http://www.ngkastner.com ngkastner Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.ngkastner.com en http://ngkastner.com/The-New-Orleans-Jazz http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/The-New-Orleans-Jazz Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:44:47 +0000 ngkastner 1719127 I was wondering the other day, "What if the Utah Jazz never left New Orleans in 1979?" These are posters for the 1998 NBA Finals designed with Reid Miles in mind. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719127/nojazz1.jpeg" border="0" width="392" height="550" width_o="392" height_o="550" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719127/nojazz1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719127/nojazz2.jpeg" border="0" width="392" height="553" width_o="392" height_o="553" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719127/nojazz2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719127/nojazz3.jpeg" border="0" width="392" height="567" width_o="392" height_o="567" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719127/nojazz3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> http://ngkastner.com/When-the-Night-Calls-it-Quits http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/When-the-Night-Calls-it-Quits Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:07:27 +0000 ngkastner 1719116 This CD design for Eclyptic (a local Northeast Ohio band) was inspired from a trip to the prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed. Eclyptic won the best band in Cleveland award for 2009. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/eclyptic2.jpeg" border="0" width="651" height="431" width_o="651" height_o="431" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/eclyptic2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/eclyptic3.jpeg" border="0" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/eclyptic3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/eclyptic4.jpeg" border="0" width="650" height="416" width_o="650" height_o="416" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/eclyptic4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/38414_451619510629_115067280629_6490984_4912218_n.jpeg" border="0" width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/38414_451619510629_115067280629_6490984_4912218_n_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/261753_193862683999437_177607998958239_578188_3215413_n.jpeg" border="0" width="670" height="533" width_o="720" height_o="573" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719116/261753_193862683999437_177607998958239_578188_3215413_n_o.jpeg" align="left" /> http://ngkastner.com/Common-Hoops http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Common-Hoops Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:06:59 +0000 ngkastner 1718578 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718578/_MG_7165.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="446" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718578/_MG_7165_o.jpg" align="left" /> In June of 2011 I was a participant of Common Project - a social design initiative aimed at building new, sustainable businesses. During my two weeks there, with the help of 5 other creative professionals, we developed COMMON Hoops. COMMON Hoops is a high style, custom basketball product company that uses it's funds to fuel youth mentorship and community development in towns that have economic hardships. The COMMON Hoop is the first of what will be many products created by youths and designers. Hand built from reclaimed materials, the COMMON Hoop is both a functional backboard and an art piece. COMMON Hoops is starting in Greensboro, Alabama - a place where social ventures are bringing promise of a new creative economy. http://ngkastner.com/Double-Scribble http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Double-Scribble Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:41:15 +0000 ngkastner 1719023 I run a blog that profiles a basketball sketch once a day. Check it out... <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/lamarcusaldridge.png" border="0" width="627" height="687" width_o="627" height_o="687" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/lamarcusaldridge_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/tumblr_lode43MQZI1qgcd16o1_1280.jpeg" border="0" width="670" height="563" width_o="1280" height_o="1076" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/tumblr_lode43MQZI1qgcd16o1_1280_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/tumblr_lnk5jnp6mE1qgcd16o1_1280.jpeg" border="0" width="670" height="503" width_o="1280" height_o="961" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/tumblr_lnk5jnp6mE1qgcd16o1_1280_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/jamesharden.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="382" width_o="2048" height_o="1167" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/jamesharden_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/kyrieirving2.png" border="0" width="627" height="687" width_o="627" height_o="687" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/kyrieirving2_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/carlosboozer.png" border="0" width="627" height="687" width_o="627" height_o="687" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/carlosboozer_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/deshawnstevenson.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="773" width_o="972" height_o="1122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/deshawnstevenson_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/kawhileonard.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="390" width_o="2048" height_o="1195" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/kawhileonard_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/luoldeng.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="1048" width_o="1338" height_o="2094" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/luoldeng_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/marcgasol.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="892" width_o="1464" height_o="1950" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/marcgasol_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/paugasol.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="837" width_o="1380" height_o="1724" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/paugasol_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/philjackson.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="714" width_o="1002" height_o="1068" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/philjackson_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/sergeibaka2.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="955" width_o="1704" height_o="2430" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719023/sergeibaka2_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://ngkastner.com/Cities-of-my-roots http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Cities-of-my-roots Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:33:44 +0000 ngkastner 1719072 About a year ago, Forbes released a study identifying the top 10 fastest dying cities in the United States. As I studied the list, I began to notice that the majority of the cities listed were places I have spent most of my life. So as an homage (albeit ironic) to the suffering places of my youth, I made these travel posters. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/akron.jpeg" border="0" width="404" height="620" width_o="404" height_o="620" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/akron_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/canton.jpeg" border="0" width="404" height="647" width_o="404" height_o="647" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/canton_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/cleveland.jpeg" border="0" width="404" height="676" width_o="404" height_o="676" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/cleveland_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/dayton.jpeg" border="0" width="404" height="671" width_o="404" height_o="671" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/dayton_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/detroit.jpeg" border="0" width="404" height="778" width_o="404" height_o="778" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1719072/detroit_o.jpeg" align="left" /> http://ngkastner.com/Fabrica http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Fabrica Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:24:24 +0000 ngkastner 1718998 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/strke.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="421" width_o="670" height_o="421" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/strke_o.jpg" align="left" /> This spread in Colors Magazine is supposed to define creativity in a simple and engaging way to encourage others to apply to Fabrica. I illustrated what I felt like trying to define creativity. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/sf1.jpeg" border="0" width="567" height="350" width_o="567" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/sf1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/sf2.jpeg" border="0" width="567" height="350" width_o="567" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/sf2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/sf3.jpeg" border="0" width="567" height="350" width_o="567" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/sf3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> This is an ad campaign I created while on trial at Fabrica, in Treviso, Italy for Doctors Without Borders. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/DONATIONS1.png" border="0" width="612" height="792" width_o="612" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/DONATIONS1_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/DONATIONS3.jpg" border="0" width="612" height="792" width_o="612" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/DONATIONS3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/DONATIONS2.png" border="0" width="612" height="792" width_o="612" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718998/DONATIONS2_o.png" align="left" /> The ad campaign from above inspired this ad campaign, directed at the Red Cross. http://ngkastner.com/Working-The-Musical http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Working-The-Musical Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:15:21 +0000 ngkastner 1718942 The director of a public theater company in Jersey City, NJ wanted to use old WPA posters from the 40's as the backdrop. Instead of using pre-existing ones, I designed brand-new old posters. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working2_1.jpeg" border="0" width="511" height="650" width_o="511" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working2_1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working1.jpeg" border="0" width="509" height="632" width_o="509" height_o="632" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working3.jpeg" border="0" width="576" height="843" width_o="576" height_o="843" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working4.jpeg" border="0" width="657" height="432" width_o="657" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working4_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working5.jpeg" border="0" width="657" height="415" width_o="657" height_o="415" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working5_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working6.jpeg" border="0" width="657" height="419" width_o="657" height_o="419" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working6_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working7.jpeg" border="0" width="657" height="483" width_o="657" height_o="483" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718942/working7_o.jpeg" align="left" /> http://ngkastner.com/Flyer-News http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Flyer-News Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:43:52 +0000 ngkastner 1718782 In college I was managing editor of the student newspaper. The summer before my senior year I completely redesigned the entire paper. I also redesigned the web site. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718782/fn2.jpeg" border="0" width="650" height="438" width_o="650" height_o="438" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718782/fn2_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718782/fn1.jpeg" border="0" width="650" height="443" width_o="650" height_o="443" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718782/fn1_o.jpeg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718782/fn3.jpeg" border="0" width="650" height="475" width_o="650" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/128541/1718782/fn3_o.jpeg" align="left" /> http://ngkastner.com/Heart-Health http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/Heart-Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:49:23 +0000 ngkastner 1718353 In the spring of 2011, I created a series of medical animations illustrating the process of insulin resistance. These animations were apart of a film aimed to educate firefighters in Reno, NV the importance of heart health. The title of the movie is... "Physical Survival for Fire Fighters and Law Enforcement Officers: A New Look at Identifying Who is at Risk - Before the Heart Attack!" http://ngkastner.com/The-Meaning-of-Life http://ngkastner.com/following/ngkastner.com/The-Meaning-of-Life Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:49:22 +0000 ngkastner 1718441 On the tail end of a movie shoot in Reno/Carson City, Nevada I asked my fellow crew members on the set what the meaning of life is. Why are we here? Why do we exist? I often ask myself these things when making a decision on what I should do next in my own life. Many thanks to Nicola Guarneri, Blake Van Brouwer, Mark Rosol, Emile Hirsch, Tango the dog, Rashi Destefano, Tomas Deckaj, and Hector Miranda for their beautiful insight.