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(re)DC tee design ( updated )

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:02:14 +0000

UPDATE: woot, we won! if you missed the release party, stay tuned to readysetdc.com to get yours. or, you can get my alternate versions on our society6 store now!

society6 + natako

(re)DC is a new creative project series by ReadysetDC. We are looking at things that we see all the time in DC, and making a call to improve them. A simple concept to raise the bar.

We are starting simple, with DC’s “tourist t-shirt”. We’ve pulled together some talented artists and designers to rethink what this shirt could be. Below are the designs they’ve put their time and sweat into. YOU vote. Look through all of the entries and make your decision at the bottom. The winning design will be “gifted” to the public, under Creative Commons (Attribution, No Derivatives). Until their is a winner, artists maintain all rights to their works.

Vote @ ReadysetDC

Website: LMO.com Beta

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:07:48 +0000

since i’ve been working with LM&O Advertising ( September of last year ), the website has been top of my “to do” list. to effect the delivery of the site asap i wanted to keep the team tight knit and focused. and it worked. the site was in alpha for a matter of weeks as opposed to months. LMO’s previous site had been around for some time and no longer reflected the relevance they truly exude as an agency. under the direction of chris laughlin as well as karen the interactive director and sherri, director of business development, natako was given carte blanche to design and build a proper web-presence. the site utilizes a number of technologies to tell LMO’s story. it’s now officially in public beta.

props to the entire LMO management team ( especially mike caplanis and dave marinaccio ) for allowing me the freedom to do my thing.

Visit the site

technologies:
xhtml / CSS2, CSS3 / jQuery / ajax / falkor / collaboration / heart ♥

VS: Procopio Photography

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:56:30 +0000

first collaboration in the DESTROY DC campaign. natako vs procopio photography. any artists interested in being part of DESTROY DC, let me know.

procopiophotography.com

Launched the client section

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:12:26 +0000

email and text messages just ain’t much of a project management strategy. it’s time to grow up. so, i’ve been seeking a prm platform that would allow clients to be able to request new projects, create tasks with due dates, see my schedule, and have a record of all of the above when i say i never got “that email”. i did get that email. it was just buried and i was to lazy to look for it, so i made you resend it.

i’ve used basecamp before but found the ui a bit inconsistent and overwhelming for my needs. also tested out action method, but this is really for internal project management. really wanted to make it work but i doesn’t allow collaborators to add projects or tasks unless they are also using the app. not realistic for most clients. enter GoPlan 2.0. this has all the features i was looking for and none of the ones i don’t. projects, tasks, sub-tasks, due dates, schedules, discussions (for new requests), time-tracking (including a nifty mac osx widget). the ui could use some repetition as it took me 15 mins to figure out where in the app to upgrade from the free account-its in the “edit my company tab. but this is just a great app, perfect for natako.

Illustration / Sato the Water Demon

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:29:02 +0000

you can tell he’s a water demon cause he has a trident. and his steed is blue, like water.

see the full illustration over on my flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/natakosan/3676829583/

To the last, I will grapple with thee…

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:46:31 +0000

from Hell’s heart, I stab at thee! For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee!

my shoddy score

Get the Horns / Illustration

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:07:54 +0000

Straight from the sketchbook.

See fullsize on flickr

Pothole Monster / Microsite

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:22:38 +0000

potholemonster.com is the home of a funny but slightly bitter-pothole. interact with the pothole by mousing over his face again and again. or sit back and watch what happens in the world of a pothole. another collaboration with hrizuk for rosenthal partners. original sound design and voice-over by clean-cuts. built this all in flash in about 36 hours.

technologies:

flash / actionscript / photoshop / illustrator

potholemonster.com

Natako / Portrait

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:34:18 +0000

finally made some time for some old-fashioned drawing…that i then completely bastardize on my computer. this one is me. thinking i’ll make a series of these. so hopefully more to come. this started as a pencil in my moleskine, and eventually ended up in illustrator and photoshop. spent a few hours on this-unless you count the other hours i spent deciding i didnt hate it.

view fullsize on flickr

PomBox / Logo Design

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:50:30 +0000

logo design for a training product used at the gas company in france. didn’t have much to go on. just a drawing someone did in crayon of a guy picking apples off a tree, putting them in a basket. so, that’s what i tried to convey in the design. below you’ll also find a reinterpretation of the illustration i mentioned. not sure what it will be used for. hope its not gonna be the logo. i fear i may never know.

illustrator / photoshop / illustration / pen-tool