A PORTFOLIO

NOAH FONTES A PORTFOLIO

PASSION INTO PURPOSE

EVERYONE HAS A PASSION, OR ATLEAST SOMETHING THEY ALWAYS FIND THEMSELVES DEFAULTING TO.

MY PASSION IS STORYTELLING. CURATION BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. I SPENT MANY YEARS BECOMING WELL VERSED IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MARKETING BUT OFTEN FIND MYSELF IN THE FIELD WITH MY CAMERA.

I’VE LEARNED THAT AUTHENTICTY AND INTENTION TRANSLATE TO GOOD BUSINESS. I LOVE HAVING THE ABILITY TO BRING PEOPLE IN AND TELL THEM A GOOD STORY.

SUR COFFEE

content strategy and media creation

At Sur my responsibilities include everything from design, photo and video deliverables. I have had the opportuinity to design apparel, coffee bags as well as advertisements for social media platforms.

HAND-DRAWN DESIGN

A lot of my design work here starts in my sketchbook. This company has a really authentic, home-grown feel so naturally I want the design work to portray that notion.

SHARP EYE SURFBOARDS

media marketing coordinator

I started at Sharpeye Surfboards as an intern, but I quickly found myself as one of their lead in-house designers and videographers. I was also in control of the look of their website and social platforms. These days I handle everything from athlete martketing to the overall brand image and media output.

LOGO DESIGN

Radiating their own style, each surfboard tells a different story. Each model logo has to outline that specfic boards characteristics.

“Maguro” is Japanese for “Tuna”. This surfboard is meant for the smaller days, while still having the ability to carry speed and performance. A tuna is a very agile, fast fish, which is depicted in the logo.

The Modern One is a more high peformance model that can handle itself in bigger waves, while still holding performance and fun.

AD DESIGN

Well designed adverstisements are a key component to any successful business. People gravitate towards genuine marketing and originality. Using visuals that portray this feeling allow people to want to be apart of the brand. Being able to relate is important.

sharpeyesurfboards Team rider @kyyee805 in the new sharpeye logo tee. Shop our site for more. Link in bio.

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE

In under a year I more than doubled this accounts organic following from 33K to 67K.

Not passionate about social media but I definetly know what works and can be an asset in discussion here.

COPYWRITING

This task alone has made me masterful in coming up with captions that resonate with our target audience and match our brand tone of voice. I have since written much of our model descriptions and website copy.

EVENTS

I also help put together events the community can participate in. Events are a massive driver of success in my opinion. You have to master your own community before mastering the world.

Above is a poster from a movie/event called “Chapters” by Tanner Carney highlighting pro surfer, Kanoa Igarashi. It premeired at La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, California. I worked with RedBull Media House to bring this event to life.

STATE OF ETHOS

art director

I oversaw everything from brand identity, investor pitch decks, garmet design, hang tags, as well as photography and video work. I also did a lot of back end work like designing, managing and creating the social accounts like YouTube and Instagram. I learned a lot about leading others as I had my own designers I was able to work with. Most of whom were a lot older than I was. I learned quickly that a healthy cocktail of producing quality work, leading by example and being genuine are character traits nobody can deny.

TAGLINE

“The Wild Live Amongst The Tame” comes from this notion of quiet strength. You might not ever know the best vintage motorcycle rider in the world is having a beer right next to you at the bar unless you asked. Even then, they still might not tell you.

DESIGN

It was my responsibility to design each touch point a customer would come across. Everything from hang tags, all kinds of garments, outdoor cups and much more.

MENS WORK JACKET

TODD CRAM

TEAM RIDER / OWNER OF MOTOCUTZ

SOE ROSE TEE

APPAREL DESIGN

I had the opportunity to design and bring to life everything from hats, tee shirts, riding pants and coats.

KELANA HUMPHREY REDBULL AND SOE TEAM RIDER

PITCH DECKS

My investor pitch decks helped make this company upwards of 500K in seed capital as well as countless other collaborative decks that were needed to establish relationships and create events.

MICAH DAVIS TEAM RIDER / VINTAGE MX CHAMPION

BANKS JOURNAL

graphic design

I often get reached out to for various freelance projects and this was a client that I was excited to work with, given their modern and timeless design approach. I was given a retainer to create and design everything from newsletters, banner advertisements, seasonal lookbooks and tech packs.

NEWSLETTERS / BANNER ADS

Email blasts to let customers know what was new with the company was something I was tasked with executing as well as site banner advertisements.

WE LOVE SUMMER

Summer 2020 Collection

ENTOURAGE

graphic & video design

Entourage is a new social application, created for users who want to share music, movies, tv shows and podcasts. Working in various mediums of design is something I have always took pride in. I was hired to make advertisements using video elements as well as create social media and website advertisements. Given the nature of this print portfolio I am only able to show the graphic design contents.

KAVA MAGAZINE

print design

Tailored to inspire, I started this magazine with the hopes of bringing print back. I found a passion in curation and helping tell stories that I felt needed to be heard. I do it all, from the layout design, to the photography and even the writing. Social media in my opinion takes the depth out of anything really beautiful. Ths magazine is full of inspiring stories and images that is better read on paper.

STORYTELLING

In ancient days, stories told around the fire were critical to the younger generations success. Tales of survival, humor or inspiration were expressed for the betterment of the tribe. It’s human nature to want to listen and share.