Anthony Ferrara is a graduate of the State University of New York, College at New Paltz. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts. After graduation- and continuing to the present time- he has taken courses to further his education in the field. He has taken courses at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he studied Cartooning and Illustration and became Certified in Computer Graphics using Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop. He studied Intro to Comic Book Art at the Joe Kubert School.He most recently attended Future Media Concepts in New York, where he became Certified in Intro to Dreamweaver and Intro to Flash for Web & Interactive Design, as well as Intro to Lightwave for 3D Modeling and Animation.

Anthony has 20 years experience in Industrial Design- including Graphic Design, Product Design and Package Design. He is a skilled Designer and Creative Director. He has worked as hands on Designer and/or Creative/Art Director in product categories such as Stationery/School Supplies, Personal Care Products, Backpacks/Accessories, Toys, Package Design, Room Decor, Bed & Bath, Craft & Activity, Novelty/Toys, Greeting Cards, T-Shirts, Headwear and Apparel Graphics. Anthony’s skills as a Photo Retoucher have been used in both Product and Package Design.

He is also skilled at Hand Illustration- having created artwork for CD & Album covers & T-Shirts for bands in the Music Industry. His Illustration Art work for the rock band Method of Destruction, is featured in the book, “Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art From Kick Ass Albums” by James Sherry & Neil Aldis.

As a Creative/Art Director- Anthony is experienced in Hiring, Training, Directing and Managing Designers, from first concept stage to final production. He is an energetic Self-Starter who works well with others or alone. He is experienced in travel for trade shows, trend research, meetings with licensors & retailers and for overseas production.

Anthony's work as an Industrial Designer and Creative Director has been specialized in Children's Mass Market Licensed Products. He has worked as Designer or Creative/Art Director on such varied Entertainment, Sports and Lifestyle properties as Disney (Princess, Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Mickey Mouse & more) Warner Bros (Harry Potter, Superman, Batman, Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes & more), Nickelodeon (SpongeBob Squarepants, Dora the Explorer, Go! Diego Go!, Jimmy Neutron & more), Mattel (Barbie, Hot Wheels). Marvel Comics (Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four) LucasFilms (Star Wars), 4 Kids Entertainment (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & World Championship Wrestling), Dreamworks (Shrek), Universal (Jurassic Park), NASCAR, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, ESPN, X-Games, Harley Davidson, Orange County Choppers, US Polo Association, Britney Spears, Destinies Child, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, KISS, Sesame Street, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears & Snapple.

During the course of his career, Anthony's work has sold well at various retailers such as Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Target, K-Mart, KB Toys, Hot Topic, Claire's, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale, Disney Stores, Footlocker, JC Penney, Tower Records, Kohl's, CVS. Walgreen's, Rite Aid & Virgin Megastore among others.

Anthony's work shown on this website includes designs he has created for companies he was employed at and or worked for on a freelance basis. Most of the pieces shown are items he designed, but some include designs for which he collaborated on or served as Creative Director.

While in the employ of Pyramid Accessories, Anthony led the Stationery/School Supplies design team as Creative Director. It was a startup area for the company and the business grew from $0.00 to $14,000,000.00 within a 2 year period.

While in the employ of MZB Personal Care, Anthony created the designs for several top selling items for the company- including the two items which ranked #1 & #2 respectfully in sell thru for the companies Holiday 2006 Wal-Mart program.


Throughout his career, Anthony has done work for such companies as:


•Jakks Pacific Inc. (Kites & Inflatable Pool Rafts)

•Traly HK LTD ( Toys, Illustrations for Greeting Cards)

•Good Stuff Toys (Toys, Towels, Headwear, Playground Balls & Novelty Items)

•Innovative Designs (Stationery/ School Supplies, Room Decor, Toys)

•Pyramid Accessories (Stationery/ School Supplies, Backpacks & Accessories)

•F.A.B./Starpoint (Stationery/ School Supplies)

•MZB Personal Care (Personal Care Products, Bath Toy/Play Sets, Room Decor, Gifts, Novelties)

•Pro Player/ Fruit of the Loom Sports & Licensing Division (Headwear, T-Shirts, Apparel Graphics)

•Horizon Group USA (Craft & Activity Sets)

•Toy Island (Novelty Items, Room Decor, Inflatable Furniture)

•MegaForce Records (Illustration & Graphic Design for Compact Disk/Album Covers, T-Shirts & Posters)

•Idea Nuova (Room Decor)

•Franco Mfg. (Bed & Bath)

•AD Sutton & Sons (Backpacks & Accessories)

•Kids HQ (T-Shirts & Apparel Graphics)

•Good Stuff Toys (Toys, Towels, Headwear, Playground Balls & Novelty Items

•F & M Expressions Unlimited (Graphic Art for T-Shirts & Headwear)

•Tahiti Apparel (Swimwear & Apparel Graphics)

•The Grand Union Company (Advertising Art for Newspaper Ads, Retail and Point of Sale Advertising)


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