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Award-winning design, video, and AI creative solutions for brands of any size.

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Hello!

I'm Arlan, a Creative Director with over a decade of experience specializing in motion graphics & video editorial, brand & marketing, design & strategy, creative operations, and generative AI applications. I've led creative teams and delivered award-winning work for major brands including HBO, MLB Network, Crunchyroll, and Chase.

A lifelong New Yorker, I now live in the San Francisco Bay Area, with my wife, daughter, and two cats.

Abstract graphic background with the Crunchyroll logo and text
Illustration with various fantasy characters and a large pink organic creature, overlaid with a yellow hexagon icon featuring a black downward arrow and the text 'VRV'.
SmartSoda logo with a yellow badge stating Gold Winner 2023 at the Davey Awards, all on a gray background with swooping white lines.
MLB Network logo featuring a white silhouette of a baseball player holding a bat, with red and navy blue colors
Logo for WGN America with stylized text and a background with decorative black scrollwork and a gradient greenish background.
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Motion Graphics & Video

My foundational skillset is as a motion graphics artist and video editor. I work with diverse clients on commercial spots, promos, corporate video, and more.

Whatever video tasks your project needs, I can make it sing.

Design Services

Bringing Brands to Life Through Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With over 20 years of design experience, I craft compelling solutions that fuel growth. From brand identity to marketing and motion graphics, I combine strategy and storytelling to create work that connects with customers and delivers measurable results.

Generative AI

Generative AI is transformative technology reshaping content creation. As an early adopter since 2022, I provide customized AI solutions for your business.

My services include high-fidelity video, storyboards, concept development, key art, mockups, pre-viz, and portraiture.

Meta logo with blue infinity symbol and black text 'Meta'
McKinsey & Company logo in black text on a white background.
Boeing logo featuring a stylized airplane and the word 'BOEING' in bold blue letters.
Albertsons logo with blue stylized 'A' and the word 'Albertsons' in blue text.
Bausch + Lomb logo in blue letters with green and blue plus symbol in the center
Google logo with multicolored letters on a white background.
Flowchart illustrating the process of developing an AI language model, including data collection, training, and deployment stages.
MLB Network logo featuring a baseball player silhouette and a shield design in red, white, and navy blue colors.
Orange circular logo with a stylized wave and the word 'crunchyroll' beneath it.
A vintage Disney Mickey Mouse book cover from 1939 featuring Mickey Mouse in a colorful illustration.
Black background with white text that reads 'blobbasaurus' in modern font.

Say hello to blobbasaurus! I'm using Generative AI and other tools to research new creative techniques and make cool stuff. Stay tuned for updates! Like and follow me on the Insta. Also, here’s a gallery of my generative video experiments!

An abstract profile of a woman with flowing hair, composed of intricate patterns, flowers, and swirls in warm tones of orange, pink, and purple.
Black and white photograph of a woman with curly hair submerged in water, with ripples on the surface and light reflections on her face.
Collage of three images: a nose at the top, a pair of lips in the middle, and textured ground at the bottom, all layered together with a vintage, artistic filter.
Digital artwork of three astronauts in white suits with glitch effects, standing on a pink and blue landscape, with a pale blue sky background, featuring a large astronaut in the foreground and two smaller astronauts in the background.
A cat mid-air performing a skateboard trick at a skate park, black and white photo.
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Don’t be a stranger!
Drop me a line. Let’s work together.

arlansmith@gmail.com
718-809-6438

Located in sunny Walnut Creek, California