Jonathan Bolling is a talented Business Innovation post-graduate of Full Sail University and a graduate of The Art Institute of Indianapolis with a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design. He founded Gravity Works Inc. while freelancing and closed deals with Lego, Legoland Florida, H&M + Versace, and Ikea. In 2013, he joined Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) as a Graphic Designer in Business Development, where he worked with clients like Cartier, Coca-Cola, Ford, and Volvo, among others. Jonathan's specialty is presentation design, and he created presentations for high-profile events like the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Super Bowl LI Houston Galleria Experience, F1 Racing, and the 2021-2022 DPAA conference pitch. He has designed various collateral pieces that have been seen by many, including those for PBS Kids, Flood Brothers Christmas Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg, IL) Campaign, Graton Resort & Casino, Benihana (Menlo Park, NJ), and Kenneth Cole Smart Watch (Roosevelt Field, NY), spanning from 2013 to 2022.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jonathan helped Simon in the reopening of Simon's 200+ national property portfolio by creating awareness videos and property sizzle reels to promote safe social distancing across Simon properties. In 2023, he was promoted to Senior Graphic Designer, where he managed Simon's large format spec sheet portfolio comprised of 60+ Digital Boards and expanding 1300+ Digital Ad Panels media network.
He also co-managed and created Simon's "Simon Media & Experiences" social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube). He collaborated on major exterior architectural pre-build renderings for several malls and shopping centers and served as a collateral designer for national events, such as The Next Level Leadership Conference, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brickyard, and Indy 500 races (2x).
Apart from being a graphic designer, Jonathan is a two-time Hussain award winner (in the field of storytelling illustration design) and the author of the novel "Love Overcomes Vs Everything." He's also a family man and certified in large-format media and Adobe Illustrator. Jonathan is recognized as the creator of the Simon Media Experiences Logo and the voice actor for the 2023 Experiential Marketing Summit 20-second ad spot. He has worked under the creative tutelage of Chidi Achara (CMO of Brain AI), Anna Tillberg Pantzar (Global Manager, H&M), and Chip Harding (SVP Business Development, SPG / Board Member, DPAA). Jonathan's designs are known for clarity through visual communication, utilizing traditional proven materials and concepts that promote innovative results. He believes in mastering the box, valuing the "norm," and creating out-of-the-box results that are heavily based on graphic design precedents. He aims to develop sustainable non-rigid designs. For Jonathan, "Art is the passion, and problem-solving is what designers do."