morton goode jackson
Morton Goode Jackson has spent his life creating art. From his obsession with high school art classes, to his sculpture study at Virginia Commonwealth University, to his early tutelage under the famed sculptor and industrial designer Jamie Machet, to his over three-decade career as a commercial designer, and to his lifelong personal focus on painting and photography, Mr. Jackson has demonstrated an ability to create profound and indelible visual impact.
His talent was acknowledged soon out of school by the graphic design world where he was able to strike an early balance between pursuing his artistic talents and the need to support his young family. As a graphic designer, then chief creative officer, and ultimately owner of his own graphic design company, his successes in this world mounted quickly and recognizably. Mr. Jackson spent 34 years creating celebrated visual communications for some of the most prestigious companies and museums around the world, including The National Gallery of Art, British Telecom, Urban Outfitters, Hewlett-Packard, Marriott, MCI, The New York Public Theater, and the Phillips Collection. He also created all branding and visual design elements for what became the #1 airline in America, as voted by the readers of Travel & Leisure.
This very successful design career earned him hundreds of national and international awards of excellence for the visual impact he created in print and electronic media. These awards included the NY Art Directors Club, PRINT Design Annual, HOW International Design Annual, London International Advertising Awards, Forbes.com Best of the Web, American Corporate Identity, a Presidential Design Award, and an induction into the Library of Congress.
In 2010, Mr. Jackson sold his graphic design firm to finally pursue his true passions full time: painting and photography. Drawing upon his experience in photography and graphic design, he creates his stylized, compelling portrait concepts. His painting focuses on strong graphic portraits inspired by the impactful directional lighting of Vermeer combined with the emotional and haunting structures of Modigliani. His work is bold yet intimate, powerful yet personal.
DESIGN AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
2000
MC Icon Awards
One Show Interactive Awards
Washington ADDY’s
Presidential Design Awards
International Web Page Awards
American Corporate Identity
Web Marketing’s Web Awards
OMNI Awards
Forbes.com’s Best of the Web
1999
American Corporate Identity
Art Directors Club of NY
Graphis Interactive Design Awards
HOW’s Self Promotion Awards
New York Festivals Interactive Awards
New Media Invision Awards
International EMMA Awards
London International Advertising Awards
OMNI Awards
Web Marketing’s Web Awards
1998
InternetWeek BOTI Awards
ICON Awards
Graphis 99
HOW Design Annual
International Web Page Awards
Art Directors Club of Washington
Web Marketing’s Web Awards
London International Advertising Awards
1997
AIGA Communications 18
PRINT – Computer Art & Design Annual
WEBWEEK’s Top Web Design Firms List
Financial World Web Site of the Year
Fresh Ideas in Brochure Design
1996
HOW International Design Annual
PRINT Digital Art & Design Annual
1995
Communication Arts Annual
AIGA Graphic Design Annual
PRINT Design Annual
1994
AIGA Washington 50/50
Art Directors Club of Washington
1993
Art Directors Club of Washington
Step by Step Magazine
1992
Art Directors Club of Washington
PRINT Regional Design Annual
New York Art Directors Club
AIGA Graphic Design Annual
Art Directors Club of Philadelphia
Advertising Association of Baltimore
AIGA First Regional Design Annual
1991
Art Directors Club of Washington
Type Directors Club
HOW Magazine Self Promotion
James River Annual Awards
Art Directors Club of Philadelphia
1990
Art Directors Club of Washington
PRINT Regional Design Annual
Advertising Association of Baltimore
1989
Art Directors Club of Washington
Graphis Poster Annual
1988
Art Directors Club of Washington
Art Directors Club of Los Angeles
HOW Magazine Self Promotion
