CV
2012
Creative Direction, Visual Arts, Art Direction
my cv
- BROCK DAVISArt Director, Creative Director, Artist, Designer, Illustrator, Photographer and Conceptual ThinkerBrock Davis is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist and creative director with a knack for creating ground-breaking work. Brock has worked in advertising for the past 17 years. Most recently as group creative director at Carmichael Lynch, Brock concocted the memorable "Messin' With Sasquatch" campaign for Jack Links Beef Jerky as well as compelling work for Subaru, Harley-Davidson, Porsche, Rapala and many others. His work has received national and international acclaim, acquiring every notable industry award including the prestigious Cannes Lion.When he isn't busy making ads he's busy making other things, like one piece of art every day for a year in his "Make Something Cool Every Day" project, and t-shirt designs for his line of Brock Davis kid's tees at Target stores. He is a regular contributing artist to the New York Times, Wired, Esquire, Fast Company, O Magazine and recently created the October 10, 2011 cover of Time magazine. His professional and personal work is viewed and shared millions of times over. He has been written about and featured on NPR, USA Today, Wired, Comedy Central, G4 and Boing Boing among others.Whether he's building a tiny treehouse on a head of broccoli or teaching a dog to drive a Subaru, Brock creates every piece with the same purpose in mind: Make work that people want to talk about and have fun doing it.Brock lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Alyn, their two children, Ames and June, and a dog named Zelda.CLIENTS
Advertising / Branding:
Subaru
Jack Links Beef Jerky
Harley Davidson
Porsche
Gibson Guitars
RapalaESPNAmerican StandardCalphalonNorthwest AirlinesPDFA
Editorial:
Time Magazine
New York Times
Wired
Esquire
Fast Company
O Magazine
Money MagazineMen's HealthTokion
Killscreen Magazine
Apparel:
Hurley Sportswear
Threadless
TargetWORK EXPERIENCEFreelance2012-Carmichael Lynch, MinneapolisGroup Creative Director / Art DirectorSubaru, Jack Links, Harley-Davidson, Porsche, Rapala, Gibson, American Standard, Cargil, Calphalon2003 - 2011Martin Williams, MinneapolisArt DirectorTarget, Donato's Pizza, Zonetrader, Powertel/Verizon, Wick Fowler's, Syngenta, Sorel Boots, Cart Racing1999-2003Hunt Adkins, MinneapolisArt DirectorDublin, Scimed, Knutson Mortgage, Minnesota Twins, Northwest Airlines1996-1999Peterson Milla Hooks, MinneapolisArt DirectorTarget, Edina Realty, Strandware, Calhoun Square, Valley Fair1995-1996HONORS / AWARDSRecognition in all major Advertising and Design Award shows and publications including:CannesD&ADThe One ShowCommunication Arts Advertising AnnualCommunication Arts Illustration AnnualCreative ReviewGraphisPrintLuerzer's ArchiveEffie AwardsArt Directors ClubThe FWAClio AwardsObie AwardsKelly AwardsAthena AwardsAndysMinneapolis The ShowOTHER SELECTED HONORS / ACHIEVEMENTS:2012Two Brock Davis t-shirt designs chosen as digital tees for Xbox 360 avatars2011Created the October 10 cover of Time MagazineBrock Davis "Hot Chocolate" design best selling boys t-shirt in all Target storesMinneapolis College of Art and Design: Solo juror, VanDerlip scholarship2010Approached by Target stores to create line of Brock Davis Kid's T-shirts for TargetThreadless Best Kid's Design: "Exercise"Speaker: Threadless 10th Anniversary Meet-up, ChicagoMinneapolis Metro Magazine "Keeper" Award winnerLiving Photograph: Chris with Teacup featured on Tosh.0Living Photograph: Chris with Teacup featured on G4s Attack of the ShowLiving Photograph: Chris with Teacup featured on G4s Web Soup2009Threadless Best New DesignerSuccessfully completed Make Something Cool Every Day projectOne piece of creative work made every day for 365 consecutive daysJanuary 1 - December 312006Co-created Jack Link's Messin' With Sasquatch campaignWeb / general:Flickr stream: 4.6 million + viewsTwitter: 2,312 + followersTumblr: 8,061 + followersFacebook: 1,677 + fansYoutube: 321,867 + viewsBehance Network: Portfolio 6th most viewed of all timeWork featured and perpetuated on thousands of blogs and social hubs including:Boing BoingKotakuThis Is ColossalIt's Nice ThatGizmodoDrawn!Today and TomorrowThe Daily WhatNevverBooooooomLaughing SquidSwiss MissISO50MeathausSmashing MagazineLe MondeFlyLyfMake MagazinePSFKStreet CarnageBeautiful Decay MagazineDesignboomCollegeHumorMy Modern MetropolisLaughing SquidDesign You TrustKottkeTreehuggerIgnantSOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Make Something Cool Every Day
Creative Electric
Minneapolis, MN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
What If?
Chicago, IL
2010
The New Easy
Art News Projects
Berlin
2010
Vvork
Sun Gallery
Munich
2007
Animal Farm
Creative Electric
Minneapolis, MN
2005
Tenderness Can Be Learned
Creative Electric
Minneapolis, MN
PUBLICATIONS
3D Typography
2010
Mark Batty
Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World's Most Inspiring Online Design Community
2010
Abrams Image
Torso: T-shirt Graphics Exposed
2010
Gestalten
It's Nice That: Issue 2
2009
Papercraft: Design with Art and Paper
2009Gestalten
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