Jack sat down with us in the Wingard Creative studio to talk about the Jacksonville Music Video Revival which will be hosted right here in 5 Points. Watch the video here in HD.

Wingard Creative, 5 Points and Ezra Marcos receive some good press

The article An Arlington photographer captures Five Points on film appeared in the Times Union last Thursday and discusses how we worked with Ezra Marcos to capture 5 Points on film for a time capsule.

Wingard Creative hired photographer Ezra Marcos Ayala to shoot photographs during the First Friday celebration in Five Points in May. Once a month, businesses in the eclectic district stay open late and offer specials. “Ezra’s photos were amazing,” David Wingard, owner of Wingard Creative on Park Street in Five Points. “He has a great style and is a great guy.” Originally, Wingard Creative commissioned the photos as a favor to Riverside Presbyterian Church, which had wanted some photos for a time capsule. But many of the images were taken in bars such as the Lomax Lounge.

Read the rest of An Arlington photographer captures Five Points on film and see some more pictures from the shoot on the Wingard Creative Facebook page.

Try beer from this new local brewery and watch an epic design battle

From time to time we encourage our clients to get involved in the local community and sponsor events. That’s why we convinced Intuition Ale Works to be the beer sponsor at AIGA’s Krung Fu event.

We recently wrapped up the branding for Intuition’s labels and tap handles. The location for the brewery has been selected, so now it’s time to get out there and start showing people how great the beer is. We’ll be serving three different beers from the initial product launch including Hop Jam and Wild Child Wheat. This is a great chance to try the beer and network with some of Jacksonville’s most talented graphic designers.

Think of Krung Fu as an Iron Chef style battle to pits designer against designer. During the battle both designers work will be projected on the wall so they can be seen side by side.

Two designers will be given the same theme and elements to work with. Then they’ll concept, create and design a finished piece within a limited amount of time, and you get to see it all happen LIVE!

MATCH ONE. FIGHT!

Dennis ‘The Minimalist Menace’ Eusebio VS. Chad ‘Simple yet Bold Equals Sold Style’ Landenberger and the theme will be Beach Party!

This Friday, May 28th @ 6:30pm

WHERE? Paul Figura Photography Studios directions
COST? $5/AIGA members, $5/students, $10/non-members (Attendees each receive complimentary drink and entered into prize raffles throughout event)

Photos to be used in a time capsule for Riverside Presbyterian

Riverside Presbyterian came to us with a project to capture the essence of 5 Points for a time capsule. The first person I thought of was Ezra Marcos. He shot some photos for Emily at Anomaly and also put on a photography fundraiser for Haiti relief, so he seemed to fit in our “community do-gooder” mold.

When you work with people who are passionate about the city it shines through in their work. We love collaborating with local photographers and this is our first time working with Ezra. I have to say Ezra knows how to capture a moment and pull out the best side of a person. He went above and beyond on this shoot.

Once I get the photos from Ezra, I’ll see if I can post more here. In the meantime, if you want to work with Ezra you can contact him via his website or follow him on Twitter. We’re already thinking of ways we can work with him again.

Design donated for the good of the community

Wingard Creative focuses on the community and looks for ways to get involved. We say it right in the masthead:

Wingard Creative is dedicated to improving the Jacksonville community through graphic design, web development and printing.

So, it was natural for us to jump at the chance to design and print the 2010 Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival program. We approached Shane Douberly, festival organizer, to pitch our idea. In exchange for a back page ad, we would design the 24 page program and print a 1,000 copies. He gave us creative control over everything but the cover and interior ads. Caitlin took control of the project and did an awesome job with the design. The program is filled with intricate details that highlight the festival branding.

Download the program and see for yourself »

Proofing the final draft of the program got us more and more excited about the event. As a community, we’re so lucky to have an event like this in our city. Here are some of the details:

The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival (Citrus Cel) celebrates animation as a cultural and commercial medium with three days of screenings, parties and panels in Jacksonville, Florida. Citrus Cel will act as a hub for students and professionals from the fields of animation, design, illustration, and film, as well as add to the growing cultural landscape of festivals and events in Northeast Florida.

Don’t miss the opening night feature The Secret of Kells

The Secret Of Kells – Promotional Trailer from Cartoon Saloon on Vimeo.

There will also be a juried art show that will run the length of the festival. On display for the April Art Walk at 111 E. Bay Street, as well as during the scheduled festival days, the accompanying Juried Art Show will revolve around the theme of “storytelling,” showcasing illustrative works in:

• Concept design
• Character design
• Storyboards
• Graphic novels
• Children’s books
• General (narrative form)

Citrus Cel takes place from April 9th to 11th in 5 Points and Downtown Jacksonville

Art Exhibit at the Art Center
111 E. Bay St. Downtown Jacksonville (map)
located above Ivy Ultra Bar
Wednesday April 7th (Art Walk) and Saturday April 10th

Animation Film Festival
5 Points Theatre (map)
Friday, April 9th – Sunday, April 11th

Interior Spreads

Personal branding and following up after interviews

Last night David participated in a panel on the do’s and don’ts of presenting your portfolio. Not only was there a lot of talk about portfolios, the panel covered many elements of the job search. Everything from how you portray yourself online, to personal brands, to interview follow ups. If you missed the panel AIGA Jacksonville will be publishing a podcast episode of the discussion. Be sure and subscribe to the podcast for some great tips on getting your next job. (Photo: David tells people not to send resumes in a Word Document)

David participates in an AIGA panel and Joey talks to small businesses.

Design After Dark Lecture Series

David is taking part in a panel discussion called Portfolio Do’s & Don’ts on Thursday March 25th. Design professionals from around the city will be discussing ways to develop, design and present a portfolio. They will be answering the questions: What pieces make it in? What pieces should be left out? Do you talk them through it or sit back and sweat?

For one night only AIGA Jacksonville puts on 5 of the areas foremost design thinkers to offer up the most relevant, realtime info on what today’s design job interviewer is looking for. Whether you’re new to the job market (student, recently relocated, switched industries) or just need a change of scenery – we’ve collected a diverse panel of portfolio masters to help you learn from their mistakes and successes when it comes to presenting your portfolio.

WHEN? 3.25.10 @ 6:30pm
WHERE? Art Institute of Jacksonville directions
COST? $5 AIGA Members, $15 Non-members

Panelists Include
Jeff Harrington – Harrington Design
David Wingard – Wingard Creative
Karen Kurycki – Broadbased Communications
Leslie Foster – Brown Dog Creative
Shane Santiago – SBS Studios

Moderators Include
Patrick Carter – Greenhouse Studio
Jim Ward – Student / Art Institute

How Can Digital Media Tools Help Small Businesses

Joey will be speaking at The Springfield Area Merchants and Business Association on April 8th at City Kids Cafe in Springfield. He’ll be discussing the important role social media plays in business and how websites like Yelp and Google Local Business Center can help. Anyone intersted in business networking, business mentoring, or who simply has an interest in the commerical revitalization of Springfield is encouraged to attend.

WHEN? 4.8.10 @ 6:00pm
WHERE? City Kids Cafe directions
COST? Free

Want Us To Speak At Your Event?

If you are interested in having David or Joey talk at your event contact us. We’d like to hear more about you and your event.

Are you a web designer who knows their way around markup. Can you design a site and produce cross browser compatible HTML? We want to meet you! Seriously.

The person we’re looking for loves to design, but they also love technology. They can write and are familiar with using social media tools like Twitter and Facebook. They use keyboard shortcuts and solve problems by using search queries. They bring something to the table and make us smarter as a company.

NOTE email samples and resume to joey@wingardcreative.com and be sure to include the words “Interactive Designer” in the subjet line.

Skills Required

• Website design
• CSS and HTML markup
• Cross browser testing (IE7 +)
• Website architecture
• Sitemap development
• Photoshop and Illustrator
• Resourcefulness

Awesome BONUS Skills (but not required)

• Blogging / Writing
• Wordpress
• ExpressionEngine
• PHP
• jQuery or other JS Framework
• Video production
• Print design

Responsibilities

• Website design
• Landing page design
• Email template design
• Blog design
• Client management
• HTML/CSS production
• Estimating / scheduling
• Time tracking

Benefits

• 5 Points location
• Casual work environment
• Cool clients
• Flexible hours
• Soda, candy and beer
• Team oriented
• Apple equipment
• Flexibility to define your role and future

March kicks off with updated signage and "Dinner and Movie"

This week the 5 Points Theatre launched a new promotion for March. Dinner and a Movie is a buy-one-get-one free ticket promotion. Eat at one of the participating restaurants and bring your receipt to the theatre Wednesdays in March. I suggest Pizza Italian to get the most bang for your buck.

Participating Restaurants

• Fu Hao
• Deco Bistro
• Pizza Italian
• Pizza Palace
• O’ Brother’s
• Mossfire
• 5 Guys
• Sake House
• Al’s Pizza

The awesome Caitlin Robinson designed this flyer and it was printed through by 5 Points Printing, our Printing.com franchise. You can pick up a flyer at most 5 Points retails stores.

We’re in the process of updating the exterior and interior of the 5 Points Theatre. Our first round of signs (above) was installed today with more to come. The goal is to bring more visibility to the theatre entrance where “Now Playing”, community events and upcoming films are posted. Overall, our goal was to make the theatre more appealing by giving it some visual TLC. For the first round of signage, we stuck closely to the existing brand. Future rounds of signage will be applied in the coming weeks, we’re working on some amazing stuff.

Wingard Creative practices what it preaches by serving on local boards

David Wingard and the Salvation Army

In an effort to become more involved in the community, David and I both joined local boards in the past month. David has teamed up with the The Salvation Army Northeast Florida Advisory Board. He brings over 10 years of marketing and design experience to the table and we look forward to helping serve those people in need throughout Northeast Florida.

While there are a few committees David might be asked to serve on, we’re both pulling for the finance committee. Sike! Seriously though, David will most likely start out on the marketing and public relations committee who develops ways of marketing the Salvation Army through media and print.

We also hope to contribute our skills to various design and print projects. Our newly launched Printing.com franchise in 5 Points is a perfect fit for helping the Salvation Army with is print needs. Printing.com offers standardized printing rates and cost savings via it’s streamlined business model, so we’re confident we can offer some relief when it comes to printing costs and estimating. Not to mention non-profits receive a 10% discount on most printing projects.

Joey Marchy and AIGA Jacksonville

Tonight I’ll be attending my first AIGA Jacksonville board meeting to present my newly developed communications plan. I’ve been tapped by the AIGA board to help with the following communications goals:

• Make communications easier, streamlined, progressive and smart
• Use digital media and traditional communications tools to advance AIGA Jacksonville
• Increase reach of various social media platforms and more traditional channels like email

I’ll be joining Shane Santiago of SBS Studios as communications co-chair. This position is a perfect fit for me. Working in the design and digital media industry along with my personal work in the community via Urban Jacksonville positions me uniquely to fill this role.