First Thursday Seattle
firstthursdayseattle.com
First Thursday
The First Thursday art walk in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood has been taking place each month for over 30 years, however, the art walk had never presented itself with any official branding. We approached the Alliance for Pioneer Square with the idea to brand the event, develop a social networking website and create a walking map.
"It shows you the weather. It gives you make-your-own maps. It is searchable by art medium. It has space for you to leave comments about the art. There are links to everywhere (social networking sites, galleries, press reports on the art), and glow-in-the-dark maps will be distributed. There’s bus, train, ferry, bike, and parking info... It’s the sort of thing you can’t believe didn’t already exist, and it looks good." —The Stranger
firstthursdayseattle.com
First Thursday
The website and CMS we designed and developed allows First Thursday participants to customize venue profile pages with information about their venue/gallery and exhibits. Visitors can search, browse and comment on venue profile pages. A comprehensive interactive online map also links to venue profiles and provides dynamic directions, public transportation, and parking info.
First Thursday
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The First Thursday Seattle brand identity was composed of bold shapes and vibrant colors which exemplify the sophistication and fun of the monthly art event.
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Walking map
The First Thursday Seattle walking map is distributed in Pioneer Square and throughout Seattle area hotels, tourist destinations, ferry terminals and information kiosks. In addition to creating the map, we developed and managed the distribution strategy with the selected vendor.
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Poster
The reverse side of every edition of the walking map features a poster encouraging participation and acquisition of art at the First Thursday event. These posters are hung throughout the city.
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Buttons
To launch the site and new brand for First Thursday Seattle, we created buttons for galleries to give to visitors.
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Glow-in-the-dark Poster
The reverse side of every edition of the walking map features a poster encouraging participation and acquisition of art at the First Thursday event. These posters are hung throughout the city. The first poster edition was created with glow-in-the-dark ink.
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FirstThursdaySeattle.com aims to further solidify and represent the community, venues, galleries and studios that makes First Thursday the most exciting and dynamic art event in Seattle. Beyond the monthly event, firstthursdayseattle.com is the ultimate resource for information about the art galleries, venues, exhibits and events happening in Pioneer Square every day of the month.
SMILE TRIBE @ SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
Smile Tribe
Interactive video installation/event for Seattle Art Museum
In November 2010, the Seattle Art Museum approached Dumb Eyes to create an art installation / event for SAM Remix to coincide with the opening of Nick Cave's - Meet Me At The Center of the Earth exhibition in April 2011.
Smile Tribe
Mask to be decorated by patrons of the Seattle Art Museum
Our idea to create an interactive art project involving live video feedback and the simple, fun art activity of creating classic paper-plate masks took cues from the way in which Cave's work appropriates found objects and elements of pop-culture. As part of our twist, we had masks manufactured as trompe l'oeil paper-plates with smiley faces and prismatic eyehole cut-outs. Looking through the masks creates a rainbow refraction of light — adding to the fun.
Smile Tribe
Smile Tribe Masks made by Museum Patrons
Smile Tribe
Interactive video installation/event for Seattle Art Museum
Participants were given a vast array of materials to create their masks, from pom-poms, buttons, beads, to mylar shred, tulle and magazine clippings etc. After decorating their masks, participants were filmed with their masks which was then manipulated live and projected in the activity area and throughout SAM.
The event was wildly successful and SAM asked us to repeat the event for ART ATTACK, a night for teens.
ACTION! INTERNATIONAL FILM CLUB
ACTION! INTERNATIONAL FILM CLUB
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The ACTION! International Film Club was born out of I Want You magazine as a showcase of emerging experimental film artists.
The first ACTION! program curated by Christian Petersen premiered at the Dazed Live Festival presented by Dazed & Confused magazine in London.
ACTION! INTERNATIONAL FILM CLUB
Film Stills
ACTION! INTERNATIONAL FILM CLUB
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