19 February 2010
Recently, it seems that one of the hottest new clients in Utah county is BYU Broadcasting. While their full rebrand and overhaul is not 100% complete, a few projects have begun to sneak out into the public. I’ve heard and seen a small sampling of some of this new work and have been really impressed so far.
Check it out:
1st: The Generations Project
This is a documentary series that digs into a new individual’s heritage each episode. They’re really interesting and really well-made. My friend, Micah Dahl Anderson, scored the series and that, as well, is incredible. You can watch the latest episode on their website or right below; and you can watch clips on their facebook page.
2nd: KBYU 11
Back when I was in school, KBYU (Channel 11) came to our class to help them with their impending rebrand. Sam Gray kinda stole the show with his simple, strong mark of the state of Utah with an 11 knocked out of the right block of the state. That mark turned into a multi-year gig up there as one of the main creative directors. The work and site are not yet live, so just keep a look-out on Channel 11. Good things coming.
3rd: Classical 89
In addition to channel 11, Sam also spearheaded the rebrand of the Classical 89 brand, shown above, which—par for the course when it comes to Sam’s work—is absolutely solid. I’m seriously in love with the grid and organization of that homepage…
4th: Beehive Stories
Last night, I went to the premier of Beehive Stories—a collection of short documentaries showcasing each of the 29 counties in Utah State through real-life, human, individual stories.
These are really nice short stories definitely worth checking out. And, another friend of mine, Travis Pitcher, was heavily involved in the making of this series, directing one piece, filming two others, scoring one and also composing the main title sequence… jack of all trades.
Brad Barber was the mastermind behind this whole production… These start showing on television today, I believe.
These are, like I said, just the things that I’ve seen—and I know there’s plenty more out there that I haven’t heard about. A lot of really talented people are working on this—beyond the few mentioned above—so keep an eye out… It’s not the BYU Broadcasting that we’ve known in past years anymore.
08 September 2009
Michael Jordan is being inducted into the Hall of Fame in a couple weeks and all parties involved (the NBA, ESPN, Nike, etc.) are, true to form when it comes to TGOAT, milking it for all they can. While I’ve enjoyed the endless highlights and stories shared on the two former sites, Nike takes the cake for the most creative: an interactive, digital pop up book. Check it out:
Now, go play around, enjoy the site, marvel at the raw beauty of the shoes (void of color or distractions), and learn a few fun tid-bits of Jordan trivia while you’re at it.
And, a note on design… There’s a studio that I saw a few weeks back that I imagine may have been either the inspiration or the hands behind this site, but I cannot for the life of me remember their name. They do madly lush, 3 dimensional digital compositions, not too unlike the above screen shots. Does anybody know who I’m talking about? I’ll snoop around some more and re-post if I find them.
21 February 2009
For those of you who have kept your distance from this blog because it crashed your browser and/or computer, (first: sorry, but) rest assured: it’s safe to come back. We’ve turned off the sifr that was apparently causing all the problems. Until we can get that figured out again, we’ll just all have to make do with Arial.
I got a job. A real, full-time, designer job. Which is cool, but I’ve been super swamped getting up to speed there, as well as finishing freelance work after hours. Here are some of the projects I’ve been working on:
I’ve been working on preliminary ad design for the “i am chris purdy” show happening March 6th at the Sego Arts Center here in Provo. If you’re in the area, expect to see a lot more of this coming soon.
You may recognize Leo Patrone’s work in the photo shoot above (both he and Jon Canlas loaned their services and expertise to the Chris Purdy shoot). Leo just launched his updated site that I’ve been tweaking and updating for the past little bit. And Dane, as always, did masterful work with the flash design. We have a lot more work to accomplish in the next few months that I’m really excited about diving into. And as soon as we get some photos of Leo’s new business card, I’ll post that here, too. It’s pretty hot. Rob, at Tryst Press, letterpressed them beautifully. If anyone is looking for a photographer, Leo is a very special and amazing talent. Catch him while you can.
Thanks to Jon and Leo, I’ve had lots of opportunities to work with photographers over the past couple years. Mark Weinberg is another that I’ve worked with who produces amazing work. He’s releasing some post cards soon that we just finished up a couple days ago. I’ll let you know if and when and where you can see them and/or get your hands on them. They’re simple and beautiful and, naturally, have some great photos on them. Most, by the way, do not have type on the front.
That’s all the work I’m going to post today. I’ll post soon about the album cover I’ve been working on for Joshua James, as well as some fun and exciting design I’ve ran across in the past few weeks.
24 January 2009
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding next-next week’s release of Coraline. And, from what I’ve seen so far, it seems to be totally justified. The website is incredible and there’s a ton really interesting making-of-type videos on there—like this one:
And, another random cool thing about new Coraline Dunks, limited to 1000 pairs that can only be won with a secret message after the premiere showing on Feb 6th. Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman of Nike, is also the owner of Laika— the production studio behind Coraline—so that’s gotta be where the connection lies… pretty cool, though.
