Chris Svetlik » Photography and design

28 Aug

Toki Dogs

Soon-to-launch ramen/dumplings/hot dog restaurant Toki Underground previewed part of their menu last Weds at U Street Music Hall. Tasty stuff:

28 Aug

White Party @ Phillips Collection

Thursday was the End of Summer White Party at Phillips After 5, held in association with the Pink Line Project. Bluebrain, interactive drawing on the …

20 Aug

Shauna Alexander photography web mockups

A new project: I’ll be building out the redesigned site for local photographer and band-manager-extraordinaire, Shauna Alexander. Here’s the first look:

19 Aug

Pink Sock

Last night was another Pink Sock. Pictures speak for themselves:

19 Aug

Mod Madness @ Textile Museum

Last night the Textile Museum put on their second PM @ TM. Everyone got dudded out in their Mad Men best for Mod Madness– midcentury …

15 Aug

Debate in the Classroom book cover

I recently designed the cover for an upcoming book, Debate in the Classroom, a handbook to be published by Detroit Urban Debate Education. Here were …

12 Aug

Fry Captain

Earlier this week I photographed one of the newest additions to the DC food truck scene, the soon-to-launch Fry Captain. He serves up tasty hand-cut …

05 Aug

Things gonna be different round here

After long last chrissvetlik.com will be getting a redesign. Big picture window, mouseover photo descriptions, Jquery sliders, this sucker’s going to be slick. Here’s a …

04 Aug

New ChrisSvetlik.com branding

I’ve been toying around with a new brand for this site, my photo/design portfolio. Here’s the top pick so far:

04 Aug

Faithful America campaign

Yesterday I did a fun walkaround shoot for Faith in Public Life for their Faithful America campaign, which is counteracting fear-based political campaigns like the …

04 Aug

Little Bigheart bumper sticker

A little bumper sticker I put together for Little Bigheart’s new merch efforts:

04 Aug

‘On Tap’ logo

Here’s a little ‘mini-logo’ I put together for IKON|dc’s speaker series, DC Theology & Spirituality On Tap:

03 Aug

Carmines preview

Next Tuesday, Carmine’s — “NYC’s legendary family-style Italian restaurant” — will open in DC’s Penn Quarter. It’s a lovely space, well-appointed and gigantic; upon opening …

27 Jul

Black Keys @ DAR

Last night I capped off a busy photo day by shooting the Black Keys and Morning Benders at DAR Constitution Hall for Byt. Two great …

27 Jul

Flashpoint tour

Some snaps for an upcoming article for ReadySetDC on Flashpoint’s incubator space — office space, theater, dance studio, and of course their gallery. It was …

27 Jul

Pops @ Potenza

These are a few shots from a photo/video shoot I did for Thrillist, covering Potenza’s new alcoholic popcicles. Tasty!

24 Jul

Anne Waldman @ National Gallery

Yesterday was a very cool opportunity — I got to meet Anne Waldman (longtime friend and “spiritual wife” of Alan Ginsberg) and snap some pictures …

22 Jul

World Art Gallery web mockups

Here are a few mockups of the website I’ll soon be building out for the World Art Gallery:

22 Jul

IKON|dc speaker series poster

Here’s a draft poster for an upcoming speaker series hosted by IKON|dc:

22 Jul

ResumeCompanion.com page redesign

This is a quick one-page redesign of the Resume Academy page of ResumeCompanion.com. The original branding scheme had to be preserved, but all the body …

22 Jul

World Art Gallery logo

Here are a few draft logos for a new art gallery here in DC — the aptly-titled World Art Gallery. It’s the collection of Fenghua …

22 Jul

IKON|dc logo

Here are some draft logos for IKON|dc, a new DC-based progressive church. The logos incorporate the organization’s diverse areas of interest/inquiry: spirituality, science, astronomy, philosophy, …

20 Jul

Claudio Bros

On Sunday I shot the delightful Mario Bros-inspired musical Claudio Bros, shooting it for Thrillist. Funny stuff

02 Jul

Finalized Seaton Smith web mockups

Here are the final mockups for the new site I am designing and developing for comedian Seaton Smith:

01 Jul

Pink Sock photo in Washingtonian Mag

Hey cool, a photo I took at December’s Pink Sock party @ Wonderland got printed in this month’s Washingtonian magazine:

29 Jun

Seaton Smith web mockups

A couple of mockups for the web redesign I’m working on for Seaton Smith:

29 Jun

Neighbor ‘Moms Calendar’ photo shoot

A bunch of my old neighbors wanted to make a graduation calendar for their moms. Here are some of the group portraits that resulted:

29 Jun

Random shots from the past few months

Some stuff from a Great Falls trip, as well as some test shots a few months back trying out some umbrella lighting:

29 Jun

Seaton Smith shoot @ Corcoran

This was a pretty goofy shoot I did for an upcoming website redesign I’m working on for DC comedian Seaton Smith. I liked the contrast …

21 Jun

DC Week Closing Party @ 930 Club

This past Saturday DC Week had its closing party at 930 Club, sponsored by iStrategyLabs and ReadySetDC. The roster was 10+ bands long and included …