Winners of 20th Communication Arts Interactive Competition
Communication Arts magazine has revealed the winners of its 20th annual Interactive competition.
RC Cars of Boston
RC Cars of Boston just moved into a new retail store conveniently located at 471 Eastern Avenue Malden, MA 02180. I was provided the unique task of developing and designing their identity including logo, stationery, advertising, outdoor signage, etc. All the deliverables included creative direction, copywriting, art direction and design....
RGD Social Good Design Awards 2013
The 2013 Social Good Design Awards is calling for submissions of graphic design projects with the power to incite meaningful change in the way we live our lives. Last year, the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) received over 200 submissions from around the world. This year’s So Good design concept came...
Adobe Unveils Photoshop CC at MAX
Adobe has unveiled the Adobe Photoshop CC at MAX 2013 as part of a major update to Adobe Creative Cloud. The new version pushes the boundaries of possibility, offering a powerful new creative process, legendary imaging magic, and greater creative freedom with new tools and workflows. Adobe’s desktop apps, including Photoshop, were previously known...
Top 25 Logos of the Past Half-Century
To observe its 50th anniversary of publishing, GDUSA is presenting selected results all year of a massive poll about who you respect and what you admire. Last time around, the magazine listed it’s “readers choice” of the most influential graphic designers and firms of the past 50 years. This time around, GDUSA looks at...
Philips Sonicare – 5,000 Year Journey
Ogilvy & Mather and Director Jonathan Notaro of Brand New School are calling out the history of humanity’s tooth-cleaning habits with their spot for Philips Sonicare, “Stick with Technology” for their Odyssey campaign. The time-travelling spot raises the question of why, at a time when human beings adopt technology to every element of their...
Michael Pratt Design – new and ongoing work
Nearly 4 months into the new year and it has been very productive so I wanted to highlight a couple of interests. Just before the doors closed on 2012 I was fortunate to reengage with a local entrepreneur who opens businesses that many of us just dream about. Naturally anyone...
Poetica Takes a CG Journey with Trek
As if borne of a dream, Poetica’s beautifully monochromatic spec film for Trek Bicycles bares the distinct look and feel of a surreal mindscape. The piece, conceptualized by Poetica Creative Director Steve Tozzi and brought to life with the help of CG Director, Lead Animator John Clausing and Senior Flame Artist...
ADC Young Guns For Good
The Art Directors Club has today launched ADC Young Guns For Good to connect top-notch international creative talent with charitable causes to help bridge the gap between the quality of work these charities are doing, and the quality of creative representing them in marketing materials. The inaugural project for ADC Young Guns...
MotionComposer 1.6 for animations and interactive content
Aquafadas has released an update to MotionComposer, a software that lets prosumers and professionals easily create Flash or HTML5 animations and interactive content. The update adds support for audio and a new optimized engine that generates animations compatible with the latest generation of browsers using HTML5. “MotionComposer 1.6 gives everyone, not...