About

Tyler Pate is an art director/graphic designer, illustrator, and all-around creative from Florence, SC. Pate was born in Lake City, South Carolina, and graduated from Francis Marion University with Bachelors's in visual communication. Following graduation, he came to work at a full-service digital agency, as an Art director.

 

WORK COMPLETED FOR:

CIRCLE K

FIT CLUB NYC

GIL SHULER GRAPHIC DESIGN

HOOK U.S.A

MARC REBILLET

PLAYBOY

TCL ELECTRONICS

TWELVE SOUTH, LLC

WACOM

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

  • WACOM WEBINAR ON ILLUSTRATION

    APR. 2020 | LIVE WEBINAR

  • WTF'20: WORKSHOP BY DESIGNHILL

    MAR. 2020 | LIVE WEBINAR

  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY: CREATIVE WORKSHOP

FEB. 2020 | FLORENCE, SC

  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY: DESIGN TALK

OCT. 2019 | FLORENCE, SC

  • MEDIA MORNINGS AT WANDO

    NOV. 2018 | CHARLESTON, SC

  • AIGA SC

    APR. 2018 | CHARLESTON, SC


OVERVIEW

Pate is currently working as a full-time freelancer and illustrator, pushing his abilities and developing innovative solutions for brands and companies. With each project, Pate finds the design process and overcoming the initial creative hurdles to be one of the most rewarding parts of a project and has come to love the diversities and challenges along the way. A firm believer in sharing the process of his work and continuing to inspire the creative community through his vector artwork and crafted logo design. Pate is frequently engaging with his fans and supporters through speaking engagements and webinars.

 
 

news & press

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Adobe live: Illustrating a Cheeseburger with Tyler Pate - 1 of 2

oin illustrator Tyler Pate and host VooDoo Val on Adobe Live! Watch Tyler dive into the vector design for a delicious, massively stacked cheeseburger in Adobe Illustrator emphasizing perspective and dimension. Stick around to see how Tyler adds textures to his design in Adobe Photoshop.

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Wacom Silent Drawing Party - Featuring DJ Mechlo & Tyler Pate

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Tips for Mastering Your Vector Illustrations | Tyler Pate Webinar

Learn how to bring your ideas or sketches to life in Adobe Illustrator. During this crash course, Tyler will walk you through his illustration process and share some of his favorite shortcuts and tools. Tyler will also discuss the benefits of illustrating in vector and how to use Photoshop to define your…

 
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The Quickie Podcast: Featuring Tyler Pate

Today's guest is Tyler Pate. He is the designer behind Tyler Pate Design Co. and the mind behind the Creative Pain. During this episode we talk about: -how he used to rip off logos in Microsoft paint.-his move from freelance, to studio life, and back to freelance, and why.

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Event Recap: Tyler Pate | The Creative Pain

“What exactly is The Creative Pain?” many designers asked before Tyler Pate took the stage in April. If you frequent Dribbble, you’ve probably seen at least one of Tyler’s many

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2018 Artfields COMPETITION

“Distorted Youth” is a concept where I stumbled upon some cartoons that I used to watch as a child - 15 years ago. While listening to this cartoon, I first noticed how the characters I thought I remembered so well, were sounding…

 
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Charleston Creative Jam 2017 WINNER

Creative Jams are an event series combining inspiring talks by local creative professionals with a design competition. Check out the artwork and the Behance portfolios of the speakers and competitors from our recent Creative Jam in Charleston.

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Silver award for logo work on Lowcountry Land Trust

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Spot gloss: taking your designs to a whole new level of awesome

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