As far as we know, this was the first commercial ever produced for Quiksilver. We got to work with legendary skater Natas Kaupas (Quiksilver creative director), which was a blast.
Vanessa and Tom were guest speakers at the AIGA Y Design Conference in San Diego. Michael Vanderbyl and Art Chantry were amongst a few of the notable speakers present.
Congratulations to fellow recipients Karin Fong, Mathew Cullen and Jake Banks for AIGA’s Grown in California ‘Best in Category’ award for motion graphics.
Blind’s initial objective was to create an opening title sequence and transitional elements for the webisodes. Mid-way through the design process, the graphic program grew to include a full brand identity, encompassing broadcast endtags, theatrical trailers ads, the website front end – even promotional pizza boxes and 32 oz. drinks.
“Doodles” references the doodle plastered book covers and Trapper Keepers of music-loving under-agers everywhere. Blind tapped famed illustrator Mark Todd to bring to life the cast of characters for this spot: the rapper, the punk, the “Seattle”, the pop girl, and the DJ. Blind married Todd’s hundreds of hand drawn frames with still photography within a 3D environment for a final seamless package.