PixelSauce – Creative Director | Story, Social, Digital, Print, Packaging Design

Susan Clemens is an award-winning creative/art director with 35+ years of broad and deep experience building numerous brands for hospitality, B2C, B2B, e-commerce, fashion, beauty, luxury auto, entertainment, healthcare and non-profit companies. She has fostered innovation in her creation of pre-launch and launch of hundreds of products including several new auto launches for Fortune 500 luxury brands. Clients include Hilton, Jessica Simpson, Land Rover, and Lincoln.

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Art Director for award winning short film

Creation of branding company for impactful visual storytelling

I have designed hundreds of websites over the years – these are a few that are currently live. See more of my UX work in the gallery below.

Iconic Business Brands
Website for branding company

Smart Politics
Website for non-profit encouraging conversations across partisan boundaries

HeroMinded
My personal blog about centering on empathy

North Star Film
Film Marketing
(scroll through screencaps of my prior site design)

Jack Winn Pro Stylists
Website directed to professional stylists (writing and initial design)

Jack Winn Pro Clients
Website directed to hair clients (writing and initial design)

ICONIC Business Brands

Creation of a brand and company specializing in impactful visual storytelling.

ICONIC Social Brands

Writing and designing a series of books on Branding in the age of Social Media

ICONIC Social Brands

Writing and designing a series of books on Branding in the age of Social Media

Sophisticated Coloring

Coloring book concepts, design, AI illustration and information sourcing, social media and branding

Logo and identity system for a professional hair color line and its sub brands.

Packaging Design for Retail Products and photography

Packaging design for retail products and photography

Packaging Design for Professional Products for Hair Stylists

Event and Booth Graphics

Small Brochure that explains key product benefits and the profit sharing model with professional stylists

Product guide planning, information design, graphic design, technical and marketing writing

Swatch book planning, information design, and writing

Visual branding, blog writing about my philosophy centering on empathy

Brand refresh and information design

Helelna Vista Ranch

Identity and business cards

Helena Vista Ranch

Environmental graphics

Childrens National

Proposed logo and pattern implementations

Childrens National

Proposed logo and pattern implementations

Childrens National

Proposed logo and pattern implementations

Logo and Background Elements

Logo and Icon Usage

Website, identity design elements, and structure

North Star Film

Bennett Design Co

Logo and business card design

Jet Set Aviation

Logo and stationery design

Helena Vista Ranch

Logo and business card design

Ecommerce website and merch designs

Jessica Simpson

Promotional emails and website graphics

Jessica Simpson

Promotional emails and website graphics

Jessica Simpson

Email campaign to reduce paper billing with 40% higher uptake than planned

North Star Film

Key art, marketing, and website design

Jack Winn Pro Engagement and Reels

AI ChatGPT Demonstration

Social Media Sunflower Oil Carousel

Text drip and digital marketing assets

Launch of Ready Set Go program including logos, box, deck of cards and website

City of Huntington Beach

Beautification project for dumpsters

North Star Film

Logos and graphics within the film as well as credits (not shown)

North Star Film

Photoshop of actors into family photos

Microsite for Fusion FT-3 interface design and animation

Sustainability microsite

Website redesign, brand photography art direction and animations

Microsite for Aviator launch

Winery website design

Informative website design and photography

Microsite for Range Rover Sport

Microsite for Range Rover Timeless campaign

Lincoln LS Performance microsite

Flash animation site for product benefits and use

Microsite and US Open tennis game design

Website for candle making experience shop

Ecommerce website

Graphic system developed for standard white background product photography

Winning proposal describing our approach while demonstrating our understanding of the brand

Proposal portion where we demonstrate our understanding of the brand

JWP Product Guide

Information design for Product Guides and color swatch creation

Photo retouching and editing

Candle Bouquet & Pure Light

Product photography

Jenlari Jewelry

Product photography

Events and Travel

Events and Travel

Events and Travel

Chuck Jones Red Dot Auction

Donated paintings

Interface refresh

Interface enhancements

Microsite for Performance, animation

America's Funniest Home VIdeos

Interactive game design, featured in Best Interactive Design Annual

50th Anniversary Photomosaics project planning

History of Jazz & Nixon CD ROMs

History of Jazz & Nixon CD ROMs

Multipolar world campaign microsite animation design

Managed the process for agency-wide creation of animated header assets, so the site reflected the entire agency

Extended the creative brief beyond a form for interest collection, allowing for a more robust microsite for the launch of Lincoln LS

Awards and published