"Emeril Lagasse" and "Major League Baseball" ring a bell? Of course, they do! This awesome company boasts these as only a sample of their client portfolio. With digital imagining and a myriad of services, this New Orleans company is hotter than Mardi Gras.... Read more
A photography and eclectic design firm, Andy Lim's special talent areas appear to be in corporate identities and product branding. This is a smooth, impressive portfolio. Get into this guy’s head as you surf his sub-websites.... Read more
“Creative problem solving through print, interactive, illustration and concepting. Playskool, MTV, Macromedia and FedEx are a few of the big name clients this company has served. Top notch services extend into identity issues, web, print and flash services.... Read more
Westchester County's finest is none other than independent brand, motion, interactive and graphic designer Andrew Thompson. This self-proclaimed portfolio of "trendy stuff" shows us that Andrew has a solid understanding of the design game and knows where and how to kiss some serious butt. Yes... it's all in the irreverance, isn't it? As long as it sells, kids... as long as it sells! And that's why this great motion graphics designer with a BFA in design is looking for full time work? Please, someone snap him up quick.... Read more
Bau-Da is responsible for some of the most well conceived, designed, and illustrated CD cover art the MTV generation has owned and enjoyed (sometimes making the box more interesting than the contents). 'Tis a pity the site is designed for compatibility and not in-depth exploration of product. Then again, they probably don’t need to sell to anyone; they already have just about every record label at their Xmas party. They do book art, too. Profound. Artsy. Fab.... Read more
CarbonatedJazz is a one person enterprise that features some fantastic illustrations, sounds and animations that 'll need to see to believe. Also includes a portfolio of great Flash web sites from the days of Kioken.... Read more
Well, we'd have to say it's not what you might expect when you think about David Carson's design in general. However, once you figure out the basics of 'IT' (definitely the most antique-looking navigation ever developed), you can explore a lifetime of showcase studies and keep tabs on the man.... Read more
You know you've stumbled onto something special when you sense a light breeze tickling your screen. Very sensuous, slightly feminine, and with a clearly Eastern influence, DesignUnion is a relatively new boutique (born summer of 2002) with impressive and sophisticated clients. Paul Lee is the man; he majored in Rhetoric at Berkeley (who knew that would prove so marketable?), with an MFA from Yale. A bonus: he is fluent in Korean. And more than fluent in spare and lovely design. Go see. You'll feel rinsed.... Read more
Ever had those sleepless nights where sparkling ideas keep the eyelids open for hours? Welcome to your haven, insomniacs, for Dreamless Studios are poised to add more inspiration to your nighttime visions of creativity. Their organic illustrative style melds fantastically with subliminal design sensibility that will render many an artist sleepless with inspiration.... Read more
With a range of projects and clients under their belt, from art schools to business aviation services, Fast Spot's design capabilities run the gamut. They created a twist on the "Concentration" game to lure visitors to the Tommy Hilfiger site, and shot custom photography to convey the atmosphere and character of Henningers Tavern.... Read more
Down-right dirty, but right to the point, this is a portfolio site that takes a back-yard approach. Wheel in the pick-up truck of links on this single page wonder, and you'll basically get direct project URLs, a bunch of motion videos, shorts, and a reel of their work. Simple and sans information, this dusty minimal approach gets high marks for originality, verve, and kudos for just not giving a damn (but underneath it all, showing they really do). Brilliant.... Read more
Gr33nhous3 is a Brooklyn-based web, identity, and print design firm. They claim to have a trademark "visual navigation system" which "transcends the cliche of cold, lifeless technology and creates an everlasting emotional connection between its users." Whut WE Thought: that unnerving stare of the flash-driven eyeball graphic on their homepage will haunt our dreams till we die. Bu, hey,t maybe that's just the same thing said two different ways.... Read more
