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How to Make a Monster Creative:

Combine equal parts Illustrator, Award-Winning Creative Director, and UI Pioneer

Combine equal parts Illustrator, Award-Winning Creative Director, and UI Pioneer

Armed with raw artistic talent and illustration skills, I was able to rise from junior to senior creative roles very quickly, winning national and even international awards for my ad creative by my mid-twenties. I set aside this whirlwind career in advertising and print design in 2002 to raise a family and further pursue another passion - UI Design. I had already developed a rabid online following by this time, having become nerd-famous for viral Audio player skins and MacOS Makeover kits. While just a hobby at the time, the quality and uniqueness of my work quickly attracted the attention of companies and design studios throughout the tech industry. What followed was a second whirlwind career as a UI design pioneer, during which time I've been fortunate enough to have developed numerous innovative, high-exposure UI projects for the world's premiere technology and entertainment companies.

Borne with a newfound passion for the work and a host of shiny new superpowers, I am currently experiencing a personal creative renaissance as I pursue new and emerging markets where my brand of illustrative UI is in demand.

I wonder what the next 30 years will have in store… as a life-long futurist, researcher, and mad scientist, I expect to live forever would love to get involved in depth-based / dimensional UI, next-gen vehicle UI, human-robot/machine interfacing, aeronautics display, and other exciting emerging technologies.

Armed with raw artistic talent and illustration skills, I was able to rise from junior to senior creative roles very quickly, winning national and even international awards for my ad creative by my mid-twenties. I set aside this whirlwind career in advertising and print design in 2002 to raise a family and further pursue another passion - UI Design. I had already developed a rabid online following by this time, having become nerd-famous for viral Audio player skins and MacOS Makeover kits. While just a hobby at the time, the quality and uniqueness of my work quickly attracted the attention of companies and design studios throughout the tech industry. What followed was a second whirlwind career as a UI design pioneer, during which time I've been fortunate enough to have developed numerous innovative, high-exposure UI projects for the world's premiere technology and entertainment companies.

Borne with a newfound passion for the work and a host of shiny new superpowers, I am currently experiencing a personal creative renaissance as I pursue new and emerging markets where my brand of illustrative UI is in demand.

I wonder what the next 30 years will have in store… as a life-long futurist, researcher, and mad scientist, I expect to live forever would love to get involved in depth-based / dimensional UI, next-gen vehicle UI, human-robot/machine interfacing, aeronautics display, and other exciting emerging technologies.

Illustrative UI Pioneer / Visual Design Specialist / Senior Creative 1996-2026

BillyBart.Design

Freelance + Contract / Brand + Product Development / Illustrative + Fantasy UI, Remote

Apple • Microsoft • IBM • Yahoo! • Adobe • Verizon • T-Mobile • Nabisco • Molsons • NHL +

Illustrative UI Pioneer / Visual Design Specialist / Senior Creative 1996-2026

BillyBart.Design

Freelance + Contract / Brand + Product Development / Illustrative + Fantasy UI, Remote

Apple • Microsoft • IBM • Yahoo! • Adobe • Verizon • T-Mobile • Nabisco • Molsons • NHL +

Creative Director + Lead Artist 2002-2018 / Contributing Artist 2018-2025

The Skins Factory, Inc.

Award-Winning User Interface Design Studio, Florida

Microsoft • Intel • Qualcomm • nVidia • HP • Alienware • Disney • DC • Target • Sony • NFL +

Creative Director + Lead Artist 2002-2018 / Contributing Artist 2018-2025

The Skins Factory, Inc.

Award-Winning User Interface Design Studio, Florida

Microsoft • Intel • Qualcomm • nVidia • HP • Alienware • Disney • DC • Target • Sony • NFL +

Sr. Art Director / Associate Creative Director / In-House Illustrator 1996-2002

Capital C

Award-Winning Brand Incubator and Promotional Ad Agency, Toronto

Pepsi • Frito Lay • HMV • Cadbury's • Universal • 2Oth Century Fox • Lucasfilm • Nintendo +

Sr. Art Director / Associate Creative Director / In-House Illustrator 1996-2002

Capital C

Award-Winning Brand Incubator and Promotional Ad Agency, Toronto

Pepsi • Frito Lay • HMV • Cadbury's • Universal • 2Oth Century Fox • Lucasfilm • Nintendo +

Lead Designer / Art Director 1995-1996

Weiss

Award-Winning International Boutique Advertising Agency, Tel Aviv / Buenos Ares / Toronto

El Al • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Conde Nast • Spain • Cuba • Isreal • Unico +

Lead Designer / Art Director 1995-1996

Weiss

Award-Winning International Boutique Advertising Agency, Tel Aviv / Buenos Ares / Toronto

El Al • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Conde Nast • Spain • Cuba • Isreal • Unico +

A photo of the artist Billy Bart creative director lead artist the skins factory
A photo of the artist Billy Bart creative director lead artist the skins factory

Meet the Artist

Billy Bart

a.k.a. BBX, a.k.a. Vampire Billy

Generation X, well-preserved

Set any ageism aside - vampires don't age

Billy currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario with his stolen American wife and a cat named Birdie. He drives a black Mustang convertible festooned with chrome bat wings and seems to consider himself some kind of vampire fashionisto.


He is currently seeking excitement (and financial compensation) in the form of compelling projects.

Billy currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario with his stolen American wife and a cat named Birdie. He drives a black Mustang convertible festooned with chrome bat wings and seems to consider himself some kind of vampire fashionisto.


He is currently seeking excitement (and financial compensation) in the form of compelling projects.

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How to Make a Monster Creative:

Combine equal parts Illustrator, Award-Winning Creative Director, and UI Pioneer

Armed with raw artistic talent and illustration skills, I was able to rise from junior to senior creative roles very quickly, winning national and even international awards for my ad creative by my mid-twenties. I set aside this whirlwind career in advertising and print design in 2002 to raise a family and further pursue another passion - UI Design. I had already developed a rabid online following by this time, having become nerd-famous for viral Audio player skins and MacOS Makeover kits. While just a hobby at the time, the quality and uniqueness of my work quickly attracted the attention of companies and design studios throughout the tech industry. What followed was a second whirlwind career as a UI design pioneer, during which time I've been fortunate enough to have developed numerous innovative, high-exposure UI projects for the world's premiere technology and entertainment companies.

Borne with a newfound passion for the work and a host of shiny new superpowers, I am currently experiencing a personal creative renaissance as I pursue new and emerging markets where my brand of illustrative UI is in demand.

I wonder what the next 30 years will have in store… as a life-long futurist, researcher, and mad scientist, I expect to live forever would love to get involved in depth-based / dimensional UI, next-gen vehicle UI, human-robot/machine interfacing, aeronautics display, and other exciting emerging technologies.

Illustrative UI Pioneer / Visual Design Specialist / Senior Creative 1996-2026

BillyBart.Design

Freelance + Contract / Brand + Product Development / Illustrative + Fantasy UI, Remote

Apple • Microsoft • IBM • Yahoo! • Adobe • Verizon • T-Mobile • Nabisco • Molsons • NHL +

Creative Director + Lead Artist 2002-2018 / Contributing Artist 2018-2025

The Skins Factory, Inc.

Award-Winning User Interface Design Studio, Florida

Microsoft • Intel • Qualcomm • nVidia • HP • Alienware • Disney • DC • Target • Sony • NFL +

Sr. Art Director / Associate Creative Director / In-House Illustrator 1996-2002

Capital C

Award-Winning Brand Incubator and Promotional Ad Agency, Toronto

Pepsi • Frito Lay • HMV • Cadbury's • Universal • 2Oth Century Fox • Lucasfilm • Nintendo +

Lead Designer / Art Director 1995-1996

Weiss

Award-Winning International Boutique Advertising Agency, Tel Aviv / Buenos Ares / Toronto

El Al • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Conde Nast • Spain • Cuba • Isreal • Unico +

A photo of the artist Billy Bart in stylized profile

Meet the Artist

Billy Bart

a.k.a. BBX, a.k.a. Vampire Billy

Generation X, well-preserved

Set any ageism aside - vampires don't age

Billy currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario with his stolen American wife and a cat named Birdie. He drives a black Mustang convertible festooned with chrome bat wings and seems to consider himself some kind of vampire fashionisto.


He is currently seeking excitement (and financial compensation) in the form of compelling projects.

©2026 William Bart. All Right Reserved. All Rights, Registrations and Copyrights Contained Herein Remain the Property of Their Original Owners.

©2026 William Bart. All Right Reserved. All Rights, Registrations and Copyrights Contained Herein Remain the Property of Their Original Owners.

©2026 William Bart. All Right Reserved.

All Rights, Registrations and Copyrights Contained Herein Remain the Property of Their Original Owners.