Derek
Benedict
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AC Workwear
Monogram brand logo
Product Placement
Monogram brand logo
1” W x 1” H
Printed hangtag for pants
3.5” W x 1” H
Woven illustration patch for jackets
7” W x 5” H
Printed official seal label for shirting
1” W x 2.5” H
Woven tab tag for jeans
0.5” W x 1.25” h
Emboss design for jean buttons
10mm
Emboss design for jean rivets
14mm
Emboss design for snap buttons
16mm
The AC brand makes workwear for workers. It’s not fashion, it’s heritage of the southwest and the plains. We jumped into this project before AC was born, and to design the tags and hardware for this brand is to give it it’s first identity.
Monogram brand logo
1” W x 1” H
References
AC workwear
Tag design suite
Printed pants hangtag
Product Placement
The AC brand makes workwear for workers. It’s not fashion, it’s heritage of the southwest and the plains.We jumped into this project before AC was born, and to design the tags and hardware for this brand is to give it it’s first identity.
Monogram brand logo
1” W x 1” H
Printed hangtag for pants
3.5” W x 1” H
Woven illustration patch for jackets
7” W x 5” H
Printed official seal label for shirting
1” W x 2.5” H
Woven tab tag for jeans
0.5” W x 1.25” h
Emboss design for jean buttons
10mm
Emboss design for jean rivets
14mm
Emboss design for snap buttons
16mm
Printed pants hangtag
3.5” W x 1” H
References
AC Workwear
Woven illustration patch
Woven illustration patch
Product Placement
The AC brand makes workwear for workers. It’s not fashion, it’s heritage of the southwest and the plains.We jumped into this project before AC was born, and to design the tags and hardware for this brand is to give it it’s first identity.
Monogram brand logo
1” W x 1” H
Printed hangtag for pants
3.5” W x 1” H
Woven illustration patch for jackets
7” W x 5” H
Printed official seal label for shirting
1” W x 2.5” H
Woven tab tag for jeans
0.5” W x 1.25” h
Emboss design for jean buttons
10mm
Emboss design for jean rivets
14mm
Emboss design for snap buttons
16mm
7" W x 5" H
Woven illustration patch
References
AC workwear
Tag design suite
Printed official seal label for shirting
Product Placement
The AC brand makes workwear for workers. It’s not fashion, it’s heritage of the southwest and the plains.We jumped into this project before AC was born, and to design the tags and hardware for this brand is to give it it’s first identity.
Monogram brand logo
1” W x 1” H
Printed hangtag for pants
3.5” W x 1” H
Woven illustration patch for jackets
7” W x 5” H
Printed official seal label for shirting
1” W x 2.5” H
Woven tab tag for jeans
0.5” W x 1.25” h
Emboss design for jean buttons
10mm
Emboss design for jean rivets
14mm
Emboss design for snap buttons
16mm
Printed official seal label for shirting
1” W x 2.5” H
References
AC Workwear
Tag design suite
Woven illustration patch
Product Placement
The AC brand makes workwear for workers. It’s not fashion, it’s heritage of the southwest and the plains.We jumped into this project before AC was born, and to design the tags and hardware for this brand is to give it it’s first identity.
Monogram brand logo
1” W x 1” H
Printed hangtag for pants
3.5” W x 1” H
Woven illustration patch for jackets
7” W x 5” H
Printed official seal label for shirting
1” W x 2.5” H
Woven tab tag for jeans
0.5” W x 1.25” h
Emboss design for jean buttons
10mm
Emboss design for jean rivets
14mm
Emboss design for snap buttons
16mm
Woven illustration patch
0.5” W x 1.25” h
References
derek.r.benedict@gmail.com
@derekbenedict
new york, nY
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Capabilities
Digital Production
Building what designs turn into: responsive landing pages, email, and reusable component systems in Webflow, Shopify, and Framer.
Social and Ad Campaign Design
Concepting and designing ad creative for paid social, static and motion, from first idea to final export.
Brand Creative and Art Direction
Visual systems and creative direction that keep a brand looking like itself across every channel.
DTC Content Design
Landing pages, PDPs, and seasonal campaign assets for consumer brands, built to convert.
Product and UX design
Sign-up flows, conversational experiences, and product UI, including AI-driven tools like Scout.
End-to-end brand building
Identity, e-commerce, and product from the ground up, the way I run my own label, Forrest Commons.
Experience
The Maze Group
Creative Manager
2023 - Present
Equinox
Digital Designer, Freelance
2023
Storytellers & Creators
Digital Designer, Freelance
2022 - 2023
Various Clients
Digital Designer, Freelance
2022 - Present
Personal Trainer
Equinox
2019-2022
Calvin Klein
Accessories Design Intern
2018
Derek
Benedict
My work lives across two modes: the performance-driven, fast-moving world of brand and digital advertising, and the more open creative territory of building Forrest Commons from the ground up. Both push me to think clearly about visual systems, audience, and intention. Good design, to me, is just the right idea executed without waste.
Education
Parsons School of Design
BFA, Product Design
2016 - 2019
General Assembly
UX/UI Design Certificate
2020
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Computer Science & Mechanical Engineering
2015 - 2016