by haris cizmic | Apr 12, 2021 | blog, diversified |
My new, animated music video “Romantic Cowboy vs. Space Aliens” is out! Song will be available on all streaming services soon. It took a while to do the animation, and to score, mix and master the tune, but it’s my “Corona Virus” project....
by haris cizmic | Sep 19, 2019 | blog, diversified |
Having in mind that I do up to a few thousand creative pieces a year, mostly for corporate clients and businesses on a very tight schedule, I have to drop some of my side projects like creativeartmarket (for URL availability check creativeartmarket.com) and...
by haris cizmic | Oct 14, 2018 | blog, diversified |
I’ve done the new official music video for a popular US metal band – MadamX. Monstrocity was released by AWAL Digital Limited (on behalf of Ellefson Music Production) in the USA and (digitally worldwide). I had fun editing this one, I’ve also...
by haris cizmic | Apr 2, 2018 | blog, diversified |
Haris Cizmic – New Single and Video coming on VEVO (first, then following on all other online media). Video is filmed on locations in Detroit in winter 2016. Directed by Aleksandra Cizmic and Scott Sprague, edited by Haris Cizmic. Video is unlisted on Youtube...
by haris cizmic | Oct 18, 2017 | blog, diversified, online media, print |
Dapresy Data Visualization | Total Design work for an Interactive Infographics and Data Analytic Company “Dapresy”(SaaS Platform) You haven’t head of Dapresy Data Visualization? I had a nice gig of redesigning the whole marketing platform, look and...
by haris cizmic | May 26, 2017 | blog, everything, websites |
Being included in any “Best Of” Selection is an honor (unless it’s your own selection). Modestly, I was on many “The Best Of” lists so far (mostly music related), I even have a “Best Of” record released. But being listed as a...
by haris cizmic | May 21, 2017 | blog |
(This post is some 8 months late, but I was too busy to do it sooner.) Well, everything awesome has to end at some point because nothing lasts forever. Time for me to go and to leave my awesome, unbelievable team (of the best kick-ass creatives) to their destiny, to...
by haris cizmic | May 20, 2017 | blog, diversified, websites |
I’ve done a cool total corporate design for a popular Data Analytics company. What started as a simple developing of some cool digital artwork for purpose of improving their global look and feel, turned into an intensive video editing / animation or a Demo video...
by haris cizmic | Oct 16, 2016 | blog, ford |
Many times people ask me what is the process that goes into creating of Ford or Lincoln advertisement pieces, that get produced with high budget for millions of people to see. Well, I will tell you something about that. Usually we hear about something new coming down...
by haris cizmic | Sep 19, 2016 | blog, CG, lincoln |
This is my latest project – A prototype of two animations for Lincoln Wishlist I did to show vendors what is that we’re expecting from this unit. For the 1st animation, I’ve used the 3D Parallax technique to animate in After Effects. I was provided 1...
by haris cizmic | Sep 15, 2016 | blog, lincoln, widgets, olm units |
2016 Lincoln Wishlist WINTER IS COMING TO OUR SMALL AMERICAN TOWNS No, it’s not the “Hart of Dixie”, it’s the new Lincoln Ad Campaign The new Lincoln Continental is out! Featuring a small American town, a romantic night scene and few awesome...
by haris cizmic | Jul 18, 2016 | blog, lincoln |
Split Testing A/B OF MYCO ONLINE MEDIA Which one will win? Well… … that is something no one knows yet. So, after re-designing the new Lincoln MYCO set of OLM units, I also designed a similar set, but in a different color. Instead of blue/white,...
by haris cizmic | Jul 15, 2016 | blog, everything, flash banners, ford, widgets, olm units |
SUV MYCO Units ANNUAL REDESIGN GALORE “REALLY? AGAIN?…” Yes, I’m doing it again… …and this time it will kick ass – as always… It’s about that time of the year. We don’t have a “rule”, or...
by haris cizmic | Jul 7, 2016 | blog, diversified, ford, widgets, olm units |
Google Web Designer HOW TO ANIMATE ONLINE MEDIA UNITS “Two steps forward, five steps back” I miss Flash, almost romantically …but it’s gone, gone, gone (like the song) So after many years of animating, coding (AS1, AS2, AS3…well scrape...
by haris cizmic | Jul 7, 2016 | blog, ford, lincoln, widgets, olm units |
Online Media Placements WHERE DO ALL THOSE BANNERS GO? by Haris BANNERS! Soooo I know I said I won’t write about my Online Media banners anymore…well, sue me. It’s what I do some 36.2% of the time, anyway. Well, what happens with those banners,...
by haris cizmic | Jun 27, 2016 | blog, flash banners, lincoln, online media, widgets, olm units |
New Lincoln MYCO are in progress – Yes, we’re changing the templates again, and not only that – now we’re separating them between a “regular” MYCO units and a special, event-driven MYCO banners (Spring event, Sumer event,...
by haris cizmic | Jun 27, 2016 | blog, flash banners, ford, widgets, olm units |
I am working on a bunch of Ford Summer Event online media units. You can check an early animation prototype below. A fun project to do, especially when also designing a 2016 Lincoln Summer Event and all other online media (and there’s a LOT of it). The worst...
by haris cizmic | Jun 25, 2016 | blog, diversified, print |
I got commissioned to design an official ‘4th of July’ Shirt for VetFriends(.com). It’s a great organization that’s helping U.S. Military Veterans Reconnect and I’ve already designed few of their designs (as seen in my few previous...
by haris cizmic | Jun 11, 2016 | blog, diversified, print |
After I’ve designed the shirt for Veterans (see my previous post), I got commissioned to do the same, but for the US Coast Guard. I’ve also designed 2 versions, one for light and another for dark shirts. The client has decided to have me design their...
by haris cizmic | May 9, 2016 | blog, diversified, print
Last weekend I did something that deserves to be listed here, even tho many projects I work on never get mentioned on my website (it’s crowded anyway). I got commissioned to come up with a design for a shirt, on a theme “All gave some, some gave all”...
by haris cizmic | May 4, 2016 | blog, ford
Even though I’ve decided not to make posts about my day to day work (if it’s not really something special), this one is kinda cool. See, I developed the look and feel of the Ford’s new Veterans and Military Personal Sales Event, not expecting it to...
by haris cizmic | May 4, 2016 | blog, branding, diversified
Design company I co-founded, PunkGraphic(.com), got an interesting job – designing a new logo for a manufacturer of Power amps, Pre amps, DAC’s and other audio equipment. This was a quick one. We delivered some 3 versions, client liked them all but settled...
by haris cizmic | Apr 20, 2016 | blog, ford, homepage takeover
OK, this project is already posted somewhere on this website, but seeing it again after all these years, I just had to re-post it. I am very proud of the Homepage Takeover for Taurus SHO I conceptualized, designed and produced. I cut videos, coded Flash and animated...
by haris cizmic | Apr 20, 2016 | blog, lincoln
OK I was really happy to find this long lost (and forgotten) piece I did some 5 years ago. I remember having to conceptualize, design and animate a flash banner for (then) new Lincoln MKS. The client wanted it to reflect the (then) current Lincoln TV spots. There was...
by haris cizmic | Apr 20, 2016 | blog, flash banners, ford, online media
One of my lost work examples, (found on the lost hard drive) is this in-banner game that demonstrates BLIS (blind spot sensors). Instead of making a standard flash banner, I decided to make it more interactive, so it’s fun to navigate the vehicle left and right,...
by haris cizmic | Apr 20, 2016 | blog, diversified
So, I was going through my old drives at work and I found this cool demo of Augmented Reality we did for Warrior Sports some 4 years ago or so (yea, we were among the first ones). I did the design of it. It features (then little) Austin Parker showing off this...
by haris cizmic | Apr 4, 2016 | blog, diversified
I’m working on my new music video, while still mixing the song. Tonight it should be mastered at the Metro37 Studios in Detroit, but the most video footage have been shot already in the last few weeks. The video will be featuring a lot of Detroit, it’s...
by haris cizmic | Mar 15, 2016 | blog, flash banners, ford
I know I promised I won’t be posting many of my day-to-day work-related designs / units, but this one is important. Why, you ask? Well, because it’s entirely done in H5, as opposed to Flash (which is dead, dead, dead). We still don’t have...
by haris cizmic | Mar 15, 2016 | artwork, blog, diversified
I just stumbled upon the artwork I did some time ago, for a client who wrote and was publishing a book for children. I have actually illustrated almost a dozen of books for kids over the years, so this brought back memories. I did my first such project around 1998 or...
by haris cizmic | Feb 19, 2016 | automotive, blog, CG, ford
I think I’ll soon become way more selective with my posted work and projects. Not because I don’t like everything I design / Art direct, but because there is SO MUCH ordinary stuff that honestly I don’t care about much. Yes, those units get many...
by haris cizmic | Feb 8, 2016 | blog, photoshop templates
I’ve made Portrait studio mockup template that converts any photo into a cool watercolor artwork, sitting on the drawing desk. It’s available for free download from Scarab13.com (free, simpler version. there is also a link to my pro-fullfeatured version in...
by haris cizmic | Feb 3, 2016 | blog, ford
OK this is definitely NOT something I would usually put in my portfolio at this point in my career. So, let’s just say that the significance of this post is that I’ve taken something old and re-designed it to something new. Also the animation is amazingly...
by haris cizmic | Feb 1, 2016 | blog, diversified
I was contracted to design a small food store in New York. The budget did not allow for all the crazy stuff I really wanted to do but in the end it turned out quite nice. Pitopia is a salad place, in the heart of the 5th avenue. It used to be some old, ugly joint...
by haris cizmic | Jan 27, 2016 | blog, lincoln
I just did my first work on the latest addition to Lincoln’s Fleet – a 2017 Lincoln Continental. It looks very sweet, the one exhibited at the Detroit Auto Show got my attention for sure. Not to say too much, but now we’ll see some changes in the...
by haris cizmic | Jan 12, 2016 | blog
3 Years ago, I’ve started my little design blog, that introduces my new designs, mostly available for download as commercial or free template units “for masses” – So the people who use them, even without Photoshop skills can still achieve...
by haris cizmic | Jan 6, 2016 | blog, diversified
Bill Cosby – TV Commercial for a Lawyer’s Office OK, I know this is a strange one. I got a request from a client to deliver a TV spot involving Bill Cosby, but to heavily retouch him (as pictured) in a 10 sec version (SD, so it’s only 720x480). Also...
by haris cizmic | Dec 31, 2015 | blog, diversified, websites
Saving Lives Inc – Social Services People at a Chicago-based Social Services Agency “Saving Live” take individuals with mental illnesses under their wing, and help them improve their quality of life through sessions of clinical therapies in a supportive and...
by haris cizmic | Dec 1, 2015 | blog
(Yet Another) Music Video OK This is an interesting one. Few years back, Scott Sprague and I (the unbeatable Blindspot Production Force from Russell Studios) did the music video for a popular Albanian pop-star. It was a gig, we shot the video, we got paid and went...
by haris cizmic | Nov 18, 2015 | automotive, blog, CG, lincoln, widgets, olm units
2015 Lincoln Wishlist – Mobile edition Unit for Weather.com – Comp phase. Images for different weather situations (day, night, snow, rain, sun, you get it)… The challenge here was how to strategically place the logo (in the small space provided for...
by haris cizmic | Nov 18, 2015 | automotive, blog, CG, lincoln, online media
2015 Lincoln.com Homepage Billboard for Wishlist I was in doubt if I should even post a video, but c’mon – the lights are glowing so nicely (and very subtle, so please focus!) This is done by creating a 3-sprite transparent PNG that was coded in HTML to...
by haris cizmic | Nov 18, 2015 | automotive, blog, flash banners, ford
New Car Platform (Ford) – New MYCO units for the recently introduced Car Platform – HTML5. We’ve gone a long way since the early days of Flash MYCO banners with 6 frames and 17 CTA’s. This is a clean set of MYCO banners that was developed over...
by haris cizmic | Oct 28, 2015 | blog, design templates
This is one of my latest designs, a watercolor splash in few shapes and colors, that you can use on any photo. Just import your image in a smart object following instructions and pick the look you like. That’s it. Get it for only $3...
by haris cizmic | Oct 28, 2015 | blog, branding
A client who’s logo was designed by me, just sent me a photo of a beautiful box with the logo engraved in pearl script. I bet he paid a lot for it, but it looks really...
by haris cizmic | Oct 26, 2015 | automotive, blog, ford
It’s getting really busy here. Lincoln Sales events, MYCO redesigns for Ford (Car and Truck) and Lincoln, Library online media, applying the new Lincoln art styles from NY based agency Hudson Rouge, while sending comps back for their comments, re-creating our...
by haris cizmic | Aug 12, 2015 | automotive, blog, lincoln, websites
One of my recent units, a Summer Event Lincoln Pushdown went LIVE on CNN (08/12/15). It is a pencil size banner that expends to 970x400, plays video and collapses. Check out the video below. It’s based on the latest Summer Lincoln look and...
by haris cizmic | Oct 12, 2015 | blog
OK, This is a big one. I am re-doing my 2 years old website. Why, you ask? I will tell you. Even though, I am getting thousands of hits a day, my bounce rate was high – which means that most people would check my homepage only, never going any deeper....
by haris cizmic | Sep 11, 2015 | blog
That’s it. After 3 long years I am finally off to the old country (and several others). I need to recharge my batteries, it was crazy 3 years without my family, Adriatic, Chevapi, Burek, beautiful city people and everything else. Hasta la vista, see you again in...
by haris cizmic | Sep 8, 2015 | blog, websites
Since Halloween is approaching fast, I’ve decided to consolidate some of my best Horror/scary posters and designs (in a form of easy to use design templates available for download) and I’ve made a one pager called www.scaryPoster.com. With some basic SEO...
by haris cizmic | Sep 1, 2015 | blog
It’s always nice to see something you’ve spent so much time on (with the rest of the company) finally taking shape and getting published. We did many home page takeovers, summer sale banners, units, TV commercials – all following the new look and...
by haris cizmic | Aug 14, 2015 | blog
It’s getting really busy here. Lincoln Sales events, MYCO redesigns for Ford (Car and Truck) and Lincoln, Library online media, applying the new Lincoln art styles from NY based agency Hudson Rouge, while sending comps back for their comments, re-creating our...