Running on Cargo
about
Andrew Wendling is an award winning multidisciplinary art director and designer specializing in digital interactivity, design and motion. He will use any means and platforms necessary to sculpt ideas and concepts that are not only beautiful, but serve a purpose and push their medium as far as possible. Born and raised in North Philadelphia, he has worked professionally in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. He currently resides in the heart of San Francisco, where the mix of west coast culture intersects with an east coast city feel.

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Agency Experience
Big Spaceship, Code and Theory, Red Interactive Agency, Blitz, Kastner & Partners, The Famous Group, AKQA

Selected Client List
Red Bull, Nike, Sprint, Toyota, Adobe, Autodesk, Farmers Insurance, Hungryman, UFC, Activision/Neversoft, ESPN, AT&T, Albert Hammond, Sony Pictures, Sony BMG, Mercury Insurance, Lincoln (Auto), Microsoft/MRM, McCann-Erickson, Mcdonalds, Hitachi, MTV, Vice Magazine, Cadbury Schweppes/Dr Pepper, Yuengling Brewery, National Constitution Center, FOX, Universal Studios, FX Networks, HRE Wheels

Industries
Entertainment (Theatrical, Television, Home Video), Consumer Packaged Goods, Videogames, Music, Automotive, Sports, Electronics

Specialties
Art Direction, Concept Design and Storyboarding, Typography, Layout, After Effects/C4D/Flash Integration, 3D design (Cinema 4D / Maya), After Effects Animation (and SFX), Flash Animation (timeline or coded), Matte Painting/Photorealistic Photoshop Work

Accolades

Sprint Evo 3D, Dope Award 2011

Sprint Evo 3D Finalist OMMA 2011— Online Advertising Creativity, Promotion

Sprint Evo 3D Finalist OMMA 2011— Online Advertising Creativity, Website

Sprint Evo 3D FWA SOTD Award, Mobile category

AT&T Augmented Reality FWA Public Shortlist (Famous Interactive / BBDO NY)

Hungry Heroes, 2011 IAC Award, Outstanding Social Media Campaign (Famous Interactive / Draft FCB / Pinnacle Foods)

Toyota Corolla Live the Dream 2008 FITC Winner, Usability Category (RED Interactive Agency)

UFC 79 Featured on The Flash Blog (RED Interactive Agency)

Hitachi True Stories 2007 One Show Interactive Merit Award (Code and Theory)

Hitachi True Stories 2007 Horizon Interactive Silver, Video Documentary Category (Code and Theory)

Hitachi True Stories 2007 Gold Addy, Interactive Media Category (Code and Theory)

Hitachi True Stories 2007 Effie Award: Finalist (Code and Theory)

LXTV 2007 Horizon Interactive Gold, Entertainment Category (Code and Theory)

Nike Air Max 2007 New York Festival Gold (Big Spaceship)

Nike Air Max FWA Site of the Month (Big Spaceship)

Nike Air Max Honoree Sports Webby (Big Spaceship)

Nike Air Max Finalist in 2007 One Show Interactive (Big Spaceship)

Nike Air Max 2007 Pixel Awards, Sports and Animation (Big Spaceship)

Nike Air Max 2007 Future Marketing Award, Best Branded Environment (Big Spaceship)

Currently Reading
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, Monocle Magazine, The Surfer's Journal, Guidelines for Online Success, Neubauwelt, Talent is Not Enough: Business Secrets for Designers

Places I've Traveled To
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Bermuda, London, Toronto

Places I Want to Go
Everywhere else