Martin is a leader in his field with over 15 years’ experience in Art and Creative Direction, Marketing, Advertising and Gaming. Martin has worked for fastfan™ as well as from Spacetime Studios, the leader in Mobile MMO games, where he was the Senior Artist. Martin has been a creative on several large titles, including, but not limited to, DC Comic’s DC Universe Online, Spacetime’s most successful game Arcane Legends, and Zynga’s “The Ville”. In 2011 was recognized by Mashable for his artwork, that provided a way for gamers to donate funds for the Tsunami victims in Japan, for all of Sony Online Entertainment’s video games. In advertising, Martin was responsible for creating the most successful launch of a product, at FireTide Creative, for client “Faultless By Nature” (Faultless Starch). Martin is also involved in community works and has served a year term as a Board Member to Maggie’s Hope, a nonprofit that helps families with children diagnosed with Autism with FOX 7’s Loriana Hernandez Aldama. In addition Martin helps with The Arc of Texas and Texas Advocates, both charities help those with Special Needs, on an ongoing basis. His company, Martin Merida Design focuses on: Brand development, Illustration, web site design, UI app design, and marketing/advertising design, brand strategy and strategic consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.