About .us
This blog is a compilation of thoughts from individuals that, by day, work together at a Creative Studio in downtown DC. We have been compared to the likes of an American sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984 on a major cable network. It is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House.
The story revolves around three roommates, Creative, Development, and Marketing/Strategy who share Apartment 201 in a Santa Monica, California apartment building owned by Mr. and Mrs. Public Relations (later owned by Bart Furley but managed by his brother, Ralph Furley).
The Creative Studio, a comedy of errors, chronicles the escapades and hijinks of the trio’s constant misunderstandings, social lives, and struggle to keep up with rent.
Allen Hopper is an Art Director at the Creative Studio. He loves many things—some of which are edible (Sashimi, Bananas, Stardust) and some that are not (Kittens, Photoshop, Carl Sagan). He does most of this thinking on this bike‚ which is probably where you will find him if he’s not at his desk. He may also be your mom.
Allison Casey is a print/interactive/whateverelseneedstobedesigned designer on the team. She prides herself on knowing useless trivia and having an “I’ll try anything once” attitude. Her hobbies including: watching way too much television, asking questions, and traveling.
Andrew McClellan promises to eventually figure out what he wants to write here…so he says.
Bryan Whitson is a Photographer and a Production Manager at the Creative Studio. When not taking pictures, thinking about photography or obsessing about cameras he doesn’t need and can’t afford, he can be found riding his bike or eating Cuban sammies. He also has a photo blog called F3M3 Photo.
Katie O’Brien is a designer who thinks she can write. When she isn’t trying to impress the pants off her clients as a Creative Director during the week, she is coming up with ideas for fun events to host, designing personalized invites, blogging and trying to jam way too much in her already packed life.
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Lydia Sullivan is the team’s indigenous Preditor (that’s Producer/Editor). If you approach quietly, you may observe her attacking new video projects or out on the hunt for geeky museum exhibits, the elusive local/seasonal/organic/vegetarian meal and a perfect 8 hours of sleep.
Marc Dionne directs the team’s creative communication endeavors across visual and experiential mediums. As a visual communicator, his passion begins at the potent intersection of message and audience. He thrives off bringing messages to life.
Michael Adolph juggles. A lot. Of balls and other things. He’s had 23 jobs since he was 15 and figures that all these experiences will someday force him into writing full-time. Until then, he’s happy writing scripts, directing and producing videos, shooting photography, and riding his bike.
Peter Quinn is an interdisciplinary Artist and Creative Director whose work spans across mediums. In lieu of having to often categorize and separate creative work into client-based and non client-based activities, his posts are dedicated to infrequent musings on strategic uses of any activity, regardless of need, but reinforcing the idea that Design is about strategic facilitation vs. a mere aesthetic approach.
Rachelle Lacroix isn’t technically a creative but she is in her daydreams (She also co-leads a successful alt-country group, but she writes about that on another blog). Though her working life focuses on the strategic digital communications, she appreciates a life unplugged full of music, food, drink, traveling and pretty things.
Steven Kostant = creative + strategy. Steven is comfortable thinking from both sides of his brain. He leads the creative studio and finds great pleasure in pushing storytelling and emotional delight into brands, designs, films and digital media. He is creative adventurer who believes if you are not on the edge then you are taking too much room.
Vicky Chao is a video magician in the Creative Studio. She dabbles in graphic design, illustration and photography, but is primarily interested in video production. When she’s not busy navigating the hard streets of Northern Virginia in her ‘85 Toyota Corolla, she is usually watching television on the internet and trying to be Tina Fey.
Will Bates is a designer/foodie/pop culture observer and a recent transplant to the District. Will spends his free time gleaning cooking techniques from food-based reality shows and commenting on day-to-day shenanigans.
Will McHenry is an all around Maker and Doer of things. He particularly loves doing Graphic Design, Development, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, 3D, and Music. His favorite color is pink.
Yan Goldshmidt joined the team in August 2009, and specializes in creating motion design and animation for a broad variety of clients. His work usually ranges from marketing promos and corporate spots to behavior change campaigns and public affairs videos.
Interns:
Blake Wilton went to Cornish College of the Arts located in Seattle, Wa where he graduated in 2010, receiving his BFA in Graphic Design with a focus on Motion Design. Originally from Seattle, he moved to DC from New York after spending a summer interning with the incredibly cool GPS based augmented reality app Goldrun. His favorite things are drawing dinosaurs, listening to Led Zeppelin, nerding out about film, and reading about design and typography.
Andrea Zegarra is a recent grad from the Ringling College of Art & Design (not a clown school… ART school) majoring in Graphic & Interactive Communication and minoring in Business of Art & Design. After interning in various cities (New York, Kansas City) she decided to come back home to DC. Other interests/obsessions include fashion, thrift stores, non-radio music, design blogs and tumblr.
Disclaimer: While we all work together in the Creative Studio of Fleishman-Hillard in DC, the thoughts and ideas in this blog are strictly our own and are not screened by our employer. Everything posted on this blog is meant to intrigue, inspire, or provoke creative conversation. All posts are made up of personal opinions and does not necessarily represent the views of Fleishman-Hillard or its clients. If you’re picking up what we’re throwing down and want to know more about our day job, check out our portfolio.
