal Education

Technical Training
iStock • Photography Contributor • January 2009 — February 2013 • ONLINE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL REVIEW
Technical training in commercial stock photography/illustration professional practices where every file reviewed on technical levels and on merit by a one-on-one professional monitor/reviewer. Education while receiving compensation.

Higher Education
Savannah College of Art & Design • Masters of Photography Program • January 2020 — February 2022 (Incomplete Studies) • Savannah, GA
Savannah College of Art & Design • Bachelor’s of Fine Arts: Graphic Design • September 2001 —June 2005 (Graduated) • Savannah, GA
Original Course of study: Painting with curriculum emphasis in Art History before switching to Graphic Design

High School Education
Herschel V. Jenkins • Engineering & Robotics Magnet Program • 1998—2001 (Graduated) • Savannah, GA

My Employment Experience

SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB • Server• May 2024—PRESENT

SAVANNAH COUNTRY CLUB • Part-Time/Server/Half-Way House Attendant • July 2022—May 2024

PHILIP BONNEAU DESIGN • Owner/Designer/Photographer • May 2010 — PRESENT
Freelance company built on bringing communities together. Focus has been on brand design work for South Eastern companies. Photography projects involved experience in color correction, retouching and post photography editing.

HIGHLIGHTED CLIENTS + PROJECTS:
• LEGACY TRUST & ESTATE LLC • Collateral & Branding Design duties involve designing collateral pieces such as brochures, mailers, and folders.
• RESCUE K9-1-1 • Branding & Collateral Design projects consist of branding package of multiple logos and collateral designs.
• HGTV • After-shoot Photographer for Curb Appeal TV Show duties involve photographing network show’s home improvement and designs for cataloging.
• VOYANT ENTERTAINMENT • Creative Director/Branding Manager responsibilities involve branding, as well as oversight and implementation of all advertising.

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: No end to this position as it is on-going freelance and contract work of charitable donations, passion projects and artistic endeavors

Savannah College of Art & Design • Assistant Manager • May 2019 — Feb 2022 • Savannah, GA
Management of Auxiliary Services at ART’S CAFÉ. Overseeing the daily workflow of students completing tasks necessary to maintain and sustain the café. A mentor to some in their first work experience while building the foundation to their expectations of the real world. In charge of opening/closing duties, food preparation and ordering. Continual support of Non-Profits through work experience.

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: Terminated for “Job Abandonment” after removing myself from a hostile work environment and reporting it correctly to HR day of. In later documents reason switched from “Abandonment” to “Performance Review” to “Cause” in it’s final form.

PURE RED • Production Artist • Jan 2019 — March 2019 • Atlanta, GA
Production Artist for weekly circulars built through data management/Indesign software.

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: Terminated during a medical emergency/hospitalization. They claimed No Call/No Show. I claim lack of wellness check of an employee after an agent on my behalf notified them of hospitalization day of or day after. Terminated 3 business days from date of incident (day 5 of hospitalization out of 11). Refusal to accept medical documentation to return to work. Officially signed termination letter in April after further supplying medical information and request of reinstatement.

FREUD/DIABLO TOOLS • Assigned Contract Designer of Randstad Professional Staffing • Dec 2017 — Nov 2018 • Atlanta, GA
Core key daily tasks involve graphic design for package, catalog and display design. Minor duties in product photography were also completed for both print and digital applications based on direction from senior marketing team members.

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: Contract came to a conclusion. Would not renew on my part. Breach of Contract by Contracted Company and Hiring Contractor.

ALFRED ANGELO INC. • Senior Creative Manager / Fashion Photographer • July 2014 — July 2017 • Delray Beach, FL
Co-directed of all branding with visual conception and execution across print/digital platforms for both wholesale and retail divisions. Direct report to the Creative Director, VP of Global Marketing, and Chief Creative Officer. Integral in establishing new visual brand standards across 6 bridal lines. Brand lead for “Disney Fairy Tale Weddings” on the Alfred Angelo side of ‘Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo’, now understood as Alfred Angelo’s Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo which has elements of such as now ‘Philip Bonneau Alfred Angelo’s Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo of no longer association with Alfred Angelo because Alfred Angelo went bankrupt, did not compensate and was the owner of the brand because they paid to play and Disney did not ever own Alfred Angelo nor compensate or had to in any capacity for any of the creative nor did they have creative input during my 3 years lead of concepts and visuals and not the dresses as that was a different department’. Consistent identity was built through collateral design, trade/fashion show production, and weekly supplemental e-mail campaigns. This role included the mentoring and management of 4 graphic designers to share design responsibilities. Day-to-day work involved initial graphic design for catalog/web/e-commerce materials, which were then passed down to be fleshed out for a full print/digital campaign. Responsible for organizing/directing outside talents for photography, beauty and modeling. Final year and a half of position, in-house fashion photographer was added to my role of responsibilities.

MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Major proponent in restructuring creative department. Increased annual budget savings by bringing production in-house
• Completed visual differentiation between bridal franchises for the most effective execution of marketing strategies for digital and print
• Modernization of website and emails to compete in the responsive digital market
• Strengthen inter-company relationships and creative process between Alfred Angelo Inc. and “Disney Fairy Tale Weddings”

In-House Fashion Photographer • July 2015 — July 2017 (Duel Role Co-Current)

Catalog/Editorial photographer in outdoor/studio settings. Supervised team of 2 assistants/coworkers. Completed full collection shoots for 5 different brands between Fall collections and Injections. Was scheduled for Disney 2018 before closure while trying to pass the mantle creatively. Acknowledgement of their dependency of myself on existing brands and tried to work my way out for company sustainability towards the end.

MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Drastically reduced photography budget by 80% on my photoshoots by building experience, noticing flaws and working in duality as photographer/senior creative manager.
• Held the position of 8 out of 10 most viral images in company history across social media outlets and magazine.
• Maintained standards where one artist was in the same category as other paid artists with same/more results.

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: Company filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Unexpected shutdown of entire company globally. Mass Lay-offs.

iStockphoto • Photography Contributor • July 2009 — PRESENT • Atlanta, GA
Stock Photography Contributions submitted to online database. Responsibilities involve provide technical expertise to photoshoots and retouching for all contributions uploaded to site. Free education while being paid for services. Initially started to learn photography in order to streamline agency efficiency of time spent "stock searching" into original content provided to clients. Prior practices were all images manually inspected by professionals and accepted/rejected based on technical/sales qualities with chances to resubmit or rejection.

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: No end in sight. Have not contributed since 2014. Profile remains.

FINISHED ART INC. • Graphic Designer • Feb. 2006 — July 2014 • Atlanta, GA
Agency experience in art direction, project management and graphic design execution. Working predominantly with Coca-Cola products, design projects included but not limited to Package Design, Outdoor and Environmental Displays, Point-of-Sale, OOH, Image clean-up and clipping path creation of product shots for international database to agencies working with Coca-Cola. This role was built for designers to maintain creative leadership on all jobs individuality from concept to print production ready files along with the writing and maintaining of global branding standards.

AGENCY CLIENTS:
Coca-Cola, 7-Eleven, AMC Cinemas, Carmike Cinemas, Blockbuster, Six Flags, Waffle House, Kroger, The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Motorola and AT&T

MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Self-taught photography to increase designer time management productivity and limit time spent on “stock” searches.
• Re-branded and developed visual identity to 7-Eleven Slurpee Flavor Cards from 2009-2012

REASON FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT: Resigned - Left amicably as I relocated to South Florida for a new job opportunity.

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Awards & Accomplishments

Of note: if ever a book created through Blurb.com by I, it is 100% United States Copyright Protected by Philip Arthur Bonneau and ISBN ownership.
Noted Temporary ISBNs are associated with Blurb.com and subject to change along with anyone upon business conversations and talks towards mutualness and stability financially and for lifetime with that going beyond my own and of entity. As noted on their website, they are a printer, not a publisher, but they do from time to time have editor’s choice and internally read things. Where they become a facilitator to dreams in publishing coming true or not. A matter of “Once You Read it…” Who knows…
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This would also included all blog posts and creative writings on this website. But still of note, it is understood anything on a personal website is copyright protected.

Available NOW

2024 - The Other Companion to Ugly Simple Truths
PUBLISHED November 15, 2024 ISBN 979-8-89660-690-1

2024 - Lorem Ipsum: A Child of Someone (Third Edition)
PUBLISHED July 4, 2024 ISBN 979-8-89504-542-8

2024 - You AENIED’ED…
PUBLISHED May 30, 2024: ISBN 979-8-89480-601-3

2024 - I AENIED’ED a vacation.
PUBLISHED June 1, 2024 : Part 1: ISBN 979-8-89480-514-6
PUBLISHED June 1, 2024 : Part 2: ISBN 979-8-89480-513-9
PUBLISHED June 1, 2024 : Part 3: ISBN 979-8-89480-506-1
PUBLISHED June 1, 2024 : Part 4: ISBN 979-8-89480-506-1

( with 3 supplemental copyrights that could be separate books of art theory and spin-off project. Designed to be printed together and separate in collaboration with museums, galleries and site specific locations.)

2024 - What did we Aenied’ED?
PUBLISHED June 1, 2024 : Part 1: ISBN 979-8-89480-529-0
PUBLISHED June 1, 2024 : Part 2: ISBN 979-8-89480-520-7

2024 - PUBLISHED - Chasing Jabberwocks (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Copyright Protected Twice over as Incomplete, 2023, Finalized in 2024)
Temporary ISBN: Part 1, 9798331253790
Temporary ISBN: Par 2 9798331253738
Temporary ISBN Part 3 9798331253677

2024 - PUBLISHED - (The Star Series, “August:US, Gray Areas Everywhere, Pieces of Bark, Change of Sea Son) Copyright Protected 2023
2024 - PUBLISHED - That Epic Moment… (Temporary ISBN: 979-8-89-412292-2)
2024 - PUBLISHED - Beautiful Layered Lies : (Definitive Edition) Copyright Protected 2023) ISBN: 979-8-89372-257-4
2024 - PUBLISHED = Ugly Simple Truths (Definitive Edition) Copyright Protected 2023 ISBN: 979-8-89372-263-5
2024 - PUBLISHED - Laying Lies to Rest (Copyright Protected 2024) ISBN: 979-8-89372-258-1
2024 - PUBLISHED - Companion Writings to Ugly Simple Truths (Copyright Protected 2022) ISBN: 979-8-89121-779-9

Facsimile Question: 6 Minutes to Lunchtime, Copyright Protected 2023
(Basically the Starving Artist Section of my Website, yet finished Recipe 13—15, which would not and did not include my time at SCAD towards complete status.)

Dec. 2023 - The Lone Mugshot (Copyright Protected) ISBN: 979-8-89292-599-0 Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau
(The only book of mine published where for just $1 a sale goes to I.)

Dec. 2023 - ‘No ‘Starving Artist’s’, (Copyright Protected) ISBN: 979-8-89238-020-1 Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau
(eventually I’ll change it to the correct one, I just love variant aspects of Lorem Ipsum in the meantime of making sure there is and is not a “moniker presents” present.)

2023 - Change of Sea Son (Copyright Protected) ISBN: 979-8-89238-020-1 Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau
2023 - Pieces of Bark (Copyright Protected) ISBN: 979-8-89238-021-8 Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau
2023 - Gray Areas Everywhere (Copyright Protected) ISBN: 979-8-89238-028-7 Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau
2023 - August:US (Copyright Protected) ISBN: 979-8-89217-699-6 Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau

2023 - Heroes + Villains Art Book ISBN: 9781714277537

Prior Version ISBNS under moniker Curated Jellyfish: A Paradise Lost
ISBN: 979-8-89121-778-2

Sept. 2022 - UNPUBLISHED Book: A Facsmilie Question (6 Minutes to Lunchtime) AKA ‘A Path to Starving Artist’, Copyright Protected

Sept. 2022 - PUBLISHED 2023: Lorem Ipsum: Child of Someone, Copyright Protected. ISBN: 979-8-88955-381-6, Publish/Author Philip Arthur Bonneau (Available)

Feb 10, 2022 - End of Studies in Master Program at The Savannah College of Art and Design
2021 - UNPUBLISHED WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Chasing Jabberwocks (last worked on 6/7/2021, 300-page unfinished manuscript/ 1st round incomplete)
2020/2021 - UNPUBLISHED WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Brave New Secrets (Set aside in unfinished Editor's stage to return to later) (Pulled out-of-context from self-copyright holder works in ‘Curated Jellyfish: A Paradise Lost’) Presevered and Copyright Protected between Curated Jellyfish and S.O.S.
Jan. 2020 PUBLISHED BOOK: Ugly Simple Truths Coffee Table Book, Copyright Protected
Jan. 2020 UNPUBLISHED BOOK/SELF PRODUCED: Ugly Simple Truths: A Companion, Copyright Protected
Collection of Published Blog Posts private since 2014
Jan. 2020 PUBLISHED BOOK: Building Brave New Secrets A Collection of Public/Private Blog posts and writings spanning 2003-2017 (written between 2/6/2014 —12/6/2017, Retooled in 2023 and Submitted and Copyright protected.
Dec. 2019 PUBLISHED BOOK 2019: Philip Bonneau’s Heroes + Villains Coffee Table Book
Dec. 2019 PUBLISHED BOOK: CURATED JELLYFISH: A Paradise Lost, Approved in Copyright (Hand-Written between May 2019 — October 2019, sent to copyright and physically produced in multiple editions before starting classes at SCAD)
AWARD Winner: 2015 Best Bridal Advertisement for “Elsa” advertising for “Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo”
June 2014 Magazine Photography Editorial; “Days of Stonewall Past” Pocket Rocket Magazine
AWARD Winner: Atlanta’s Top Artist of 2014 by The GA Voice.
Februrary 2014 KICKSTARTER Campaign; “Brave New Secrets” Successfully crowd-funded
October 2013 Magazine Photography Editorial; “Same Love” Pocket Rocket Magazine
September 2013 Solo Fine Art Photography Show; “Heroes+Villains: Lost + Found” at Suite Space of Atlanta
July 2013 Solo Fine Art Photography Show; “Ugly Simple Truths” at Suite Space of Atlanta
Nov. 2012 Solo Fine Art Photography Show; “Heroes + Villains Issue #3” at I.D. Lab in Atlanta
May 2012 KICKSTARTER Campaign; “Heroes + Villains #3” Successfully crowd-funded
AWARD Winner: 50 Most Influential People of Atlanta by Fenuxe Magazine for 2012.
AWARD Nominated: Atlanta’s Top Artist of 2012 by The GA Voice, Fenuxe Magazine, Project Q and David Magazine
April 2012 Solo Fine Art Photography Show; “Heroes + Villains Issue #2” at M.I.S.T.E.R. Center in Atlanta
Nov. 2011 Solo Fine Art Photography Show; “Heroes + Villains Issue #1” at M.I.S.T.E.R. Center in Atlanta
Oct. 2011 Solo Fine Art Photography Show; “Beautiful Layered Lies” at Pedini of Atlanta
PUBLISHED BOOK 2011: “Beautiful Layered Lies” Coffee Table Book
AWARD Nominated: Chozen Awards “Artist of the Year” for Design/Photography Contributions to Atlanta 2011
Published Works: Oct. 2010 Photographic works published in “Inspired Photography: 189 Sources of Inspiration For Better Photos”
AWARD Winner: Artist Trifecta Fall 2010 Photography Scavenger Contest Grand Prize
AWARD Winner: “Best of Centennial Olympic Park” Photograph (Art added to Permanent Exhibition at Park)

I write on my credentials: Senior Creative imagine’er

Imagine’er (ImAjin’ur) definition: Imagine a job where it is not just a job, but a passion expressed.

The idea is built around understanding and growth that, at the end of the day, we still exist in who we are outside the purview of indentured servitude.
Structure put in place to allow life outside of work and having that not become our sole identity.

Our passions are our lives.
Our lives reflect who believed in us and who held us back.
We build each other or neither would succeed.

We represent who sustains us knowing it is a 2-way street and I don’t think Human Resources is going into all facets of everyday life, salaried or not.

Either way, I imagine’ers all have their masks at one point or another to display of possibilities and limitations and possibilities of landscapes.