Nick Ahrens
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Nick Ahrens (born November 11, 1983, in Minneapolis) is an American designer and art director. He is a partner in iam8bit,[1] a production company, marketing boutique and artist collective, along with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Taylor Harrington.[2]
Career
[edit ]After a career in professional snowskating,[3] [4] [5] [6] Ahrens held a position at Game Informer magazine for six years. He helped oversee the reinvention of the publication's digital presence, which won a "People's Voice Award" Webby Award in 2010.[7] Ahrens also served as the magazine's Media Editor, where he wrote and curated the monthly "Gear" section, as well as writing regular videogame reviews and previews.[8] He also regularly took on design and photography duties for both the magazine and website.
Ahrens joined iam8bit in October 2010, and is currently a partner and art director.
Books
[edit ]- SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the 80s (2011),[9] a follow-up collection of the iam8bit exhibition's best pieces from the years 2006–2010. Foreword by Kevin Pereira. Co-authored with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Taylor Harrington.
References
[edit ]- ^ Mike Schramm (2011年08月12日). "Super iam8bit debuts Los Angeles gallery space, begins month-long art show". Joystiq.com . Retrieved 2009年05月25日.
- ^ "iam8bit (Official Website)". iam8bit. 2011年08月16日. Retrieved 2011年08月16日.
- ^ Summer Snowskate Session. Guinness World Records 2008. 2008. ISBN 9780553589955 . Retrieved 2011年08月17日.
- ^ Eric Schleicher (2010年08月05日). "Summer Snowskate Session". Ambition Snowskates. Archived from the original on 2012年03月30日. Retrieved 2010年08月05日.
- ^ "StepOn NICK AHRENS PROFILE". Archived from the original on 2009年06月18日. Retrieved 2012年05月02日.
- ^ http://www.ambitionsnowskates.com/blog/image-method/ [dead link ]
- ^ Jeff Cork (2010年05月04日). "Game Informer Online Wins Webby People's Voice Award". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010年05月04日.
- ^ "Staff List". Game Informer . Archived from the original on October 4, 2009.
- ^ SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the '80s. 2010. ISBN 978-1608870004.
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