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Assistant Art Director
Image West Ltd.
Hollywood
Image West Ltd.
Hollywood
Image West Ltd. Hollywood
scanimate animation
Video Effects
scanimate animation
Video Effects
Image West Scanimate video FX was seen in commercials, sports opens, show/news openings & music videos.
Image West real-time motion graphics was used for TV between the 1970s and early 1980s.
The core "genre" was motion graphics itself, manipulating text, logos & shapes with a characteristic raw, organic analog look that set it apart from film-based animation techniques of the time. The speed of real-time production made it ideal for fast-paced demands of broadcast industry.
ABC TV
video effects
created with
scanimate animation
video effects
created with
scanimate animation
ABC NightLine
video effects
created with
scanimate animation
video effects
created with
scanimate animation
Wimbledon
video effects
using scanimate
animation
video effects
using scanimate
animation
ABC Sports
video effects
created with
scanimate animation
video effects
created with
scanimate animation
Earth Wind & Fire music video effects were created by Ron Hayes, creative director at Image West Ltd. Hollywood
Image West Scanimate system originated the 'color feedback' effect using real-time motion graphics popular in the early 1980's.
Image West Catalog of Video Effects $500 for each effect.
Brochure for
DTLA Coldwell Banker
office rentals
DTLA Coldwell Banker
office rentals
Line drawings & design for
office rentals
office rentals
Created all ads at the Bullock's Headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.
Ads targeted affluent shoppers highlighting new fashion trends.
Created appealing 'display ads' for Bullock's Wilshire.
Primarily used paste-up type and photo elements for display ads.
Created 'column ads' in magazine and newspaper for Bullock's Wilshire.
Created 'catalog mailers' for Bullocks Wilshire The Specialty Store in the 1980s.
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
MCA Records
Illustrator
MCA Records
MCA Universal Music Group
Recording Artist Publicity Division
Universal City, California
Recording Artist Publicity Division
Universal City, California
Al Ebner's publicity team worked on the 10th & 11th floor at MCA Records aka The Black Tower.
MCA Universal Music Group Publicity 10th Floor located in Universal City California
Created tickets, posters, ad slicks, promos for Gladys Knight LIVE 1986 Aquarius Theater Hollywood
Created ad slicks & promos for Back to the Future, 1985, 1989, 1990.
Created all advertising, posters, tickets for MCA Records artists: Elton John, Johnny Paycheck, The Beach Boys
1993 MCA Universal Home Video
Created publicity for Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight 1986.
Concepts by and created hand drawn illustrations and lettering for MCA WAX FAX Publications
Concepts plus hand drawn illustrations for MCA promo swag
Designed the masthead for MCA WAX FAX Publications
Created the graphics for MCA WAX FAX Publications
Original concept, design, original Hand Lettering for the initial WAX FAX masthead, MCA Records Publications
Graphics for Thriller, Michael Jackson: Money for Nothing, Dire Straits: Every Breath You Take, The Police: Take On Me, A-ha.
Their newly acquired theaters meant new publicity opportunities, press kits, posters, advertising.
Created publicity articles in Hollywood Reporter
Created publicity articles in Daily Variety.
Our strong publicity team kept the pace of increased live performances
Created cassette & record labels and album covers
We designed materials like press kits, album covers, and posters, adhering to a strict template; our main creative challenge was fitting it all into the limited space.
Back to the Future VHS 1989
Created ticket designs using paste up lettering.
Created Press Kits of B&W stills and press info
Contents of Press Kits included: B&W stills, story synopsis, & character information. Detailed info for the press.
Graphic Designer
Patty Berns Art
Publicity • Logos
Patty Berns Art
Publicity • Logos
Patty Berns Art Studio
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles
Patty Berns Design Studio
Historic Fithian Building Landmark
1213 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Historic Fithian Building Landmark
1213 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hand lettering - Crazy Shirts of Hawaii
Hand Lettering - cover
Multiplicity Gallery
San Francisco
Multiplicity Gallery
San Francisco
Illustration design
Cafe Rouge Montecito Inn
Cafe Rouge Montecito Inn
Illustration
Montecito Inn
Montecito Inn
Created Press Kit for Tootsie 1982, Columbia Pictures. One of many.
Created Press Kit for E.T. 1982 Amblin Entertainment
Created Press Kit for Sophie's Choice 1982 Universal Pictures
Created cover design and hand drawn lettering: Fire At The Mine, Tomesha Corporation
Hand lettering • design
Hollywood Improv Comedy Club, (Est. 1974)
Hollywood Improv Comedy Club, (Est. 1974)
Hand drawn logo
Tomesha Corporation
Tomesha Corporation
Hand drawn illustration • design
Tomesha Corporation
Tomesha Corporation
Hand drawn
LA Nicola
Hollywood
LA Nicola
Hollywood
Hand drawn logo
The Hub Market
LA Nicola
The Hub Market
LA Nicola
Shirt designs for
KCET Los Angeles
as gifts to donors
KCET Los Angeles
as gifts to donors
Illustration
Montecito Inn
Montecito Inn
Hand drawn
Gables
Clothing Co
Gables
Clothing Co
Hand Lettering - design
Death Valley Croquet
Death Valley Croquet
Teaching Airbrush Technique
Hand drawn design illustration
Earth Day
Santa Barbara
Earth Day
Santa Barbara
Hand Lettering -
AKARI Hair Salon
Santa Barbara
AKARI Hair Salon
Santa Barbara
Hand lettered
The Hub Market Deli
chalk board menu
The Hub Market Deli
chalk board menu
Hand drawn logo
Graffy Software Design
Graffy Software Design
Art Teacher • Mentor
Patty Berns Art
Studio Art
Patty Berns Art
Studio Art
Pattyspen
Patty Berns Art
Patty Berns Art
My first day of teaching silk screen to kindergarteners
Learning to decorate cakes promotes fine motor skill development.
Hand Drawing Storybooks Workshop for first graders.
Teaching silk screen in elemetary
Students silk screen their 'Mother's Day Wall-hangings' for mom. As we screened them; students hang their artwork to dry.
Paper Making promotes cognitive development improves fine motor skills
Sharing the paper making technique with teachers
Silk screened paint over fabric
Hand Lettering Calligraphy
Beginners Calligraphy workbooks and workshops
Calligraphy Workshops in Los Angeles
Calligraphy workshop tables
ready for my students
ready for my students
Offer many workshops using chalkboard signs, flyers and online ads.
Studio workshop for
beginners in cursive
beginners in cursive
We decorated our float annually with our neighbors for the Fiesta Children's Parade.
The popular Sign Painters Club loved creating wall banners for school events & celebrations.
Sign Painters Club painted banners for school spirit!
Sign Painters Club painted banners for school carnival.
4th graders created a 10 foot tall x 20 foot wide backdrop for their class play. Each image designed by a student was integrated into the backdrop. The play was popular and a wonderful success.
Students also designed & built a 15 foot tall rocket ship.
Drawn by a 4th grader. This along with the play's backdrop and rocket was painted by 4th grade students. It was used as a foreground prop in their play: The Garden Show.
Special pizza & ice cream Appreciation Party celebrating our 30 hard-working Sign Painters Club artists!
4th graders auction project: potato printed tablecloth sold for 1K supports their art program
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