I designed this poster going for more of a SWAT feel than last years poster design. The photo I had to work with was cluttered with noise from low-light shooting, so it took a lot of retouching to make it look decent. I can definitely see this as a movie cover on the shelf at Blockbuster.
Unfortunately… this poster design fell victim to the chopping block, and got veto’d for print.
Keep an eye out for the comedic spin off the Strength Means Durability ad I designed for Advanced Armament. rnThis ad was a lot of fun to make, and is on newstands now.
In an effort to raise the bar at grassroots drift events… I schemed with Marcos and cranked out a RAD set of decks that will be trophies for this coming weekend’s Southeast Drift Challenge. This will be the first grassroots drift event in Atlanta with sanctioned team drift and single-run competition. This mad action will span two days at Turner.
There will be two complete sets of these decks to be won. The 1st place finishers (3 drivers) in the team drift competition will each receive a deck. Each of their decks will read “Team Drift 1st Place”. The 1st-3rd place finishers in the single-run competition on Sunday will receive one of the above decks with their respective finish on it.
The new issue of S3 Magazine has hit newstands and mailboxes. The 4-page DMGGMASD spread is included in this issue… as is the Slide Style™ “Old Black” full-pager..
With a MASSIVE effort behind it… The 2009 Advanced Armament Corp. catalog is finally complete. This project was an immense undertaking, and I am very glad to see it finished. I have been wrenching on the design, layout, and revisions for months. I’m VERY pleased with the result, and extremely proud of the final product.[kml_flashembed fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”http://www.andysapp.com/clients/advanced_armament/09_catalog/catalogue.swf” targetclass=”flashmovie” base=”http://www.andysapp.com/clients/advanced_armament/09_catalog/09_catalog” publishmethod=”static” width=”695″ height=”296″/]rn(Click and pull the pages)If you would like to see the catalog in more detail, click here to download a PDF version.
A sneak-peek at the 4-page spread I designed for S3 Magazine covering DMGGMASD. Keep an eye out on newstands in January.
The world is not ready.
A cool new full-page ad I designed for Advanced Armament Corp. Keep an eye out for this ad in Urban Warrior’s Black Guns, Tactical Weapons, and Guns and Weapons for Law Enforcement!
I came across these cool press kits I designed and had printed for SEMA back in 2006. We were looking for some company backing to help offset the cost of the documentary. I threw these press kits together extremely fast to make it back from the press in time for Vegas. Two years have passed since then, and now that I’m looking back on these… I think they turned out to be a slick piece of collateral.
The press kit starts out with a brief synopsis of what the project was about, and what our goal behind it was.
It talked about media partnerships, and what we had to offer as a marketing platform.
It overviewed unique impressions through all media outlets, and discussed partnership options for sponsorship.
Lastly, a DVD of the 1st teaser trailer was attached to the back inside cover via a cool gel disc holder.
Off all the prospective partnerships… the only one to step up and show faith in what we were doing was Exedy Racing Clutch. Most of the other companies were either turned off because of the street-drifting in the documentary, or fell under the “all talk, no action” clause that seems to plague the industry.
Regardless, these press kits are very cool, and will be something I will cherish forever. To me, these still mark the beginnings of this project… and are a small part of a larger picture of what this project later became.
Things up at Advanced Armament have been keeping me extremely busy with a number of different tasks. Some of which, have been magazine ads. I have created several full-page ads that have been appearing in many different publications.
The 1st Silencer Shoot Movie Poster Ad
The 2nd Silencer Shoot Movie Poster Ad
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A cool new double-page advertisement for Advanced Armament Corp.
Another super-cool poster I designed for the AAC Silencer Shoot in September. This movie-poster style ad will be appearing in several different magazines.
A cool new ad campaign for Advanced Armament Corp. Not only did I get to design this ad… I also got to take on the lead role as the “hand model”.
I put together a rad flyer for Unnatural Inc’s Drift Invasion series. I’m always down to help the grassroots guys… especially when it comes to promoting grassroots drift events. If you’re in the Portland area… definitely check out Unnatural Inc. and support their series.
I put together a killer full-page advertisement for Advanced Armament Corp. AAC holds a yearly silencer-only shoot… encouraging other manufacturers, enthusiasts, and novices to come out and learn/share/experience the benefits of supressed shooting. The concept behind this advertisement was to make the shoot epic and unforgettable. Movie posters (when done right) are both… leaving you with the initial and lasting impressions. I used a wide variety of images in the final composite… including several images of cars on fire from last years shoot, destroyed Iraq, and more.
The July 2008 issue of Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement has a nice half-page ad I designed for Advanced Armament Corp.
