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HBO SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING POSTERS: MARTINEZ WILLIAMS II and KHAN MAIDANACreated posters for multiple HBO Boxing events and responsible for artwork, retouching and typography. Artwork was also used for Time Square billboards and other OOH material.

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RANDOM HOUSE & STEPHEN HAWKING: BOOK COVER DESIGNSCreated book cover artwork for Bestselling Author Stephen Hawking and Random House Publishing. Final artwork was used for all three books now available on Amazon.

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LBYL FILMS DESPERATE ENDEAVORS: THEATRICAL POSTER and Print CampaignCreated the theatrical poster for the international award winning film Desperate Endeavors. Developed the entire OOH Campaign including billboards bus shelters, subway and metro ads. Also developed Facebook promotional graphics and online banner ad campaign.

HBO PRINT ADS: REAL SPORTS with BRYANT GUMBELCreated two print advertisements for HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel used in various publications.

www.BigTenNetwork.com

TonighT caTch new episodes ofour original programmingThe Journeybig ten basketball 2011

8:00pm

Big Ten BaskeTBall and BeyondPresented by barbasol

8:30pm

Big Ten icons no. 3: michigan sTaTes’ magic JohnsonPresented by discover

9:00pm

norThwesTern vs wisconsin

6:00pmwww.BigTenNetwork.com

TonighT caTch new episodes ofour original programmingThe Journeybig ten basketball 2011

8:00pm

Big Ten BaskeTBall and BeyondPresented by barbasol

8:30pm

Big Ten icons no. 6: illinois dick BuTkusPresented by discover

9:00pm

indiana vs michigan sTaTe

6:00pm

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TonighT caTch new episodes ofour original programming

penn sTaTe vs wisconsin

6:00pm

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The JourneyBig ten BasketBall 2011

8:00pm

Big Ten BaskeTBall and BeyondPresented By BarBasol

8:30pm

Big Ten icons no. 3:ohio sTaTe’s Jessie owensPresented By discover

9:00pm

BIGTEN NETWORK: VARIOUS NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTSCreated several newspaper ads for BiGTEN NETWORK during the BIGTEN ICON Countdown event. Responsible for retouching photos of various icon athletes, layout design

and typography as well as digital print production.

BIGTEN NETWORK: VARIOUS ONLINE BANNER ADVERTISEMENTSCreated several banner ads for BiGTEN NETWORK during the BIGTEN ICON Countdown event. Responsible for retouching photos of various icon athletes, layout design, color, typography and optimizing images for web.

ROOSTER TEETH WEB SERIES, RWBY: TYPOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION POSTERSThese were typography posters I originally developed as fan art for the Rooster Teeth animated web series RWBY. These posters were featured on several online sites and blogs as well as the official RWBY Facebook Fan Page.

LBYL FILMS CHAOS IN GOTHAM: TELEVISION POSTERSCreated the television posters for the television series CHAOS IN GOTHAM for LBYL FILMS. Developed the concept and produced the artwork and title treatment.

LOUIS LATIMER: DARK REIGN BOOK COVER DESIGN and TITLE TREATMENT: African American Fiction writer Louis Latimer approached me to develop the cover artwork for Dark Reign the Legend of Isom Dart. The artwork on the far right was used as the final artwork for both print and digital editions.

WETV JOAN & MELISSA, JOAN KNOWS BEST?: ANIMATED BANNER ADVERTISEMENTSDeveloped Animated GIF and Flash Banners for WEtv Joan & Mellisa, Joan Knows Best. Responsible for design, storyboarding and animation.

LBYL FILMS: VARIOUS THEATRICAL POSTERSThroughout working with LBYL FILMS an independent film production and distribution company operating from Brooklyn NY, I have created over a dozen theatrical posters for their various film properties as well as promotinal materials, title treatments and digital assets.

DIGITAL CALM: LOGO DESIGN, ANIMATED LOGO OPENER & YOUTUBE CHANNEL BRANDINGDesigned Logo and overall branding scheme for Digital Calm. Developed logo in Adobe Illustrator and created 3D animated logo opener in Adobe After Effects and finalized video and audio in Adobe Premiere Pro. Created additional Youtube assets including, branded thumbnail template and Youtube Channel artwork.

EXIT STRATEGY PRODUCTIONS: THROW IT BACK SHOW PRINT/WEB CAMPAIGN & EXIT STRATEGY LOGO Developed the Logos for both Exit Strategy Productions and their television show Throw It Back. Created print and online campaign materials for Throw It Back as well as the typography based motion graphics for the trailer.

Thur. Oct. 7 9 pm et/ptTHE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

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Thur. Oct. 7 9 pm et/ptTHE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

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THE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

HBO FILMS POSTERS & TITLE TREATMENT: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, THE PROMISECreated posters for HBO Documentary, The Promise: The Making of Darkness On The Edge of Town. Title treatment also used in the on air television documentary.

DIGITAL ART: FEEL THE NOISE, FEATURED ON PHOTOSHOP CREATIVE MAGAZINE OFFICIAL WEBSITEThis self initiated digital artwork was a composite of 8 different photographs and was featured by Photoshop Creative Magazine on the homepage of their site and is also the Winner of the Photoshop Creative Editor’s Choice Award.

DIGITAL ART: FEATURED IN ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP & PHOTOSHOP CREATIVE MAGAZINEThese original self initiated digital art projects were each featured in Photoshop Creative and Advanced Photoshop Magazine as well as multiple websites and blogs.

SATURDAY, DEC. 11, 8PM ET /8:30PT

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CLIENT: HBO DATE: 10.15.10 AGENCY: PERE PARTNERSHIP ASSIGNMENT: LOMBARDI ROUND: 1 CONCEPT: 1

HBO SPORTS FILM POSTERS: LOMBARDI DOCUMENTARYCreated posters for HBO Sports Lombardi Documentary, final artwork used (bottom left) for posters and Times Square billboards. Responsible for artwork typography and layout.

VARIOUS LOGO DESIGNS: Various logo design projects requiring typography and digital artwork primarily one using Adobe Illustrator.

RAINBOW MEDIA, AMC WETV IFC DROP ADS FOR AT&T: MADMEN THEMED DROPS ADS Drop advertisements created for Rainbow Media based on AMC’s MADMEN. Responsible for art direction, concept, vector illustration, typography and layout.

“I specialize in high impact brand development and advertising. For me that means helping brands find the right message and communicating it boldy. From identity to print, to digital and mobile, I foucs on polished visual presentations aimed at creating unique and engaging expereinces that get people’s attention.

I do this by combining my creativity with consistency and context. For me visual arts is not something I picked up in school or a career path I just happened to choose, it has made up my world from the begining and is the foundation of who I am as an individual. There are many ways to tell a story, and I’ve benefited from learning as many of them as possible throughout my life and career.”

SOFTWARE SKILLS:Adobe Photoshop CCAdobe InDesign CCAdobe Illustrator CCAdobe Premiere Pro CCAdobe After Effects CCAdobe Audition CC Adobe Dreamweaver CCAdobe Lightroom 5Adobe MuseFinal Cut Pro X Mac OSX & Windows OS

EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES:Design & PresentationConcept DevelopmentLogo Design & BrandingPhotography & RetouchingDigital Art & Photo ManipulationTraditional IllustrationVideo Editing & Motion GraphicsWeb Design, SEO & Social MediaYoutube Marketing & BrandingGoogle PPC Management Inbound Marketing

CONTACT ROBERTO BLAKE, ADDITIONAL SAMPLES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST:http://robertoblake.com email: rblake@robertoblake.com phone: 910.551.6170

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