Fish Food - A new short
May 8, 2009 :: Friday
I was on location last weekend working on the Production Design for my collective Rubbish's latest short "Fish Food," a story that
depicts a young girls life that is full of theft, lies and deceit. We shot in two loactions; the interior of an apartment and a street corner in Pilsen, which is seen
here with the fish stand I constructed for the scene. Both were set up to take on the look of Poland. This short will be released soon, check out the behind the scenes
photos and video.
Cut&Paste 2009 : Digital Design Tournament
February 2, 2009 :: Monday
I have been accepted to compete in the 2D format of Cut&Paste 2009!
The competition will be on April 4th at The Congress Theatre in Chicago. Grab some tickets, with discounts on groups of
four or more and come pack the house! It should be a great time!
A couple of photo shoots
January 26, 2009 :: Monday
I have recently had the chance to part-take in a couple of photo shoots with Kyle LaMere of I Shoot Rockstars! Seen on the left is myself modeling a T-shirt Good Night, TV! designed especially for Rubbish. These photos, along with the T-shirt will be released soon
on their website. The second is from a shoot I art directed to be part of the marketing and promotion of "WET," a new short that my
collective Look at Rubbish will be releasing soon.
Look at Rubbish...BLOW UP
January 2, 2009 :: Friday
I am ringing in the New Year with a BANG (literally). As the ball dropped yesterday Look at Rubbish
launched an all new 2008 Show Reel, which can be seen here. The reel highlights our most recent work
from 2008 and gives a sneak peek at what is to come in 2009. Best wishes in the New Year to all!
Teaming Up With Hot Biscuits
November 19, 2008 :: Wednesday
Teaming up with Hot Biscuits, an
up-and-coming music blog that roots itself out of the midwest, I have developed some artwork to create an image of their recent expansion across the world.
A custom header, as well as iTunes album art were created and can be seen now on their blog. If you are in for a hot fix for today's freshest musical talent
I advise you to check out the blog stat.
Change Today, Change Tomorrow
September 29, 2008 :: Monday
Teaming back up with Firebelly Design, I had the opportunity to create a piece for their
first ever group show “Change Today, Change Tomorrow.” The opening night reception was Friday September 26th from 6-9 p.m. at within(REASON), a contemporary art and photo space at 1932 S. Halsted St. Proceeds from the show
will be going towards art programs in Pilsen area schools!
Hems Illustration in Semi-Permanent 2008 Book
August 11, 2008 :: Monday
I was fortunate enough to have the illustration that I originally created for my Hems advertisement campaign accepted into the 2008 Semi-Permanent Book. Every year Semi-Permanent holds a
series of events that travel across Europe, featuring some of the art industries biggest names. The book is given away to all attendees. I highly advise
everyone to purchase it. The book serves as a great resource of very inspirational work from all around the world.
CAMP FIREBELLY
June 22, 2008 :: Sunday
Tomorrow I will be venturing back out to Firebelly Design in Humboldt Park to take part in their very first design camp coined as Camp Firebelly. Ten people from all over the country were selected to take part in this
ten day charrette, involving intense collaboration with a nonprofit client. This will be a great opportunity to work with a great group of fresh minds, all
while enjoying the city. I am very excited for the journey and will be posting the results when I return.
HOW 2008 GETS INVADED
May 26, 2008 :: Monday
Last week I had the opportunity to travel out to Boston with four of my close friends/creatives. We traveled around Boston for a couple of days and then
attended the 2008 HOW Conference, which took place at the Hynes Convention Center. We
were able to sit in on many inspirational sessions. You can visit our blog at how.getsinvaded.com
for an in depth look at the sessions we visited. Check out Flickr too for some sweet pics of the event.
Cannes Short Film Corner 2008
May 14, 2008 :: Wednesday
For the past month and a half I have been designing, producing, printing and constructing collateral for "Eyelids," a film created by my collective Rubbish.
Over 200 DVDs, 2000 flyers and 500 business cards were produced to be distrubuted at the 2008 Cannes Short Film Corner. Brad, our writer and director, along
with Bob, our producer, began their journey to France today. They will be promoting the film for the next week. You can view the "Eyelids" catalogue page
here.
Looptopia 2008
May 5, 2008 :: Monday
On Friday, May 2, 2008 Rubbish spent the night with Chicago at an annual event known as "Looptopia." This poster I created helped draw in a crowd for our up
and coming book "Blowing Kisses to the Windy City." The book will contain a collection of love notes addressed to Chicago. As I embark on the process of
creating the book, I will post more about it. We also had the chance to run our very own Midnight Film Fest, where we screened our latest films and sold
merch to promote current and future projects. Please enjoy the
Flickr Gallery and Behind the Scenes edit of the night.
Square One 2008
May 2, 2008 :: Friday
Last weekend I had the chance to compete in The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg's annual design event "Square One." There were around 30 participants
this year and we were all given 8 hours to solve a design problem given to us on the spot. Our task was to create a book jacket, point-of-purchase display,
mailer, table of contents and two page spread. It was definately a challenge, with the book relating to the travels of a mistress set in a post World War I
era. Awards were presented on Wednesday with everyones work on display. I was honored to walk away with the First Place Square One cube and prize package.
CAKE -- DANGER ISSUE
March 14, 2008 :: Friday
The past 3 months I have been art directing, constructing and designing the sixth edition of the magazine CAKE (Chicago Arts, Knowledge & Entertainment)
alongside my fellow classmates. The issue took on the theme of "Danger" and was encompassed in every realm through the contributing designers. Yesterday we had the opportunity to launch it off with a release party at The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg, in a room decorated to fit the persona of a dark
back alley. The release party went well, with great feedback and an ultimate celebration amongst the magazine's contributors. For more information and to purchase the magazine, visit lulu.com/cake
"Love Smoke" A Valen-tee
February 14, 2008 :: Thursday
I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with designer Will Miller
of Firebelly Design. We went ahead and came up with our own indivdual illustrations, burned a couple screens and had some fun in the studio with
what we like to call color and fabric experimentation. These T-shirt's are the result of a few nights worth of anxiety, stress and excitement.
There's truely nothing better than sharing the same passion and combining two insights into one end product.
Recycled Art -- FB Art Market
February 11, 2008 :: Monday
A few months ago I created a couple of illustrative pieces for the Firebelly Art Market's
50 under $50 wall. I had found a couple canvas' a while back at a local thrift store & thought it would be nice to throw
some black ink down on them. I archived my favorite of the two under my Visual Collection.
New Blog & The Birth of Eyelids
February 09, 2008 :: Saturday
So thanks to my dear friend & fellow designer, Mig Reyes
busting his CSS skills into my home page, I now have my very own blog. I'll keep this updated with
everything I am working on and involving myself with creatively.
This past month Rubbish has been sending our
latest short film "Eyelids" to film fests all across the world(Boston, Los Angeles, Canada, France & more).
I have been designing and constructing Press Kits and DVD jackets to house the entries of the film, in hopes of grabbing
the attention and hearts of the judges.