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OrdinaryKids


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OrdinaryKids is a Bay Area design studio specializing in interactive story telling, motion graphics, fake manuals and print design. We have a new site launching this month showcasing the work over the last year that has kept us so busy.





Selected Works














Tracy Chapman

Services: Graphic Design, Flash Animation, CMS and Programming
Date: Fall 2008
Website: http://www.tracychapman.com

Tracy's site launched to coincide with the release of her new album "Our Bright Future". Browse the discography and see your colorable impact on the world. This interactivity combined with the juxtaposition of positive and negative elements throughout the site reinforce the message in Tracy's title track.





Stussy Boneyards

Services: Graphic Design, Flash Animation and Programming
Date: Summer 2008
Website: http://www.bnyrds.com

Again, working with Rob and Paul from Stussy, we put together a experimental site for the Boneyards collaboration between Nike, Neighborhood and Stussy. The site changes regularly and includes a full length downloadable CD, interviews and Japanese translations.





HUF SF

Services: Art Direction, Interactive Design, Blog, Flash Animation and Programming
Date: Spring 2008
Website: http://www.hufsf.com

We linked up with Hanni and Keith last year and slowly began collaborating on a new minimal online presence for the HUF brand. With there recent LA store opening, the brand is on fire. Site is a perfect example of restraint in streetwear. Updates includes new blogs,look books and RSS feeds.





Lipsticktracez

Services: Graphic Design, Flash Animation and Programming
Date: Spring 2008
Website: http://www.lipsticktracez.com

I had a crazy idea to do full screen video backgrounds and after some testing, we pulled it off. The led a video shoot by Reggie Cassagrande and some extra heavy compression. I teamed up with my old friend Nathan Arnold to knock out a custom CMS and Moveable Type blog.





Stussy Deluxe

Services: Interactive Design, Flash Animation and Programming
Date: Spring 2008
Website: http://www.stussydeluxe.com

Working with Rob and Paul from Stussy, we created a hyper simple site to showcase Stussy's new Cut&Sew line. The idea was very simple, show the clothes and allow fashion freaks to zoom in on the fairly exclusive run of the first season. No more no less.





Adidas Skateboarding

Services: Art Direction, Interactive Design, Flash Animation and Programming
Date: Winter 2007/2008
Website: http://www.adidasskateboarding.com

We were very lucky to have met the people behind the adidas skateboarding brand this fall at Juice design. It led to us developing a hyper cross related, semi HD video driven, funk filled site for the dopest shoe company of all time.





NikeBiz

Services: Flash Programming, Consultation, Respect
Date: Fall 2007
Website: http://www.nikebiz.com

When our inspirational pals at Hybrid called up about needing some help on a project for Nike, we jumped at the chance to help out. We developed several sections of the site using Flash to complement Hybrids extra tight HTML and design skills.





Solitary Arts

Services: Design, HTML, CSS
Date: Fall 2007
Website: http://www.solitaryarts.com

Over the course of the last couple of years, I was lucky to have witnessed the Solitary Arts brand blossom from an idea in Yong-Ki's head to an amazing skate subculture brand. If you ever see these boards and shirts in person, you will have no doubt as to there dopeness. Watch out for more coming from these guys.





Aesop Rock

Services: Direction, Production, Animations, Motion Graphics, Green Screen
Date: Fall 2007
Quicktime: http://ordinarykids.com/_clients/aesop/nsp.html

Jeremy Fish, Ian and I met up earlier in the year to talk about a video for his upcoming album. Turned out to be the craziest project ever with flying skulls, alligators with fruit boots, city collages and more. We will post the video later this month when the album drops on the 28th of Aug.





SuperFishalSF

Services: Design, Flash, XHTML, CMS
Date: Summer 2007
Website: http://www.superfishalsf.com

We were stoked when an artist we all respected called us to help make a site for his new clothing company. Mr Fish killed it. Soon, you will be able to purchase the new season online at Upper Playground. Check out the wood sculptures he did for his show at white walls. Sickk....





REBEL8

Services: Design, Online Store, CSS, XHTML
Date: Summer 2007
Website: http://www.rebel8.com

We developed another store using Shopify.com. This store is customized and a gives the user a clean and orderly view into Josh and Giant's wonderful world of ink and despair. Check often for many only online posters and limited edition merch.





Sunset Cinema

Services: Branding
Date: Summer 2007
Website: No Link

A sneak peak at a project that is in house now.




Mitch Ranger Photography

Services: Interactive
Date: Spring 2006
Website: http://www.mitchranger.com

Although we have never met Mitch, we were very impressed with his fashion photography. The fact that it is shot in Grand Rapids made the whole project even more interesting. As with most photography, we choose to let the work speak for itself.




Tezuka: Marvel of Manga Exhibition Site

Services: Design, Flash Design, CMS
Date: Summer 2007
Website: http://www.marvelofmanga.org

We worked with the Asian Art Museum to create a website for an exhibition that recently opened. Tezuka was a pioneer of the graphic novel known as Manga. He also created Astro Boy among many other animated films through his long career in Japan.




Sebastian Mariscal

Services: Design, Flash Design
Date: Spring 2007
Website: http://www.sebastianmariscal.com

We website for an amazing architect out of San Diego. Great photography and a slide show viewer for all galleries.





Left Behind

Services: Book
Date: Fall 2006
Website: No Link

Before our trip to Amsterdam, we decided to put together a leave behind of some illustrations for people we met on our trip. We made an edition of 30 books at Kinkos that were passed around to friends. If you have one, pass it around.




Nedd

Services: Branding Concepts
Date: Fall 2006
Website: http://www.nedd.com

Nedd is a new shoe company looking to redefine the way people look at active footwear. Without an identity, we were asked to create a brand for the site and packaging. Currently, Nedd is in the process of refining its first collection of shoes and plans to have a public launch later this year.




BART

Services: Posters, Television Commercial, Posters
Date: Spring 2006
Website: http://www.mybart.org

Through the joys of travel and freindship, we met the fine folks at BART. We created a new website for myBART, did two rounds of poster design and shot two 30 second television spots and two 15 second spots in 720P HD. Looks amazing and should be on the air soon.




Farmer Brown

Services: Branding Concepts
Date: Summer 2006
Website: http://www.farmerbrownsf.com

Farmer Brown is a organic soul food restaurant in San Francisco. They approached us to make some promotional postcards to celebrate the ongoing success. As expected, we took the chance to create something a little different. With our bellies full of fried chicken and spicy nuts, we are very glad to call Jay and Deanna friends.




BORN Magazine

Services: Concept, Animation
Date: Spring 2005
Website: http://www.bornmagazine.org/projects/spring/

Born Mag asked OrdinaryKids to collaborate on a visual story for a poem by Tina Celona titled, Spring in Paris. The resulting animation was a playful interpretation of a rather suggestive poem.




Hal Riney Publicis

Services: Design, Animation, Flash Application
Date: Spring 2006
Website: http://www.hrp.com

OrdinaryKids developed a clean look for one of the most acclaimed advertising agencies in California, Hal Riney. The design rest on the white background, focusing all attention to the ads and commercials developed by HRP. Be sure to checkout the classic Riney section.




Venture Trucks

Services: Apperal, Packaging
Date: Spring 2006
Website: http://www.venturetucks.com

Venture Trucks asked OrdinaryKids to design a series of t-shirts for the 2006 line. We created 6 designs and have since seen the "Awake Drip" on skaters all over the city. Other portions of our designs ended up as packing tape.




Paperocks

Services: Concept, Design, Print
Date: Summer 2006

A family friend of a good friend, we set out to create an identity for a paper distribution start up. Amazing idea. Fun name. So we played with the idea that first came to mind, paper rocks scissors.




MOMA NY: Safe

Services: Branding Concepts
Date: Winter 2005
Website: http://www.moma.org/safe

MOMA asked OrdinaryKids to submit a proposal for the first major exhibiton at the new MOMA. We repsoned by sending a handbound book containing our creative response. After working closely with the currators at MOMA, we created a website and kiosk for the show.