Alan Smith Bio 2026

Alan Smith is an experienced graphic designer and entrepreneur with a strong portfolio in graphics, design, marketing communications, websites, and social media design. He works with small businesses, companies, consultants, organizations, and startups across the U.S.

Alan’s career began in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Clara Valley, where he held roles as a graphic artist, desktop publisher, and senior graphic designer for engineering, technology, publishing, and media companies. His past clients and employers include ADC Enhanced Services, California Micro Devices, Micro Linear, Space Systems/Loral, Knight-Ridder Information, KBHK TV, Landmark Calendars, Westinghouse Marine Division, Academic Systems, and others.

Alan joined InfoPoint Inc., a web development firm in Santa Cruz, as a graphic artist. Encouraged by founder Don Steiny, he later launched Alan Smith Graphic Designer from his home office in Sunnyvale. Since then, Alan has delivered high-quality graphic and web design for a wide range of Bay Area and national clients.

His education includes a Web Developer Certificate and studies in the Marketing Communication Certificate Program at San Jose State University Professional Development, along with classes in graphics and management at UC Santa Cruz Extension. Alan also participated in a Networking Workshop at Stanford University. He studied computer graphics at Indiana Vocational Technical Institute, advertising design at Ball State University, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Indiana.

Today, Alan is expanding his graphic design career to include social media, motion graphics, content creation, and video editing.