http://www.ashleymstevens.com Ashley M Stevens Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:38:04 +0000 http://www.ashleymstevens.com en http://www.ashleymstevens.com/Game-Changers-Cover http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/Game-Changers-Cover Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:38:04 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 588905 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/588905/Met0111Cover.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/588905/Met0111Cover_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/588905/Met0111Spine.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/588905/Met0111Spine_o.gif" align="left" /> The annual Metropolis Game Changers issue highlights individuals who are making innovative impacts in their field. [Designed and art directed in collaboration with Dungjai Pungauthaikan; icons by Always With Honor] http://www.ashleymstevens.com/Timing-is-Everything http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/Timing-is-Everything Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:23:14 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 1077836 An experiment in speed: redesign an album cover in one hour. Talking Heads; 77<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/1077836/TalkingHeads77.jpg" border="0" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/1077836/TalkingHeads77_o.jpg" align="left" /> Goldfrapp; Seventh Tree<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/1077836/GOLDFrappCover.jpg" border="0" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/1077836/GOLDFrappCover_o.jpg" align="left" /> Dean + Britta; L'Avventura<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/1077836/Dean-Britta.jpg" border="0" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/1077836/Dean-Britta_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.ashleymstevens.com/These-Boots http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/These-Boots Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:39:55 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537970 Typographic music video for Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walking," using only black and white type. The video was designed in After Effects using Canada Type's Social Gothic, a revival of Thomas Hollingworth’s Informal Gothic of the mid 1960s. [Instructor: Gail Anderson] http://www.ashleymstevens.com/Foreclosure-Protection http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/Foreclosure-Protection Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:39:54 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537976 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537976/Helmet1.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537976/Helmet1_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537976/Helmet2.gif" border="0" width="651" height="450" width_o="651" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537976/Helmet2_o.gif" align="left" /> Created after the economic collapse of 2008, the Protection Against Foreclosure helmet always keeps a roof over one's head – despite economic turmoil. The helmet was on display at the Art Directors Club in New York City during April of 2009. http://www.ashleymstevens.com/Sixty-Creatures http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/Sixty-Creatures Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:36:26 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537974 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/60Creatures.gif" border="0" width="650" height="389" width_o="650" height_o="389" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/60Creatures_o.gif" align="left" /> The margins of my notebooks are filled with strange creatures that I have doodled. I decided to draw one creature per minute for one hour, and this is the result. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature1.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature1_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature2.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature2_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature3.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature3_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature4.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature4_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature5.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature5_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature6.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature6_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature7.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537974/Creature7_o.gif" align="left" /> http://www.ashleymstevens.com/NBC-Education-Nation http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/NBC-Education-Nation Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:28:29 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 678436 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-Logo.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-Logo_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-BlueBanner.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-BlueBanner_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-BannerWhite.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-BannerWhite_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-Banners.gif" border="0" width="332" height="500" width_o="332" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-Banners_o.gif" align="left" /> Education Nation is a nationally broadcast, in-depth conversation about improving education in America. I collaborated with Brian Collins of COLLINS: to create an identity that encourages students, teachers, parents, policy makers, and community leaders to come together to achieve the shared goal of the best education in the world. COLLINS: worked in partnership with Civic Entertainment Group and the leaders at NBC to create a visual design system for the first of this annual event. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-NationPod.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-NationPod_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-RooseveltQuote.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-RooseveltQuote_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-LearnDtl.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-LearnDtl_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-TeachingGardenSign.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-TeachingGardenSign_o.gif" align="left" /> NBC turned Rockefeller Plaza into a "Learning Plaza," which included five interactive exhibits with sobering statistics and a Call to Action for the public. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-TeachApprecDtl.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-TeachApprecDtl_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-TeachApprec.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/678436/EN-TeachApprec_o.gif" align="left" /> The weeklong event included a summit with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a teacher town hall, multi-media coverage on "Nightly News," "Today," "Meet the Press," MSNBC, CNBC, and Telemundo, along with interactive exhibits that encourage the public to get involved with education in their community. Visit Education Nation [Creative Director: Brian Collins; COLLINS:] http://www.ashleymstevens.com/The-Narrative http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/The-Narrative Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:32:10 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537989 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/Narrative.gif" border="0" width="401" height="68" width_o="401" height_o="68" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/Narrative_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative1.gif" border="0" width="650" height="423" width_o="650" height_o="423" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative1_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative2.gif" border="0" width="650" height="423" width_o="650" height_o="423" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative2_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative3.gif" border="0" width="650" height="422" width_o="650" height_o="422" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative3_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative4.gif" border="0" width="650" height="423" width_o="650" height_o="423" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537989/TheNarrative4_o.gif" align="left" /> THE NARRATIVE is a site that gives fiction, non-fiction, and children’s book recommendations based on the week’s top five headlines. The goal of THE NARRATIVE is to provide users with a central, reliable source for obtaining book recommendations that will give a deeper understanding of the events affecting their lives. THE NARRATIVE: Know More About Your News. http://www.ashleymstevens.com/Superdad-Exhibit http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/Superdad-Exhibit Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:31:14 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537988 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/Cards.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/Cards_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/SuperdadPlane2.gif" border="0" width="650" height="432" width_o="650" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/SuperdadPlane2_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/SuperdadGrill.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/SuperdadGrill_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/Superdadsyrup.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/Superdadsyrup_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/SuperdadFull.gif" border="0" width="465" height="700" width_o="465" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537988/SuperdadFull_o.gif" align="left" /> During the recent recession, 82% of job losses have affected men. The Superdad exhibit reminds unemployed fathers how special they are to their families despite their employment status. The exhibit includes business cards for each Superdad, pink slip paper airplane kits, a waffle iron briefcase, Superdad candy, and Superdad cooking accessories. The products were created based on a survey of favorite past-time activities spent with fathers. Superdad was one of twenty-one exhibits in the SVA MFAD 'Happy' show, curated by Kevin O'Callaghan. http://www.ashleymstevens.com/Pink-Martini-Album http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/Pink-Martini-Album Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:29:08 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537982 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537982/PinkMartini003.gif" border="0" width="650" height="631" width_o="650" height_o="631" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537982/PinkMartini003_o.gif" align="left" /> A deluxe vinyl repackage of Pink Martini's internationally-acclaimed, debut album, Sympathique, for Heinz Records. [Original art direction by Lang Walker, Kirk Holz and Thomas M. Lauderdale at Borks' Graphics Café] © Heinz Records http://www.ashleymstevens.com/The-Ah-Project http://www.ashleymstevens.com/following/ashleymstevens.com/The-Ah-Project Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:26:04 +0000 Ashley M Stevens 537978 The Ah Project from Ashley Stevens on Vimeo.The Ah Project is a non-profit initiative for college-aged adults to express how loving someone with a severe mental illness has affected their lives. The letters ‘a’ and ‘h’ imply a multitude of meanings when paired together. Ah is the only word that provides an all-encompassing method of describing mental illness and all of the feelings that come with it—the moments of frustration, the moments of relief, the moments of surprise, the moments of anger, the moments of enlightenment, and the moments of acceptance. The Current Resources <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Nami.gif" border="0" width="650" height="378" width_o="650" height_o="378" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Nami_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/imhro.gif" border="0" width="650" height="381" width_o="650" height_o="381" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/imhro_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/NIMH.gif" border="0" width="650" height="381" width_o="650" height_o="381" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/NIMH_o.gif" align="left" /> The available resources for family members of someone with a mental illness are websites with acronym names such as NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), MHA (Mental Health America), and IMHRO (International Mental Health Research Organization). The missions of these organizations are noble, and they provide a wealth of information and links to support groups, but the visual and verbal language can often feel overwhelming, clinical, and uninviting. These organizations acknowledge that they have difficulty reaching transition-aged adults — 18 to 25 year-olds. The Solution <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Home.gif" border="0" width="650" height="611" width_o="650" height_o="611" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Home_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Home2.gif" border="0" width="648" height="611" width_o="648" height_o="611" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Home2_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Home3.gif" border="0" width="650" height="613" width_o="650" height_o="613" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Home3_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-About1.gif" border="0" width="650" height="611" width_o="650" height_o="611" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-About1_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-About2.gif" border="0" width="650" height="611" width_o="650" height_o="611" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-About2_o.gif" align="left" /> The center point of The Ah Project is the website. The site serves as a venue for the audience to express emotions—guilt, frustration, anger, sadness, loneliness, relief—associated with being a sibling, child, or loved one of someone with a mental illness. Users upload their artwork, photographs, videos, and text, and utilize tagging as a way to sort and view others’ content. The site maintains a design sensibility that is light and youthful, and uses language that is clear and personal. A New Kind of Support Group <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/FacebookApp.gif" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/FacebookApp_o.gif" align="left" /> In order to connect the audience with each other, users can download an Ah badge to place on their Facebook profile. The Ah Badge is a Facebook application. By posting an Ah badge on your facebook account, it means that you know someone with a mental illness and are willing to talk about it. It gives young people a subversive way of connecting personally with each other. Posters <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster1Border.gif" border="0" width="525" height="700" width_o="525" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster1Border_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster2Border.gif" border="0" width="525" height="700" width_o="525" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster2Border_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster3Border.gif" border="0" width="525" height="700" width_o="525" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster3Border_o.gif" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster4Border.gif" border="0" width="525" height="700" width_o="525" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/44839/537978/Ah-Poster4Border_o.gif" align="left" /> The Ah Project posters are placed in high-traffic areas on college campuses by student health and counseling services. The posters inform students of The Ah Project and drive them to the site. [Advisor: Brian Collins]