Death Comes to Town

March 2nd, 2010

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Hockey and The Kids in the Hall - I lived and breathed both when I was in high school. Years later I had the chance to combine these two things while creating tons of designs and illustrations for the KITH latest effort, Death Come to Town!

From character montages to logo designs to a full-on hockey rink you can check them all out at the show’s official site - www.cbc.ca/kidsinthehall

Thanks to Trevor Shaikin for hooking me up with a great gig!

BIGBOX SINGSONG goes to New York City!

February 23rd, 2010

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BIGBOX SINGSONG is going to the New York International Children’s Film Festival! Our very own John (who may or may not be a leprechaun) was selected to screen during the Shorts for Tots program! If you are in NYC in the next few weeks and want to catch it check out the show times here.

In other BIGBOX SINGSONG news, Toes, Robot, Mustache and John all screened back in November as part of Kinofest 2009 in Bucharest, Romania!

GODDARD/BROWN

February 10th, 2010



It’s official. I have joined forces with composer, Adam Goddard under the moniker GODDARD/BROWN. We create fine audio/visual works for film, broadcast and world wide web. We have been honing our audio/visual kung fu together in our studio making animated goodness like BIGBOX SINGSONG.

Check out our work at our brand new site - goddardbrown.com

Water on the Table

February 1st, 2010

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Recently, I worked with documentary filmmaker, Liz Marshall, to create the opening title sequence and end credit sequence for her feature film and television documentary, Water on the Table. Here is a a little blurb about the film from the official website:

“Water On The Table is a character-driven social issue documentary by Liz Marshall featuring Maude Barlow, who is known as an “international water-warrior” for her crusade against the privatisation of water. The film asks the question: Is water a commercial good like running shoes or Coca-Cola? Or, is water a human right like air?”

As part of a special World Water Day Week on TVO, The View From Here will premier the broadcast hour of Water On The Table Wednesday March 24, 2010 at 10 pm.

In the meantime you can watch the trailer on YouTube.

Totally ADD!

January 18th, 2010

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Last year, I worked with Secret Location to create a series of hand-drawn and very tongue-in-cheek icons and character illustrations for totallyadd.com.

Merry Xmas!

December 23rd, 2009

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Wishing everybody a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2010! I can’t believe it is 2010 - that sounds so much like the future.

Responsible Gambling Card

October 28th, 2009

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I worked with Clean Sheet Communications to illustrate and design this homage to the classic Bicycle playing card for the Responsible Gambling Council. Woven into the design you can find six icons that may indicate you have a gambling issue. Now, put down them dice and take a look!

BIGBOX SINGSONG goes to Ottawa!

October 8th, 2009

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BIGBOX SINGSONG is going to the Ottawa International Animation Festival! Our very own Mustache Guy was selected to screen as part of the Canadian Film Showcase. If you are going to be in the Big O next week you can catch the screening at the ByTowne Cinema on Thursday October 15 at 11am or Sunday October 18 at 5pm.

Here’s a link to more info about the screening - BIGBOX SINGSONG OIAF 2009 Selection Page

Pedal Power

September 15th, 2009

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I recently designed the title sequence and graphics package for the documentary Pedal Power. Here is a blurb from the producers of the doc:

“From bicycle-mad Paris to rush-hour New York and the back alleys of Toronto, Pedal Power takes a ride through the changing world of bike culture. And with exclusive background access to Igor Kenk - exclusive footage of how he operated and built a legendary reputation on Queen Street West - this major documentary explores the two-wheeled revolution in our streets.”

Catch Pedal Power on the CBC series Doc Zone on Thursday September 24 at 8pm on CBC-TV (and repeated on Friday September 25 at 10pm on CBC Newsworld).

Thanks to The Secret Location and Cogent/Benger Productions for the opportunity to work on this doc which inspired me both as a designer and a cyclist!

*UPDATE* You can catch the entire doc online - click here to watch

Installation Illustration

July 28th, 2009

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A little earlier this year, I had the chance to create this Peter Max/Heinz Edelmann/Psychedelic Art inspired illustration. The image was designed to be reproduced as a 10′ x 6′ installation in an office.

Thanks to Dave Kelso and Cleansheet Communications for the opportunity to work on such a unique piece.