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Kill Screen Virtual Reality Issue art direction

cj — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:43:18 +0000

I art directed the latest print issue of Kill Screen, a video games arts and culture publication.

The issue’s theme was Virtual Reality, and the articles looked into the past, present and future of VR.

I commissioned the very talented Dark Igloo and kidmograph to create the cover artwork, which referenced the “Virtual Wonderland” of ‘90s VR imagery. Along with the print version of the cover, we created an animated version to be used for promotion of the issue.

I really enjoyed the chance to commission some of my favorite artists for this project, namely: Overture, Shane Jessup, Kiji McCafferty, Keith Telfeyan, Dark Igloo & Kidmograph, Dana Paresa, Dave Kloc, Naomi Butterfield, Chris Nickels and PJ McQuade.

Junkan: Art Direction

cj — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:38:24 +0000

Art direction, titles and motion graphics for a two-part web series entitled Junkan, a short version of Tokyo to Osaka made especially for GOOD Magazine.

From GOOD Magazine:

In the summer of 2009, 13 cyclists from Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco took their fixies to the Land of the Rising Sun for an ambitious undertaking: A 350-mile tour from Tokyo to Osaka. Their goal (along with survival) was to experience a more intimate kind of travel and make a documentary of their adventure.

Their forthcoming film, Tokyo to Osaka, will chronicle their seven-day journey, including the mechanical problems and injuries that tripped them up and the unexpected roadside barbeques and new friendships that made a cycling trip such a rewarding way to travel.

more here

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