Creative Director / Principal

James was recently Creative Director of Video for Global Creative Services and Marketing at Franklin Templeton. Before that, he was Senior Director of Visual Design for NBCi and Design Director at KTVU Television, (San Francisco broadcast market) where he worked for over twenty years.

As Creative director of sf/o design his clients have included; Hewlett- Packard, RCN Television Landor, Discovery Pictures, NBC, CBS, ESPN, Williams Sonoma, The Grateful Dead and singer/ actress Cher.

He has received multiple Emmys, Tellys and international broadcast design awards for broadcast design, animation and corporate image development

James served on the Board of Directors for the International Broadcast Designers' Association for four years, participating in global graphic design seminars and conferences. He also taught seminars in Ukraine, Russia, and Israel for over ten years, blending technical knowledge of television design with social issues affecting the former Soviet Union.

Expertise:

Art direction & strategic vision. Animation and environmental design.

Lead Designer / Animator

Sue has 30+ years of professional experience designing award-winning graphic packages for national broadcast and commercial clients in TV news, corporate and post-production environments.

Sue specializes in 2D animation, conceptualizing and executing impactful design for the news and financial services industries.

She developed a curriculum and taught design seminars fostering free press in the former Soviet Union and several other developing democracies over a period of 10 years.  

Sue holds a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design and Master from the Pratt Institute.

Expertise:

Design & typography, animation and conceptual thinking. 

Director / Producer

Jim has now been a leader in high impact broadcast design and direction for over 40 years. His designs have received International BDA Gold Medallion awards, BDA Latin Awards, Addy, The Tellys and The New York Film Festival to name a few.

His projects include works produced for numerous U.S. and International television stations, networks and professional sports teams.

Expertise:

Art Direction, design, and an intrinsic ability to translate imagery through motion and time.

Designer / Animator

Sam Louie has 30 years of professional design experience working with top motion graphics agencies and design studios in Los Angeles.

Sam has earned recognition as a visual effects supervisor and feature film title designer for television shows and feature films in Hollywood.

Sam taught design at Pasadena Art Center and the San Francisco Academy of Art.

Expertise:

Design, animation and motion effects.