Website and Collateral Design / Content Creator
A.D. Cook
Dreamer of dreams and maker of things
About A.D.
A.D. handles the website, print design, and content creation for TeamWWF.
A multidisciplinary artist, creative designer, and web geek, A.D. has been creating for print since 1980 and the Internet since 1995. His fine art portfolio website has been online since 1996 and chronicles over 150 artworks from 1983 to current.
Three of A.D.’s original motorcycle paintings are showcased in the LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings museum tour, 2018 to current.
A.D. was the featured Luster artist for the National Corvette Museum 2024-20s5 exhibition.
2005 to current – Bespoke fine art and creative graphic design by hand and digital, with a focus on branding, collateral, and Internet design, development, and Search Engine Optimization.
Outside of graphic design, A.D. creates realistic automotive and motorcycle artworks, as well as original, life-size fine art nude paintings on canvas and metal.
Additional passions include creative writing and road trips.
1994 through 2004 – President, A.D. Cook + Associates, Portland, Oregon.
Client List: Artool Products, Bushwacker, Crimson Trace Lasergrips, Hollywood Video, Iwata-Medea, PIAA Lights, Pierian Springs Software, Portland Trail Blazers, and WebTrends Software.
A contributing editor for Airbrush Action magazine and other industry publications, A.D. has also instructed numerous workshops for the airbrush community.
Featured in Airbrush Action Magazine, Airbrush Magazine, American Art Collector, America’s Sports Car magazine, Art & Beyond, Easyriders, Las Vegas City Life, Las Vegas Weekly, L’Vegue, ModelsMania, Quick Throttle, The Ultimate Airbrush Handbook, America’s Sports Car, The New York Times, and The National Corvette Museum 2024 Annual Report.
1989 through 1994 – Creative Director, Hollywood Entertainment Corporation dba Hollywood Video stores. In addition to creating the company’s brand and logo, designing store graphics, and managing its corporate art department, A.D. painted dozens of murals that were showcased in video stores throughout the United States.