I Got Clocky!
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Starbucks Commercial Two
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Starbucks Commercial One
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Balfour 2008 Promotional Video
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Red McCombs Media Players Datasheet
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Al Gore, v2.0
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After a long, tedious political season, what was once one of the most exciting times in politics has become arduous and painful. Hilary Clinton has become a laughing stock, and she’s eerily close to becoming the next Al Gore: A politician who could have been but makes so many bad decisions America just sees them as a big cry-baby.
Last night I caught a bit of of the HBO telefilm, Recount (which has a great logo, btw), and it was interesting reliving those events as a much older, much wiser, and fortunately, much smarter human being.
Diag 1: Recount, an HBO Film
Like so many others, I thought Al Gore was being a little bitch. Here it was, very clear that George W. Bush had won the election, and Al Gore just wouldn’t give it up. Time and again, after every recount was done, the news reported that GWB had gotten the majority of the votes. But still, Gore kept going, kept trying, kept pushing and with each passing minute, the good-will of the American people started to erode.
Hilary, you should pay attention.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | interactive, politics, portfolio, print
My Political Pet
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Friday, May 23, 2008 | film, interactive, logos, portfolio, print
Tilted Windows
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Cloak
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | interactive, portfolio
Red Loves Ya’ Baby!
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Sons of Festivals
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I’ve given myself one year, more or less, to put my senior thesis film, Sons of Gods into various film festivals around the nation. But up until this point, I haven’t been
very pro-active about the whole thing.
Diag 1: Sons of Gods: Prologue
Sons of Gods is a weird film. Maybe it’s great. Maybe it’s not. That’s in the eye of the viewer, and frankly, I’ve heard it both ways. Personally, like most film makers, I only see the flaws and the things that should have been changed. That said, I stand by 100% the camera movements and editing choices we made, and love how my Director of Photography, Chris Todd, and I were able to get angle after angle, allowing me to make something that at least looks extremely cinematic.
Plus, the visual effects are pretty damn stunning. Tons of sky has been replaced with bluer hues, since most of the atmosphere was blown out while on set. 3 guys walking over a little plot of land 10 times suddenly becomes an army of 100 with space ships in the background, and a $9 pair of plastic National Geographic binoculars seem to work like something out of Star Wars.
Red McCombs Media Logo v3
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A few months ago, we entered into our second session of logo re-envisioning and re-branding for Red McCombs Media, where I am very lucky to be the Creative Manager. Red McCombs Media is one of top 5000 fastest growing companies in the United States, as published recently by Inc. magazine. We focus on ensuring our clients get the most bang for their buck.
We’re the guys who serve up (and sometimes design) the banner ads that let you know a big Hollywood film is being released or let you know about a local, targeted marketing campaign may be happening for your favorite cable provide. We’re pervasive. We’re good at what we do. And we didn’t have a logo that really helped us show that.
The problem is – as with any logo re-envisioning: what do we want to say about ourselves and how much of that can truly be done with a logo?
