Daniel B. Trader | Baltimore, MD

In a nutshell, I'm an artist and creative mind proudly hailing from the land of pleasant living.


It all started when my parents found a detailed sketch of Captain Cook and other cartoon villains when I was six years old. As I got older, I began to study figure drawing with the same professor that would teach me in high school (he founded the whole department). And in college I pursued Graphic Design, where I honed my skills designing flyers, album covers, and posters. During this time I developed my own style that captured my interests and personality, a “modern vintage” feel characterized by natural textures and urban aesthetics.


After graduating, my passion project (a Facebook meme community I founded in 2010) exploded in popularity, quickly amassing over 100k fans. The success led to a series of events and conventions centered around my favorite show, “The Sopranos”, and mobster movies, with over $500k in ticket sales attributed to my social media pages, where I began using memes and comedy as a form of marketing. To this day, people tell me I gave them "the best weekend of their life," and some of those people are married with children.


My work has since been featured in over 100 media outlets, including The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, Barstool Sports, Yahoo! News, Complex, The Ringer, The Wall Street Journal, eBaum’s World, Know Your Meme, and a shoutout from the man himself on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.


I have collaborated with many brands/companies (one of which you likely use on a regular, weekly basis), celebrities, influencers, chefs, podcasts, and public figures, specializing in creative direction, branding, and community building.