DC Agenda

by Aram Vartian
The total implosion of the Washington Blade, and the resulting creative force from the surviving staff that created the DC Agenda, were some of the most amazing weeks of my life. There were many stories about the birth of the DC Agenda, but none have talked about the design work that went into [...]

Capital Pride

BladeTV was the official videographer for Capital Pride 2009, and our coverage was unparalleled. We shot the parade and festival over two days amassing over 12 hours of HD footage.  The raw video files alone were over 300gb.
We spent another ten hours editing together several clips from the day, including a retrospective of the entire [...]

Reel Affirmations

During the last few months at the Washington Blade, the video department was at full steam.  We had cut several BladeTV clips, and this 00:60 edit was to be show in theaters as part of a promotional exchange with the Reel Affirmations Film Festival.  It displayed our best work to date, and tied into the [...]

Chicago Pride

Throngs of revelers took the streets of Chicago on a warm summer day to watch their city’s pride parade of 2009. I took these pictures for the Washington Blade and Blade TV.  These and other photos from the event can still be seen in the video, Chicago Pride 2009.

photography: Michael Key

Design Up

Design Up, LLC is run by my good friend Jason Jasienowski, an insanely talented designer who specializes in kitchen and bath interiors.  He came to me with an idea for a business one night; he had a good name, and wondered if I could design a logo for him.  I decided he needed a little [...]