VI Director at Greening the Beige
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Creative Consultant at the Bridge Cafe
- Creative Consultant at Kroznot New Media
- VI Director at Greening the Beige
- Founder, Creative Director at AVA Creative
- Co-Founder, Editor at Driftwords
- Host, Event Manager at AVA
- Owner at AVA
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- V.I. Director at Club France
- VI / Design Director at Greening the Beige
- Senior Designer at Shi Ji Jia Ming Exhibition Services Co. Ltd.
- Host, Coordinator at Beijing Bookworm - Open Mic Nite
- Cinematographer at Meridian Films
- Historical Building Restoration Craftsman at Sobanja and Son
- Field Journalist at KFAI / KUOM Radio Stations
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AVA Creative - Kyle Sobanja’s Summary
AVA Creative is a modern independent design house, specializing in visual identity and branding, art and design, photography and videography.
We offer totally customized design work, which you can view at either:
http://www.coroflot.com/kylesobanja
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http://avacorp.googlepages.com
Kyle B Sobanja, the founder of AVA, got his start with doing rock concert posters in Minneapolis, did fashion photography for a while in the UK, and moved to Beijing - Today's economic capital - to successfully launch AVA Creative. Now, AVA has opened a Minneapolis branch to service clients in North America.
Our client list:
the Coca-Cola Company, The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, The Republic of France, APCO Worldwide, Sinopec - China Petrol, Alliance Francais, Campus France, Club France, Cresta Yachts, the Bridge Cafe, Tuk Tuk Thai, YY Sports, Collective Magazine, the Walker Art Center, the Southern Theater, the Guthrie Theater, Intermedia Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, Dunn Bros. Coffee, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, HarMar Superstar, FLIPP, Beijing Capital Art Museum, the Stone Boat Cafe, D22, Yugong Yishan, Customer First, Beijing Actors Workshop, Beijing Improv, FUGLY Streetwear Collective, ANDA Accounting, le Divan, and more.
Contact AVA at avacorp@gmail.com ...
AVA Creative - Kyle Sobanja’s Specialties:
AVA offers logo and branding design, graphic and fine art design for print or web, interior and architectural design, and custom couture design for apparel, accessories, and fragrances. AVA is a modern design house composed of designers from around the world, offering a wide range of styles and expertise.
AVA Creative - Kyle Sobanja’s Experience
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Creative Consultant
the Bridge Cafe
(Restaurants industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
We're going to re-design and renovate most of the Bridge Cafe, formerly famous as the Sculpting in Time cafe in Wudaokou, Beijing. We'll do it a section at a time, and plan to finish before the Olympics. Wait and see folks!
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Creative Consultant
Kroznot New Media
(Animation industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Meeting clients; designing and developing visual identities, logos, print media, and websites; managing a team of designers and media software experts, managing communications and work-flow, etc
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VI Director
Greening the Beige
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Greening the Beige is an eco-arts festival held annually in Beijing, China. GtB promotes sustainable energy, eco-friendly practices for consumers and businesses, green vendors, etc - and brings the theme into a festival with art, music, theater, workshops, and more.
I was VI Director of the first festival, and did a lot of organization, delegation, management and such. This year we have a bigger staff, so I'm just setting the main VI and flagship theme / images, and implementing a system for community participation with the visual theme. -
Founder, Creative Director
AVA Creative
(Design industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
My company, my baby. Going to have a face-lift and lots of new works posted soon (have been unable to update online portfolio for the past few months, thanks to our Big Brother at the CPC)
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Co-Founder, Editor
Driftwords
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Driftwords (formerly Subterranean), was perhaps the first proper multi-lingual poets troupe to emerge from Beijing. Founding members include Bob Marcacci, Josh Hinck, Zhou Yu, DeepSleep, and others. We started the Open Mic Nite (poetry) at the Beijing Bookworm, and performed all over, including the Beijing Capital Art Museum, D-22, the Stone Boat, Yugong Yishan, and more.
CURRENTLY, Driftwords is an international organization, with its first anthology (20+ poets, 4 languages) due to appear Spring of 2009. I'm the coordinator, editor, designer etc for all of our print output. -
Host, Event Manager
AVA
(Non-Profit; Performing Arts industry)
January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)
Host of the Open Mic Nite (poetry and short fiction gathering), every Wednesday, 9pm at the Bookworm, Sanlitun Nan Jie, Beijing.
Host and Organizer of Green Grooves (monthly live improvisational music event), monthly, the Stone Boat, Ritan Park, Beijing.
Host and Curator of Movie Nite (film screenings, community discussion, film history instruction), 2001 at the Grand Marais Art Colony -
Owner
AVA
(Privately Held; Design industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)
K Benjamin: Creative Director, Founder, Chief Designer
Designer, visual artist, photographer, filmmaker, sculptor, perfumer, poet, and drummer. Studied photography, filmmaking, and video art in the US and UK, and interned with Fallon ( http://www.fallon.com ). Has done various creative work with/for Collective Magazine, the Driftwords Poets, the Walker Art Center and WACTAC, the Southern Theater, the Guthrie Theater, the Dinkytowner, Intermedia Arts, the Soap Factory, the Grand Marais Art Colony, the Johnson Heritage Post, Acadia Cafe, Dunn Bros. Coffee, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Pulse Magazine, KFAI Radio, RadioK, Sean Na Na ( har mar superstar ), FLIPP, BeijingIMPROV, the Beijing Actors Workshop, Customer 1st, AiZhiJian, Greening the Beige, Beijing Capital Art Museum, D22, the Stone Boat Cafe, and others. -
V.I. Director
Club France
(Higher Education industry)
February 2008 — July 2008 (6 months)
Visual Identity development and Logo design for Club France, an alumni networking and events group for Chinese students who have studied in France and have returned to China. Short term project, very sleek look!
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VI / Design Director
Greening the Beige
(Environmental Services industry)
2006 — February 2008 (2 years )
Greening the Beige is an annual eco-arts-fashion-music event held to promote environmental awareness in the Beijing area. As Director of Design, I did the logo, initial website design, business cards, etc, as well as helping to coordinate the fashion show and art displays at the event. Took a sabbatical for their 2nd year, but will be contributing again to Greening the Beige 3!
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Senior Designer
Shi Ji Jia Ming Exhibition Services Co. Ltd.
(Architecture & Planning industry)
April 2007 — December 2007 (9 months)
Did creative concept, aesthetic and functionality development for various projects, mostly in the high-end sporting goods retail sector. We were responsible for designing and producing shop exteriors, interiors, and on-premise graphics (wall-hangings, catalogs, etc). Clients include: The Beijing Olympic Games (all Olympic product shops), Nike, Adidas, Kappa, Converse, the North Face, Columbia, YY Sports, Vero Moda, Jack Jones, Only, etc.
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Host, Coordinator
Beijing Bookworm - Open Mic Nite
(Performing Arts industry)
January 2006 — December 2007 (2 years )
Beijing's best literary cafe, the Bookworm, was the site where a troupe of international poets (Subterranean, now DRIFTWORDS) held a weekly open mic night. The event was started by poet Bob Marcacci, and I took over as host when he left the country. We had many poets perform, including both famous award-winning writers and hobbyists. Languages included Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), English, Italian, French, Tibetan, Russian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Gaelic, Latin, and many more. VERY multi-lingual, VERY much a melting pot. Lots of live, improvisational verse and translation, lots of group participation. Very fun :)
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Cinematographer
Meridian Films
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
September 2007 — November 2007 (3 months)
Worked with writer / director Patrick Pierce on his amazing 798-Dashanzi documentary.
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Historical Building Restoration Craftsman
Sobanja and Son
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
August 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 5 months)
Restored wonderful scandanavian-styled homes designed and built by famous architect Edwin Lundie. Minnesota, Grand Marais / Lutsen area, on Lake Superior. Lots of hand-crafted wood elements and hand-laid irregular stone masonry.
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Field Journalist
KFAI / KUOM Radio Stations
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 1997 — June 2001 (4 years 6 months)
Field Journalist for several radio stations in Minneapolis, MN. Traveled all around the North American continent, chasing the most harrowing and dangerous stories. Reported back by telephone, calls were recorded, and broadcast.
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AVA Creative - Kyle Sobanja’s Interests:
Hmm... way into architectural, interior, and park design; fine chocolate, good music, breathtaking natural environments, photography, typography, film, and literature.
AVA Creative - Kyle Sobanja’s Groups:
Greening the Beige, Driftwords Poets, Green Grooves, Sheila's Fan Club, Ava Creative, Open Mic Nite, BGLAD, Beijing Actors Workshop, Beijing Improv, Sobanja Family
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AVA Creative - Kyle Sobanja’s Honors:
Quill and Scroll Award for Excellence in Journalism, 1998, 1999, 2000,
"ROCKSTAR" status awarded at Coroflot.com ( http://www.coroflot.com/kylesobanja )
Photos and movies exhibited at the Soap Factory and the Walker Art Center, among others.
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