ben yonda

Bengay - "Cold-In-Action"

2011-10-25T09:08:00.000-07:00

Bengay - "Cold-In-Action"Studio: Brand New School - LAProduction: Brand New School, Los Angeles

Creative Director: Ben Go

Art Director: Robert Bisi

Designers: Andrew Bernet, Sakona Kong, Ed Laag, Chris Lee, Sol Linero, Ben Yonda

CG: Jean Choi, Max Keane, Taryn McLaughlin, Dony Permedi, Young Rho

Storyboards: Max Forward

Producer: Michael Theurer

Portrait Drawing

2011-10-20T18:55:00.000-07:00

Portrait Drawing - [Black/White Charcoal on Brown Paper, Black Charcoal on White Paper]
Drawn from life in studio setting. Each portrait is 18" x 24".

Click Image to enlarge.

Yes Equals Yes - Mind Melting

2011-08-28T11:38:00.000-07:00

Client: Yes Equals Yes - Website
Studio: YONDA
Role: Direction/Design

Visit Yes Equals Yes

ESPN - World Series of Poker

2011-08-11T08:29:00.000-07:00

Client: ESPN - 2011 World Series of Poker
Studio: Charlie Company
Role: Design (Including 3D)

These are my styleframes for the pitch for the 2011 World Series of Poker.

Ben Yonda - New Site Launch! Summer 2011

2011-07-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

Ben Yonda - New Site Launch! Summer 2011

Hello Friends! Just updated my site, go check it out! It's the first update since relocating to the west coast and there's tons of new work. I've been very busy!

Wooooooooooooooooooo!

VISIT BENYONDA.COM

New Site Coming Soon!

2011-06-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

New Site Coming Soon!

Stay tuned!

Car Science Logo

2011-06-22T08:40:00.000-07:00

Car Science - Logo

Logo I designed for the TV Show "Car Science" on the Speed Network .

Designed at Fish Eggs.

[Visit Show Site]

4 Minute Morning

2011-04-05T09:21:00.000-07:00

My bike ride to and from work on April 1, 2011 from Santa Monica to Venice.
Two 20min rides shot on Flip Cam and sped up 400%.

Ben Yonda - Cause & Effect - Art Direction Reel

2010-12-21T11:42:00.000-08:00

Reel of the Art Direction of Ben Yonda at the NYC production studio Cause & Effect.

Many talented people worked on the team: Tim Lines, Danny Princz, Brad Walter, Ariel Frost, Sarah Orenstein, Marisol Baltierra, James McKinnon, Heidi Sullivan, Rachel Yonda, Mike Wechsler, Corey Ryan, Diksha Watwani, Yenting Chuang

Cause & Effect Clients Include: (Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nick@Nite, YTV, VH1, Sesame Street, Harlem Village Academies, Nickelodeon Movie Promotion (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Shrek The Final Chapter, MegaMind), Parents Connect, Standard Films, Comcast, Nick@Nite Cross Promotion (Kia, Bounty, Charmin, Subway, XBox, Home Depot, Motts), SPIN Magazine, Total Beauty

benyonda.com

Cause & Effect Holiday Invite

2010-12-10T13:00:00.000-08:00

Holiday Party 2010 from Cause & Effect Productions on Vimeo.

Director: Jamie Hubbard
Art Director: Ben Yonda
ProdCo: Cause & Effect
End Diorama: Ben Yonda/Tim Lines

Halo Awards - Image

2010-12-10T12:56:00.001-08:00

Halo Awards - "Image" from Cause & Effect Productions on Vimeo.

Client: Nickelodeon Creative Advertising
Director: Jamie Hubbard
Art Director: Ben Yonda
ProdCo: Cause & Effect
3D: Michael Russo

"From Scratch" - Behind the Scenes

2010-11-22T09:26:00.000-08:00

Here's some behind the scenes photos from the shoot of the "From Scratch" Music Video. The video will be released winter 2011 to promote the debut solo album by Brian Keenan entitled "Today This Year".

Directed by Ben Yonda
Production: YONDA
DP: Mike Wechsler

Coming Soon

2010-11-16T08:56:00.001-08:00

Cause & [ Effect ] - Website

2010-11-16T08:39:00.000-08:00

Cause & [Effect] - View Website

Art Director - Ben Yonda
Additional Design - Geoff Thorpe, Tim Lines
Producer - Mary Howard Ade
Web Development - Organic Spread Media

Samantha Berger: The Website

2010-09-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a site I created for Samantha Berger, a Children's Book Author, Nickelodeon Creative and all around awesome person! Monique Ah-Sue also threw in some creative muscle in the concepting stage.

Visit the site!

By Ben Yonda

Check out Rachel Yonda's New Reel

2010-08-13T06:24:00.001-07:00

by Rachel Yonda
www.rachelyonda.com

Nanook Films Logo

2010-07-28T12:14:00.000-07:00

Nanook Films Logo and Player Window [logo, branding]

Visit Nanook

By Ben Yonda

Stuff You Should Know: T-Shirt Design Contest

2010-07-08T14:51:00.000-07:00

Stuff You Should Know: T-Shirt Design Contest [Design, Digital Illustration]

Here's a T-Shirt Design I made for my favorite podcast >Stuff You Should Know.

Spring Pong 2010 Invite

2010-04-08T08:48:00.000-07:00

Spring Pong 2010 Invite [Print Invite, 3D Illustration]

by Ben Yonda / Cause & Effect

CG Maxi Bold on the rocks

2010-04-05T10:59:00.000-07:00

CG Maxi Bold on the rocks [type experiment]

ice sculpt

Every Everything

2010-03-15T13:26:00.001-07:00

Every Everything [animation experiment]

Clean

2010-03-13T09:04:00.000-08:00

Clean [animation experiment]

giza falls

2010-03-12T13:54:00.000-08:00

giza falls [digital illustration]

R

2010-03-10T11:13:00.001-08:00

R [digital illustration]

up in pills

2010-02-21T22:12:00.000-08:00

up in pills [digital illustration]

Fête Nationale Fireworks

2009-11-22T17:53:00.000-08:00

Fete Nationale Fireworks from Benjamin Yonda on Vimeo.

Fête Nationale Fireworks by Ben Yonda

Yonda Marque d'Or

2009-10-19T18:40:00.000-07:00

Yonda - Golden Type Experiment (Typography Digital)

Fuel Signature Series - Hunter Gatherer

2009-10-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

Final animation that I helped out on over at Hunter Gatherer, with Todd St.John

Hello Yonda LLC

2009-10-09T14:57:00.001-07:00

Hello Yonda LLC is born! We're looking to combine our powers and take on projects as a team! Please drop us a line if you need some pretty.

Hunter Gatherer

2009-06-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

See me help out Todd StJohn and the Hunter Gatherer crew.

Secret Dance Party

2009-05-07T09:29:00.000-07:00

Secret Dance Party - [Collages Digital - 2004]

Here's some old collages i found from way back when.

Ben Yonda - Self Portrait

2009-04-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

Portrait Series - Ben Yonda [Digital]

Illustration by Ben Yonda

Rachel Hoffman

2009-03-31T05:56:00.001-07:00

Portrait Series: Rachel Hoffman - [Digital]

illustration by ben yonda

Je Serai Là

2009-03-30T08:23:00.000-07:00

Je Serai Là - [Digital Type/Illustration]

by Ben Yonda

Brian Keenan

2009-03-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

Portrait Series: Brian Keenan - [Digital]

illustration by ben yonda

j'ai vécu sans toi

2009-03-26T14:41:00.000-07:00

j'ai vécu sans toi - [digital]

just for fun.

Worldwide Day of Play

2009-03-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

Worldwide Day of Play - [design]

Here's an old one i found in the archives. It was for an animation that played over Nickelodeon's airwaves for a whole day to tell kids to go out and play.

Lighthouse

2009-03-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Lighthouse - [Digital Collage/Animation Experiment]

Lighthouse from Benjamin Yonda on Vimeo.

Design/Animation: Ben Yonda

Boue de la Rue

2009-02-22T13:55:00.000-08:00

Boue de la Rue [digital]
Another type experiment with the face Baby Teeth by Milon Glaser.

Trésor Caché

2009-02-21T18:09:00.000-08:00

Trésor Caché [digital]
Type experiment with the face Baby Teeth by Milon Glaser.

U2 - Get On Your Boots

2009-02-09T19:46:00.000-08:00

GONYB 09 GA Live
by yardie4lifever2

Get On Your Boots - Grammys [animation]

Loyalkaspar was tasked with creating the live performance graphics for U2 at the '09 Grammys. I helped out the team with a little animation.

The Spill Canvas - All Over You

2008-09-12T06:02:00.000-07:00

Music Video Styleframes [Typography, Digital Illustration]

The Spill Canvas - "All Over You"
Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer
Producer: Rob Schroeder and Georg Kallert
DP: Todd Bell
Edit/Post: Bill McShane
Graphic Design: Ben Yonda
Animation: Josh Horowitz
Client: Warner Bros Records

Monique Ah-Sue

2008-08-02T13:16:00.000-07:00

Website design collaboration with Director/Producer Monique Ah-Sue for her portfolio site.

"The Entrance, The Exit"

2008-05-25T12:37:00.001-07:00

"The Entrance, The Exit" [digital illustration, typography]

Illustration for Anti Magazine, Issue 6.

Cricket Spin/A Wonderful

2008-03-18T17:52:00.000-07:00

Cricket Spin/A Wonderful - Split 7" Design [Digital Illustration 7.25" x 7.25"]

Record jacket for a split 45.

A Beautiful Stop

2008-03-16T15:50:00.000-07:00

"A Beautiful Stop" [type experiment - marker on paper]

On Top of the Feed

2008-01-31T14:34:00.000-08:00

Feed Banner [Digital Illustration/Typography]

A little while back I made a banner design for the Design/VFX Portal Feed.

Tapping Shoes Don't Sleep Alone

2008-01-31T08:51:00.000-08:00

Tapping Shoes Don't Sleep Alone [ Acrylic on Wood]

Painting from 2005

Thankful

2008-01-31T08:44:00.000-08:00

Nicksgiving [Production, Stop Motion]

Behind the scenes from a Thanksgiving shoot which features stop-motion animation of food. I helped out with animating Danny Phantom and the Nickelodeon Splat. Also pictured are Monique Ah-Sue, Amelia Irwin, Fonlin Nyeu, Aaron McDannell, and Chris Davis.

View Spots Here!

Rock and Roll

2008-01-31T08:37:00.000-08:00

Top 5 Music [Set Design/Production, Compositing]

Here's another old one. This is from 2004 Nickelodeon Shoot for Top 5 Musicians of 2004. The Spot Won a BDA for Illustration in Broadcast.

View the spot here!

Objection, Sustained.

2008-01-31T07:38:00.000-08:00

Long Exposure Light Experiments [Digital Stills]

Here's some experiments Josh Horowitz and I shot at a Summer Camp in 2005. We're pretty sure Sprint was watching from the bushes and used the idea for their campaign two years later.

CLICK TO PLAY MOVIE!

Weather Control

2008-01-26T18:54:00.000-08:00

Weather Control [compositing experiment]

Click to play movie.

Still from Original Footage

Worry About Me

2008-01-26T18:43:00.000-08:00

"Worry About Me" [Digital Illustration, T-Shirt Design]

Another old one from the vaults

Perfect

2008-01-26T18:40:00.000-08:00

"perfect" [digital illustration]

here's an older illustration i dug up

Starfield Particles

2008-01-25T15:18:00.000-08:00

Random Rainbow Starfield [Maya Dynamics/Particle Experiment]

Click to Play Movie:

Ugly Thing

2008-01-23T20:18:00.000-08:00

[3D Model - Maya]
A tutorial taught me how to make this ugly looking thing. enjoy.

Character Designs

2008-01-10T08:52:00.000-08:00

[digital illustration]

Here's a couple variations on a recent character design.

BASF Illustrations

2008-01-10T08:44:00.000-08:00

[ink on paper, digitally colored]

These are from a series of illustrations done for the German company BASF for a live conference which featured artists from San Paolo, Toyko, Vienna, and New York.

special thanks to john earle

Sleepwalking

2007-12-18T20:55:00.000-08:00

Sleepwalking Boy [3d character model - Cinema 4D]

A modeled character based on designs by Rachel Hoffman.

the original sketches by Rachel Hoffman.

Shows on Faces

2007-11-11T22:02:00.000-08:00

"Shows on Faces" - [Ink on Medium Paper (digitally colored) 9" x 9"]

Around the Corner in this Town

2007-11-11T15:03:00.000-08:00

"Around the Corner in this Town" - [Digital Illustration, Handwriting]

"Things are happening around this town and you don't know the way save these minutes they may be the best of our collection over and after the passing i've learned a little more than we asked for scenarios of impossible science but happiness in its secrets take my hand if you don't believe what i've seen around the corners in this town and keep the lamps lit because i'll be out late"

[based off original: dover - men's heads]

Better Been Have Never Things

2007-11-10T21:43:00.000-08:00

"Better Been Have Never Things" [3D/Digital Illustration]

One of Their Own

2007-11-09T09:18:00.000-08:00

"One of Their Own" - [Digital Illustration, Hand Lettering]

It's Not Winter, But I am Older

2007-11-04T20:14:00.000-08:00

"It's Not Winter, But I am Older" [ink on medium paper 9" x 12"]

Thieve's Auction Poster

2007-11-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

Thieves Auction Concert Poster [original drawing ink on medium paper 9" x 12"]

A poster I illustrated back in 2004 for the Rochester-based band Thieves Auction.

Endless like feet in clay

2007-10-30T18:11:00.000-07:00

"Two" [12"x12" Acrylic on Wood Panel]

Producers Guild of America East

2007-10-30T17:58:00.000-07:00

The Night of the Producer - Poster/Invite/All-Access Pass

For the Producers Guild of America East's Annual event, I designed an invite/poster, an all access pass and an sponsor poster (not pictured). The Event Featured Creative Director Robert Greenberb (RGA) and Producer Jane Rosenthal.

Sounds like Shivering

2007-10-22T17:57:00.000-07:00

Shiver Script [inked drawing on paper]

This is an inked rendering of a display typeface I've been working on. It's takes the simplicity of one-line-drawings with the gloss of wet paint.

All Seeing

2007-10-12T19:19:00.000-07:00

Spectacle [linoleum block print 3"x5"]

if you slow this print down to a freeze frame you can see it was imploded
by george bush's cousin's internet cable company.

Scratched with a Pen

2007-10-12T16:57:00.000-07:00

Misc Sketches [Ballpoint pen, Digital Color]

A Pallet on Your Floor

2007-10-08T19:51:00.000-07:00

Collage on Ceramic Tiles [various sizes]
2004

[click for full size]

detail...

On a Golden Coast

2007-10-08T15:37:00.001-07:00

On a Golden Coast - Acrylic on Canvas [12"x18"]

Painted in early 2007
[detail - click to see full view]

Bodyguards and silver cane

2007-10-07T11:34:00.000-07:00

3D Key Experiment [cinema 4D]

Here's a screen from a new style that I've been developing.

True Love 1

2007-10-07T00:03:00.000-07:00

digital illustration

[click to enlarge]

Shiny ink meets slab serif.

When I left home

2007-10-06T23:17:00.000-07:00

acrylic painting [24"x18"]

by ben yonda / rachel hoffman

[click to enlarge]

Supports my head, gives me something to believe

2007-10-06T22:56:00.000-07:00

Rabbit [Linoleum Print 6"x6"]