Hello, World.
I am Joshua Pearson.
To say that I’m passionate about what I do would definitely be an understatement. Over the years my spectrum of creativity has widened to adapt to the times or to extend and connect the skills that I’ve already learned. In my mind, the rules and standards of design can be applied to every form of creativity. Whether you are looking through the viewfinder of a camera, designing a layout for a website, or composing music, it is all the same mindset, the same process. It is all about balance, aesthetic, composition, and psychology. With every project or work that I do, I learn more about others and myself. Learning doesn’t stop at a diploma, it’s a life long journey. So this is mine…Creative Timeline
Designing in Code
After graduating college, I entered my fulltime freelance career. During this time design was migrating from print to digital. I spent 2+ plus years learning how to make dynamic website that were mobile-friendly at night while making them for my clients during the day. Eventually, it all became second nature and this young grasshopper acquired some ninja skills, learning the ability to design in code.
Rockstar Clients
Occasionally you get those projects that, in your book, are rockstar status. These are the clients that you love the project or who you are doing the work for. One of these clients was working with a documentary called "I Love My Bicycle", which was about the history of FBM bikes. The film was associated with people like Dave Mirra, Matt Hoffman, and the band Gwar. I also have done projects for some of my favorite bands like Devil Doll and the Guana Batz. Even got to work with and get work done by Caroline Evans, who was on season 5 of Ink Master Rivals.
Contract for hire
Eventually I started to work with talent agencies that got me into working with some of the biggest design agencies in Philadelphia. Teirney Group, Levlane, Electronic Ink, and M Group are just a few. Through the Teirney group I had the opportunity to work on the Regis & Kelly bobblehead ads for TD Bank. These positions gave me a good reputation and landed me a job at Aramark where I programmed and animated digital menu boards for their clients like Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Einstein Bagels, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and even Fenway Park in Boston.
Fun fact: I went to Las Vegas to a work conference and saw my dancing chicken wings and celery sticks at the Pizza Hut in airport.
High-end Hospitality
This is when I began my time working for Lenox, a fine china and high-end hospitality manufacturer. During the 6 years that I worked there, It was my job to maintain the front-end of the online store, create innovative solutions for their custom needs in the shopping work flow, and guide the creative and marketing team in design. Lenox is know for their dinnerware and accessories design by 3rd party brands. Because of this, I have worked with brands like kate spade, Mario Batali, Marcesa, Donna Karan, and Thomas Blackshear.
Fun Fact: I grew up with Thomas Blackshear's artwork. He visited Lenox's office once and sat in my cubicle to talk about art, he even critiqued my work.
Face the Music
This was the year that I went pubic with the music that I created under the name Digibilly, composing and producing electronic dance music. I was in bands before but got burned from the drama that's involved with being in a band, so I went solo. Now I have bunch of albums out and some of the songs were even played on BBC Radio.
Exposure
Photography has always been a passion of mine but has only been just a hobby or a form of creative therapy. Since to start of Pears Media Group, I have invested more into it and made it part of my creative professional toolbox. Now, I am a published photographer that has had photos in Brides, Vogue, and other various art portrait and fashion magazines. They have been used on websites, social media, and storefronts for clients. Some photos have been even used as evidence to win a lawsuit for abuse during the BLM protests.
Fun Fact: I go on photo walks to do street photography, this helps to train my eyes and exercise my creative muscles. Doing this helps to reacting quickly in other situations, like in event photography.
Enter Web3
Started my venture in web3, as an Art Director, by joining a project called BNice. I was introduced into the whole infrastructure backwards. I started developing an NFT marketplace before even minting a single NFT.