Making TV commercials or major motion pictures can be complex and expensive. Storyboards and Production Design are film’s counterpart to architectural drawings. It is a way to visualize and make tangible what otherwise would only exist in one person’s head. As an advertising art director, my job has always been to create comps (comprehensive sketches) or mockups to show what the final product will be for a given project. Thanks to my innate drawing abilities, I’m also a very capable storyboard artist, capable of drawing either very precise frames or a multitude of simpler looser renderings. This can be useful if you have a limited budget but would like a storyboard for your whole project.
Entertainment and Marketing Design
Entertainment and Marketing Design, PortfolioEntertainment Marketing & Design encompasses anything that is required by an entertainment property or brand to promote itself to its audience. That could begin with a logo for that property and extend to key art for use in collateral such as posters, DVD slipcovers, press kits, brochures and anything else that might be necessary. This can apply to small or low-budget productions as well as large campaigns.
Business Cards
Business Cards, PortfolioHere are some business card designs. Business cards no longer have to be the traditional “Name-Title-Company-Street-City-Zip-Phone Number-Fax Number…” cards of the past. Sometimes they just need your business’ URL or your email. In short, business cards don’t have to be boring.
Web Banners
Banners, PortfolioWeb Banners are funny creatures. They’re no different than many other layouts, except that sometimes they’re animated. However, as with so many design-related issues, less is frequently more. Or at least keeping an eye on the flow of information and how “loud” it may be is very important to producing a professional and persuasive communication.
OnStartups.com’s “10 Things MBA Schools Won’t Teach You”
Advertising Rules, News&Views, TipsThis is a great list for anyone considering starting a business or running a business. 10 Things MBA Schools Won’t Teach You is the latest post on Dharmesh Shah’s site, OnStartups.com.