We just received our copy of Harry Benson: Photographs and it’s gettingRave Reviews.
“Brilliantly designed by Randall J. Lane from Williamsburg-based GHAVA, with additional sequencing by Gigi and Harry, I think this is easily among the best books we have done, and if we were to stop tomorrow, there could be no finer final note.”- Daniel Power, CEO and founder of powerHouse Books.
“You can never go wrong with a sumptuous photo album from a legendary lensman. Spanning 60 years of starlets and presidents, Harry Benson: Photographs traces the buoyant trajectory of the American spotlight.” –Vogue
“As powerHouse Books’ new monograph Harry Benson: Photographs demonstrates, he relentlessly and patiently wormed his way into hotel and locker rooms long before high-powered publicity firms began restricting access.” –New York Magazine
Downtown Calling is a film by Shan Nicolson about the late 70s – early 80s music scene in downtown New York City. Narrated by Deborah Harry. Produced by our main man Ben Velez with design, logo, titles and packaging by GHAVA. (more…)
The Blue Card is a non-profit that provides direct financial assistance to Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. We designed this invitation for the 75th anniversary benefit dinner. This is the second invitation done for The Blue Card. We enjoy doing work for non-profits and awareness campaigns.
We recently worked with some folks over at Nike Vision to help develop graphic systems for a future line of sunglasses. Unfortunately we can’t show any of the work for quite a while, when we say “future line”, we’re talking about 2010!
Art direction & design of the 2009 promotional book for the largest hand-paint advertising company in the United States.
Colossal Media is an innovative Out Of Home company that specializes in high-impact painted wallscapes. GHAVA worked closely with cofounders Paul Lindahl and Adrian Moeller to deliver an engaging leave-behind sales tool that offers deeper insight into their business in a personalized manner.
The book contains behind the scenes imagery, overviews of services, as well as in-depth case studies for some of their more noteworthy projects including Banksy’s large scale murals in NYC and The New York Public Art Fund commissioned 19,744 square foot installation of artist Sarah Morris’s work on the ceiling of the Lever House, a NYC landmark building.
Photography by Morgan Howland, Stephen Schuster, Ray Mock, and Colossal Media.
It’s up! We just finished hellohealth.com and here’s what people are saying about it:
New York Post: “A ‘revolutionary, new’ practice that ‘has managed to do what the federal government has not yet — namely, provide fast, affordable, high-quality, easily accessible health care.”
GOOD Magazine: “The platform is as straightforward to use as scheduling a trip to the Genius Bar on Apple.com.”
CNN: “We still see our doctor the same way our grandparents did. I think we’re about to see big changes in this area.”
Wow, we get to hang with legendary photographer Harry Benson! We’re in the last phase of designing his new book, a large format compendium which will be published by powerHouse Books.
Our favorite new metal band Dark Vibe just got better… because we made them a poster. We had fun exploring some initial type treatments and the general look and feel for their debut show. Potential logos next??
Shan Nicholson directs Downtown Calling, a documentary about the evolution of New York City’s fertile music and art subculture during the chaos of the late 70’s. GHAVA was brought in to develop the title design, as well as the promotional materials. Music supervision by otaku
