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FIGHTLAND had an event on April 24th and I showed up to surprise the editor with a custom painted pair of New York Brawlers boxing gloves made by www.fightthecity.comEntrepreneurship, Painting, Street Art2013 -
I was asked by a friend to put together a quick reel to showcase some work. One day worth of editing later...Animation, Branding, Motion Graphics2012 -
The guys over at Friday Night Fights asked me to quickly develop a universal poster design to pitch to the companies that they are looking to partner up with for sponsorships.Advertising, Graphic Design, Print Design2013 -
Event program template design and in use by New York based Muay Thai League Friday Night Fights.Branding, Graphic Design, Print Design2013 -
I was approached by the owners of a new restaurant in NYC to create their logo for their new venture into a taco shop. It was a quick turn around project on a shoe string budget... I hope them the best on their new venture.Branding, Creative Direction, Graphic Design2013 -
The very good friends of mine over at VICTORY asked me to develop their logo and website for their start-up MMA league out in New England.Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Web Design2013 -
This piece of artwork was developed for my previously owned company. It was considered to be our modo and driving force behind the soul of the company. Unfortunately the goals and ambitions of that company never came into fulfillment the soul of this quote still lives on in my passion for design and thinking.Art Direction, Creative Direction, Typography2013 -
Perfection is an idealization of what is good and the preception of good can be interperted in a multitude of ways by various people.
My 3 rules:
• Don't expect perfection
• Don't be scared if something is hard
• Don't be afraid of bad ideas or failure
Hate it or love it... fight... design... business... life...Drawing, Print Design, Typography2013 -
FIGHTTHECITY.COM has dropped a brand new video to advertise their brand and gear.Animation, Fashion, Street Art2012 -
MRH wanted some classic looking business cards. So I went square for the design.. over the course of the past few years these cards still hold strong!Art Direction, Graphic Design, Print Design2013 -
Work developed for entrepreneurial endeavors.Branding, Product Design, Typography2012 -
The guys that rep Terravita called me to direct and animate their concert visuals and EP teaser... needless to say I accepted the challenge :)Directing, Motion Graphics, Typography2012 -
Mister Harmstrong was a collaborative company built by myself and Alysson Castro. I was tasked at developing the logo and design for the company while Alysson was the a contributor to the idea and philosophy behind the company.
LONG LIVE MRH!Art Direction, Creative Direction, Graphic Design2013 -
NBCSports approached our studio to develop a unique treatment and motion design for their Nissan Ultimate access Sweepstakes. With the help of the team we were able to pull off this beautiful piece.Art Direction, Creative Direction, Motion Graphics2013 -
This is a passion project I have been mentally preparing myself for. It's a tribute to the man who taught me so much in my life its hard to imagine life without my grandfather Pete Sfikas. I was like his shadow when I was a child and I plan to follow in his footsteps in creating a family that love and respects each other. This is my tribute to you Papou Pete...Creative Direction, Fashion, Photography2013 -
The members of Bass Union approached me to animate the elements of their youtube page for their video player. I happily took the challenge and rocked it out with some pretty rad animations.Animation, Motion Graphics, Music2012 -
Trailer directed, designed and animated for the Spongebob Christmas Movie.Animation, Creative Direction, Motion Graphics2012 -
I worked tireless hours on this booklet for a company I was a Co-Owner and Creative Director of. It's a shame that I ended up splitting off from the company and this beautiful piece of design was buried in the ashes of what could have been. Forever live on as a piece of history in my portfolio!Branding, Creative Direction, Print Design2013 -
Todd over at HunterGatherer called me in to work on these series of animations for Loyola Business Schools. I gladly took the challenge and cranked out some awesome animations.Animation, Motion Graphics2012 -
Being on board as the new graphics team over at perceptional, we wanted our first major project to be an epic masterpiece that transcends time. When we heard that The Legend of Korra was going to be the coming out trailer for new characters, and story clues, we knew this was our chance to pull out the big guns. We used our bending abilities to forge some really rad 3D steel icons to showcase the psychokinetic abilities. Since we are major fans of martial arts and the fighting culture, we were blown away by how amazing the show looked, and are anxiously waiting for April 14th!Animation, Creative Direction, Motion Graphics2012 -
Business cards for Justin Blair of the Firday Night Fights.Branding, Graphic Design, Print Design2013 -
Circle Management Talent Agency represents the hottest Dub Step DJ's in the world. We were commissioned to create exciting visuals for their live performances.Art Direction, Creative Direction, Motion Graphics2012 -
This project was tons of fun to design from hand drawn doodles to cute and popular social media trends the mix of mediums was hoot to toy around with... developed at MisterHarmstrong.Drawing, Motion Graphics, Storyboarding2013 -
Lead animator and designer for Cartoon Networks Ultimate Ben10 Sweepstakes.Animation, Motion Graphics, Typography2012 -
BUTTY is a great companion for anyone to have in their office, home, or vinyl toy collection. BUTTY is a creature with some unique features. He has an ice cream top swirl on his head, a jolly belly, and a big ol butt! If I get enough supporters for BUTTY I will start a Kickstarter page so you can be one of the first to call him your friend!Animation, Character Design, Toy Design2012 -
I was called into Alien Kung Fu to work along side my teacher to create these spots for FX. It was a ton of work and I had to help direct the team to the right solutions for texturing and animating. It was a great learning experience and would love to do it again.Animation, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects2012 -
Vh1's 40 Greatest Franchise is a top 40 countdown show for the most talked about videos at the moment. From viral web videos to celebrities gossip,40 Greatest embraces it all and include special commentaries by the funniest people in TV.Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction2012 -
While working at Favoritecolor I was a part of the team that pitch and animated assets for the NBC DFW show packaging.Animation, Motion Graphics2012 -
This is a promo for the Tour De France sweepstakes comisioned by NBC Sports.
The task was to convey the viewer to follow the Tour De France competition from their website and mobile app. Their website gateway was still in development while our promo needed to be on air. We had to design a webpage with the look and feel of the NBC Sports brand and to animate in the way that shows all its functionality.
Production:
Perceptional Productions
Creative Direction, Art direction, 2D and 3D Animation:
Alysson Castro
Sound Mixing and Design:
TJ Dumser
Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction2013 -
Friday Night Fights Muay thai re-brand.Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction2012 -
Complex Magazine approached me to create an animation for The Leaders of the New Cool. The goal was to showcase the cool clothing and rappers in a fun playful school like environment.Animation, Fashion, Motion Graphics2012 -
A long time ago I worked at a company called DorianOrange, we were put up to the challenge to create a spy themed animation featuring their watches. Among many of the other artists at DO I was put up to the task of defining the look and sequence of events. It was one of my first big jobs I ever got to work on out of college and I must say it still hold up.Animation, Motion Graphics2012 -
FavoriteColor had approached me to design and develop animation tests for a design re-brand for IZOD Indycar.Animation, Digital Art, Motion Graphics2012 -
Work I did at Favorite Color for Movado.Animation, Art Direction, Motion Graphics2012 -
The guys over at Dorian Orange asked me to help them out with this massive video wall installation over in NYC a few years back. It was a quick turnaround and a great success at the end.Animation, Automotive Design, Motion Graphics2012 -
Developed at Favoritecolor I was in charge of animation and direction for the end product of ESPN's Bass Master Classic Open and Show assets.Animation, Directing, Motion Graphics2013 -
One of the first concert visuals I have ever done was for the DIESEL Dirty 30 party held in Brooklyn NY. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to and extremely rewarding to see all of my hard work on the big stage behind big celebs. The inspiration came from the store front of the DIESEL store at the time and a quick trip to the library gave us all of the elements we needed to make something trippy.Animation, Fashion, Motion Graphics2012 -
Dorian Orange gave me to opportunity to work on this great installation piece for W Hotels.Animation, Interaction Design, Motion Graphics2012 -
Together with BigHuman we created this info graphic piece for a great client/company.Animation, Motion Graphics, Typography2013 -
While working at favoritecolor in 2010, I was able to design, animate, and over see the team of animators on this job for the LG Texting Champ Sweepstakes.Animation, Art Direction, Motion Graphics2012 -
FIVESTONES™ is a NYC based startup apparel company created by two fight enthusiasts Alysson Castro a native Brazilian and Pantelis Nikolaides a greek from the small midwest town of Warren Ohio. Both Alysson and Pantelis have been participating in MMA, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Boxing across NYC. FIVESTONES™ is paying homage to the story of David and Goliath, where David picked up five stones but only threw one. The two creatives of FIVESTONES™ value themselves as the underdogs and have no fear to try something new. As the brand grows they plan to bring more creative ideas to help make the life of a martial artist easier. Even the simple idea of a HOOK TAG will make the life of the martial artist that much better... I mean really, who wants to get back into a sweaty shirt after a long day of training?
The traditional mitre tag makes it’s way to a t-shirt. Setting the bar for fight wear and gear, FIVESTONES™ vows to bring new products that help you look you’r best after an intense workout. While hung, “THE HOOK TAG” will enable our t-shirts and gear to stay clean, dry, and wrinkle free.Fashion, Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
The guys over at SAINTWOODS.com asked me to to a video intro for their electronic music web series. I thought it would be a great time to try and do my first attempt at cell animation. I love the result!Creative Direction, Motion Graphics, Music2012 -
Notarized is a top 100 music videos countdown show by BET Networks that airs for 12 hours on New Year's Eve.Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction2012 -
The guys over at Newspeak asked me to teach them some Cinema4D a few years ago. While I was there over the course of a few weeks I was helping them develop this animation for FUELTV. GO TEAM!Animation, Drawing, Motion Graphics2012 -
As MisterHarmstrong Alysson Castro and I were approached by a rep for the rapper Mann. He asked us to present pitches for his next big music video. We kindly accepted the challenge but unfortunately we did not win the job. Every failure is a success in our book, we got some pretty cool storyboards out of it. We are very happy to have inspired their music video...Youtube it!Animation, Motion Graphics, Music2012 -
Technical directed the team of animators and compositors to develop the animated explosions for the tune in typography.Animation, Motion Graphics, Typography2012 -
When I first started out in concert visuals I had no clue what I was doing. This project at the time was a nightmare for me to figure out. Everything was still new to me in animation and story telling. But, now that I'm looking back at this I really feel like its a strong portfolio piece and will always remember the struggle like it happened yesterday.Animation, Motion Graphics, Music2012 -
Vh1 and Starburst Teamed up to create the Music with the Masters online show. Vh1 approached me to create the co brand for Starbusrt and Im happy to say we nailed it!Motion Graphics, Print Design, Typography2012 -
Game Seven Marketing is the responsible for all things Nike Basketball related in New York. We were privileged to come up for concepts and animate their own logo for a marketing reel.Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction2012 -
Commissioned by Nick@Nite, our role was to conceptualize an execute a promotional graphics package with the goal to attract viewers to watch the latest movie release all in the timeframe of 15 seconds.Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction2012