For televised live events, I created an overall branded aesthetic in order to unify previously inconsistent artist press photography. 

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Art Direction and Design: Eric Sams

Art Direction and Design: Eric Sams

VIBE Awards

For the Third Annual VIBE Awards televised on UPN, I designed key art drawing on inspiration from pop art and religious iconography and utilized a yearbook layout format - appropriate for the best recording artists in hip hop that year.

This key art was used across multiple channels: tv, print ads, outdoor and online.


Art Direction and Graphic Design: Eric Sams

Art Direction and Graphic Design: Eric Sams

 

VIBE Music Fest Campaign

For VIBE's first 2-day Music Festival, I created key art used in all outdoor advertising. I secured color photos of each artist, silhouetted them with a bright contour line and added dramatic shadows behind them, referencing comic book super heroes. I chose a bright summery palette for the June event.