Mike Daines

Caine College of the Arts

Art and Design

Mike Daines is a graphic designer whose projects have spanned the design discipline-from publication and print design-to work in motion, interface design and advertising. His time at Imaginary Forces in Hollywood included work for clients including MTV, Nike, Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks, ABC, NBC, Pepsi and Comedy Central; in collaboration with agencies including Young and Rubicam, Ogilvy and Mather and BBDO.

He has also worked extensively in advertising with Kastner and Partners in Los Angeles where the clients included Red Bull, Adidas and Qualcomm. Mike’s other creative endeavors have included work for or in collaboration with Billabong, The Ebeling Group, J. Walter Thompson, Macy’s, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and Cranbrook Art Museum. | |Mike’s design work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the University and College Designers Association (UCDA).

His work has been exhibited at the 3rd Ward Gallery, NYC; Slingluff Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI; and the AIGA Design RE:View exhibition in Detroit. He has previously taught at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, and the University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture.

MFA, Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2009

BFA, Graphic Design, Utah State University, 2004