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Maxxis Off-Road Campaign

Maxxis Off-Road Campaign Sample Image
Client: Maxxis International
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: January 2006
Skills: Art Direction, Design, Photography,

In 2005, Maxxis International made a push into the automotive off-road market, including the launch of a new radial-belted Trepador tire and a redesign of it’s popular Bighorn. Maxxis looked to us to provide an advertising campaign to them greater visibility and acceptance in a extremely competitive market. We coordinated …

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Maxxis Nate Adams Poster

Maxxis Nate Adams Poster Sample Image
Client: Maxxis International
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: April 2005
Skills: Art Direction, Design,

Maxxis International is a specialty tire company that produces tires for automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, atvs, and more. They approached us at Crux Studio to develop an advertising campaign that would showcase the wide cross-over appeal of their products for the outdoor enthusiast. We built a strong advertising campaign around …

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Maxxis iRazr Campaign

Maxxis iRazr Campaign Sample Image
Client: Maxxis International
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: October 2004
Skills: Art Direction, Design, Photography,

In late 2004, Maxxis International launched the first radial-belted tire for ATVs. They asked Crux Studio to put together a campaign that reflected the innovation and quality of this new product. After lengthy discussions, we decided to put together a campaign driven entirely by product photography and sophisticated typography, as …

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WORCS Sponsorship Package

WORCS Sponsorship Package Sample Image
Client: WORCS Racing
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: July 2004
Skills: Art Direction, Design,

WORCS Racing presents a national Motocross/ATV series that draws participants ranging from professional racers to competitive amateurs, with classes for everyone including women and children. During these two-day weekend events, enthusiasts come to participate and get to watch and compete with their favorite pro riders on the same courses. The …

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Fox Racing

Fox Racing Sample Image
Client: Fox Racing
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: April 2003
Skills: Art Direction, Design,

Fox Racing contracted Crux Studio to design and produce a sponsorship package for the highly anticipated motocross film Terrafirma 8, the next release in their award winning Terrafirma series. We concepted, designed, and produced the 10 page, 4-color printed piece meant to secure sponsorships for the upcoming release. With a …

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SFO Magazine Ads

SFO Magazine Ads Sample Image
Client: SFO Snowboarding
Agency: Crux Studio
Project Date: December 2000
Skills: Art Direction, Design, Photography,

From 2000 through 2002, I produced a handful of ads for SFO Snowboarding, a popular snowboard shop based out of San Francsico. This is a small sample posted for posterity’s sake.

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About This Site

Hi there. I'm Kai: a graphic designer focused on building usable websites following current web-standards. I currently live in Half Moon Bay, CA, though I recently spent eighteen months working, living, and traveling through Asia. On this blog you'll find my portfolio , a journal section in which I write about and link to things that interest me, as well as photos that are cross-posted to Flickr.

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