2009 BostonWHEN:Saturday, March 14, 2009 This event has passed. WHERE:Cyclorama (Boston Center for the Arts) JUDGES:![]() ADAM LARSON Adam is an award-winning designer from Boston, MA. His experience in design spans many disciplines, having worked with such prestigious clients as Absolut, Estee Lauder to Tommy Hilfiger. His work has been recognized for excellence by various organizations including the Clio Awards, Cannes Lions to American Illustration. He left Arnold, where he was a Vice President, Creative Director, in December of 2007 to start his own design/illustration studio called Adam&Co. ![]() CALEB NEELON Caleb Neelon is an artist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His monograph, Caleb Neelon’s Book of Awesome, will be out in December on Gingko Press. The approaching winter has him shook. ![]() CLIF STOLZE Clifford Stoltze is the founder of Stoltze Design, a 10-person studio located in Boston, MA. Capabilities include strategic design for print, interactive media and packaging. Stoltze’s work has received awards from design organizations including: The American Center for Design, and The Type Directors Club. Clif also teaches at RISD and was honored by being the recipient of the 2005 AIGA/Boston Fellows Award. ![]() DAN MCCARTHY Dan studied at The School Of The Museum Of Fine Arts, where he began screen printing, designing posters, and illustrating. McCarthy’s work has been published in “The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion” and “Swag 2: Rock Posters of the ‘90’s and Beyond”. Presently, Dan works as an artist and designer at his home in Falmouth, Massachusetts and plays drums in the band Helms. ![]() JESSE LEDOUX A former Sub Pop Records art director and Grammy nominee, NYC Jesse LeDoux has worked with clients as diverse as Nike, Kidrobot, Giro, Penguin UK, Rome Snowboards, Disney and Target, as well as exhibited his fine art internationally. Most recently, his work was included in the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial (2007) and an installation at the University of Maryland (2008). ![]() KATIE NOYES Katie attended Smith College then the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for graduate work in drawing and printmaking. Katie also has an MFA in Graphic Design at Boston University where she focused on print design and letterpress. Currently, she is a Designer /Art Director at Converse and focuses on PR events, art installations, book design, and all things related to the Jack Purcell franchise. BOSTON TEAM:![]() BRIAN BUTLER When he is not hot on the trail of the elusive Ice Cream Person, Brian can be found by his computer, designing merchandise for bands such as Big D and the Kids Table, Dropkick Murphys, Jay-Z, Motley Crue, and Wu-Tang Clan. Brian was a participant in the 2007 Boston Cut&Paste Tournament. ![]() GERALD JIMENEZ Gerald Jimenez is a Dominican born designer. He currently designs the day away for clients such as Cadillac, HUMMER, and Product (RED) and spends his nights experimenting with confetti, lighting + a Handycam. He wants an Edirol V4 for his birthday. His motion graphics work have lived on video billboards in Times Square to portable projector screens at his local church. He serves as an arts educator with Bostons inner city youth through organizations such as Citzens School and The Cloud Foundation. Gerald wants to be a hero of the X-Men sort. If his work has taught him anything it's that he's not done learning. ![]() KRISTIN GROENER After graduating from Boston University's College of Fine Arts, Kristin worked at Prank Design where she learned the skills that prepared her for her current position as Art Director at Street Attack, an alternative and digital marketing agency. She works closely with Birdhead Design and holds a position on the Board of Directors of MARC, the Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition. |
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BOSTON 2D DESIGN CONTESTANTS![]() MATT W. MOORE Matt W. Moore is the founder of MWM Graphics, a design and illustration studio based in Portland, Maine. Matt works across disciplines, from colorful illustrations in his signature "Vectorfunk" style, to freeform watercolor paintings, and massive aerosol murals. MWM exhibits his artwork in galleries all around the world. Matt W Moore myColor myIdea ![]() CHRIS PIASCIK I am an artist / designer residing in Cambridge, MA. I post daily drawings on my blog. I have a small apparel company called Print Brigade and I am a designer at Alphabet Arm. Basically I do not sleep. Chris Piascik myColor myIdea ![]() MIKE SWARTZ Mike is a Creative Director and Co-Founder of Upstatement; interests include big vectors and small amplifiers. Mike Swartz myColor myIdea ![]() DAN "PROPS" AMALBERT It is possible to describe yellow to a blind man. Dan "Props" Amalbert myColor myIdea ![]() KYLE BRANDSE Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Kyle Brandse is currently studying graphic design at MassArt. He enjoys long walks on lunar landscapes and taking shots at the bar like he's bulletproof. He has a rare vision disorder that only let's him seeneon. True story. Kyle Brandse myColor myIdea ![]() POVILAS MECYS I have recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a BFA in Graphic Design.I am a freelance graphic designer/ illustrator working in Providence, Rhode Island. I have contracts with individuals and large businesses that are starting or already established. I also display my artwork in local galleries and restaurants. I have tried everything from poster design to clothing design, from website to video, from digital illustration to painting. This allows me to be as creative as I can and keep those cosmic-creative juices running. Povilas Mecys myColor myIdea ![]() ELISE PORTER I am a dumpster diver/ graphics grad student with a constant need to collect, sample and experiment with what's around me. Before going to grad school in Providence RI I was doing architectural design in NYC. I love architecture but find graphics to be much more immediate and rich with possibilities. Elise Porter myColor myIdea ![]() REN WALKER I'm a scooter-drivin', B-movie watchin', apostrophe givin' grammarphiliac, animator and illustrator, online junkaholic, ex-Oregonian college almost-grad, tattooed femme fatale in 300dpi. Ren Walker myColor myIdea |
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