Pop the bubbly! We just wrapped up a web design + web development project that we’re very proud of. NY-based events & experience-marketing specialists, Mean Red Productions, enlisted us to give their website a complete overhaul. Check it out here and leave a comment with your thoughts.
I’ve only been teaching at Portfolio Center for 6 months, but this is probably the best (or my favorite, at least) Entertainment Design concept so far.
The assignment was to create and album cover for the Miley Cyrus vs. Notorious B.I.G. mashup. Hilaaarious!!! This is a work in progress, and I’ll definitely update the final project once it’s dunzo.
Great job Jessica G!
I tell my students this all the time: If you don’t start your designs with a grid, then you’ve already screwed up. I don’t care what you’re trying to accomplish, you need a grid. Sure, you don’t want that grid to “own your ass”, so you can always intentionally “break” that grid after establishing it. But opening Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign / Fireworks / etc. without any idea of how you’re going to lay something out is going to kill you in the end (and your designs will most likely be crappppie).
Our studio-mate, Joe Martinez, just tweeted this image from Times Square. He’s responsible for the awesome photography of Portugal singing sensation, Ana Free. Congrats Joe! This is big…
The World Cup is 101 days away, and Nike has finally revealed what their teams will be wearing in the tournament. One of the most interesting things about these new kits is that Nike’s Considered innovations are in each kit, as they are made from recycled plastic bottles. Each kit contains up to 8 bottles worth of recycled plastic.
Check out some close ups after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Rehab’s new single, Welcome Home, hits iTunes today. I had the privilege to lead a team of designers (my Entertainment Design class at Portfolio Center) on some early concepts for the artwork to accompany this single. We ultimately arrived at this finished artwork after consulting with the band. It’s an photo of Danny (Rehab’s lead vocalist) as a kid and his grandfather in their Air Force jumpsuits. It’s a very personal moment in his life that he’s opening up and sharing to the rest of the world. Download the single on iTunes here.
Check out the range of design comps we created throughout the design process after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Nike Sportswear has teamed up with 6 emerging artists from 6 countries and have given them the design liberty to create alternative National Team Kits that flip the script on the classic football kit. In order to accomplish this, the Nike team asked artists contribute a badge, mascot, print and an alphabet in their handwriting style. I’m very pleased with their selection of Mr. Cartoon to represent the U.S. as I have nothing but respect for his work.
Check out the rest of the pieces, including an awesome eagle illustration of his after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Whenever the weather warms up, we’ll be releasing a new collection for Spring. We’ll also be celebrating our 1st Anniversary next month! Stay tuned for more details… If you want to get involved, hit us up at info@wearetheprocess.com.
Name:
Skylar Morgan
Aka:
doc.
Website:
www.smf-d.com
www.docbuilt.com
Where are you from?
Miles City, Montana
Who do you work for?
I own two furniture companies, Skylar Morgan Furniture + Design (SMFD) and doc.
What are your Current Project(s)?
New West Egg, White Provision, Ormsby’s Pub, Office Furniture for Armchair Media, Dining Table and Chairs, and Product Additions for doc.
Who would you love to work with?
e15 and Hans Wagner
If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep?
My hunter green Toms.
What’s on your iPod right now?
Avett Brothers and Ryan Adams
What’s your Favorite ATL food?
JCT and Serpas True Food
What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
Ormsby’s Pub
What are your Pet Peeves?
Butterfly patches and air guitar.
Shout outs?
Shea at Intrinsic Architecture, Stephanie at State Design Co., Rob at Coalition Society, and Jesse at SMFD
Deftones - The Acoustic Experiment by Eric Dewyngaert
Some of you know that I’ve been teaching a class at Portfolio Center over the past few months. This has been a new experience for me, as I’ve never taught before and it was only a few years ago that I was a student at PC. In my time away from the academic world, I started to miss it. Not only is teaching a chance to “drop-knowledge”, but I find it invigorating and refreshing. Perhaps I’m a huge design geek, but I enjoy talking about design with people who aren’t jaded with the industry. Rather, they are eager to excel at visual communication.
The name of the class is Entertainment Design (a broad name for “The Album Cover Class”). We focus on concept, branding, and typography for artists in the music industry; with the deliverables being album covers, packaging, posters, and various other marketing items. In the 1.5 quarters I’ve taught so far, we’ve had a live project for a major label artist and several guest presentations from my friends who work in the design industry.
I’m putting myself in the mindset of a student (which isn’t hard considering I used to go to school there) and trying to make this class-scenario a “dream class” for anyone with an open mind. If my homework assignments consisted of listening to music, going to the record store, and sketching (sober of course), I would have been more than happy to go above and beyond the call.
I don’t have many examples of student work coming out of my class because most students choose to photograph their packaging towards the end of their student careers. I was able to get one of my students (and new EC web-intern), Eric Dewyngaert, to send me a photo of his album packaging. It’s a new approach to The Deftones, titled “The Acoustic Experiment”. He asked himself, “What would happen if one of the hardest bands out there created an acoustic album?” He was able to track down live-acoustic performances of some of their most popular songs which were sonically peculiar and very intense. As you can see, Eric’s visual-reveal is what I envision being the result of many long recording sessions. Very cool.
Given that the name of the class is Entertainment Design, we may shift our focus in coming quarters to film and other performance arts, although I have a feeling that most of my students get a kick out of discovering new bands and listening to music as homework.
Also, there’s always an open invite to my buddies who want to drop in and give honest feedback! C’mon down…
I just received this in the mail from our friends at Armchair Media. It’s a clever device used to help translate and size real world items to the web. Thanks guys! Check out complete package after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Pr*tty Sh*tty is a great blog for all you design snobs out there. Topics include, the terrible Carolina Hurricanes jerseys to the prolifically-gross Papyrus font all over that lil’ Avatar movie…
The Atlanta Falcons finished the season at 9-7, just missing the playoffs, but this snaps a 44 year drought of not having consecutive winning seasons. It might not seem like much, but this is great progress for a team that was recently dismantled and reassembled with “more responsible” parts. Maybe next year, barring injuries, ATL can make a run at the top!
This Saturday, we’ll be at Eyedrum for the Harts 4The Holidays Trunk Sale. There will be Arts, Craft, Music & your favorite local brands selling their gear.
ALL (100%) proceeds and donations will go to benefit the SONGS FOR KIDS Foundation
@ EYEDRUM Art + Music Gallery
290 Martin Luther King Jr Dr S
Event Time: 12pm-6pm
For more info, Visit Esperanza’s Blog
