CHINA Central Television (CCTV) is a long time client. Here are just a few examples of the motion graphics and station packaging programs the talented design and production team has created for the CCTV 3, CCTV 4, CCTV 9, and CCTV 11 channels over the years.
Read MoreIn early 2008 the team in Beijing and I starting working with Red Bee Media (UK) to create the main opening title sequence for CCTV’s Olympics programming along with a comprehensive package of about 300 information graphics. The Beijing Olympics was watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide.
Read MoreVESTASIA Finance retained METERA to help them with the global roadshow to promote the firm for their upcoming NYSE Euronext IPO in Paris. For the IPO my team and I created a new visual identity, a new set of brand guidelines, a new website, and an investor vision reel with all of the associated voice-over scripts (in English, French, and Chinese).
Read MoreFor years my close friend BOBBY G has worked at the highest levels of the international fashion industry. In celebration of his 24th year in the business, I was retained to create a new site and a visual identity for BOBBY to showcase his incredible portfolio.
Read MoreDINA Lingerie retained METERA to help them with a global roadshow to promote the atelier to private equity investors and for a potential IPO in Paris. I created a new visual identity based upon a woman CEO/Creative Director who served as an inspiration to the team. The end product was an investor vision reel with voice over scripts in French, and Chinese, all packaged in a detailed brand guideline set.
Read MoreAfter the acquisition of a small Big Island-based wedding company in Hawaii, METERA was retained to completely rebrand the legacy organization into something new. The ALOHILANI project required that new visual identity be developed based upon sacred geometry; the creation of a cool-toned color palette, the development of a complete business concept, as well as a library of photographic content which would be based upon real customers of the Client.
Read MoreMUSE Bride wanted to polish their visual identity, develop a new website, and market a new editorial style of wedding photography to their Clientele in the Pacific Rim region. To accomplish this brief, we first set about defining a new editorial look by shooting a series of tests to establish a proof of creative concept which the studio then marketed to the Clientele. From there a new font face, website, and collateral were all created with great success.
Read MoreI lived in Beijing China for just under 3 years to work with online entertainment platform HAPAMe, and parent company, MINGHE Media. In Beijing, I worked with the IR team to develop both companies’ investment story, key brand attributes, visual identity, and design elements.
Read MoreI was approached by the organizing team for the first HONOLULU Fashion Week to shoot a series of editorials entities Fashion as Art campaign. The images were later used for the first HONOLULU Fashion Week’s key art and anchor marketing images.
Read MoreI've known JP Canlis for just under 30 years. In 2004 JP asked if I would photograph some of his incredible glass art. We decided to use only available light and do the entire initial shoot outdoors - which was different from the typical in-studio setups he had done before. JP later invited me to Seattle and other incredible venues to shoot more of his work. Since then his art has appeared around the world in private and public collections.
Read MoreI lived in Beijing China for just under 4 years to work with Chinese media conglomerate MINGHE Media. The company’s platform includes cable television, nationwide radio, television production, and a talent agency. While in Beijing I worked with the IR team to develop the company’s investment story, key brand attributes, visual identity, and investor vision reel.
Read MoreAfter years of working in Asia, I returned to Hawaii and started a small photography agency - RÊVE Group. I created the identity, brand ethos, and visual voice for the RÊVE Group as a fun personal endeavor. RÊVE became a successful hybrid photography studio that focused on high-end social events and commercial projects for well-known lifestyle brands. The photo team and I at RÊVE created images for our Clientele in venues in Hawaii, North America, Asia, and Europe.
Read MoreWhen the owners of a newly acquired home just off the beach in Kailua asked for ideas on what kinds of services they could potentially offer a new business from their property, I jumped at the opportunity. The location was beautiful and had potential. I came up with the idea of marketing boutique wedding elopement services for small intimate groups via a new brand I created named MALEANA Gardens. Maleana means wedding in Hawaii and was the perfect fit for the new enterprise.
Read MoreThe owners of BLUEZand and their first product, the Adapt Planner are long time friends of mine. They needed help putting creating photographic and written content for their new company. I was drawn to the authenticity of the company’s mission. For BLUEZand, I create a stock catalog of images, a new easy-to-use website, and omnichannel platform from which to market their products.
Read MoreThe International Olympic Committee and China Central Television are long time clients. For the VANCOUVER Winter Olympics, we pitched and were awarded the rights to create a series of motion graphics and station packaging platforms for the Games. For this project, we created a bright three-dimensional world of white, cobalt blue, crimson, and yellow organic structures through which the athletes competed in.
Read MoreThe XFMedia project was a large, long-term, and complex project where I was embedded into the company’s executive team in Shanghai and Beijing. For XFMedia I created the entire corporate brand with the goal of launching all facets of the project on the date of the firm’s NASDAQ IPO in New York City. We succeeded on all fronts and the company listed with a $371M IPO - the largest IPO of the year on NASDAQ and the first media company out of China ever to be listed on a U.S. based exchange.
Read MoreI know I’m going to have fun when I get a call from the marketing team at the SHERATON Waikiki to shoot their lifestyle events. It’s great because the creative briefs are always very open to interpretation - so I ended up getting out of the studio to mingle with the team and their Guests. The images are used in Sheraton’s marketing collateral.
Read MoreFUJIAN Television is another long time client in China. Here are just a few examples of the motion graphics and station packaging programs the talented design and production team has created for the station over the years.
Read MoreI ran into close friend Johnny, the owner of HOTEL Wailea, at a dinner party and he mentioned that he was in need of new images as part of a broader rebranding project. I created these mood boards and flew to Maui to highlight my emotional vision for HOTEL Wailea photography pitch. I thought the images were a little sexy for a resort marketing campaign - but I did get the gig. HOTEL Wailea remains one of my all-time favorite hotels on Maui.
Read MoreThe XINHUA Finance project was another large, long-term, and complex project where I was embedded into the company’s executive team in Hong Kong. For XINHUA Finance I created the entire corporate brand with the goal of launching all facets of the project on the date of the firm’s Nikkei Mother’s Board listing in Tokyo, Japan. The XINHUA Finance listing was the first time a Mainland Chinese company was ever listed on Nikkei Stock Exchange.
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