Nicholas Hartman

Represent Logo

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:52:25 +0000

This was created to promote an art showing I put on, which featured drawings of various kinds of shoes.

Represent: Drawings and Video

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:32:28 +0000

My newest project is now showing at the Habitat in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The drawings came after filming one week of everyday Manhattan—from the knees down. From the footage, a series of concept drawings were created. Running through June 2, the drawings and video will be showing at the Habitat. At the end of May, a shorter edit of the video (currently 120+ minutes), and all the drawings will be posted on my site.
Below is a link to the trailer.

view the trailer

Pour House Logo

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:37:03 +0000

My newest logo design.
On it’s debut weekend of
St. Patricks day the new place opened, and was very well-received. Congratulations to everyone at Bottleneck Mgmt.—I can’t wait to grab a stool there. It’s An upscale restaurant/bar in Old Town, Chicago. And the outstanding highlight of Pour House is it’s
90 taps of beer and 8 taps of wine.
Yes please.

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Old Town Pour House Logo

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:07:08 +0000

An upscale restaurant/bar in Old Town, Chicago. The outstanding highlight
of Pour House is it’s 90 taps of beer and 8 taps of wine.

GBC, Schmucks vs. Orphans Basketball logos

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:41:45 +0000

The second season of Guys Book Club (created by George Zwierz), has a scene involving a basketball game. George asked me to create two logos to be silkscreened on the jerseys. The design inspiration came from a multitude of NBA logos.

Halloween 2011 Decor

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:01:59 +0000

This is the video game environment we created at the Habitat. It features Mario I and Mike Tyson’s Punch Out (using digital prints spray-mounted to the wall), Tetris (built with 8″x8″ cardboard gift boxes), and finally an acrylic painting of Samus Aran.

F1 Grand Prix of America

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:41:59 +0000

This logo was rejected as a concept, but I really liked how it turned out as a concept, and felt compelled to put it in the book. Originally the project was for a pitch to add an American stop in the F1 circuit at Port Imperial. The proposed track would be on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, and would weave amongst the streets near The Palisades with the Manhattan skyline in the distance.

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F1 Grand Prix of America

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:25:19 +0000

This logo was rejected as a concept. Originally the project was for a pitch to add an American stop in the F1 circuit called Port Imperial. The proposed track would be on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, and would weave amongst the streets near The Palisades with the Manhattan skyline in the distance.

Samus Aran Painting

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:19:48 +0000

I designed this digital poster to promote this year’s Costume Contest. In addition, I wanted to do a painting of Samus Aran, and moreover, I wanted to try a technique that I don’t normally do—realism. This exercise was an important lesson, as Im intending to move into some more work that addresses dramatic lighting as well as different material textures. In pushing a photo-realistic style, I was forced to be much more attentive to details that I otherwise overlook, and I was reminded of many nuances in painting and drawing that I have been ignoring for way too long.

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Samus Aran’s Smoking Gun

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:29:26 +0000

2011 acrylic on paper, with colored pencil and marker, 28″x40″

Aiming for realistic proportions is something that I typically work towards. However, “realism” as a style, is new to me, and not something I’ve practiced since my days in school. In pushing a photo-realistic style, I was forced to be much more attentive to details that I otherwise overlook, and I was reminded of many nuances in painting and drawing that I have been ignoring for way too long.