# Sam Cisneros

> Designer & Art Director — Brand, Packaging, Visual Systems

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

Designer. Maker. Type aficionado. Fervently dedicated to storytelling, collaboration, and craft — in every which way, shape, and form.

## Work Experience
### Designer, etc. @ Unknown
Jan 2016 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Visual design systems, brand identity, packaging, lettering, typography, etc.

### Brand Designer @ Watershed
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Principal Visual Designer @ Enlisted Design
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Oakland, California, United States
Leading brand & packaging experiences alongside a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary, creative group of awesome people.

### Design Manager @ NorCal Cannabis Company
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Brand keeper & systems thinker. Managed cross-functional work streams, creative teams, and brand portfolios. Married the functional with the aesthetic while leading brand design & product packaging within a highly regulated industry.

### Senior Designer @ NorCal Cannabis Company
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Brand design and product packaging lead. Regulatory design problem solver, with a great ability to fit a lot of tiny text in a small amount of space while remaining on brand and in compliance with state regulations. Created design systems that paved the way to building the in-house brand family.

### Founder, Designer, Maker @ Shapes & Colors Textiles
Jan 2009 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States
Maker-in-Chief of a globally celebrated textile brand. Designed and produced original, sought-after soft goods products for fancy shops worldwide. Featured and recommended by your favorite design publications. Managed everything from prototype to distribution, always with quality and craftmanship as our guiding star.

### Printmaker @ Ape Do Good Screen Printing
Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 | San Francisco, California, United States


## Education
### Type Design
Type West at Letterform Archive

### MFA in Graphic Design
Academy of Art University

### Paper Science and Engineering
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

### BFA in Fashion & Textile Design
Academy of Art University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samcisneros
- Portfolio: http://samcisneros.com
- Portfolio: http://instagram.com/colorwhatever

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Last updated: 2026-04-13