Jim Cokas

Jim has been an artist and designer for over 30 years. His academic background includes an undergraduate degree in art, plus two graduate degrees - an MA in photography and an MFA in design. He has taught both design and photography (upper and lower division courses) at several Universities and Colleges in Southern California. While he enjoys teaching immensely, his main passion is creating, both as an artist and a designer. As an artist Jim's work (photography, mixed media and sculpture) has been exhibited nationally at numerous venues over the past several decades. As a design professional he has successfully completed hundreds of challenging assignments ranging from logo development to posters, brochures, web sites, displays and interpretive exhibits. The design Jim practices is a complex process that integrates the tangible (verbal and visual assets) and the intangible (attributes, emotions, objectives and philosophies) to express a specific vision. It requires research, analysis, exploration and imagination. Jim is attracted to projects that have the potential to educate, inspire and endure. While his clients include both public and private entities, Jim prefers to focus on the non-profit and public sectors. Museums, Universities, Science Centers, Fine and Performing Arts Organizations, Parks Departments (National, State and County) are among his favorite clients. A partial list of clients and projects include (but are not limited to):

o Yosemite National Park - Parsons Lodge Historic Exhibits, Tuolumne Grove Trail Exhibits;
o USFS Inyo National Forest - South Tufa Reserve Exhibit Series, Nunatak Trail Exhibits;
o California State Parks Department - Folsom Lake Oak Woodlands Nature Trail Exhibits, Walk for Health Trail;
o California Science Center - Brochures, invitations, exhibit signage;
o Bowers Museum - exhibition posters, exhibition guides, invitations and brochures;
o Laguna Art Museum - exhibition posters, exhibition guides, invitations and brochures;
o Ballet Pacifica - website, logos, brochures, invitations, posters;
o Arts Orange County - website, logos, brochures, invitations
o Toyota Motor Corp., Pacific Mutual, etc.

You can request samples, either electronic files or printed, by contacting Jim at: Jim Cokas Design, 3438 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach CA, or email at: jcokas@earthlink.net, phone: 949-756-0330