Creative Director​ • Associate Professor
35 Years of Successful Teaching
AAF Treasure Coast President - 2018-2021
AAF Addy Judge​​


​The 2021 American Advertising Awards Are Coming Soon!
​Get the Recognition You Deserve


​2020 Treasure Coast Student Addy Awards
I've Paid for all 283 IRSC Student Addy Awards - 2007 - 2021


Proud To Be Part of the Historic Modernist Movement

Walt Hines - Space Shaft - Hard-Edge Acrylic Painting
​My painting Space Shaft, created in 1970 has found it's way from a commission by a prominent modernist family in Connecticut to 20CDesign, a unique Gallery in the Dallas Design District where you will discover a uniquely curated selection of fine art, decorative objects and furniture. At the beginning of my career, I had several One-Man-Shows and got into many juried exhibitions in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Florida areas. Not bad for a painting I created 50 years ago! During that same time at the Huntington Museum of Art in 1970, I also won First Place in one of the largest regional fine art competitions. My colleague Dr. Michael Carlebach, Chair of the Art Department at the University of Miami and Author of Origins of Photojournalism in America, would discuss the Modernist Movement with me, as I taught Design History at UM in 2002.

        I've Participated in Creating
                the Following Fundraising &
          Communication Design Collateral

• Designed the Poster for the NSF - Grant for the Nuclear Training Program
• Designed the Poster for the IRSC Biology Department National Science Foundation Grant - $160,000
​• Created the Marketing Materials for the Michael Winslow Event sell out at the Hutchinson Island Resort & Spa
​• Created the Poster/Display for the VR Digital Classroom in the Brown Center
​• Created the Poster for the National Science Foundation Competition - National Entrepreneurial & Innovation Challenge - $6,000
• Created the Collateral, Ads, Website and Identity for the Ecotourism Campaign for the City of Fort Pierce - $6,000
​• Wrote a recommendation for Lupita Palacios who won a Scholarship at IRSC for Mexican American students thru FIU
• Helped Tom D'Elia, IRSC Biology Department with the Student Biology Competition - Design & Marketing Expertise for students
​• Collateral for Tracy Howse at the ARC of Martin County - Raised $250,000 - Bike Fest, Music Hall of Fame, Fishing Tournament
• For 14 Years I Created the Marketing Displays & Membership Campaign Material for the Sunrise Theatre - 100 posters a year
• Designed Professional projects totaling $100,000 for Design projects in the Y-225 Design Lab
• In the Y225 Design Lab we created the Mz Perky's Cold Brew Coffee with Adobe Dimension software - Noir Alsekooty
​• Created Auction Books, Website, Trade Shows and Cattleman's Dance Posters for Adams Ranch for the last 8 years
• Created Ads, Billboards, Collateral, Media Guides for the New York Boulders Baseball Club in Pompono, New York for 10 years
• Social Media, Poster & Invitation for Darryl Bey - Raised $20,000 for BlueBird Productions at Hutchinson Island Yacht Club
• Created the St. Lucie County United Way Annual Report 
• Paid for 283 Student Addy Awards over 13 years with the Treasure Coast AdFed
• Created the St Lucie County Economic Development Council Annual Report for Pete Tesch, President
• Created the new logo for the St Lucie County Chamber of Commerce with Terissa Aronson
• Sunrise Theatre Foundation Annual Fundraising Brick Campaign
• Created the Navy Seal Museum Medal of Honor Exhibit and Children's Obstacle Course on Hutchison Island
​• Developed the Information Graphic for IRSC's Building Program for the Accreditation Process 


As President of the Treasure Coast American Advertising Federation,
Professional Enrichment in 2019-2021 Traveling Around the State to Leadership Conferences, Seminars & AAF Events

I'm the Official AAF Photographer for All These Events with Jim Clarke 
​Tallahassee, Orlando B Resort, Palm Island, Melbourne/Sun Coast, Daytona Beach,
Treasure Coast, Hollywood, Crystal River Plantation, Fort Lauderdale & Miami


​STUDENT SUCCESS

Max Feurer is Now Working at Amazon in Atlanta, GA
As a UX Designer for Fabrics.com

AMAZON
FABRIC.COM
CABINETS.COM
Max Feurer
UX Designer
Fabric.com - Amazon
Atlanta, GA
Congratulations to Max Feurer, IRSC Design student who has been working many years in the Tampa, Florida area as a Designer for Cabinets.com and several other companies. I've helped him with recommendations every step of the way - he has always called and asked for advice and help with employment agencies, resume and about his work. While at IRSC he won the Design Competition in our Y225 Design Lab for the logo for the current Institute for Academic Excellence run by Jodi Robson. Max worked on an Internship with me at The Manatee Observation and Education Center in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Max has moved to Atlanta, GA and is a UX Design for Fabric.com for Amazon. His dad Mark Feurer was on the IRSC Board of Trustees for several years.

Congratulations to Kelly A. Williams
Graphic Designer at Whole Foods & Orlando Library

Kelly A. Williams
Graphic Designer
Whole Foods / Orlando Public Library
Orlando, Florida
Kelly A. Williams, IRSC graduate in Visual Communication, has been working as a Designer in Orlando for the past 5 years at both Whole Foods and The Orlando Public Library. She has all kinds of creative skill in Illustration, Identity, as well as Publication Design.

Magda Leiva is Working at OMM Media in Juno, Florida
on an Internship through IRSC in Visual Communication

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Magda Leiva, IRSC Design Student
Magda Leiva
Internship
OMM Media
Juno, Florida
Congratulations to Magda Leiva on her successful Internship at OMM Media in Juno, Florida. Her supervisor is Cindy Metzler who is a senior marketing, brand, and public relations strategist. Magda has worked on several projects successfully and is keeping on schedule in producing concepts for marketing projects. Cindy has assigned an assistant to help Magda as she pumps out professional marketing and collateral assignments. She stays in touch with me on all projects and I review what she's doing whenever she asks about professional details of a project for the company. I make evaluations every 25 hours of Internship work experience and make sure she is finishing assignments and getting work done on time and at a high level.
Cindy Metzler

Congratulations to Robert Watson
Design Manager at Image 360 in Vero Beach, Florida

Robert Watson
Design Manager
Image 360
Vero Beach, FL
Robert Watson has been working for several years at Boston Barricade in North
Vero Beach, FL. He managed the large 10 foot printing presses for signage
​systems at BB. After they closed down recently, he accepted a position as Design Manager at Image 360 in Vero Beach where they have an established Graphic
​Design | Signage Company | Display Company.



​It's Been a Very Successful Year
Marketing & Design
It's Been A Very Successful Year in VisCom & with the AAF Treasure Coast - The Successful 4AAF Fall Conference - Treasures of Innovation, Our Online Portfolio Exhibition, All of the AAF 4th District of Florida Conferences I attended in Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Daytona, Melbourne, Orlando, Palm Island, Hollywood! A Tremendous Treasure Coast Addy Awards Gala with 26 Student Addy Awards. A Great Season with the Sunrise Theatre, Comedy Corner sell outs, BlueBird Productions Performances. Award - Business & Technical Education Partner of the Year in Stuart.

​An Award from Heathy St. Lucie for Promoting Health in St. Lucie County. The Annual Report for the Manatee Center with Rachel Tennant. Michael Winslow Sell-Out Performance at Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa and Outstanding Student Success All Around the Country. Finally, I Got Married to the Most Beautiful Woman Alive!


​Talking vs Teaching
 Marketing | Design | Articulation
​   Our Students Want Demonstrations,
             Design Process & Instruction That Helps Them
​                      Become Self Sufficient! 
​      It's Called Experience - It Makes All the Difference
I've been fortunate to have worked with so many creative, intelligent and interesting people in my life. Success can be described as how happy you are to do what is important to you each day. Design, Art & and Sports have been the motivating factors that have given me inspiration and the spirit for an exciting life. I've had the best jobs in the country - I've worked with great designers, the best artists, the strongest leaders, the best schools and I've had the best clients.
All my Student Success in Marketing & Design & Teaching is focused on demonstrating the Design Process to my students - I show how to create multiple solutions, how to present their work and how to use a Design Vocabulary. It's from extensive design experience and printing high-end work for 35 years all over the country! I don't talk - I teach - that is the primary difference - my students see it and appreciate it! They earn their grades in my classes and they do it with a good working attitude. 

Employers listen to students explaining their work and the first 15 words out of their mouths may determine whether they are articulate enough to work in their company.  

I've created millions of dollars of design with businesses all over the country! I've had the Best Jobs, the Best Students, the Best Career, I've Worked with the Best Printers and Had Great Clients who pay on time! With the $5,000 check from the Sunrise Theatre that came in 12/16/2020 - it's a total of $100,000 benefitting my students at IRSC.


E-Book for Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.

I created this E-Book for Carolyn Fabrizio & Jaffe Pickett of FRLS in 2 Days!
​Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.
Marketing, Design & Advertising 
with Local & National Clients!
​Fonts, Templates, Domain Names, Hosting, Images,
Mock-Ups and Pay for Work Experience, etc.
All Benefitting IRSC Design Students - 2007-2020!
Clients Who Trust Our Professionalism
$65,000 - Sunrise Theatre 
​$7,500 - Adams Ranch
$6,000 - City of Fort Pierce - Ecotourism
​$5,000 - MycoTea 
$2,500 - New York Boulders Baseball Team
$2,000 - City of Fort Pierce - Highwaymen Trail 
​$1,500 - State of Florida - Healthy St. Lucie
​$1,500 - Indian River Golf Foundation
​​$1,000 - Manatee Center Annual Report
​​$900 - The Art of Science Exhibition - VGTI 
​$500 - SLC - Economic Development Council


​IRSC FALL 2020 PORTFOLIO REVIEW - BAS & AS GALLERY
​Friday • December 4, 2020 • 5:00 - 8:00 pm

A Fantastic Presentation by All of the BAS & AS Portfolio Students!
The Portfolio Process Never Ends As We Keep Developing and Adding to
​the Portfolio Online and Practicing Their Presentations to Professionals.
​I spent $2,000 on the Seniors in Visual Communication This Semester on Their WordPress & Elementor Pro Websites!
​It Was a Pleasure Seeing All of the Great Work This Semester - Everyone That Worked Consistently Hard Did Very Well! ​

2021 IRSC Portfolio Students

My 2021 Portfolio Students are working diligently on their new websites using the newest WordPress, Elementor Pro and Responsive Templates! They have many choices plus the newest interfaces that are being developed - ​Arlo • Virgo • Etc. • Kwoon • Archo • Wavo • Trobica • Photix • Honshi • Billey • Education WP • Bryte • Generate Press • Trawell • and new themes - Oxygen & Apollo for Weebly.

Our Design Celebrities

Bob Bishop
Bishop Partners
​Vero Beach, Florida

Bob said that he was very impressed with all of the work of our students and was amazed that they were working in Design while in school at IRSC. He is an experienced recruiter for Graphic Design, Digital Media and Marketing Professional. He's from St. Louis and just moved to Vero Beach where he is an experienced professional photographer. Bob has had hundreds of clients and is excited to get to know all of us on the Treasure Coast. As a Board Member of the International Photographers Hall of Fame, he recently inducted new members into the group. 
Heather Christman 
4AAF Governor
St. Petersburg, Florida
Heather was impressed with the quality of the work of both the BAS & AS Students and went through all of the portfolios in the review. She loved the Taco Dive Identity designed by Alyssa Karwecki. As well, she has served on National AAF Committees in Advertising for many years and recently judged
our AAF Treasure Coast American Advertising Awards and knows about
​our quality program in Visual Communication. Heather's an Award Winning Creative Director and holds the highest office in the AAF of Florida.
Doug Chilton
FPL/Next Era Energy 
Juno, Florida
Doug Chilton has worked at FPL for 25 years in their Creative Department. He reviewed all of the Portfolios on DMPEGO.com and really liked our presentations. He thought there were three outstanding presentations by our students. Doug is very thorough
in evaluating personnel because his team at FPL / New Era Energy evaluate potential employees with a video interview where the candidate sits in front of a computer and describes who they are and what their design process of creativity is all about in a precise description of how they make decisions. 
​
Vicki Racine
BlueFly.Design
Hutchinson Island, Florida
Vicki thought the portfolios of the the Bachelors students were particularly strong - she has hired many of our students - Kimberly Graef, Ron Lopez and Joya Jones. She produces 6 magazines annually and has won multiple awards for her work. She studied at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and graduated from IRSC with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in VisCom. Vicki spends many hours critiquing the student's work in a very positive and thoughtful manner.

Bachelor of Applied Science in Visual Communication
Senior Portfolios - Responsive, WordPress, Elementor Pro Websites 


​Sunrise Theatre
They Are Rescheduling Performances
for the 2020-2021-2022 Seasons 

With the 2019 - $5,000 Check from the Sunrise Theatre It Marks 13 Years & $65,000 Helping Our IRSC Design Students. The following students have worked as Graphic Designers, Photographers, Social Media Designers and Illustrators at the Theatre: Mike Poolt, Stacy Givens, Dustin Knotek, Francesco Avitto, Kimberly Graef, Michael Monti, Catherine Valinote, Matthew Stone, Donnie Nilsson, Jake Dunn, Lesley Driver and Brandon Sellers.
Brandon Sellers
Matthew Stone
Donnie Nilsson
Dustin Knotek
Kimberly Graef
Jake Dunn
Lesley Driver
Stacy Givens
Catherine Valinote
Mike Poolt

New Images for 2021


My Favorite Photographs

Typography by IRSC Designers
Advanced Typography animation created by Stephan Nilson


4th District of Florida AAF Fall Conference
November 13-15, 2020 • Marriott Hutchinson Island Resort 

A Note from Heather Christman, 4AAF Governor of Florida • American Advertising Federation
Walt,
I just wanted to thank you and your team again for all your help with planning the 4AAF District Fall Conference on the Treasure Coast. We couldn't have pulled it all together as easily without all the help provided with obtaining generous sponsorships, Friday night comedy entertainment, the three speakers you lined up during our meals, the signage you had printed, the essential logo printed face masks and all the goodies provided in the conference bags. The conference was a great success in this uncertain year of 2020 and I can't thank you enough for your time and dedication to the 4th District AAF!
​                                                                        Go Fourth!
                                                                             Heather Christman
                                                                             AAF 4th District Governo
walthines@gmail.com • whines@irsc.edu
772.359.8214 • 772.462.7918