# Brennan Wood

> Creative Product Designer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/brennanwood

Leveraging a decade of experience in product design and planning, I bring expertise in crafting impactful designs and detailed production files using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. My mission is to elevate creative projects through collaboration and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring products resonate with both market trends and consumer needs.

With over three years as a Graphic Designer at Papyrus, I focus on creating innovative, production-ready designs that incorporate mixed-material embellishments for greeting cards and gift packaging. My work spans textiles, acrylic, gems, embroidery, and more, blending creative vision with technical precision to produce unique tactile elements. I collaborate with art directors, product development teams, and overseas vendors to ensure accuracy and manufacturability while adhering to strict budget and material constraints.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Papyrus
Jan 2025 – Present

### Graphic Designer @ Papyrus
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | Napa, California, United States
Specializes in mixed-material embellishments for greeting cards and gift packaging. Brings together creative vision and technical precision to develop innovative, production-ready designs. Works across a wide range of materials, including textiles, acrylic, gems, embroidery and more, to create unique tactile elements that elevate card designs. Builds detailed production files in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, selects and matches colors using Pantone guides, and collaborates with overseas vendors to ensure design accuracy and manufacturability. Regularly partners with art directors, creative directors, illustrators, and product development teams to meet creative goals while staying within strict cost and material constraints. Balances problem-solving, creativity, and cross-functional communication. Leads the review of physical samples to ensure quality and consistency from concept through final production.

### Product Designer @ Creative Brands
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Creates initial product concepts for on-trend gift items for sale at retail level, including drinkware, tote bags, home decor, jewelry, kitchen goods and stationery. Designs graphics and products while driving overall art direction for Faithworks gift brand with $3M in annual revenue. Works within complex budgets across multiple departments and vendors. Assembles concept review presentations with product renderings for approval from brand directors. Creates detailed spec sheets for factories. Reviews, provides feedback and approves product samples. Produces 500+ page biannual catalog, including styling and directing product photo shoots, layout, pagination, and proofing. Conducts pre-production planning, tight printer production scheduling, and communicating with outside vendors. Continues all graphic designer duties.

### Graphic Designer @ Creative Brands
Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 | Phoenix, Arizona Area
Designed products based on creative briefs provided by brand managers, while proactively problem solving and offering design input. Scoured market for demand, built new concept traits, gained approval by owners and directors. Collaborated with Brand Manager ensuring consistency and impact. Created packaging files and die-lines for new product. Edited photography for use in catalogs and various marketing materials. Produced graphics for social media and e-commerce marketing; designed website layout concepts. Designed and prepared large-scale art for showrooms.

### Freelance Graphic Designer @ Papel Designs
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Redesigned company logo, refreshed products, and constructed new production files for overseas vendors. Collaborated and brainstormed creative ideas with company owners.

### Graphic Designer @ Santa Barbara Design Studio
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Oxnard, CA
Designed retail gift products. Created product catalog layouts and editorial. Developed marketing materials for web and retail. Designed and prepared large-scale art for showrooms. Collaborated with production team to conceptualize new products.


## Education
### BA in Studio Art
California State University Channel Islands
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodbdesign
- Website: https://woodbdesign.wixsite.com/woodbdesign

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Last updated: 2026-04-07