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We recently worked with The Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) to create a series of posters that highlight the many goods, services, and experiences that the businesses of Downtown offer.

The campaign, coined “Get It Here,” is creating a buzz in the Downtown district. The rolling poster reveals mount anticipation and facilitate interaction with businesses and community members alike.

Here are some pics from the fourth poster reveal at Fingerprints Music.

Just Another Day At The Office

We are back! After a rather long break, but with tons of news to share!

Here’s to summer, everyone!

At Vision, we love showing our co-workers how much we care. That means no birthday, wedding, bank holiday, or Thursday goes without some sort of celebration. And by celebration, I mean free food and cheesy desk decor.

I crammed our last three celebrations into one album – just read the captions, it should all make sense.

Sound like the perfect man? How about a man (or woman) made perfect by the staff at Dean Anthony Salon & Spa.

Dean Anthony wanted to empower its employees with tools to attract new business. So, we created a series of ad-lib-style promotional pieces, requiring a level of participation from the stylist and/or the recipient to complete the offer.

We always have a great time working Dean Anthony projects. The brand’s edge gives us the freedom to play with innuendo and wit. This time around, everything from the “How-To-Present-This-To-Your-Lady-Friend” referral card to the self-mailing letterhead was designed to help the DA stylists and estheticians reach out to new clients.

Check ‘em out:

On Friday, March 25, 2011 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, ShapeTheHive.com won the American Advertising Federation’s Gold Addy Award for a website in the Local Los Angeles Conference.

The Hive was created in collaboration with Kuro Interactive – whom we can’t hug, kiss, and congratulate enough.

Up next: the district competition, then (fingers crossed) Nationals!

Want in? Make your mark on the world’s first user-generated digital art installation  here.

Shoreline Treatment Center
Photo + Design + Print

The Vision Team was wonderful to work with. They kept to a tight deadline and delivered a final product the exceeded our expectations.
- Rachel Levi, Shoreline Executive Director & Founder

Shoreline came to us looking to work with a fellow Long Beach-based business to update to the look of their brochure. As their main informational piece, it was important that the brochure design embodied the heart and soul of the organization.

We took some photos and worked their existing logo and copy into a fresh, new multi-fold brochure.

Just as the paint dried over Banksy’s pre-Oscar work in LA, another Euro street artist hit the town.

This time, it was a little closer to home.

We caught the last day of French street artist, JR’s exhibit at Phantom Galleries in Downtown Long Beach.

JR is being granted this TED Wish in the form of $100K to spread his thoughtful, audacious art to even more communities around the world.

TED Prize Winner JR & INSIDE OUT from TED Prize on Vimeo.

The scene: Cool, drizzly night. Irish pub, packed house. Pitchers full, pencils drawn.

On Wednesday nights, our Art Director, Sam is Co-Quiz Master at Long Beach’s preeminent and longest-running pub quiz, held at Gallagher’s Pub & Grill.

I know. We think he’s pretty cool, too.

This past Wednesday, Sam and his partner in quizzical crime, Kevin Prendergast, raised the bar for LB pub quizzes with “The Big One” (a SUPER QUIZ with a four-week qualifying period and $500 minimum pot).

The winning team, Beer and Present Danger, walked away all smiles – with the infamous traveling trophy and some cold, hard cash.

If you want to get in on the action (or the money), get on out to Gallagher’s on Wednesdays (show up a little before 8pm to register your team). Quiz starts at 8pm.

You are going to make a wonderful Dad.
As much as we miss you here, enjoy your time at home with beautiful baby Ruby.

It's A Girl!

There’s been a buzz about The Hive winning a 2011 Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation.

When we found out, we were flattered, excited, and a little confused.

So we won, but what’s our prize? If a Clio gets you a sexy little statuette, maybe an Addy gets the office new cars? scooters? Segways for all!

We’ll just have to wait and find out.

In the mean time, check out the site and download a Hivelicious desktop wallpaper.

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We created this outreach piece for The Art Institute of California — Orange County – and we really like it.

Purposed to provide students who’ve expressed interest in the school with information about its degree programs and surrounding area, the 14-page booklet communicates effectively while guised as eye candy.

Our Director of Creative Strategy, Noah Taco-holic Pollock, was serenaded for his birthday by three lovely senoritas from Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant (see previous post).

We then, almost literally, set the roof on fire with a Pop Tart “cake” (Pop Tart box with trick candles poked into it).

All aside, we wish you a Happy Birthday, Noah! We love you!

Los Compadres del Vision

It’s Journey Friday…

Pajamas! Pasta! Presents!
Oh, my!

The CSULB graphic design graduates are showing their portfolios in the CSULB art gallery. We went to check it out.

Let’s just say, we liked what we saw.

We munched, we mingled, and maybe got a little too merry. But hey, ‘tis the season! Thanks to all who came out, you made it a great night!

ZaSo Creative District Video

Vision Design Studio is on location in Miami!

We are conducting and filming interviews for Miami International University of Art  & Design’s new master’s degree program: Design and Media Management.

Check back to see the full reel!

Just finished stacking, tying, and shipping the Thanksgiving Dinner menus to the James Beard House in New York.

Beautiful.

Maximum PC inspires readers to add THE HIVE to their bucket list.

Vision Design Studio and KURO Interactive can die happy.

Baby’s Badass Burgers came to the ZaSo Commons for lunch, today.

Serei liked it. A lot.

Here are our latest observations from the Vision Design Studio Creative Behavioral Study: How Costumes in the Workplace Affect Productivity.

We workhorses here at Vision Design Studio find it hard to even fathom spending a moment of the workday away from the computer. But somehow, as sweat dripped off our brows and onto our keyboards, we reached a mental compromise. We stepped away from our desks and into the parking lot for some sweet relief from the heat.

What we learned: When it’s lie-naked-on-the-bed-with-three-fans-pointed-on-you hot, it’s important to take a moment to wade in the water, with a beer- and maybe a cigarette.

Ahhhh…. now that’s better.

There was partyin’ in the streets last night at THE LB SIZZLE.

We turned the Zafaria Creative District Commons into a mid-summer night’s (grown-up) playground, complete with a grass under foot (Astroturf) and stars in the sky (strands of twinkle lights). The Vizzi Truck served up delicious gourmet treats while DJ Almighty Nectar kept us dancing and the XZO Vodka never stopped flowing.

If you missed it, these pictures might bum you out. If you were there, I think someone just may find a new profile picture!