DOUG JAEGER

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I live in a big city, have worked at larger firms 1, 2, and build my own small firm. I enjoy working with other people to expand my capabilities and understanding of new processes and way of understanding.  There are many ways of being inspired besides a big move. Stephan Sagmeister recently took a year long sabbatical in Bali to get himself going, there is a great TED video about it here.   

I believe that you could start something where you are, and build your own community. Some amazing things are happening around us everyday facilitated by the the internet. For example Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, is a drawing class with Burlesque and other performances as subjects as apposed to the standard nudes, sure it happens in NYC, but can happen and inspire anywhere.

Expensive art schools have their place, but are not the only way to learn.  After high school, besides technical training, art schools provide a social network of people with compatible skills, understanding and motivation that can carry through your life. This social network often facilitated via alumni programs can be a powerful way to find jobs, build new relationships, and find support when things go wrong.

I learned a lot of what I know from friends, peers, and by doing. The internet is a vast resource of free training on every subject.  My suggestion would be to pick a project that goes beyond your current understanding and figure it out. School will not teach you to be curious, but if you are learn to be curious you will always learn. A guy I used to work with a TBWA\ is learning to farm, as the subject of a TV show called the Fabulous Beekman Boys on Planet Green.

This is a pretty broad question… The best way that i can answer this is through my own experience.  I started by helping companies design logos when I was in my fist year of college. Working as a temp at a plastics molding company during my first summer off, I noticed that they had different logos on various materials, and noticed that larger companies like the one my father worked for “3m” had a very consistent visual image.  I designed a logo using some basic 3d software on the mac, and brought it in to my boss, he liked it, but didn’t use it.  He told me it was great, but that branding wasn’t priority for him.   I used the logo in my portfolio and it helped me get my first design internship when I was 20 years old at Agency.com.

Before that in high school I was involved in the year book and the school newspaper as a designer / illustrator, there i got the hands on tools to design things as i imagined them.  

Today I would imagine that forums like Behance.net, Cargo, theCreative Finder, would be places to post your personal work, that others in the field could find, and from there, you might get some work.

Depending on your location, find and participate in the creative community around you. In NYC there is a vibrant creative community supported by the Art Director Club, the OneClub, The AIGA.

And i guess one last thought it that some talent is born, and others are grow. It’s not always easy finding where you fit in, in some cases you may have to define your own way to contribute.

Internships are a great way to see how things work, and to meet people that have different roles. 

Today we talked to a guy about making a giant blue whale. Then we ran into a lady that wants to run the world. Then we had brunch. Then we ran into a friend buying razor blades for an art project. Then we created a brand of bullets for an alternate universe.  Later on we are hanging out with a pope to enhance some portraits that we took a few weeks ago. 

we bought a new fridge because our old fridge was a power hog. We wanted to have filtered water, crushed ice, etc. 

Facebook Places logo, has a “4” hidden in it. I have started to see some chatter online about why.  In the battle of the check-in that has only begun, it needs to see graphic design play a small role.

Before and After, just 45 minutes. What changed? Wallet emptier, Smile has about 5% more grin, and my hairs are just a bit shorter.  My brother bought me Flowbee years ago, and I have been using it for years, occasionally I go to the pros, and when I do I ask about where the business is headed? will there be innovation in the hair cutting business?  I have a few Ideas, that I will sketch out and share with all of you… 

GILT group is winning. I look down at my phone, and across the table I hear “Ooooooohhh” then I look over and I see frantic thumbing and fingering to enter the GILT private website… Then ” I want that!” touch touch… Then a pause… “No”… Not this time. Clearly an addiction.

I had no idea that this was such a saga…. wow.

So. On the appropriate day in June, I tried to order an iPhone. The whole system was f***d so I tried the next day. I was on a ferry. We were docked in Petersberg, Alaska, for a couple hours. I used my laptop and my EVDO card, over a painfully slow, tenuous EDGE connection, to order my phone….

(via wolfgangsworld) The things that happen before you are born.

Poster Boy, the war of art. Works on vinyl catalogs the work of PB. Still living in the wake of the experiences of Feb 2009, I am glad to see this book. An amazing body of work that deserves attention. With Brooklyn’s case against me, finally a thing of the past, more than a year later it’s great to have the liberty to speak about what actually happened. It feels great to do what I love to do again.

I pledged $100 towards voyURL. Such a great idea. I hope it makes it to it’s goal of $10,000.

Praying mantis found at 10 Jay in Dumbo.

When choosing a fan, please consider “king of fans” or risk being beheaded.

The other day @kSloan an I bought some French fries from mcdonalds and made this skull. Then we took a picture. We also made a font. Stay tuned.

Great bathroom sticker for GAWKER.TV at Tom & Jerry’s.

These look like a stack of one show pencils, for winning work in pharma category.. 

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I could tell you …

This book is so awesome. It’s a book of military patches of secret units. We keep a copy on the Barbarian coffee table in the Boston office reception area. 

Lately I have been hearing the expression ” I wish I could have been a fly on the wall for that conversation”… What about a fly on a coffee cup?

My rainbow won’t be a viral, but it is in HD.

Giving away free cases. I clicked on an email on my iPhone, that launched the download of the iPhone 4 case program. It launches a mini-store that allows you to pick from about 6 or so case options. I chose the black bumper. What an app?

Anti-brand wifi network naming. this guy hates timewarner, can you tell? Also love to see… “apt 7a is too loud” as a network name. What a great way to let people know how you feel.

A bike check. Transportation Alternatives set-up a bike check outside the Brooklyn Bridge Park tonight. At 8:35 it was full with bikes, not taking anymore. It would be great to see more bike checks at major events to promote this way of getting around.  With all the bike lanes new york is feeling more like amsterdam everyday. We need more boats.

So I checked into heatopolyse 2010 on foursquare… And I touched the “special nearby tab”. Somehow I wish it was a 20% discount for an A/C unit, or a free organic frapaccino from Starbucks. Instead it’s Planet Hollywood.

Really can’t wait for this stuff to get even smarter.

Beer. When I first tried it it reminded me of dirty soda. Unsweetened Ginger root, I was confident it would have no effect on me, and 11 later I discovered it’s memory erasing effects. Just over 16 years ago, my palette was naive to the subtleties of this golden liquid. Today my throat and stomach anticipate every sip. Still I don’t believe it is thirst quenching, like the advertising says, but I do now enjoy the taste.

The Fly, he lays on his beer soaked back squirming towards the edge of the table in hopes of a pleasant gust will take him back into the air. She sympathizes and blows him.

Is it time to start a food blog? The new iPhone4 takes such beautiful pictures, it makes this plate of rustic bread smothered is beans olive oil, red pepper flakes, and basil look as good as it tastes.

We arrived at Supper, at 10:15, with every outside seat available. A cool breeze with chirping birds and the distant sound of dogs playing.

What’s wrong? It’s a great question, when answered by a well designed biodegradable package with cute $3.99 packages by help I need help. Now available at Duane Reade, originally distributed at museum gift shops and design store, I am excited to see this idea go main stream.

I was recently asked to provide some perspective on the unanimous attention garnered by the Trillion Dollars Campaign for The Zimbawean, by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris. It’s a campaign that we can all learn from. I liked that the idea, was the media, and not a new one, paper. Read the Article at Bizcommunity.com

OOMA

A communication company with a hope of being so much more.  I built an integrated team to develop the brand identity for launch that included the logo, brand guidelines, owners manuals, consumer website, b-to-b materials, 3d renderings, and product packaging. The team worked closely with the Ooma product team to support product iconography and labeling for Fcc approval and consumer testing. 

Captain Lucas Brand

We were approached by Josh and Evan of Coolhunting to create a logo for their new publishing company, Captain Lucas. The Captain was a famous breeder of the Sealyham Terrier, of which Josh and Evan are owners of. As a niche publisher of content with global distribution, we thought it would be great to combine the image of a terrier with a young captain and and old world image of the globe. This brings meaning to the hope of world exploration through the passion of design, fashion and authenticity.

BROOKLYN BREWERY

in 2005 we were approached by Brooklyn Brewery to do a new website for the brand. We worked closely to maintained the integrity of Milton Glaser’s logo and product package design. After just one meeting we had agreed on a direction and implemented a UI and template that allowed for the site to be built under tight budget constraints. Over a three year period we made gradual upgrades to leverage changes and technology and product ranges.

thehappycorp 1.0

Not just a company, but a place where amazing things were created, friendships were made, and the world was changed. At 56 Spring Street the group inhabited the 3rd Floor from 2003 till 2005, then expanded into the 2nd floor space. In Mid 2007 the landlord decided to level the building and build condos. I worked with a 3d artist to create a 3d fly-though of the original space. This is the exterior shot with none of the adjoined buildings.

(CLL) PHN-LCKN

thehappycorp produced an event in 2006, called CLL PHN LCKN with a division of MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art) called PoP Rally.  The whole thing involved a disease called Severe-Micro Cellulotamination or SMC that is a result of excessive cellphone use. We attracted over 1000 attendees to the MoMA for a one night concert event featuring the Williamsburg, Brooklyn native band Les Savy Fav. The collaboration intended to drive interest among younger museum goers and the downtown crowd to the ‘Out of Time’ exhibit.

MoMA Atlantic/Pacific

In early 2009, thehappycorp worked with the MoMA to create an integrated communications campaign in the Brooklyn Atlantic/Pacific Station. The project included over 50 works from the permanent collection of MoMA reproduced in vinyl throughout the station connecting all the major commuter lines into the city. The MoMA transformed a canvas normally relegated to advertising and  The project was received extremely well by the commuter population and a tremendous amount of attention via global media outlets. The museum also enjoyed higher than normal visitation during this period.

Shep’s billboard on Houston has become a popular checkin location on foursquare.

The Lighting in the Back of DBA is a bit weird.

Now it’s a waterfall. Magic!

Not sent from my computer.

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