GH avisualagency (formerly known as Graphic Havoc) is an artist collective working in design, direction and strategy, based in Brooklyn, NY. Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1994, the group of five artists works within the overlap of art and commerce to explore the collaborative process and its effects on both fine art and commercial projects. Each member pursues his own individual artistic goals then brings that experience to bear on the collaborative projects within the framework of the group.

Members

Sadek Bazaraa • Randall J. Lane • Derek Lerner • David Merten • Peter Rentz

Projects sorted by category

Creative Services • Medium • Client • GHOS

Client List

Adidas, Animal Magazine, Archinect, Arena Rock, Biz 3 Publicity, Cartoon Network, Chocolate Industries, Coke, College Television Network, Colossal Media, Crispin Porter Bogusky, ECOSHACK, Elemental Magazine, ESPN, Frito Lay, Hefty Records, Home Tapes Records, Kaws, Koi Jewelry, LAMB, La Phil, Lumpen Magazine, Milford Thomas, Moodswing Records, MTV, Naked Communications, Nobleman, Nokia, Power House Books, Salomon Snowboards, Scout, Seventeen Magazine, Soapbox, Sprite, TAYLOR, Thomas and Bohannon, Triple Five Soul, Twenty 14, Tylenol, UCLA, Unis, USA Network, VH 1, Volkswagen, Warner Music Group, Warp Records, Wieden Kennedy, Xeric Records, XLR 8 R Magazine,


Exhibitions

2005

2004

  • ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END, 55Dsl, New York, NY
  • Beyond Fresh, The Olympic Room at Bumbershoot, The Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, Wa.

2003

  • GH v/s 555 Soul, Triple Five Soul v/s project, New York, NY
  • THIS PLUS THIS EQUALS THAT, Scout, Atlanta, GA.

2002

2001

1999

Public Events

  • Guest Speakers at 2004 Semi-Permanent Design Conference in Sydney, Australia

Acknowledgements

07-01-08 Creative Review, WORK! Motion Graphics

03-01-08 Web Designing, DESIGN MAKES THE WORLD MOVE FOWARD

09-09-06 Cool Hunting, Nokia Flagship Store NYC

03/01/06 Picture Magazine, GAGA FOR GHAVA

cover art for Prefuse 73's album "Surrounded By Silence" was included in the book "The Greatest Album Covers of All Time"; Grant Scott, Barry Miles, Johnny Morgan (October 2005); Collins & Brown. ISBN: 1843403013

02/01/05 Graphic Design USA, Infiltrating the Design Scene

cited as one "of 23 groundbreaking New York studios and individuals" in "Infiltrate: The Front Lines of the New York Design Scene"; Alexander Gelman, Nic Musolino, Helen Walters (2004); Gingko Press. ISBN 9063690444

05/01/02 Paper, “CORPORATE GRAF”

07/01/98 Idea Mag, 3 page feature

03/01/98 BLUEPRINT, Coke thinks it's it

Books

  • "The Elizabeth Kent Story"; Graphic Havoc (2002); Graphic Havoc. ISBN 097196702X
  • "GH avisualagency"; Sadek Bazaraa, Randall J. Lane, Derek Lerner, David Merten, Peter Rentz (2004); Booth-Clibborn Editions. ISBN 1861542682

In the collection of the following libraries

External Links

Press Releases

04/29/08 GH avisualagency Directs Huge Hi-Def Display Content for Nokia Towers at Heathrow's New Terminal 5

10/04/06 GH avisualagency directs for Nokia Flagships