Hurry, Hurry, Hurry! Make sure not to miss this spectacular event benefitting Safe Haven Family Shelter.

We are very excited to be working with Allen Clark, Feld Entertainment, and Safe Haven Family Shelter to create the face of this event with invitations, web blasts and letter press posters! Come down and help out a worthy cause all while enjoying inspired photography and great treasures from the Circus’ past, at an exciting one-night-only event next Thursday, January 12.

More information below, along with a gallery including our poster design, and some example of Allen Clark’s amazing circus photography.

Feld Entertainment, Inc., the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live entertainment, has partnered with local photographer Allen Clark to host Museum & Menagerie: A Circus Celebration from Past to Present benefiting Safe Haven Family Shelter on January 12. Clark was granted access behind the scenes of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® circus to create an exhibit featuring animals and performers that capture the fundamental beauty and magic of these classic icons. The photographs will be included in a silent auction to take place at the event. The evening will include hors d’oeuvres, drinks, performers, items on display from the Ringling Bros. museum and live music by the band Bear Cub. (The event will also celebrate the upcoming Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Fully ChargedSM show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena from Jan. 26 to Jan. 29.)

What: Museum & Menagerie – A Circus Celebration from Past to Present benefiting Safe Haven Family Shelter
Where: The Berger Building, 162 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN 37203
When: Thursday, January 12; 6:30 to 8:30pm
Tickets: $65 in advance (purchase online at www.safehaven.org); $75 at the door

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To most of America, Willie Nelson is a household name, as it is here at Collide, which is why we were SO excited to be able to create the branding and packaging for his new album, Remember Me Vol. 1. The new release from Willie Nelson and R&J Records, has plenty of familiar standards recorded by Willie with producer James Stroud from the “classic country songbook” made famous by the likes of Johnny Cash, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner, and Vern Gosdin, and others – all with Willie’s signature twist!

To reflect this rich heritage in the packaging, we revisited the classic LP style (a vinyl edition of the album is on its way too), and created a digital photo-illustration for the cover to add to the timeless, classic quality. We hope you enjoy this project as much as we do. It’s now available on CD (Amazon) and digital (iTunes).

Above: Final Cover / Left: Original Photo / Right: Our Photo-Illustration

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Collide would like to take time to congratulate John Rich on his big win on Celebrity Apprentice. John raised over 1 million dollars for his charity, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, in Memphis!

If you happened to see the show, you may have noticed the first Big and Rich album (designed by Collide) in the opening credits! If you missed it, check it out here. For other Big and Rich album design, check out our portfolio.

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Collide has been very excited to work with the very talented Gary Voelker on a fresh new identity system for his company Experience Studios, a Washington-based production studio that will be sponsoring the film festival at the Gideon Conference this year. Check out the new logo or click here to see it in action in the promo film created by Experience Studios. Then visit the Experience Studios website or Facebook page for more information on how to enter the contest or attend the Gideon Media Arts Conference.

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LoCash Cowboys are new to the country scene, with their energetic and innovative style they really separate themselves from your grandma’s country! For “Keep in Mind” they took a step back from their edgier norm and created this truly beautiful ballad.  Collide (with the photography of Allen Clark) in creating the art for this single, tried to soften things up a bit without taking away the LoCash personality.  What you see here is an ad for the single “Keep in Mind” and the original logo created for the band. Look for more of our work with these guys in the future, we’re having a blast!

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Collide was blessed to be able to design the conference materials for The Gideons International this year.  Along with Gideons Art Director Jeff Jones, Collide created a fresh approach to a centuries old idea.  Focusing on individual people and their place in this organization, Collide created a visual army one person at a time.  Also check out the motion graphics based on these designs, created by frequent collaborators Fivestone Studios and if you have a few minutes, check out the website [see link above] for The Gideons International. Their history is truly fascinating!

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With this year being our 7th time working on a 48 hour film (and 5th time leading a team in the Nashville competition, having won 3 years ago with “Electricity: Unplugging the Myth”), Becky & I (Chute! Pictures) teamed up with fellow 48 veteran Torry Martin (multiple year best actor winner, and co-writer of last year’s best screenplay) to do something a bit out of the ordinary as an added challenge, and something that would be interesting for the audience to discover when viewing the films.

What we came up with involves sharing brainstorm and writing sessions, locations, and actors between three different teams. This brought together a huge array of talent including Steve Feldman, Adam Drake, Ryan Dunlap, Teri Modisette, Dave Moody, Josh Moody, Rusty Whitener, Allen Clark, Lee Lannom, Marcus DePaula, Winston Hearn, and many others. The results can be seen in the screening of Group D on August 12 at the Belcourt. It’s a subtle added detail… but pay close attention to films with team names including “…in the Fourth Dimension”

Our Film, “Veni Vidi Vyschy”, focuses on two travelers from another land who visit America and find that what they were searching for, wasn’t really what they needed after all.  Take a look at the poster we designed and check out the trailer for the movie.  If you would like to visit the “4th dimension”, group D screens Thursday August 12th at 9:30 pm, at the Belcourt. Hope to see you all there.

Scroll down to see the 30-second trailer as well as the poster.

Veni Vidi Vyschy (trailer) from Chute! Pictures on Vimeo.

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It’s funny how things change over the years and Disney World is a great example of trends in innovation.  They are never behind the times, especially in their ticketing, so enjoy these examples of Disney World tickets since 1975:

In 1975 they still used the “E” ticket system, and whoever had this ticket (no it wasn’t ours) certainly took advantage of those big rides, but clearly wasn’t as impressed with the “A” tickets because they left them all in the book:

These two tickets are from the late 80′s – early 90′s era:

Around the mid 90′s Disney World went high tech and started automating everything, even tickets (third one above).  From then on, your plastic ticket has been your room key, credit card, park ticket and just recently your way to a fast pass.

We can only guess that the next new ticket will involve computer chips and mobile phones.  We’ll just have to wait and see.

Until next time,

-Kevin and Becky Tucker

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New country artist, Matt Kennon, has had resounding success with his first hit single “The Call”.  His rugged charm and gravely voice have catapulted him onto radio playlists across America.  With his single, “The Call”, his recently released self-titled debut album and now his second single “You Can Still Wear White”, Collide took inspiration from Matt’s down-to-earth authentic style to design an approachable identity which represents his music.

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Kungaloosh my friends of the interwebs.  I am here again with a report from Ft. Worth, Texas, my latest place of exploration.

As it were, Ft. Worth is the 17th largest city in the great US of A.  Located in the northeast section of the HUGE state of Texas, Ft. Worth is a wonderful gateway between the east and west and gives you a small taste of many different cultures from Mexico to the old south, and the wild west to high society without being too much of any one of those things.  Rich in history, Ft. Worth was the center of the early cattle drives and was a stop on the legendary Chisholm Trail, earning it the renowned nickname, “Cowtown”.

While in Ft. Worth, I had many intriguing experiences including the Water Gardens (seen in the film “Logan’s Run”), which is a lovely architectural representation of a natural environment designed by Phillip Johnson (This attraction receives 5 WUCees).  You will see from my photos that I spent many waking hours exploring its wonders, before I returned to my hotel (the Downtown Sheraton) for a quick nap before dinner at the Reata (a Ft. Worthian staple, culinary team led by Juan Rodriguez, Fred Hamilton, Travis Purdin, Ignacio Rodriquez and Melissa Aguilar ) where I dined upon a lovely appetizer of quail and garlic cheese grits, followed by a main course of buffalo steak and finished with a unique jalapeno flan. Rounding out the evening, I viewed the  fireworks show from a local parking garage to celebrate our great nation on the 4th. Of July. Which is Independence Day.

The next day after awaking from my morning nap, I took a trip to the Stockyards which is where it all began.  Full of saloons, longhorns, cowboys, rodeos and other critters of the like, there was plenty to keep me occupied on this blazing hot afternoon.  Make sure to take a camera and a backup camera, and some batteries, because you wont want to miss documenting your travels in this place.  Also, I beg of you, take time to visit some of the older buildings in town.  Somehow, Ft. Worth escaped the garish refurbishment that the 1970′s brought to most towns and much of the original architecture still remains. Along with the historic architecture, you will find wonderful new examples as well such as Bass Hall which you won’t want to miss.  With its towering angels and gilded trumpets, this is truly a modern day architectural treasure (David M. Schwartz, architect).  If you’re feeling adventurous, (like me) carefully stray off the beaten path in this city for it is full of Mexican popsicles, wheat crunchies and Dublin Dr. Pepper (which is the oldest Dr. Pepper bottling plant in the world).  You have to be willing to go where others may not to find these things, but they are worth the effort.  While you are straying, drive through the historic neighborhoods and savor the beautiful homes being refurbished.  Along with the downtown buildings, many of the older homes have been salvaged and restored to their original glory.

In addition, there is a zoo, a train and many art museums in town to finish out your trip. While I enjoy a more historical perspective, I do hear tell of a Six Flags theme park and water park just about 30 minutes from Ft.  Worth.  If you get tired of Ft. Worth (as if you could), there are many surrounding cities that are a day trip away such as the famous home of the Alamo, San Antonio. There’s also a really big city very nearby called Dallas - you may recall it from that early 80s TV show… I can’t remember the name of it, but it was the one where that guy wakes up in the shower and everything was just a dream. That’s kind of how I felt when I woke up from my morning nap at The Sheraton. Smashing pillows they have.

Truly, I enjoyed visiting this great city and whether you are young or not so young there is something here for you to enjoy.  If you choose this area, be aware that the further into the southwest you go, the hotter it becomes, so pack appropriately.  I hope you get a chance to visit this lovely town soon and if you do, tell them Wandering Uncle Clyde sent you!

Until we meet again!

-Wandering Uncle Clyde

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