Welcome to Ascendant Design
Masterful Branding. Proven Experience. Striking Design.
Portfolio Site of Ryan Mendenhall
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Elevate your brand with Ascendant Design with everything from brand strategy to design & development. We provide award-winning, top-quality solutions for all of our clients, and are proud of our proven track-record of success.
Years of Design
Experience in Both
Print and Web
National and international brands worked with, providing lasting solutions
PUSHING YOUR BRAND TO THAT NEXT-LEVEL
Providing clients with the best of the best products and services is what Ascendant Design is all about, and we pride ourselves on going above and beyond to make sure our clients are always ecstatic with the results of our work.
Potential client / employer / recruiter?
Let Me Prove I Have the Skills You Need to Get The Job Done.
Are you interested in finding that perfect creative for your open illustrative (vector or rasterized) roll, someone who can provide breathtaking unique and/or boutique designs? The top section of the portfolio page highlights more of my creative work! Check it out via the link below.
Successful Ascendant
Design Projects
02 // SERVICES
My Skillsets
I am a passionate creative who values developing deeply connected brands, services, and campaigns to enable stable and successful relationships between businesses and customers.
Print Design
From proper use of spot colors, to knowing how to run the front-end of a print shop, my design skills include more than just the normal print designer.
– Business Cards
– Brochures
– Flyers
– Magazines
– Billboards
– Car wraps
– And much, much more
UX/UI & Web Design
Web design is valid now more than ever, and I’m proud to have a deep understanding and extended experience with UX design as well as anything needed to be known to be called an expert web designer.
– Website creation
– HTML/CSS Knowledge
– Interactive Media
– JavaScript Experience
– Web Ads/Resource Creation
– Mobile app creation
Illustration
10 years ago, I couldn’t ever imagine being an illustrator. But after a few coincidental projects, I fell in love with it, and usually find myself as the primary illustrator at any in-house marketing group I work with.
– Vector Illustration Master
– Photoshop Wizard
– Ability to Adapt to Any Style
– Blends Seamlessly Into Designs
– 3D Sculpting & Modeling
Branding
Ah, the core skill behind all previously listed. I’ve worked for many top-name brands, and live the designer branding-is-life code to the fullest. Heck, I even have printed brand standards brochures for both my businesses.
– Brand Creation/Development
– Brand Management
– Maintaining multiple brands
03 // Recognition
Project Awards
2019 GDUSA In-house Design Awards: Core Values Wallwrap
2018 GDUSA Inhouse Design Award: “Peace, Love, Babies” Campaign
2018 GDUSA Inhouse Design Award: Cystic Fibrosis Community Investment Campaign
2019 March of Dimes Community Investment Campaign Award
2018 March of Dimes Community Investment Campaign Award
2017 March of Dimes Community Investment Campaign Award
2017 CASE Gold Award for Campus Map Brochure
2017 CASE Silver Award for “Game NOT Over” Magazine Spread
2017 CASE Bronze Award “Under the Trellis” Invitation Illustrations
Years of Print and Digital Design Experience
Years of In-House and Agency Experience
04 // WORK ETHIC
Our clients describe us as
"a creative powerhouse who consistently generates unique and phenomenal" print & digital experiences.
Ready to talk business? Shoot me an email.
Since 2006, I’ve created thousands upon thousands of unique designs in both 2D art and 3D art to reach where I am now. Check out some of my recent works.
05 // Let’s Collaborate
Interested in collaborating?
Let’s make it happen!
Or even just make conversation?
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